The Dominican Tradition.The Dominican Tradition Thomas C. McGonigle, O.P. & Phyllis Zagano, Ph.D. Liturgical li·tur·gi·cal also li·tur·gic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with liturgy: a book of liturgical forms. 2. Using or used in liturgy. Press PO Box 7500, Collegeville, MN 56321-7500 0814619118 $14.95 www.litpress.org Written by Thomas C. McGonigle (director of the Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies) and Phyllis Zagano (teacher for the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Hofstra University Hofstra University (hŏf`strə, hôf`–), at Hempstead, N.Y.; coeducational. Founded as a division of New York Univ. in 1935, it became independent in 1940, and its name was changed to Hofstra College. ), The Dominican Tradition: Spirituality in History is a history of the spiritual contributions and legacy of great preachers of the Dominican tradition, from Saint Dominic (1171-1221) himself to Thomas Aquinas, Bartolome de Las Casas Las Ca·sas , Bartolomé de Known as "Apostle of the Indies." 1474-1566. Spanish missionary and historian who sought to abolish the oppression and enslavement of the native peoples in the Americas. , to modern-day spiritual thinker and seeker Timothy Radcliffe Timothy Radcliffe, OP (1945, London–) is a Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province, and former Master of the Order of Preachers from 1992-2001. He is the only member of the English Province of the Dominicans to have held the office since the Order's . A total of sixteen individuals are profiled; The Dominican Tradition pays especial es·pe·cial adj. 1. Of special importance or significance; exceptional: an occasion of especial joy. 2. note to each one's theological and spiritual writings, insights, beliefs and achievements. Accessible to readers of all backgrounds, The Dominican Tradition provides an excellent introduction to core Dominican spiritual values, and offers unmistakable evidence that the Dominican legacy is as relevant today as it was centuries in the past. |
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