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FEATURED AUTHOR: FR. PAUL HAFFNER
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Paul Haffner is a priest of the diocese of Portsmouth in England. Having first gained a degree in physics at Oxford,
he went on to study philosophy and theology, gaining the Degree in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian
University Rome in 1987. He now lectures in systematic and dogmatic theology in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian
University, the Pontifical Lateran University Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum. Because of Father Haffner’s clear
writing style, the reader of any of his books is able to successfully navigate through what would normally be difficult
to understand topics.
New to Freedom Publishing:
The Tiara and the Test Tube: The Pope and Science from the Medieval Period to the Present
A popular myth put about by secularists is that between the Church and science the relationship has been, and
continues to be, a stormy one. Nothing could in fact be further from the truth. An analysis of historical data
shows that modern science developed in the Medieval period against a background of Christian faith in the
creation. Pope Sylvester II was a brilliant mathematician whose discoveries led to the number system we use
today. Pope Innocent III founded a hospital in Rome which was the basis for the modern city hospital system
world-wide. The civil calendar in use today owes its existence to Pope Gregory XIII. The Pontifical Academy of
Sciences and the Vatican Observatory are both highly respected institutions which continue to contribute to scientific progress.
Paul Haffner also shows how four modern Popes have contributed in a special way to the dialogue between faith and science.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-860-1
300 pages
Was – $45.97
Now – $40
Previously advertised by Freedom Publishing:
The Mystery of Creation
Touches on many well-worn issues of interest to the Christian, including creation out of nothing, the beginning of the world, man
and woman and original sin, but also covers topics of current interest like the world of spirits, evolution the problem of evil,
animals, ecological issues and feminism.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-316-3
224 pages
Was – $39.00
Now – $35
The Mystery of Reason
Investigates the attempts of human though searching for God. Examines the classical proofs of God’s existence, and depicts
how the Christian Faith is reasonable, and neither blind nor naked. Responds well to John Paul II’s great encyclical
Fideo et
Ratio
.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-538-9
285 pages
Was – $39.95
Now – $35
The Sacramental Mystery
The seven Sacraments lie at the centre of Christian life and experience, for here the Trinity touches our lives and hearts, and we
are reconciled to the Father through the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Examines each Sacrament in turn, regarding such
issues as the Priest, recipient and the effects of these sacred mysteries. Also explores how new ecumenical questions affect
Christian sacramental understanding.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-476-4
233 pages
Was – $33.00
Now – $30
The Mystery of Mary
Our Lady stands at the heart of the Christian Tradition. Over the centuries, much has been written about the Mother of God, so
much so, that a careful study of Our Lady in the Church’s teachings seems a daunting task. Here Father Haffner outlines what
constitutes Mariology and examines from theological and scriptural points of view, each of the fundamental Doctrines of the
Church regarding Our Lady.
ISBN: 978-0-85244-650-8
285 pages
Was – $39.95
Now – $35