Books by Robert A. Burns

Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City presents the role of religion and spirituality in a rapidly changing religious scenario. Author Robert A. Burns explores ways Catholics have been called upon to develop their spiritual lives in the most religious pluralistic society that has ever existed.

This work touches upon the origins and central teachings of the Islamic religion and discusses the commonalties and differences between Islam and Christianity. The purpose of this book is to help alleviate the misinformation surrounding Islam and to inspire a dialogue between the two religions.

The second Vatican Council, which concluded in December 1965, inaugurated a reformation process in the Catholic Church. Grounding a discussion in the documents that came out of Vatican II, this title addresses four critical questions that face the Church largely as an outcome of this first truly global Church council.