FOUNDATIONS FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE DIACONATE ($20)

• The Genesis and Growth of the Proposal , by Josef Hornef;
• The Spiritual Life of the Deacon , by Hannes Kramer;
• The Deacon and the Lay Person , by Paul Winninger;
• From the History of the Diaconate , by Walter Croce, S.J.;
• The Theology of the Diaconate , by Augustinus Kerkvoorde, O.S.B.; and,
• The Theology of the Restoration of the Diaconate, The Teaching of the Second Vatican Council on the Diaconate , and On the Diaconate by Karl Rahner, S.J.

  The book is dedicated to Karl Rahner, "a giant among the theologians of this century, whose interest in the possibilities of renewing the diaconate helped lead to its restoration" and Hannes Kramer "who first heard the call to be a deacon in 1947 and, in his positive response, initiated a movement which culminated in the restoration of this servant ministry to the Universal Church".