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Theology & Textbooks.
Textbooks for many of your courses.
Good theological reading for all.

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Present the Data Sheet to your campus bookstore when ordering.
Dear Teachers & Professors
of Theology & Religion,
It is our distinct honor to work
with you in the development of
your courses and to supply your
textbook needs. Most of our
textbooks have
  • Tables of Contents
  • The Introduction,
  • A Sample Chapter
available for your review. Simply
click on the appropriate link to go
there.

We also provide a quick one-page
"click and open" PDF summary
for each book. You may wish to
hand this to your campus
bookstore when ordering. It
contains the ISBN and other
ordering information.
How to preview
Our desk copy policy
How to order

         See below...
Courses on
Church History
Courses on
Ecclesiology
Pilgrim Church: A
Popular History of
Catholic Christianity

by Fr Bill Bausch

6 X 9" -- 480 pages

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Turning Points:
Unlocking the
Treasures of the
Church

by James Philipps

5.5 X 8.5" -- 144 pages

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page Book Data
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Vatican II: Forty
Personal Stories

by William Madges &
Michael Daley, editors

6 X 9" -- 240 pages

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Catholics and
Slavery: A
Comprehensive History

by John Perry

6 X 9" -- 208 pages

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page Book Data
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Ministry in the
Church: A Historical
and Pastoral Approach

by Fr Paul Bernier

6 X 9" -- 336 pages

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page Book Data
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The Church Emerging
from Vatican II: A
popular approach to
contemporary
Catholicism

by Dennis Doyle

6 X 9" -- 368 pages

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page Book Data
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The Many Marks of
the Church

by William Madges &
Michael Daley

6 X 9”  240 pages

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page Book Data
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Emerging from the
Dark Age Ahead: The
Future of the North
American Church

by Charles Fensham

6 X 9" -- 226 pages

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Books, PowerPoint presentations, Handouts, Prayers in the Words
of Pope John XXIII and the Council Documents, and other resources
to help you teach about the Council and it's outcomes.
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Desk and Preview Copies

We are happy to send a desk or
preview copy of any textbook to
a professor or teacher within the
United States or Canada. We will
send along an invoice at 50% of
normal list price.

If you decide to order 10 or more
copies, we will credit the
amount of this invoice to your
account and it will be free. If
you order fewer than 10, or
decide for any reason not to
order at all, you can either
  • buy the book for your own
    library at that 50%
    discount
  • or return it to us if it's in
    like-new condition.
Shipping costs in both directions are yours to
pay.