SPRING 2013 - Ignatius Press
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new <strong>SPRING</strong> historybooks<br />
The Templars Knights of Christ EA<br />
Régine Pernoud • Foreword by Piers Paul Read<br />
As an antidote to recent sensationalism, Régine<br />
Pernoud draws a new portrait of these Christian<br />
warriors. From their origins as defenders of pilgrims<br />
to the Holy Land to their dramatic finish<br />
as heretics burned at the stake, Pernoud offers a<br />
concise but thorough account of the Templars’ contribution<br />
to Christendom.<br />
T-P . . . Sewn Softcover, 157 pp, $14.95<br />
Those Terrible Middle Ages! — Reginé Pernoud<br />
As she examines the many misconceptions about<br />
the “Middle Ages”, the renowned French historian<br />
Pernoud gives a refreshing perspective on many<br />
subjects. The old varnish is stripped away and a<br />
thousand years of history finally emerge.<br />
TTMA-P . . . 180 pp, Sewn Softcover, $14.95<br />
When Hitler Took Austria E<br />
A Memoir of Heroic Faith by the Chancellor’s Son<br />
Kurt von Schuschnigg with Janet von Schuschnigg<br />
After the Nazi takeover of his country, Austrian<br />
Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg, who had opposed<br />
the Nazis, was placed under house arrest and subsequently<br />
sent with his wife to a concentration camp.<br />
This is the gripping story of von Schuschnigg and<br />
his family as told by his son. Illustrated.<br />
WHTA-H . . . Sewn Hardcover, Illustrated, 339 pp, $24.95<br />
Priestblock 25487 A Memoir of Dachau<br />
Jean Bernard<br />
In 1941, Fr. Bernard was arrested for denouncing<br />
the Nazis and sent to Dachau’s “Priest Block”, barracks<br />
housing more than 3000 clergy (mainly Roman<br />
Catholic priests). This tells the gripping true story of<br />
his survival amid brutality, degradation and torture.<br />
PMD-P . . . 196 pp, Sewn Softcover, $14.95<br />
The American Catholic Voter<br />
Two Hundred Years of Political Impact<br />
George J. Marlin<br />
Marlin traces the political and electoral history of<br />
American Catholics from the time of Lord Baltimore<br />
and the founding of Maryland to the election of<br />
George W. Bush.<br />
ACV-H . . . 420 pp, Hardcover, $29.95<br />
Defenders of the Faith<br />
in Word and Deed — Fr. Charles Connor<br />
Fr. Connor tells stories of defenders of the faith<br />
who have been raised up to proclaim fidelity to the<br />
truth by their words and deeds. Some have fought<br />
heresy like <strong>Ignatius</strong> Loyola. Others have shed their<br />
blood for the faith, like Thomas More, John Fisher,<br />
and many more.<br />
DFWD-P . . . 229 pp, Sewn Softcover, $14.95<br />
The Battle Ground — Hilaire Belloc<br />
Syria and Palestine, The Seedplot of Religion<br />
Hilaire Belloc provides a full and fair treatment of<br />
the ancient Jews and other Middle Eastern cultures<br />
and their impact in history, and in today’s world.<br />
B-P . . . 330 pp, Sewn Softcover, $17.95<br />
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A Song for Nagasaki EA<br />
The Story of Takashi Nagai<br />
Paul Glynn • Foreword by Shusaku Endo<br />
This is the story of Takashi Nagai, a pioneer in<br />
radiology research and a convert to the Catholic<br />
faith, and survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of<br />
Nagasaki. Through his faith he brought spiritual<br />
healing to his war-weary people. Illustrated.<br />
SNAG-P . . . Sewn Softcover, Illustrated, 275 pp, $16.95<br />
The Crusaders — Reginé Pernoud<br />
Some were driven by their faith, others by the spirit<br />
of conquest, and some by a hunger for wealth.<br />
Through the research of the renowned historian<br />
Pernoud, an unrecognized page in our history<br />
finally reveals itself.<br />
CRUS-P . . . 354 pp, Sewn Softcover, $17.95<br />
Light and Shadows Church History Amid E<br />
Faith, Fact, and Legend • Fr. Walter Brandmüller<br />
Fr. Brandmüller, the Vatican’s chief historian,<br />
moves beyond the caricatures and legends that<br />
often substitute for real history to reveal a Church,<br />
both human and divine, fulfilling its mission in<br />
every time and place.<br />
LS-P . . . 288 pp, Sewn Softcover, $16.95<br />
What Were the Crusades — Jonathan Riley-Smith<br />
This is the most acclaimed short introduction to<br />
the Crusades by the world’s foremost authority on<br />
the subject.<br />
WWC4-P . . . 128 pp, Softcover, $14.95<br />
Christians in China A.D. 600 to 2000 E<br />
Jean-Pierre Charbonnier<br />
This major work covers the development of<br />
Christianity in China and its cultural interaction in<br />
each period, including the evolution of Christianity<br />
as it occurred within the People’s Republic of China.<br />
CCHIN-P . . . 664 pp, Illustrated, Sewn Softcover, $29.95<br />
The Red Book of Chinese Martyrs E<br />
Gerolamo Fazzini<br />
Preface by Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-Kiun<br />
This powerful book documents four decades of<br />
Communist persecution of Christians, relating the<br />
memoirs of persons who have experienced in their<br />
own flesh how far the violence of a power blinded<br />
by ideology can go. Illustrated.<br />
RBCM-P . . . 375 pp, Illustrated, Sewn Softcover, $16.95<br />
Jesuit Missionaries of North America<br />
Francois Roustang SJ<br />
The story of the early Jesuit missionaries who arrived<br />
in North America between 1632 and 1637. For<br />
twenty long years, they toiled alone and unaided in<br />
the vast, wild regions of eastern Canada.<br />
JMNA-P. . . 433 pages, Softcover, $17.95<br />
Paths of the Messiah Sites of the Early Church<br />
from Galilee to Jerusalem • Bargil Pixner, OSB<br />
Famous for discovering the Essene Gate in Jerusalem<br />
and Bethsaida by the Sea of Galilee, here are the<br />
principal fruits of Fr. Pixner’s research: explanations<br />
of numerous Holy Land archeological discoveries<br />
accompanied by photos, illustrations, and maps.<br />
PMSEC-P . . . Sewn Softcover, Illustrated, 500 pp, $29.95<br />
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