Jesus Now

New York, NY: E. P. Dutton. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1973) ; so stated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows a hint of crimp to the head and heel of the backstrip and the mildest nudges to the corner tips; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, marks, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a quarter-inch closed tear at the top edge of the rear panel; a tiny chip and some wrinkling at the heel of the backstrip; the very mildest rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.65 x 6 x 1.2 inches) . Endpaper diagrams provide a "schema of the Jesus figures". Language: English. Weight: 18.5 ounces. Red cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback with DJ. Malachi Martin (1921 – 1999) , was an Irish-born American Traditionalist Catholic priest, biblical archaeologist, exorcist, palaeographer, professor, and prolific writer on Roman Catholic Church affairs. Ordained as a Jesuit priest, Martin became Professor of Palaeography at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. From 1958, he served as secretary to Cardinal Augustin Bea during preparations for the Second Vatican Council. Disillusioned by direction taken by Vatican II, Martin asked to be released from certain aspects of his Jesuit vows in 1964 and moved to New York City. Martin was frequently critical of the Catholic hierarchy, who he believed had failed to act on what he called "the Third Prophecy" revealed by the Virgin Mary at Fátima. 'Jesus Now' is perhaps the most controversial of all of Malachi Martin's books. The credentials of the author, the importance and sweeping nature of his thesis, its timing in view of the huge resurgence of interest in his subject, and the widespread longing for something vital, yet seemingly lost, in modern life, each adds another dimension to the eloquence and unequivocal impact of this book. 'Jesus Now' is a compelling statement (in some respects a theological breakthrough) of the vital action of Jesus of Nazareth in the lives of men and women today. In a unique and already controversial series of cameo portraits, the author dramatizes the principal roles thrust upon Jesus in the modern context. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xvii, 317 pages .