Donal is a friend of mine.
Denise
Advance Information about Theotokos Books, its first title Understanding Medjugorje and the author, Donal Anthony Foley
Theotokos Books is a new Catholic publishing company which will be producing a number of books over the next couple of years, focusing in particular on Marian themes. There will also be books on subjects such as the Foyers of Charity and apparition discernment, and future plans include topics such as Biblical studies and creation/evolution.
Understanding Medjugorje: Heavenly Visions or Religious Illusion? has a publication date of 28 April 2006, and is based on a painstaking analysis/assessment of transcripts of tapes of the visionaries made during the first week or so of the visions, which began in late June 1981.
Donal Anthony Foley has been researching Marian apparitions since the mid-1990s. He lives in Nottingham, England, has degrees in Humanities (BA) and Theology (BD), and his book on the subject – Marian Apparitions, the Bible, and the Modern World – was published by Gracewing in 2002. He has written articles for a number of Catholic magazines, including the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and also maintains a website at: www.theotokos.org.uk
Contact Information:
Tel: 07817 839415
books@theotokos.org.uk
Theotokos Books, PO Box 8570, Nottingham, NG10 9AB, England
Understanding Medjugorje will be available through the Theotokos site, internet booksellers such as Amazon.com, and by ordering direct from booksellers.
The information in the book has been extensively researched and carefully checked, the views of leading advocates of Medjugorje have been taken into account, quotations are cited with full references, and numerous works have been consulted, a number of which are not widely available.
This work is a sincere attempt to establish the truth by an objective assessment of the facts. The author believes that such an assessment justifies the Church’s effective non- acceptance of Medjugorje. More information, including extracts, is available at:
www.theotokos.org.uk/pages/books/books.html
Understanding Medjugorje will be paperback-softcover, Demy Octavo size (8.5 in. x 5.5 in.), have 22 chapters, more than 300 pages, and a comprehensive index.
Price: £14.95 / $21.95 / €21.95 ISBN 0955074606
“Understanding Medjugorje raises important questions about Medjugorje, questions which no sensible Catholic can ignore.” - Fr Peter Joseph, Chancellor of the Maronite Diocese of Australia
“Donal Foley’s work, and this book in particular, by connecting religious experiences and practices to crucial questions about the emergence of contemporary culture, is a major step forward in this field.” - Prof Arpad Szskolczai, Sociology Dept., University College Co
Understanding Medjugorje:
Moderators: Johnna, MarieT, Denise
The Medjugorje book – has finally arrived!
Understanding Medjugorje: Heavenly Visions or Religious Illusion? has finally been published!
I am confident that the book will throw new light on the whole subject of Medjugorje, putting it in its proper social, cultural, and ecclesial context. It is essential for Catholics to come to realize that Medjugorje is not authentically supernatural, and that it has done a great deal of damage to Fatima.
The book covers areas such as: How important Church figures, including Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger – now Benedict XVI - have actually viewed Medjugorje; the role of influential priests and theologians in promoting Medjugorje; the tangled historical and religious background to the visions; the links between the visions, the Charismatic Renewal, and the worldwide Medjugorje movement; how Medjugorje compares with Fatima, and what the successive local bishops of Mostar have said about It; the real significance of the Medjugorje “good fruits,” and why it has been so incredibly popular amongst many Catholics
ISBN: 0955074606 – 310pp, price, £14.95, $22.95, 22.95 euros.
The book is Demy Octavo size (8.5 in. x 5.5 in.), has 23 chapters and an index.
ORDERS
If you would like to order the book, and pay by credit card via 2checkout.com’s secure servers, at a cost of US$31.95 including shipping and handling, then please click on:
https://www.2checkout.com/cgi-bin/buyer ... sid=134730
Once at this page, scroll to the bottom and select “Medjugorje Book.”
If you have a PayPal account, you can order the book a cost of US$31.95, including shipping and handling, by clicking at:
www.theotokos.org.uk/pages/books/medjbook/medjbook.html
Then scroll down to near the end of the page. Donations can also be made via this page.
Extracts from the book in PDF format, that is the table of contents, introduction, a sample chapter, and the conclusion, can be seen at:
www.theotokos.org.uk/pages/books/medjbook/umpressk.pdf
The book can also be ordered from online booksellers or from your local “bricks and mortar” bookstore – just quote the title and ISBN.
Many thanks!
Donal Foley
Understanding Medjugorje: Heavenly Visions or Religious Illusion? has finally been published!
I am confident that the book will throw new light on the whole subject of Medjugorje, putting it in its proper social, cultural, and ecclesial context. It is essential for Catholics to come to realize that Medjugorje is not authentically supernatural, and that it has done a great deal of damage to Fatima.
The book covers areas such as: How important Church figures, including Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger – now Benedict XVI - have actually viewed Medjugorje; the role of influential priests and theologians in promoting Medjugorje; the tangled historical and religious background to the visions; the links between the visions, the Charismatic Renewal, and the worldwide Medjugorje movement; how Medjugorje compares with Fatima, and what the successive local bishops of Mostar have said about It; the real significance of the Medjugorje “good fruits,” and why it has been so incredibly popular amongst many Catholics
ISBN: 0955074606 – 310pp, price, £14.95, $22.95, 22.95 euros.
The book is Demy Octavo size (8.5 in. x 5.5 in.), has 23 chapters and an index.
ORDERS
If you would like to order the book, and pay by credit card via 2checkout.com’s secure servers, at a cost of US$31.95 including shipping and handling, then please click on:
https://www.2checkout.com/cgi-bin/buyer ... sid=134730
Once at this page, scroll to the bottom and select “Medjugorje Book.”
If you have a PayPal account, you can order the book a cost of US$31.95, including shipping and handling, by clicking at:
www.theotokos.org.uk/pages/books/medjbook/medjbook.html
Then scroll down to near the end of the page. Donations can also be made via this page.
Extracts from the book in PDF format, that is the table of contents, introduction, a sample chapter, and the conclusion, can be seen at:
www.theotokos.org.uk/pages/books/medjbook/umpressk.pdf
The book can also be ordered from online booksellers or from your local “bricks and mortar” bookstore – just quote the title and ISBN.
Many thanks!
Donal Foley
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