Robert M Haddad

The Melkite church, one of the historical Middle Eastern Christian churches with roots in the Orthodox tradition, underwent a schism in 1724, as the Melkite Uniate Church, which enjoys communion with the Roman Catholic Church, was extracted from the Orthodox Melkite body (the Eastern Orthodox Church of Antioch). This book provides the first study of this split, its repercussions and its embeddedness in the economic, political and religious contexts of Europe and the Ottoman Empire from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Based on understudied Arabic and French sources, some of which are made available in English for the first time, this pioneering book explains the schism in the context of the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the decay of the Patriarchate of Antioch after a thousand years of Muslim political domination, and reveals how the two resulting churches engaged with broader historical changes.

Jesus Played Marbles is a beautifully illustrated tale about how the young boy Jesus breaks down prejudice and discrimination in the village of Nazareth directed against Joby, a fellow young boy suffering from poverty and disability.Through a simple game of marbles, Joby is embraced by Jesus who teaches his 'brothers' (cousins) an important lesson in love and kindness. What will happen when Jesus has his turn?As you read, you will also learn about each of Jesus' cousins in short personal histories.

Foreword: I have now lived long enough to witness many changes in the Church and in the world. The sexual revolution is certainly one event that has brought about many changes. It initially promised greater freedom and happiness, only to leave us with much less of both. We need to rediscover the tried and true certainties of the Gospel if we want to be authentically free and happy. However, in today's social and political climate this is very difficult. The Church's gospel of life and love, as beautiful as it is, struggles to be heard above the noise and sirens of the alternative 'gospel' of license and promiscuity. Chastity, fidelity, abstinence are words not often heard in today's world. Pope St John Paul II left us many great legacies, most particularly his teaching on love and sexuality, commonly known as Theology of the Body. While affirming traditional teachings, St John Paul II 're-packaged' Church teaching in a positive light, extolling the beauty and wonder of the human body and sexuality, highlighting their true meaning and purpose. Every effort must be made to proclaim Theology of the Body to today's young people. Many attempts to present Theology of the Body to the world have already been successful, most notably the establishment of the John Paul Institute for Marriage and the Family in many countries, including Australia. The book The Family and Human Life is another step to address an important need. Written for younger people, it seeks to provide a solid introduction to the Church's teaching on critical matters relating to human happiness, including marriage, children, family, as well as the Church's response to the developing areas of reproductive technology and ethics of life and death. I am particularly pleased to see numerous quotations from the writings of modern-day Popes, including St John Paul II and Benedict XVI. I wish to thank the authors, Robert Haddad and Bernard Toutounji, for their work in this project and hope that The Family and Human Life enjoys widespread circulation and success. + George Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, April 2011

The principal Creeds of the Catholic Church are the Apostles', Athanasian, Nicene, Pius IV's and the Credo of the People of God. In this book, Robert Haddad unpacks the twelve articles of the Apostles' Creed, which is regarded by scholars as the most ancient of these creeds, being traceable in its various parts to the second century AD.

The author examines the role played by Syrian Christians in accelerating the forces of change in Muslim society at two junctures: the formative phase of Islamic civilization and the Ottoman collapse. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The author examines the role played by Syrian Christians in accelerating the forces of change in Muslim society at two junctures: the formative phase of Islamic civilization and the Ottoman collapse. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Robert M. Haddad's The Case for Christianity reminds us of the value of rhetoric and sociological analysis in the face of persecution. This analysis of St Justin's approach in appealing to the Romans functions as both a fascinating historical exploration of what Haddad argues is the work of the founder of effective apologetics, and as a "sourcebook for study" for Christians who must defend their faith-just as St Justin's work itself in the second century AD.