On July 8, 1820, Friedrich Pustet was granted a book trade license in Passau. Six years later, he left Passau, opened trading in “bound and unbound books” in Regensburg and began to publish religious and folk writings, regional, historical and theological literature.
Generations that followed increasingly specialized in liturgy, setting a profile as it stands and positioning Fr. Pustet Verlag among the leading publishers in the Catholic area.
The current catalogue mainly consists of:
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an extensive history program, with a focus on historical biographies, history of cities and countries, and numerous titles on Bavarian national history
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theological publications, with numerous books on pastoral practice, informative and specialist literature, and prestigious academic series.
TITLES
UNSTIMMIGKEITEN IM REICH GOTTES (Discrepancies in the Kingdom of God)
Kurioses und Kritisches aus dem Leben der Heiligen (Curious and Critical Aspects from the Lives of the Saints)
Genre:
Religion
Author:
Josef Imbach
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Love's path through the stomach puzzles some and irks others. Saints, once revered, may not all be models. Delving into their stories reveals blurred lines between zeal and fanaticism. Some 'saints' were mere legends, their heavenly status more legend than merit. In a light-hearted tone, the author advises testing everything and embracing the good, echoing Paul's wisdom.
SERVITUDE, NOT DOMINION (DIENEN STATT HERRSCHEN)
New Testament Foundation of Church Offices
Genre:
Religion
Author:
Michael Theobald
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Michael Theobald, a distinguished New Testament scholar, explores the historical and theological aspects of early Church offices, addressing social competencies, the role of women, and the relevance of the New Testament model to contemporary ministry discussions.
His answers are accessible and based on profound research.
A SHORT HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Epochs, Thinkers, Trends
Genre:
Religion
Author:
Dirk Ansorge
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Dirk Ansorge broadly traces the epochs of the history of theology from late antiquity to the present day and makes central theological statements understandable from their respective historical contexts and concepts.
GOD'S PROJECT
Reflections on the Creation and the Church
edited by Michael Langer & Karl-Heinz Kronawetter
Genre:
Religion
Author:
Joseph Ratzinger
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These reflections on the Creation and the Church are based on tape recordings of the lectures that Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger gave in 1985 in St. Georgen am Längsee (Austria).
DOCTRINE SPEECHES FROM FIVE DECADES (1963-2004)
edited, with short preface to each speech, by Florian Schuller
Genre:
Religion
Author:
Joseph Ratzinger
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An insight in Joseph Ratzinger’s thought, spanning from 1963 to 2004. The wide ranging thematic outlook casts light on underlying questions, whose up-to-dateness is made clear on a retrospective.
ESCHATOLOGY
Death and eternal Life
Genre:
Religion
Author:
Joseph Ratzinger
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This is the most thorough elaboration of Benedict XVI's thought and one of the fundamental works in XXth century Theology
