Jesus: A New Understanding of God's Son"Joseph Girzone focuses on the heart of the matter, the truth of the Gospel, and the revelations of the heart. People relate to his words, respond to his wisdom, read his books, and beg for more." Catholic New Times "Girzone is a graceful writer whose words seem to flow effortlessly from his pen. That is likely due to his having spent many years speaking about, contemplating and writing about a Jesus to whom people easily gravitate, a partner who is

opening the church to the role of the laity

Pope Francis historic encyclical on the environment

A mother who cooked seven loaves and fishes for her son

He is author of Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered

Such a connect is characteristic of the way in which Obery articulates the racial and class inequities pervasive in our society and

the authors present diverse perspectives on Christology

"In a series of wide-ranging reflections on globalization and the currents driving it

and saints who have embodied the gospel challenge of our day

Ultimately Birth of a Church is a story about new life and conversion: the an image of a church reborn

demands that Christians turn to compassion

and (with George Cummings) Cut Loose Your Stammering Tongue

They include Dorothy Day