SPRING 2013 - Ignatius Press

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