5 Best catholic books like By What Authority?: Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful by Richard R. Gaillardetz

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By What Authority?: Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful

By: Richard R. Gaillardetz

3.78

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Authority is exercised in many ways and forms in the Catholic Church today. By What Authority? offe…

If you liked the catholic plot in By What Authority?: Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful by Richard R. Gaillardetz , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Wind in the Willows

By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery

4.02

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more

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"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

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2. The Courage to Be

By: Paul Tillich , Peter J. Gomes

4.09

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Paul Tillich describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the problem of… read more

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"Doubt is the necessary tool of knowledge."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

"Joy is the emotional expression of the courageous YES to one's own true being."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

"Le courage d'être s'enracine dans le Dieu qui apparaît quand Dieu a disparu dans l'angoisse du doute."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

"في الحقبة الحديثة انطلق العلم يفجر الطاقات الكامنة في الانسان منذ نهاية العصور الوسطى، لكن العلم انقلب على الانسان لأن الإنسان استغله لاستعباد الانسان."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

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3. Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

By: James Martin

3.97

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgr… read more

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"Is it right for people to critique others for their supposed un-Christian attitudes by themselves being un-Christian?"

-James Martin, Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

"It is impossible to experience a person’s life, or to be compassionate, if you do not listen to the person or if you do not ask questions."

-James Martin, Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

"Because people understand that the diocese is trying to help the members of that group feel more connected to their church, the church they belong to by virtue of their baptism."

-James Martin, Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

"All Christians have access to the spiritual riches found in the Scriptures, which, after all, were written amid the spiritual turmoil and social conflicts of the writers’ times. We can learn from tho…"

-James Martin, Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

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4. Julius Caesar

By: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill

3.70

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the g… read more

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"Et tu, Brute?"

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

"Beware the ides of March."

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"

-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

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5. What Happened at Vatican II

By: John W. O'Malley

3.69

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

During four years in session, Vatican Council II held television audiences rapt with its elegant, m… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
  • theology
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6. Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

By: Kimberly Hahn , Scott Hahn , Peter Kreeft

4.40

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

The well-known and very popular Catholic couple, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, have been constantly trav… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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7. Utopia

By: Paul Turner , Thomas More

3.55

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

In his most famous and controversial book, Utopia, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation whe… read more

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"The change of the word does not alter the matter"

-Paul Turner, Utopia

"Isn't this conception of absolute justice absolutely unjust?"

-Paul Turner, Utopia

"Dünyada kaygısız, rahat yürekle, sevinçle yaşamaktan daha büyük zenginlik olabilir mi?"

-Paul Turner, Utopia

"Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all."

-Paul Turner, Utopia

8. Crossing the Threshold of Hope

By: Vittorio Messori , Pope John Paul II

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fifteen years into his Papacy, and on the eve of the third millennium, Pope John Paul II goes to th… read more

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9. Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection

By: Pope Benedict XVI

3.00

Format: 108 pages,

For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who ro… read more

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10. The Reformation: A History

By: Diarmaid MacCulloch

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning history of the Reformation--from the New York Timesb… read more

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11. Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.71

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

Initially written for a Jewish friend, Life of the Beloved has become Henri Nouwen's greatest legac… read more

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12. On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ: Selected Writings

By: Robert L. Wilken , Maximus the Confessor , Paul M. Blowers

4.12

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

St Maximus' two main collections of theological reflections-his Ambigua (or "Difficulties") and his… read more

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13. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

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"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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14. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

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"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

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15. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

By: Liz Cheney

4.60

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers be… read more

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16. Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

By: Peter Sarris

4.29

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian     Justinian is a radical reassessme… read more

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17. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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18. The Love That Is God: An Invitation to Christian Faith

By: Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt

4.44

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

 “God is love is  the  radical claim of Christianity,” writes Frederick Bauerschmidt at the beginni… read more

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19. A Jewish Paul: The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles

By: Matthew Thiessen

4.32

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he und… read more

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20. By What Authority?: Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful

By: Richard R. Gaillardetz

3.78

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Authority is exercised in many ways and forms in the Catholic Church today. By What Authority? offe… read more

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21. Twentieth-Century Catholic Theologians

By: Fergus Kerr

4.13

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

This book reports on the lives and works of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twenti… read more

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9 must-read religion books like By What Authority?: Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful by Richard R. Gaillardetz

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The Courage to Be

Paul Tillich , Peter J. Gomes

4.09

Transform Your Habits

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James Martin

3.97

Transform Your Habits

What Happened at Vatican II

John W. O'Malley

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

Kimberly Hahn , Scott Hahn , Peter Kreeft

4.40

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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

Tom Holland

4.16

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Adrian Goldsworthy

4.22

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Anthony Kaldellis

4.23

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4.29

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