The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia Revised and Expanded Edition Michael Glazier and Monika K. Hellwig, Editors

This authoritative encyclopedia combines a wealth of information with an attractive, easy-to-read format into a reference of value for professionals, parishes, and families alike. A generation has passed since Vatican Council II, and the enthusiasm and euphoria which exhilarated Catholic life in the years that followed the council are misted memories now. The council handed down to us new hopes, new dreams, new challenges; but, above all, it gifted us with a fresh vision of the Church as a pilgrim people. This second edition of The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia gives a succinct and contemporary view to the beliefs, practices, and history of this people. The council invited us to a fresh appreciation of the gifts passed on to us over the centuries, and this new edition of The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia will help in this task. It is edited for readers in English-speaking countries, drawn together by a common language and by shared pastoral concerns and challenges. Consequently, men and women from America, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and Britain have written this work for a multinational readership. It is a work of and for our time, and its topics and themes have been chosen to meet the inquiries and religious curiosity of people today. It is important to note that for the first time in history the vital center for scriptural and theological studies has shifted from continental Europe to America and the English-speaking world, and it has moved from seminary to the college campus. Furthermore, the sacred sciences are no longer exclusive clerical territory, today many of the most respected scholars are lay men and women. And never before has the study of Scripture become such an accepted and vital part of everyday Catholic life. This new edition contains many revisions and over 150 new entries. It is edited for quick and easy consultation. Over 1,300 cross-referenced entries cover topics from Abel to Armageddon, from feminism to The Zealots. The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia includes black-and-white maps, drawings, and photographs. Over 200 such illustrations provide valuable visual information and add to the attractiveness of this handsome volume. World, English New entries:  Abel  Abraham  Action Française  Acton, John Emerich  Adam and Eve  Adenauer, Konrad  Alexander VI, Pope  Anticlericalism  Antonelli, Giacomo  Armageddon  Audo-Da-Fé  Baker, David Augustine  Barat, Madeleine Sophie  Barth, Karl  BC-BCE  Bernanos, Georges  Bernardin, Joseph Louis  Bethune, Ade  Birgitta of Sweden, St.  Brown, Raymond Edward  Bruno, Giordano  Bultmann, Rudolf  Butler, Alban  Cardijn, Joseph  Cardinal  Cardinals, Sacred College of  Carroll, Daniel  Catholic Charities  Catholic Relief Services (CRS)  Celibacy (Clerical)  Cervantes, Miguel de  Chaucer, Geoffrey  Clare of Assisi, St.  Congar, Yves  Consulting the Faithful  Covenant House  Crucifixion (as Punishment)  D'Arcy, Martin Cyril  De Foucauld, Charles  De Gasperi, Alcide  De Gaulle, Charles  De Mello, Anthony  Deposit of Faith  Diaspora  Diekmann, Godfrey Leo  Discernment of Spirits  Dominicans, Third Order  Enlightenment, The  Ex Corde Ecclesiae  Feminism  First Things  Focolare Movement  Franco, Francisco  Freemantle, Ann  Galgani, Gemma  Garcés, Francisco  Girls and Boys Town  Girotti, Guiseppe  Glynn, Tony  Gorres, Johann  Griffiths, Bede  Guinness, Alec  Han Mac Tu  Häring, Bernard  Hildebrand, Dietrich von  Hildegard of Bingen  Hispanic Catholics (U.S.A.)  Hitchcock, Alfred Joseph  Howell, Clifford  Hoyt, Robert G.  Hume, Basil, Cardinal  Illich, Ivan  Inquisition(s), The  Japan, Church in  Joan of Arc  John Paul II, Pope  John Paul II, Pope, Social Teaching of  Kennedy, John Fitzgerald  Kim Dinh  King James Bible  Kitahara, Satoko  Knights of Labor  La Pira, Georgio  Labre, Benedict Joseph, St.  Lacugna, Catherine Mowry  Levertov, Denise  MacEoin, Gary  Machiavelli, Niccolo  McCormick, Richard A.  Martindale, Cyril  Marx, Michael Joseph  Mauriac, François Charles  Maurin, Peter  Mexico, Catholic Church in  Moses  Mother Angelica  Mother Teresa of Calcutta  Moynihan, Daniel Patrick  Muggeridge, Malcolm  Mysticism  Nagai, Takashi  Nantes, Edict of  National Catholic Reporter  Nguyen, Truong To  Nguyen, Van Thuan  Nouwen, Henri  O’Connor, John  Oxford Movement  Pacem in Terris  Pakenham, Peter  Percy, Walker  Polycarp  Poor Clares  Pope, Election of  Prayer of St. Francis  Publican  Quadragesima  Qu’ran, The  Rabbi  Reception  Reinhold, Hans Anscar  Renan, Joseph Ernest  Rerum Novarum  Rice School of Pastoral Ministry  Roman Curia  Sensus Fidelium  Serenity Prayer, The  Serra, Junípero  Shepherd of Hermas  Shroud of Turin  Spiritual Direction  Stewart, George Craig  Stuhlmueller, Carrol  Suenens, Leon Joseph  Tegels, Aelred Hilary  Tertullian, Quintas Septimus  Thurston, Herbπert  Tillard, Jean-Marie Roger  Trusteeism  Undset, Singrid  Valignano, Alessandro  Vietnam, The Catholic Church in  Voice of the Faithful  Vonier, Anschaire  Wailing Wall  Wolff, Madaleva  Women’s Ordination  Zealots, The  Zebrowski, Zeno  Zechariah, Father of John the Baptist Michael Glazier, formerly publisher of Michael Glazier, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, has also co-edited The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History for Liturgical Press. Monika K. Hellwig, LLB, PhD, is president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. Formerly the Landegger Professor of Theology at Georgetown University, she is also a lecturer and writer in Catholic theology and interfaith studies.