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LIT - Academic Publishing LIT Verlag has established itself as one of Germanys leading academic publishers. LIT publishing program presents a fast growing English language list. It offers original research, stimulating and innovative contributions to major academic disciplines. All titles are distributed in North America through well established American academic publishers. We kindly invite scholars to join our successful English language programme. contact: london@lit-verlag.de Distributors: Global Book Marketing Book Depository Catalogues Academic Books Seasonal catalogues: Anthropology African Studies Asian Studies East European Studies History Religion Geography Literay and Languages Education Philosophy Political Sciences Sociology Economics Law Anthropology	New Publications The Usage of Social Media in the Arab Spring -- Mohammad-Munir Adi America's True Mother Country? -- G.H. 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News / Events Theologie - 21.05.2013 Book Launch: Close to our Hearts - London, May 22nd Aldegonde Brenninkmeijer-Werhahn and Klaus Demmer are launching the English edition of CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON MARRIAGE in the presence of various contributors on Wednesday, May 22nd 6pm Archbishop Amigo Hall St. Georges Cathedral Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7HY. Further details:info@intams.org www.intams.org A. Brenninkmeijer-Werhahn / K. Demmer (eds.): Close to Our Hearts: Personal Reflections on Marriage Does taking a lifelong vow still make sense today? The twenty-four contributors to this book, all internationally recognized specialists in marriage, show from a variety of perspectives that it remains profoundly meaningful to understand marriage as a shared path that leads to maturity. Not only do the authors present fundamen-tal theological and philosophical ideas from the past two thousand five hundred years, but they also speak about their own personal experiences. Aldegonde Brenninkmeijer-Werhahn is the founder and director of the International Academy for Marital Spirituality in Brussels. Klaus Demmer is a member of the Order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Professor Emeritus for Moral Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. The book is a publication of the International Academy for Marital Spirituality (Brüssel) LIT Verlag presents at that occasion the selected list LIT AKTUELL Theology and Society further informations...