FRONTLIST

FRANKFURT 2018

HUMANITIES / RELIGION

Table of contents

Literature

- Le baiser et la morsure – by Yasmina Khadra

Physics

- Les couleurs du ciel (Les petites conférences) – by Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond

Geography

- Couler de source by Jean-Christophe Bailly

Philosophy

- Cet incroyable besoin de croire – by Julia Kristeva

- Le versant Animal – by Jean-Christophe Bailly

Society

- Fleurs tardives – by Susie Morgenstern

Spirituality

- N’oublions pas Tibhirine – by Jean-Marie Lassausse

- Nos vies sont déjà données – by Dom Thomas Georgeon

- L’évangile de la résurrection – by Joseph Moingt

- Croisière dans un bénitier – by Raphaël Buyse

- La marche dans la Bible – by Father Jacques Nieuviarts

- La possibitité de l’âme – by Catherine Ternynck

- Petite spiritualité de l’amitié – by André Guigot

- Petite spiritualité du Yoga – by Ysé Tardan-Masquelier

- Trous noirs et étoiles en rebond – by Aurélien Barrau

Series : J’y crois

- Nos racines Juives – by Antoine Nouis

- Vertus de l’imperfection – by Alexis Jenni

Series : Comète

- Autobiographie Spirituelle – by Simone Weil

- Jesus, méditation by François Varillon

- L’histoire du Christ – by Simone Weil

Bible

- L’Historien de Dieu – by Daniel Marguerat

- La Bible, une encyclopédie contemporaine – by Collective work

- Les origines de la Bible – by Israël Finkelstein and Thomas Römer

Religion

- Qu’ont-ils fait du Bouddhisme? – by Marion Dapsance

- Le Christ selon Pasolini – by René de Ceccatty

- Le Christ selon Berlioz – by Jean Pavans

- Une lecture féminine du Coran – by Nayla Tabbara

Poetry

- Quand les âmes se font chant – by François Cheng

Stationary

- Payer cards

LES PETITES CONFERENCES

3 January 2018

12,90€

80 pages

178x123 mm

EAN 9782227492295

LES PETITES CONFERENCES

Why is the sky blue, the sun yellow and the night black? Celestial phenomena explained to all readers by one of France’s most distinguished scientists.

Why is the sky blue? What is a green ray? What colour would the sky be if

we were on Mars, Venus or Titan? Are there any rainbows on the Moon?

At the crossroads of physics and astronomy, the great physicist-

epistemologist Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond, a talented raconteur, explains the

celestial phenomena all around us, the things that put so much colour into

our world.

He talks about physical phenomena as well as great minds like Galileo,

whom he believes to have given us the essential idea that the celestial world

and our earthy world are one and the same, governed by the same laws of

physics - contrary to the Aristotelian tradition that saw our world as being

one of imperfection and change – separate from the celestial world, one of

perfection, unchanging in nature.

A magnificent text about the questions and the pleasures that science

inspires.

A lively, original narrative that emanates enthusiasm

A highly popular series, Les petites conférences makes complex subjects accessible

Full colour photos enhance the text

Jean-Marc Lévy-Leblond , is a physician and a philosopher, Professor Emeritus of the University of Nice, essayist and publisher. A “scientific critic”, he is also a programme director at the Collège international de philosophie, director of Editions du Seuil’s science series and founder of the journal Alliage (culture, science, technique). He is a prolific author (L’esprit de sel, Fayard. La pierre de touche, La science à l’épreuve, Folio Essais). His recent publications are La science expliqué à mes petits-enfants and L’atome expliqué à mes petits-enfants (Editions du Seuil).

SPIRITUALITY

10 January 2018

16,90€

270 pages

145x190 mm

EAN 9782227492707

SPIRITUALITY

An outstanding book and an exceptional testimony by the author of best-seller Le jardinier de Tibhirine to mark the beatification of the monks of Tibhirine

In 1996, seven monks of Tibhirine, in Algeria, were kidnapped and

murdered; the film ‘Of Gods and Men’ (2011) tells their story. Very soon

after the tragedy, the project for a new community to maintain the

monastic presence ended in failure. In 2001, the Atlas monastery was

entrusted to a priest and a farmer, Jean-Marie Lassausse. He would

direct the exploitation of the land and welcome visitors and pilgrims,

more numerous than ever. For fifteen years, despite the difficulties and

a weighty past, he looked after this haven of prayer and Islamo-

Christian friendship in Algeria. A moving testimony from one of the

Tibhirine martyrs’ most faithful heirs.

In this new book, he brings us decisive evidence about the on-going

investigation into the monks’ assassination, on the relations between

Algerians and the Tibhirine monastery, and on the future links between

Christians and Muslims in this land of Algeria.

Topical project with the monks’ beatification

Success of the first book: Le jardinier de Tibhirine.

Jean-Marie Lassausse, a priest with the Mission de France and an agronomist, was appointed by the Bishop of Algiers to look after the Abbey’s crops from 2001 to 2016, after the murder of the brothers in 1996. With co-author Christophe Henning, he was awarded the Prix de littérature religieuse in 2011 for his first book, Le jardinier de Tibhirine (Bayard, 2010).

RELIGION

17 January 2018

16,50€

175 pages 145x190 mm

EAN 9782227492257

COLL RELIGIOUS ESSAYS

An essay on Buddhism practised today in the West, far from the religious exigency of Asian Buddhists

By ‘modern Buddhism’ we should understand ‘pseudo-Buddhism’ –

what the author criticizes is not the Buddhism practised in Asia, but the

hybrid version that Westerners have created as an imagined solution to

their own problems.

A product of European secularisation, this invented Buddhism is

disparaged by the author, especially where meditation, supernatural

powers, dogma and mystic experience are concerned. She also

criticizes the often ambiguous role of media personalities such as

Sogyal Rinpoché and Matthieu Ricard.

A historical clarification, to gain a more objective idea of the teachings attributed to Buddha

An uncompromising analysis of Buddhism in the West, sweeping away many preconceived ideas.

A young author whose first book was warmly received by the press.

Marion Dapsance is a Doctor of Anthropology from the École Pratique des Hautes Etudes. She taught the History of Buddhism in the West at Columbia University (New York). She is the author of Dévots du bouddhisme.

PHILOSOPHY

14 Febuary 2018

19,90€

175 pages 145x190 mm

EAN 9782227492257

COLL SPIRITUALITY

New enriched edition What will become of a society so keen to break away from religion that it lays itself open to a void, and its violent, irrational reactions?

Entirely updated edition, augmented by important new chapters on

religious fundamentalism, and Europe.

During a long dialogue published for the first time in France, and some

texts assembled here also for the first time, Julia Kristeva sweeps away

our preconceived ideas about religion and Christianity, inviting us to a

remarkable analysis of our “incredible need to believe”.

Starting out from a question about religion’s place in postmodern

societies, the author analyses the importance of this need to believe

and explores the subject from literary, philosophical and religious

angles, with texts about Christianity and suffering, two articles about

John-Paul II and Catholicism’s role in the world.

“Contrary to Freud, I do not say that religion is only an illusion and a

source of neuroticism. The time has come to recognize, without

worrying about ‘striking fear’ into the hearts of the faithful or agnostics,

that the history of Christianity prepared the way for humanism...”

The 1st edition in 2007 was a great success:

Julia Kristeva’s reputation and renown.

Julia Kristeva, born in Bulgaria, has been living and working in France since 1966. Linguist, psychoanalyst and author, she has written many essays and novels, translated and studied all over the world. Professor at the Institut universitaire de France and University Denis Diderot in Paris, she also teaches in the United States and Canada, and regularly at the New School for Social Research in New York. In 2004, Julia Kristeva received the prestigious Holberg Prize for all her publications, and in 2006, the Hannah Arendt Prize.

RELIGION

9 May 2018

21,90€

300 pages 145x190 mm

EAN 9782227492318

RELIGION

For the first time, an anthology of Pasolini’s greatest texts on the figure of Jesus, in a new translation With an essay on “Pasolini’s Christ”

René de Ceccatty is one of the greatest specialists of Pasolini’s literary

and cinematic creation. He has assembled an anthology of the poet and

film director’s major writings on the figure of Christ. All the texts are

presented in a new translation. This book offers a unique occasion to

discover the complex, fascinated relation between Pasolini, Jesus, the

Catholic religion and the message of the Gospel.

One may even refer to his “identification with Christ”, his rebellion, his

sacrifice and the “scandal” Jesus confesses to being in the Gospels.

This anthology contains many texts, some previously unpublished in

French, poems, letters, narratives… In particular, readers will find the

most important texts Pasolini wrote about his film ‘The Gospel

According to Saint Matthew’.

René de Ceccatty is a novelist, essayist, playwright and translator.

Author of a biography of Pasolini (Folio), he has translated a large part

of the film-maker’s literary creation.

New series devoted to the figure of Jesus and the Christ seen by great writers and artists (forthcoming: Berlioz, Dostoyevsky....)

The world-wide fame of Pasolini and his film The Gospel According to Saint Matthew.

A new way to enter the literary and spiritual treasures inspired by the figure of Jesus.

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 – 1975) was a poet, novelist, film director, literary and political critic. He left his mark on Italy, from the post-war period to the “years of lead”. His work is inspired by the Catholic religion and Marxist ideas, neorealism, Japanese and expressionist cinema… He profoundly altered literary and cinematic aesthetics in his country and all Europe. His films (Oedipus Rex, Theorem, The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, Salò or the 120 Days …) are milestones in the history of the cinema.

BIBLE

11 April 2018

24,90€

400 pages 145x190 mm

EAN 9782227493841

COEDITION LABOR AND FIDES

The great story of the origins of Christianity

Can God be told, like a story? Can we tell the history of mankind and

show how God infiltrates it? That was the challenge accepted by Luke,

author of the Acts of the Apostles. He was the first person to write a

Gospel followed by a history of the beginnings of Christianity. No-one,

in Antiquity, would repeat his accomplishment. Without Luke, we would

not know those dark and dangerous beginnings of this religious

movement. Daniel Marguerat clearly explains how Luke constructed his

great narrative, telling how Christianity was born: his literary skills, his

interest in the story, the tendencies of his theology.

Today, when the Christian world is under threat, it is vital to rediscover

where Christianity came from and what values it constructed at its birth.

Luke is writing in troubled times, when Christianity is searching for its

identity on a highly conflictual religious scene. He strives to explain

which links with Judaism gave birth to Christianity.

He shows that Christian identity becomes visible between Jerusalem

and Rome, taking advantage of both the heritage of those promises

made to Israel and the universality of the Roman Empire.

The fruit of 20 years’ research presented with great clarity

A renowned author

Daniel Marguerat demonstrates that Christian identity is forged between Jerusalem and Rome

Daniel Marguerat, honorary professor of Biblical science at the University of Lausanne, is an internationally renowned specialist of the origins of Christianity. Author of a great commentary of the Acts of the Apostles (2015), already translated into several languages, he has published numerous books about Jesus of Nazareth and co-directed Le Nouveau Testament commenté (Bayard-Labor and Fides).

SPIRITUALITY

21 March 2018

13,90€

100 pages 123x178 mm

EAN9782227493896

COLLECTION COMETES

Simone Weil’s deeply moving confession to her spiritual father For the first time, a separate edition of one of the summits of her work

‘Never could I have taken it upon myself to tell you all these things

if I weren’t leaving. And since I am leaving with the thought of

probable death, it seems to me that I don’t have the right to keep

things to myself.’

For the first time, we are presenting one of Simone Weil’s most

important texts in a separate, commented edition, to help understand

her personal and spiritual itinerary.

It is a letter written to Father Perrin in Marseille, a man who was her

publisher, her spiritual advisor and her confident… With him, Simone

Weil speaks about her faith, her relationship with the Catholic Church,

her decision whether or not to request baptism…

This “confession” or ‘spiritual autobiography’ is also a very moving

farewell letter written when she had to flee France to take shelter in the

United States. It is also, and above all, a tragic and free statement of

her position in relation to the Church.

She recalls her discovery of the Christian faith, of prayer during

meetings in the abbeys and retreats that she attended.

For many years, this text has been considered as worth reading on its

own, an authentic “testamentary letter”.

Immense popularity of Simone Weil’s books.

Reading and introduction by Francois Dupuigrenet Desroussilles, Professor of the History of Medieval and Modern Christianity at Florida State University (Tallahassee) and at the University of Lugano (Switzerland).

Simone Weil (1909 – 1943) is one of the major philosophers of the 20th century. Although she never became a Catholic through baptism in spite of her deep spiritual life, she considered herself to be a Christian mystic and is widely recognised as such. A brilliant Hellenist, she is an interpreter of great literary, philosophical and religious texts as well as sacred Hindu scriptures. For many years now, her books have been growing in popularity.

PRAYER CARDS

Available as a

bundle of 10

envelopes

30 € Public price 3 € per envelope

7 cards / envelope

130 x 95 mm

STATIONERY – SPIRITUALITY-PRAYERS

7 prayer cards assembled in a gift envelop. Rediscover the most beautiful texts of spirituality, to give or for personal meditation

These prayers were selected by monks representing different religious

communities.

A prayer for every day of the week !

Each prayer to (re)discover and meditate alone or with the family. An ideal gift.

Also available by batch of 10 envelopes

Beautiful texts to meditate alone or with the family.

A perfect occasion to treat yourself or please others.

Beautiful cards on quality paper in an elegant envelop.

Themes of the prayer beads: -Mourning -Church -Commandments -Creation -Christmas -Saints -With the sick -Baptism -Forgiveness

Collect the envelops to discover the treasures of great spiritual traditions.

LITERATURE

4 April 2018

16,90€

170 pages 123x178 mm

EAN 9782227492387

COLLECTION ATELIER DE L’ENFANCE

A striking testimony. Yasmina Khadra’s revelations about his life and his letter to the children on two shores of the Mediterranean

Yasmina Khadra had already talked about his past in his books,

especially in L’Ecrivain in 2001, or the following year in L’imposture des

mots (Julliard). But in this latest book, for the first time he gives a

detailed account of his origins, joining the army, his experience and the

horrors of the war against terrorism in Algeria.

In six long, fascinating chapters, he confides in Catherine Lalanne:

1. the origins of his family; 2. his enrolment in the army; 3. the company

of women; 4. his vision of Islam; 5. his double belonging to the opposite

shores of the Mediterranean 6. A moving letter addressed to French

and Algerian children.

Never has Yasmina Khadra written so freely about his relations

with women and Islam, nor spoken so frankly about young people

in Algeria and France today.

The author’s exceptional reputation and the great success of his books.

Yasmina Khadra, was born in the Sahara in 1955. His father was a nurse and his mother, a nomad. Today, he has several million readers in the world. Adapted for film, theatre, comic books and choreography, his novels have been translated into 42 languages. Born Mohamed Moulessehoul, at the age of nine he was entrusted to an Algerian military school, went on to become an officer in the army and took part in the war against terror. He left the institution in 2000 with the rank of commandant, to devote all his time to his vocation: writing. He has been living in France since 2001.

New series, L’Atelier de l’enfance directed by Catherine Lalanne, editor-in-chief of Pèlerin

SPIRITUALITY

25 April 2018

17,90€

220 pages 145x190 mm

EAN 9782227492752

SPIRITUALITY

The exceptional testimony of the man who holds the most intimate knowledge of the monks of Tibhirine beatification dossier

Between May 8, 1994 and August 1, 1996, nineteen nuns and monks

were murdered in Algeria. “In any case, our lives have already been

given,” confided Sister Paul Hélène, the first victim of this violence.

This is an exceptional book about the author’s exceptional situation, a

monk in charge of guiding the beatification dossier of the monks of

Tibhirine, as well as the former bishop of Oran, Mgr. Claverie and the

eleven monks who died in Algeria. It is also exceptional in its timing,

since Pope Francis has decided to beatify these 19 martyrs in 2018.

Exceptional also by the tumult caused by the deaths of the Tibhirine

monks in 1996, the publication of their writings and the astonishing

success of the film: Of Men and Gods.

This book unveils the lives of nuns and monks and the modernity of

their message, one of welcome and opening to others. The author

recounts how the ecclesiastic and theological investigation progresses

and presents proof of the blessed state of these clerics martyred in

Algeria. Both passionate and deeply moving.

The importance and interest in the situation of Christians in Algeria and in the Muslim world.

In the news: Pope Francis will beatify the Tibhirine monks, together with Mgr Claverie and eleven other monks and nuns, in 2018.

Emotion heightened by the film “Of Men and Gods”.

Dom Thomas Georgeon is a Trappist monk and postulator of the cause of Mgr. Claverie and his companions, that is, in the Church’s judicial language, the person whose mission is to assess the devotion inspired by one whose life is widely considered to be exemplary, to study that person’s life and writings and to guide the cause of beatification or canonisation. With Christophe Henning, he wrote a remarkable biography of Brother Luke (Bayard, 2011).

SPIRITUALITY

21 Febuary 2018

14,90€

147 pages 120x176mm

EAN 9782227492745

COLLECTION J’Y CROIS

“This is an essential book: it warns us against the illusion of growing without roots… It’s a beautiful story that Antoine Nouis tells us here, a story of humanity whose origins lie in the art of story-telling.” Marion Muller-Colard

“I believe in Jewish roots because I believe that Jesus of Nazareth is

the accomplishment of expectations that were borne by generations of

believers. If Jesus were not the fruit of that hope, the New Testament is

a lie.”

Christianity soon cast the Old Testament into the past, as though it

were a rough draft of the New Testament, which would be the ultimate

testimony.

By rediscovering “our Jewish roots”, the Biblicist Antoine Nouis reveals

all the importance of the first testament, the true foundation of the

Gospels.

Moreover: knowledge of the Jewish tradition, the Talmud and rabbinical

ideas allow us to enter a magnificent heritage that nourishes our minds,

our humanity, our faith.

The importance and interest in the situation of Christians in Algeria and in the Muslim world.

In the news: Pope Francis will beatify the Tibhirine monks, together with Mgr Claverie and eleven other monks and nuns, in 2018.

Emotion heightened by the film “Of Men and Gods”.

Antoine Nouis is a Protestant theologian, Biblicist, parish minister for twenty-eight years and editor-in-chief of the journal Réforme. A prolific author, he recently published a book that was warmly received: Lettre à mon gendre agnostique pour lui expliquer la foi chrétienne (Labor et Fides, 2010).

SPIRITUALITY

21 February 2018

13,90€

150 pages 123x178mm

EAN 9782227494589

SPIRITUALITY

New edition 6 brief meditations on Christ and the Resurrection by France’s greatest Catholic theologian

These six spiritual meditations do not form a theological treatise, rather

the testimony of a man of faith who wishes to explore the mystery of his

beliefs and the hope that fills his heart. Each meditation will help

readers, simply and deeply, to nourish their own intelligence of what

changed forever on Easter morning.

With fervour, Joseph Moingt insists on the call for change addressed to

us by this “Gospel of the Resurrection”. To become a new man by

practicing the “new commandment”, to love one’s neighbour as oneself,

even to the point of sacrificing one’s own life; and by reconciliation with

one’s enemies.

The ideal book for many spiritual retreats

Joseph Moingt, a Jesuit, is one France’s great theologians. This centenarian, a prolific author, has often reached a very wide public especially with Croire quand même (Flammarion 2013) and Croire au Dieu qui vient (Gallimard 2014).

SPIRITUALITY

9 May 2018

16,50€

200 pages 120x176mm

EAN 9782227494527

SPIRITUALITY

Delightful spiritual chronicles infused with humour and tenderness

In his sermons as in his blog, Father Raphaël Buyse expresses his

tender feelings for the people he meets with humour. In the 42

chronicles in this book, we observe him marvelling, anxious, rejoicing…

in a word, opening up his heart to life.

With laughter and tears, anguish and fears, with confidence, hope, with

the Word, with God, he weaves his words, stories, narratives, sermons.

42 spiritual chronicles that add enchantment to reality.

Priest of a diocese in Lille, Raphaël Buyse is a member of the Fraternité diocésaine des parvis and is now living in the Benedictine monastery of Clerlande, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

SPIRITUALITY

2 May 2018

15,90€

384pages 123x178mm

EAN 9782227494541

COLLECTION COMETES

Learn to meditate: “It’s not enough simply to read the Gospels, you have to live the scenes in depth.”

Inspired by the Spiritual Exercises and their method of meditation and

contemplation of the Scriptures, and of existence, François Varillon

invites us to rediscover the life of Jesus and his teaching through

meditation.

Written in the first person (I can see the scene… I read… I pray…),

these meditations, with their personal style, succeed astonishingly well

in letting us slip into the Gospels and live in the stories they tell.

Each meditation leads us to think about ourselves and our lives on the

path we have chosen to achieve a more just life. This book is the

perfect companion for all men and women who wish to be guided in

their discovery of Jesus’s wisdom and his teaching.

François Varillon’s success as an author: Joie de vivre, joie de croire: 42,000 copies sold of all 3 editions

These major texts have long been unavailable.

Wide public interest in meditation.

François Varillon (1905 – 1978), a Jesuit, is one of those who left their mark on Catholic thinking in the 20th century. Many of his writings have become great spiritual successes, such as Joie de vivre, joie de croire. Editor of Claudel’s diary, great reader of Fénelon and Péguy, Varillon’s meditations have influenced generations of believers and readers.

The ideal companion for many spiritual retreats

SPIRITUALITY

9 May 2018

18,90€

300 pages 120x176mm

EAN 9782227494534

SPIRITUALITY

An essay about walking in the Bible as a place of meeting with God

Walking is one of humanity’s powerful experiences. In the Bible, it is

primordial. As we walk, we can meet God, he makes himself known to

us along the way.

The author guides us on a free trip through the Bible, while remaining

attentive to the many facets of walking. Our path follows the thread of

history as the Bible tells it, from the nomadic lands of Genesis to the

desert of Exodus, before gaining the promised land.

In the New Testament, the author leads the reader on the roads of

Galilee, following in Jesus’s footsteps. The believer becomes a trekker

and a pilgrim.

A Biblical essay and a spiritual guide

A useful companion for pilgrims in the Holy Land

For many years Father Jacques Nieuviarts, Assumptionist, was chaplain to students and professors of biblical studies at the Theology department of the Institut Catholique in Toulouse. He often participates in pilgrimages to the Holy Land.

PHILOSOPHY

2 May 2018

15,90€

160 pages 120x176mm

EAN 9782227494565

PHILOSOPHY

New enriched edition Instead of talking about biodiversity in an abstract manner, enter the multiplicity of living things, discover the infinite variety of the animal world

The disturbing experience that makes us sometimes look an animal in

the eye lies at the heart of this essay nourished with literature and

paintings, written by Jean-Christophe Bailly, philosopher, poet,

publisher and man of the theatre. If, strictly speaking, animals do not

think, they do possess a “thoughtfulness” that blurs the borderline,

disturbs our certainties and challenges our supremacy.

In this moving, profound book, the author explains why animals have

become a central issue, for him of course but also for all those who are

fascinated by diversity and worried about all the things that threaten it.

The influence exerted by this essay made the author come back to the

question again and again, in France, but also in the United States.

"Animals are silent masters" in his words. Each animal is considered as

a path, a line that can be followed in thought. But in a world engaged in

a mad chase for growth, where the species are treated with cynicism

and violence, it is natural that a plea in favour of animals, in favour of

the consideration we should give them, should become a political issue.

The author’s renown

Jean-Christophe Bailly is a philosopher and an author who taught for many years at the Ecole nationale du paysage in Blois. Among other books, he authored Le parti des animaux (Christian Bourgois) and several petites conférences for Editions Bayard.

Growing public interest in the treatment of animals.

SMALL CONFERENCES

9 May 2018

12,90€

80 pages 178x123mm

EAN 9782227493995

GEOGRAPHY

What becomes of a drop of water? An astonishing lesson in geography

Rivers and streams converge and bifurcate, we see them there, yet they

are constantly moving on.

What happens between the moment when water springs from a source

and when it finally flows into the sea? What is the destiny of a drop of

water?

From the world’s greatest rivers to the tiniest streams, the most

impressive falls to the still waters of the calmest pools, Jean-Christophe

Bailly tells us the story of these features that shape our countryside,

inviting the reader to enjoy a fascinating geographical trip. He talks

about travelling, territory, nature and inhabitants with erudition,

pertinence and poetry.

The originality and quality of the text

Success of the Les petites conferences series

Jean-Christophe Bailly is a philosopher and an author who taught for many years at the Ecole nationale du paysage in Blois. Among other books, he authored Le parti des animaux (Christian Bourgois) and several petites conférences for Editions Bayard.

The author’s renown

RELIGION

16/08/2018

20,90 €

352 pages 145 x 190 m m

EAN 9782227492523

NUART 2364330

RELIGION

Berlioz himself wrote the libretto for his project, “L’Enfance du Christ”: a

musical demonstration of his personal faith and his own brilliant

definition of Christian kindliness, which he raises up to a wonderful

metaphysical sweetness in the angel’s choir, with a harmonium

accompaniment, warning Joseph and Mary of the massacre of the

Innocents: “This very night, you must flee through the desert to Egypt”.

Doubt blends with hope, hope born of doubt: this is the interrogative

character of that extraordinary moment of contemplation on the edge of

the imperceptible, which forms the instrumental introduction to the

Epilogue. The concluding Amen, for an cappella choir that gradually

fades into silence, is - in its humble but fervent petition – in diametrical

opposition to the Messiah. Time seems to stand still in harmonic colour,

reminiscent of the Psalmodie de l’ubiquité par amour, the last of Olivier

Messiaen’s Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine (1945).

A new series devoted to the figure of Jesus and Christ in the works of great writers and artists. Already published: Le Christ selon Pasolini

Jean Pavans, author, translator and musicologist, Jean Pavans was born in Tunis in 1949. In the 80s, he launched the project of translating all of Henry James’s work, whose central axis is the entire collection of Short Stories. He has also adapted James for the theatre (Les Papiers d'Aspern, Comédie-Française, 2002) and translated other English-language classics such as Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, Gertrude Stein and Harold Pinter.

The author’s renown

A captivating presentation of Berlioz’ “religious inspiration” with an anthology of his texts on Christ and religion

A new access to literary and spiritual treasures inspired by the Christ

SPIRITUALITY

03/09/2018

16,90 €

220 pages

145 x 190 mm

ISBN 9782227494848

NUART 4645502

SPIRITUALITY

In our materialist world, does the soul still have something to say ?

Today’s world gives the impression of having given up the soul, yet the

word itself has not fallen into disuse. We hear it regularly, in everyday

conversations. It’s no longer the Church’s word; it’s a word of the street.

It’s a word of our times, insistent, as though it still had something to say

and was determined to be heard.

No one is surprised to hear terms such as a beautiful soul, or the soul of

a home. Who can say they have never felt something in their heart and

soul? Who has never been dragged down by soulful feelings, or obliged

to act to save their soul?

Affected by the death of her husband, at the same time observing that

in the West, man has stopped cultivating his spiritual life, Catherine

Ternynck invites readers to sharpen their observation of other people

and things in order to open up their beings to transcendence.

A new way to explore the spiritual dimension of modern man

4e opus d’une œuvre reconnue

Catherine Ternynck is a Doctor of Psychology, psychoanalyst (SPP) and member of the Ethics and Family department of the Catholic University in Lille. She authored L'épreuve du féminin à l'adolescence (Dunod 2000), Chambre à part (DDB, 2007, winner of Furet and La Voix du Nord Prizes) and L’homme de sable (Seuil, 2011). PREFACE FROM SYLVIE GERMAIN

The author’s renown

SPIRITUALITY – Collection J’Y CROIS

12/09/2018

14,90 €

180 pages

123 x 178 mm

ISBN 9782227494794

NUART 4608189

J’Y CROIS - SPIRITUALITY

A great novelist (Goncourt prize winner) praises our imperfections, to help us live and love ourselves better

“The more we tread along the path of perfection, the more pain we feel

at our failure to reach it, and to die at the end anyway. Because

perfection, we don’t really know what it looks like…”

In this free, incisive essay, full of personal, intimate anecdotes and

dreams, Alexis Jenni - a former science teacher, novelist, lover of sci-fi

who’s capable of deep spiritual meditations - invites us to reflect on our

desires for and our phantasms about perfection. On the subject of the

body, knowledge, the cult of results… he hails imperfection as a virtue!

To do this, he calls upon great spiritual authors, sci-fi films, scientific

writings, novelists and poets. The grace of humanity is to live

imperfection.

A topical subject of debate: the future of humanity in the face of transhumanism

The author’s books sell very well: L’Art français de la guerre Gallimard 2011, 239 000 cps; Folio, 2013, 37 000 cps. Son visage et le tien, Albin Michel, 2014, 21 000 cps

Alexis Jenni, born in Lyon in 1963, is an author. He won the Goncourt prize in 2011 for his first novel, L’Art français de la guerre (Gallimard), and the Spiritualités d'aujourd'hui prize in 2014 for his book about Christ, Son visage et le tien (Albin Michel).

An author well-loved by a wide public as well as readers of spirituality

RELIGION

03/10/2018 (587)

16,90 €

250 pages

145 x 190 mm

EAN 9782227493858

NUART 8230744

RELIGION

A woman’s viewpoint to promote modern Islam

Today, we can justifiably use the word crisis when speaking of Islam.

Born of a rigorous vision based on the Koran and tradition, extremist

ideas are very popular, with dramatic consequences. Yet at the same

time some Muslim thinkers rebel against this interpretation. Theologian

Nayla Tabbara points out that although Islam today suffers widely from

authoritarianism and a lack of critical thinking, this is, above all,

because it has always been conceived in a strongly patriarchal spirit, by

men and for men, since its origins. Hence a new approach is necessary,

respecting the feminine part of reason and sensitivity.

This “feminine reading” of the Koran highlights, for example, the

“maternal” quality of God’s mercy more than his force and

intransigence.

For the author, it’s not a question of focussing on “women’s issues”

such as the hijab or polygamy, she imagines the ensemble of the

Muslim religion in a new light. Free of a literalist conception and purely

formal practice, this new viewpoint could permit Islam to recover its

spiritual vocation.

Original ideas

The latest thoughts on the issue

Nayla Tabbara is a Lebanese Muslim theologian, an exegete, Doctor of Religious Studies, École pratique des Hautes Étude in Paris and Saint-Joseph University in Beirut. She is founder and vice-president of Adyan, an organisation operating in a dozen Arab countries to promote religious otherness.

Auteure très francophile, disponible pour les médias

Women’s ideas in the forefront

SOCIETY

03/10/2018 (587)

16,90 €

150 pages

145 x 190 mm

ISBN 9782227495005

NUART 5716240

TESTIMONY

All rights available except English

Falling in love at 75 !

Star of children’s books, Susie Morgenstern continues the story of her

romantic life in this second book ‘for grown ups’.

Now over 70, after thirty years living the memory of her first husband -

mathematician Jacques Morgenstern – she meets an older man,

Georges, on the Internet. Swiss, he too lost his spouse. Their explosive

meeting is told here with irresistible humour whose lightness and

delicacy opens the door to all the big questions: disruption in families,

accompanying the sick, difficulties of adaptation… The author puts the

accent on the dynamism of life restored: joy, sexuality, deep

understanding… A wonderful testimony about love between seniors. Originality and quality of a story told by two voices

Topical theme

Susie Morgenstern a 73-year-old Franco-American, has 140 children’s books to her credit, among them many prize-winners. She was born in Newark, like three other American authors she admires: Stephen Crane, Paul Auster and Philip Roth, whose work was the subject of her thesis.

The author is known and loved by generations of readers

BIBLICAL DOMAINE

10/10/2018 (588)

45,00 €

530 pages

Grand format

280 x 215 mm

ISBN 9782227493872

NUART 8230867

RELIGION

A publishing event : The Bible – a big new encyclopaedia

This book, as exceptional in its appearance as in the richness of its

texts and illustrations, presents a vast panorama of up-to-date

knowledge of the Bible, its evolution, its interpretations, great

archaeological discoveries. Today’s most eminent exegetes and

Biblicists combine their contributions to offer a richer and more modern

vision of the Bible.

The contents are varied in presentation: textboxes, tables, interviews

and illustrations are numerous and wide-ranging: maps, pictorial

representations, documentary photos … This beautiful book is

meticulous yet accessible, in the same vein as Jésus, une encyclopédie

contemporaine which was published last year. Unique on the market

Succès de Jésus Une encyclopédie contemporaine

An author group including Thomas Römer, Mario Liverani, Frédéric Boyer, Daniel Marguerat, Israël Finkelstein, Marie-Françoise Baslez, Estelle Villeneuve…

Introduction by Thomas Römer

Beautifully bound with jacket, 200 illustrations, generous format

Following the success of

JÉSUS Une encyclopédie

contemporaine

SPIRITUALITY

10/10/2018

14,90 €

180 pages

120 x 195 mm

ISBN 9782747099325

NUART 2114045

ESSAY

Friendship, the ideal relationship between human beings

In this highly original book, which could be described as a long

philosophical meditation on friendship, André Guigot assembles many

thinkers: Agamben, Kant, Pascal, Bachelard, Spinoza…

With them, he explores this feeling described by Kant as “mutual love

and respect”, showing how profoundly friendship can change life. Not

by transforming everyday existence into the extraordinary, but gradually

- hence, authentically. He cares little for the modern obsession with

quantifying everything and boasting about the large number of “friends”

one has. He claims that the real sense of “progress” in friendship lies in

relinquishing performance.

In this book, André Guigot develops the notion of “original friendship”

which can refer to a love for humanity, of which Christ is the purest

illustration, and encourages each of us to let ourselves experience a

feeling close to friendship for those around us, and for all those who are

destined to be part of a community.

A subject of interest to all

Succès de Petite spiritualité des fleurs (6000 exemplaires)

André Guigot, PhD, is a Professor of Philosophy and graduate of the Collège international de philosophie A specialist of Sartre, he often gives conferences. His books tend towards the themes of love and nature. He published Petite philosophie de la passion amoureuse (Milan, 2004) and, with Bayard, Qui pense quoi ? (2012), Pour en finir avec le bonheur (2014) and 12 bonnes raisons de se révolter (2017).

The author’s many conferences

Beau petit livre

SPIRITUALITY – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

10/10/2018

14,90 €

180 pages

120 x 195 mm

EAN 9782227494718

NUART 4092172

SPIRITUALITY

Yoga to refocus and feel more present in the world

Life is movement, and everyday events drag us into a whirlwind of

different activities, so that we forget ourselves. We move along

automatically, driven towards the exterior of our being. Yoga reverses

that movement, as Ysé Tardan-Masquelier demonstrates in this

delightful little book. It permits each person to refocus not outside but at

the very heart of the action. To be fully alive, in the world, with other

people. At the heart of life.

By evoking the history of yoga and its Indian roots, the meaning of its

poses, warning against exaggerations and trends… the author, an

esteemed specialist, invites us into the spirituality of yoga. Topical interest: many good sellers on the subject

Succès de Petite spiritualité des fleurs (6000 exemplaires)

Ysé Tardan-Masquelier, is a historian of religions and a specialist of Hinduism. She teaches Eastern spiritualities at the Paris IV-Sorbonne Univerisity and the Institut catholique in Paris. With Frédéric Lenoir, she co-edited Le Livre des sagesses (Bayard) and has published many books.

The author’s reputation

Beau petit livre

SPIRITUALITY - POETRY

17/10/2018

19,90 €

120 pages

158 x 175 mm

EAN 9782227494893

NUART 4664941

SPIRITUALITY

A best-seller by François Cheng, member of the Académie française

One is Chinese and the other Korean, one a convert to Catholicism,

resident in France, a secular author and member of the Académie

française, the other a Dominican priest and artist. Over the last few

years, they have invented a sort of spiritual and aesthetic dialogue that

finds its perfect expression in this book. The 50 poems by François

Cheng focus on his favourite themes – exile, light, love, traditions of the

East and West… In response, Kim En Joong presents 50 reproductions

of his works, paintings, stained glass and ceramics.

An enchanting book of meditation.

A beautiful gift: 4 colours throughout with works of Dominican brother and artist Kim en Joong

François Cheng’s book of quatrains was a great success (Après le royaume, Gallimard 100 000 copies sold!)

Author and member of the Académie française, François Cheng has published many books including Le Dit de Tian-yi, Le Dialogue, À l'Orient de tout and Cinq méditations sur la beauté.

The author’s excellent reputation

Collection COMÈTES

17/10/2018

13,90 €

120 pages

125 x 180 mm

ISBN 9782227494756

NUART 4607820

SPIRITUALITY - RELIGION

A selection of texts finally assembled to bring us Simone Weil’s “Story of Christ”.

“The story of Christ is a symbol, a metaphor; but in former times,

metaphors happened in the world. God is the supreme poet” (Notebook IV,

31).

Today dispersed in various collections of writings – some published as

early as 1949 – Simone Weil gave her “story of Christ” in fragmentary form.

They are now assembled in this anthology. Her highly original and powerful

conception of the Incarnation shapes not only her personal relation to

Christ, who had “seized” her, but also her basic concepts of man’s relation

with God: the soul, friendship, goodness, desolation.

Being incarnate in Christ, for Simone Weil, is just one aspect of the

continuous love through which God, since the Creation, has surrendered

his all-powerfulness in order to give mankind life. In this sense, the

Incarnation and Christ’s Passion are figures of the Creation thanks to which

we know and experience God’s original renunciation, and become capable

of similar renunciation in God’s favour.

If Incarnation and the Passion are presented as the origins of the world,

Simone Weil concludes that there is nothing to stop us thinking that the

Incarnation of Christ could have been preceded by other incarnations, so

many implicit images of God: “Dionysus and Osiris are, in a way, Christ

himself”; “the story of Prometheus is the very story of Christ projected into

eternity.” (Waiting for God).

Simone Weil’s writings enjoy an enthusiastic reception, from Our Father and the Spiritual Autobiography in the anthology.

Simone Weil (1909 – 1943) is one of the major philosophers of the 20th century. Although she never became a Catholic through baptism in spite of her deep spiritual life, she considered herself to be a Christian mystic and is widely recognised as such. A brilliant Hellenist, she is an interpreter of great literary, philosophical and religious texts as well as sacred Hindu scriptures. For many years now, her books have been growing in popularity.

Reading and introduction by Francois Dupuigrenet Desroussilles, Professor of the History of Medieval and Modern Christianity at Florida State University (Tallahassee) and Lugano University (Switzerland).

Collection Les Petites Conférences

17/10/2018 (589) 12,90 €

120 pages 120 x 175 mm

ISBN 9782227494978

NUART 5182804

SPIRITUALITY - RELIGION

The latest news from black holes

Black holes are fascinating things. Today, we are almost certain that they

exist and that they number hundreds of millions in our Galaxy. In black

holes, space and time are very different from our notions, they are even

interchangeable!

How are black holes created and what are the strange phenomena around

and inside them? Many questions are still being asked and exciting new

ideas are constantly emerging.

Here, we see how recent theories lead to an incredible scenario of

bouncing stars, accelerating towards the future.

A complex phenomenon is made accessible

Aurélien Barrau is a young astrophysicist, researcher with the CNRS in Grenoble, specialist of physics of the Multiverse and black holes. He works in collaboration with the University of Stanford and France’s Institut des Hautes Études scientifiques, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

The author, a young astrophysicist, enjoys a growing reputation

New title in a successful series

ARCHEOLOGY - BIBLE

17/10/2018 19,90 €

500 pages 145 x 190 mm

ISBN 9782227494701

NUART 3492644

ARCHEOLOGY - BIBLE

An archaeologist and an exegete unite to produce new hypotheses

Sixteen years ago, Israël Finkelstein published La Bible dévoilée, a huge

success in which the archaeologist presented his discoveries (the fruit of his

work between 1970 to the early 2000s). At that time, he called into question

the historicity of many Biblical narratives, and in this latest book he takes

stock of the most recent discoveries. There have been two basic evolutions

in his work: firstly, the use of the latest scientific methods such as

multispectral images and molecular analysis, which have permitted great

progress in the knowledge of excavated sites and objects found. Secondly:

his growing interest for exegetical critical analysis and his work with

researchers in this domain.

Given the mutual enrichment of archaeology and exegesis, Israël

Finkelstein and Biblicist Thomas Römer co-author this book dedicated to

different hypotheses of the Bible’s origins.

New alliance between exegesis and archaeology

Succès de la collection Les petites conférences La Bible dévoilée by Israël Finskelstein sold 60 000 copies before being published by Folio

Israël Finkelstein is an Israeli archaeologist, director of the Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, co-responsible for the excavations at Megiddo. Thomas Römer is a Professor at the Collège de France in Paris, Chair Professor of The Hebrew Bible and its Contents, Professor of the Old Testament at the University of Lausanne.

Two authors of excellent reputation

FRONTLIST

FRANKFURT 2018

HUMANITIES / RELIGION

Table of contents

Literature -Plus tard, je serai un enfant – by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt -Etre Achille ou Ulysse (Les petites conférences) – by Pierre Judet de La Combe

Health -Tous malades des antibiotiques – by Antoine Andremont

Education -Alerte sur l’adolescence – by Marie Rose Moro

Philosophy -Signaux sensibles (Les petites conférences) – by Jean-Luc Nancy and Jérôme Lèbre -Prêter l’oreille (Les petites conférences) – by Peter Szendy -12 bonnes raisons de se révolter – by André Guigot

Society -Le baiser du Ramadan – by Myriam Blal

Spirituality -Petite spiritualité de la guitare - by Raphaël Faÿs -Petite spiritualité des fleurs – by Michaël Lonsdale -Eclats d’Evangile – by Marion Muller-Colard -Confession d’un jeune moine – by Brother Oliveto Gérardin -100 raisons de vivre en Chrétien – by Sylvain Gasser -Un cri se fait entendre - by Jean Vanier

Series : J’y crois

- L’amitié – by Jean-Paul Vesco

- Transmettre – by Nathalie Sarthou-Lajus

History of religions

- Dieu entre Orient et Occident, le conflit des images – by François Bœspflug and Emanuela Fogliadini

- Sous les pierres, la Bible – by Estelle Villeneuve

- Le Judaisme ancien et les origines du christianisme – by Simon Claude Mimouni

Bible

- L’ancien testament commenté : L’exode – by Thomas Römer

- Nouveau testament et psaumes

- Evangiles et actes, textes et commentaires – by Christophe Raimbault

- Jésus, une encyclopédie contemporaine– by Collective work

Religion

- Catholiques, Protestants. Ce qui nous sépare encore – by Michel Kubler and Jean-François Clavairoly

- Dieu et l’art de la pêche à la ligne – by Marc-Alain Ouaknin

- Y a-t-il un catho dans la salle? – by Collective work

- Urgences pastorales – by Christoph Théobald

Theology

- Enseigner la théologie aujourd’hui – by Christoph Théobald

LITERATURE

15/02/2017

16,90 € 250 pages

145 x 190 mm

Literature

A publishing event! For the first time, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt opens his heart and mind to tell the ‘novel of his childhood’

For the first time, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt confides in his readers, evoking

his childhood with poignant sincerity, his many vocations, his life… Who

was that little boy called Eric- Emmanuel, in Lyon in the 60s? What stories

were already buzzing in his head? We discover his formative years, his

environment, his dreams his regrets… The many intimate details he shares

about his life, his values, his numerous activities, his take on the meaning of

life, of art, make this book a truly exceptional and precious one. His readers

– a vast number - will devour chapter after chapter to enter into the author’s

most private existence. We get to know an author, a playwright, a

philosopher: very different from the clichés some people hold. And so much

more surprising. A new series forthcoming, ‘L’Atelier de l’enfance’ (subject to confirmation: Yasmina Khadra, Eric Orsenna…) directed by Catherine Lalanne, editor-in-chief of Pélerin

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is one of France’s most widely read and performed authors throughout the world. His plays have received several Molière awards and the Grand Prix du théâtre de l’Académie française. His books have been translated into 44 languages. Recent figures show him to be the author most frequently studied in secondary schools. In 2016, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt was unanimously elected member of the Goncourt jury. The impressive number of books he has written (Albin Michel) are all chart-topping best-sellers.

The author’s exceptional fame and the outstanding success of his books.

LES PETITES CONFÉRENCES/ LITTÉRATURE

20/09/2017 12,90 €

80 pages 178 x 123 mm

Litterature

Who to be : Achille or Ulysse ?

Two heroes, two destinies, two paths of life. One is angry, faces up to

things, feels confident and trusts friends. The other is suspicious of

everyone, ruses and flees contact. Must we choose between the two paths?

A rich reflection on what mythology tells us about ourselves.

In the series « Les petites conférences »

Pierre Judet de La Combe is a Hellenist, director of research at the CNRS and at the EHESS in History and Philology. He has translated greek poetry and theatre and has published books such as Les tragédies grecques sont-elles tragiques ? Théâtre et théorie, Bayard (2010) and L’Avenir des anciens. Oser lire les Grecs et les Latins (Albin Michel, 2016).

Quality of the text : lively, original and inspiring

HEALTH

04/10/2017

16,90 € 230 pages

145 x 190 mm

Health

Resistance to antibiotics is striking more and more victims !

Resistance to antibiotics is striking more and more victims! This phenomenon

has several causes. The author rings the alarm bell and defends the idea that

antibiotics must be used in a sustainable manner.

Antoine Andremont is an international expert in the field of study of the resistance of bacterium to antibiotics. Professor at the University Paris-Diderot and chief of the bacteriology service of Hôpital Bichat- Claude-Bernard, he works regularly for the WHO. He has published Le triomphe des bactéries : la fin des antibiotiques ? (Max Milo, 2010) and Antibiotiques, le naufrage (Bayard, 2014).

EDUCATION

27/09/2017 16,90 €

250 pages 145 x 190 mm

Education

Teens are not well: a child psychiatrist sounds the alarm !

After a year of extensive studies on the health and well-being of our youth,

she feels the need to issue a warning on the basis of the results and

suggests concrete solutions to improve the situation.

Marie Rose Moro is a pedopsychiatrist and a psychanalyst. She also teaches child and teenager psychatry at the Sorbonne University. She has published various books including: Nos enfants demain. Pour une société multiculturelle (Odile Jacob, 2010), Les ados expliqués à leurs parents (Bayard, 2010), Enfants de l’immigration, une chance pour l’école (Bayard, 2012), Osons être parents (Bayard, 2016).

ARCHÉOLOGIE - BIBLE

11/01/2016

19,90 € 270 pages

145 x 190 mm

Philosophy

Jean-Luc Nancy’s excellent reputation.

First book of discussions devoted to art and contemporary culture.

Author of two books in BAYARD’s Petites conférences series: Partir – le départ and vous désirez. .

Thought is, above all, sensitive. For philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, the arts and the body hold a central place.

Jean-Luc Nancy is one of Europe’s foremost philosophers and one of the most keenly read today. He has written about a hundred books, translated into several languages and reaching a wide, non-specialist audience, including professionals of the art world as well as simply art lovers. Jérôme Lèbre is programme director at the Collège international de philosophie, where he holds a regular seminar on art, technique and politics. He has authored five books in which the themes of the Romantic heritage today, and the transformation of art, are constantly recurring. Their mutual interest on these topics led to his meeting with Jean-Luc Nancy.

Two philosophers discuss the situation and the signification of art today:

what the word means now and for the future, and – since it is far from being

a word of the past – those things it leads us to think anew. Jean-Luc

Nancy’s highly refined thoughts on the subject are resumed and further

developed during a discussion with Jérôme Lèbre. They question the best

way to grasp the engagement of the sensitive body in artistic activity and

our approach to artworks, the relation between art and technique, art and

history, its modulation into traditional and new forms and its position in

relation to religion, politics and literature today.

PHILOSOPHY

15/03/2017 12,90 €

80 pages 178 x 123 mm

Philosophy

What does it mean, to listen?

Peter Szendy, born in 1966 in Paris, is a French philosopher and musicologist of Hungarian origin. He has published many books, including: Tubes: la philosophie dans le juke-box, Éditions de Minuit, 2008; Kant chez les extraterrestres: philosofictions cosmopolitiques, Éditions de Minuit, 2011; L'Apocalypse-cinéma: 2012 et autres fins du monde, Capricci, 2012.

Taking the example of reading, Petez Szenzy, with subtlety and humour,

demonstrates that we don’t listen only with our ears, but also with our

bodies and our minds, illustrating his demonstration with films such as

Ratatouille and Harry Potter.

PHILOSOPHY

08/03/2017 14,90 €

250 pages 145 x 190 mm

Philosophy

“To restore the positive and spiritual facet of rebellion, so that the refusal to accept racism, anti-Semitism, sexism, and the exploitation of human beings in all its forms should not be represented by violence, but a new appeal to human dignity.”

André Guigot is a high-school teacher in Nantes, PhD, graduate of the International College of Philosophy. A specialist of Sartre, he frequently speaks at conferences. His books tend to deal with themes of nature and love. Recently he published Petite philosophie de la passion amoureuse (Milan, 2004) and with Bayard, Qui pense quoi? (2012) and Pour en finir avec le bonheur (2014).

Two philosophers discuss the situation and the signification of art today:

what the word means now and for the future, and – since it is far from being

a word of the past – those things it leads us to think anew. Jean-Luc

Nancy’s highly refined thoughts on the subject are resumed and further

developed during a discussion with Jérôme Lèbre. They question the best

way to grasp the engagement of the sensitive body in artistic activity and

our approach to artworks, the relation between art and technique, art and

history, its modulation into traditional and new forms and its position in

relation to religion, politics and literature today.

SOCIETY

18/10/2017 16,90 €

260 pages 145 x 190 mm

Society

An original book.

The topic of mixed marriages .

At the end, a practical booklet with advice and addresses.

"The day I married a Christian…"

Myriam Blal est une jeune journaliste qui publie pour la première fois. Issue d’une famille d’origine tunisienne, elle a étudié et vécu en région parisienne avant de partir vivre à Nantes. Son témoignage est paru en version très courte dans la revue XXI.

In this very personal narrative, rich in unexpected events, the author tells her experience of a “mixed” marriage where love is sorely tested by religious difference and cultural discords. Written in a light, humorous style, this testimony aims to transmit confidence and courage to couples who are facing the same obstacles.

SPIRITUALITY

3/05/2017

12,90 € 150 pages

178 x 123 mm

Spirituality

A wonderful meditation on the guitar, gypsy and Flamenco jazz

Raphaël Faÿs is one of the great jazz guitarists of gypsy and flamenco music. Born in a community of travellers settled in the Parisian suburbs, his father, a jazz guitarist, taught him the instrument when he was very young. Today, recognized as the gifted heir to that tradition, he revisits the repertoire of his master: Django Reinhardt.

Raphaël Fays compares his life as a musician to building a house by giving oneself, with exigency and generosity. His faith comforts his vocation as a musician, born to make it possible for others to access the indefinable - something greater than themselves – through his music. The book of an ultra-sensitive artist, sincere and moving.

SPIRITUALITY

05/04/2017 14,90 €

180 pages 120 x 190 mm

Spirituality

Flowers raise us up and offer a glimpse of the divine

Michaël Lonsdale is an actor who has worked with the greatest m directors and film makers. He won a César for his interpretation of Brother Luc in Xavier Beauvois’ film Des hommes et des dieux. A Christian voice appreciated by a wide public.

In this little book, so richly illustrated, Michaël Lonsdale evokes a passion he has rarely spoken of: flowers. With simplicity and poetry, he describes the flowers that have made a strong impression on him and whose company he enjoys. They are a source of wonder and meditation on the beauty of the world. Messengers that link us to the mystery of Creation and the divine.

SOCIETY

23/08/2017

19,90 € 420 pages

145 x 190 mm

Spirituality

Meditate on the Gospels from day to day with Marion Culler-Colard : a beautiful lesson on humanity.

Marion Muller-Colard, a protestant theologian and writer, has researched on the Book of Job. She wrote children books, theatre plays and articles magazines such as Reforme and Panoama. Her essay L'Autre Dieu. La Plainte, la Menace et la Grâce (Labor et Fides) won the prizes Ecritures et Spiritualités and Spiritualités d'aujourd'hui in 2015. Her last book L’intranquillité (Bayard) was very successful.

The entire Gospels are commented, presented with the author’s reading and her prayers.

SPIRITUALITY

13/09/2017 16,90 €

250 pages 145 x 190 mm

Spirituality

A unique book. Few monks confide about their personal life.

An interesting description of the architecture meaning of a monastery.

An access to the wisdom of Christian monastery life.

« At the dawning of the XXIst century, which was also the beginning of my adult life, I became a monk. »

Brother Oliveto Gérardin was born in Limoges in 1978 and became a monk at 22 years old at the Abbaye de Maylis. He studied theology at the University Saint-Anselme of Rome.

A spiritual testimony from the heart of a young monk’s life. This essay is intended for all those seeking reflection on values and the meaning of life.

SPIRITUALITY

01/03/2017

12,90 € 400 pages

125 X 175 mm

Religious essay

100 invigorating texts to meditate, to capture the joy of being a Christian »

Sylvain Gasser, writer, priest, musicologist and reviewer for Diapason, has been contributing to the press and music magazines for several years. Columnist for La Croix, he is also the author of Histoire de la musique sacrée en Occident (Sony).

Fundamental questions from our everyday life: does Hell exist? Do we need a religion to believe? Does God permit catastrophes? … and many more. Eternal questions that lie at the heart of our humanity, freeing us from preconceived ideas and prejudices. Father Sylvain Gasser, an Assumptionist, responds to these questions and reflections with all the hope that fires Christian faith.

SPIRITUALITY

01/09/2017 14,90 €

160 pages 145 x 190 mm

Spirituality

This book is Jean Vanier’s testament addressed to future generations. A plea for peace and a step-by-step guide to inner freedom.

Jean Vanier, philosopher, author and humanist, founded two international organisations devoted to people with learning difficulties: L’ARCHE and FOI ET LUMIERE. His work is known and respected around the world. In 2015, he received the prestigious prize from the John Templeton Foundation

Un cri se fait entendre! is a vibrant call to each one of us, to make our lives a gift, a meeting with all those men and women we didn’t expect to cross our paths. In this book, Jean Vanier talks about his life, the foundation of Arche – especially the difficult, indeed traumatising, times – and modestly reveals the choices he made in a life devoted to others, in celibacy, yet not in religious orders

SPIRITUALITY

03/04/2017 14,90 €

150 pages 120 x 176 mm

Spirituality

The author's excellent reputation and the success of his last book: Tout amour véritable est indissoluble.

What is true friendship? A deeply moving testimony.

Jean-Paul Vesco : the authors has been a lawyer during 7 years before taking holy orders in 1995. Appointed bishop of Oran in December 2012 by Benoit XVI and lives now in Algeria. He has published Tout amour véritable est indissoluble, plaidoyer pour les divorcés-remariés, éditions du Cerf.

“I no longer call you servants, I call you friends” (Jn15,15). In the Gospels, Jesus places friendship as the supreme value in human relations. Friendship, so rare and so important in our lives, has a very special meaning that defies all definition. Friendship is born of trust, familiarity and fraternity. Mgr. Jean-Paul Vesco, Prior Provincial of the Dominicans in France until he was named Bishop of the diocese of Oran (Algeria), bears witness to all the dimensions of friendship in our social relations, but also as believers. From the gospels to everyday friends in Algeria, in the footsteps of Mgr. Claverie, or commenting Amoris Laetita - Pope Francis’s most recent encyclical - Jean-Paul Vesco describes friendship as he found it; friendship that makes bonds between individuals, communities, peoples. Between man and God. An authentic confession.

Series « J’y crois »

20/09/2017 14,90 €

150 pages 120 x 176 mm

Spirituality

Why has transmission become such an important subject today, in our individual lives and as a society?

Nathalie Sarthou-Lajus has been the editor-in-chief of Etudes since 2007. A philosophe, she has published Sauver nos vies (Albin Michel, 2013) and Éloge de la dette (PUF, 2012), and with Alexis Jenni, Une vie simple (Albin Michel).

Could it be that making a success of your life means also transmitting? The author reflects on transmission as a philosopher, but also as a mother, woman and citizen.

HISTORY OF RELIGIONS

19/04/2016 21,90 €

300 pages 145 x 190 mm

History of religions

An accessible, lively summary

An eternal theme: art history and religion

Christian art in the East and the West: two conceptions, two traditions. Are they irreconcilable?

François Boespflug, is a professor at Strasbourg University, a theologian and a historian of arts and religions. He has published Dieu et ses images (Bayard 2011) and lots of other books translated throughout the world.

Emanuela Fogliadini teaches the history of Byzance and Orthodoxy at Milan Faculty of theology. She’s one of the best specialists of the art of icones.

This fascinating essay, extremely well documented both theologically and historically, awakens a founding debate that seems more than ever pertinent today. .

HISTORY OF RELIGIONS

05/04/2017 24,90€

300 pages 175 x 215 mm

Religion, archeology

The latest developments on the subject

The polemic side of discoveries

Beautiful book with pictures and maps

The discoveries that told the Bible story

Estelle Villeneuve is an archeologist, specialized on Middle east. She published with Thomas Römer La Bible quelles histoires ! Les dernières découvertes, les dernières hypothèses (Bayard 2014) and with J.-B. Humbert L’affaire Qumran.

A breath-taking journey on the trail of great discoveries, landmarks in the history of biblical archaeology that take on special significance in the light of on-going events.

HISTORY OF RELIGIONS

18/10/2017 35 €

700 pages 155 x 230 mm

History of religions

Simon Claude Mimouni holds the “Origines du christianisme“ chair at the Ecole pratique des hautes études. An internationally renowned specialist of the history and formation of the movement of Jesus’s disciples, especially in Judaism, he is a prolific author: recently of Le judaïsme ancien (PUF), and, with Editions Bayard, Jacques, frère de Jésus.

In this book, Simon Mimouni presents a captivating selection of studies on the origins of Christianity, the great figures such as Jesus of Nazareth, Paul, Mary of Nazareth and biblical apocrypha. Rich in information that helps us understand the beginnings of the Christian movement, its evolution and its history in the context of the Judaism of the two first centuries of our age.

Who were the first Christians? What do we know today about the break away from Judaism?

BIBLE

25/10/2017 29,90 €

260 pages 176 x 218 mm

Bible

Thomas Römer holds the “Milieux bibliques” chair at the Collège de France. Considered to be one of the most distinguished specialists of the formation and history of the Hebrew Bible, he has written many books including La Bible, quelles histoires! (Bayard) and L’invention de Dieu (Seuil). He is co-author of L’ Ancien Testament commenté : la Genèse, with Albert de Pury and Konrad Schmid.

“The LORD brought you out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” The Book of Exodus tells this confession like a story – the principal affirmation of faith of the Hebrew Bible. Thomas Römer’s commentary is a logical and welcome sequel to the Nouveau Testament commenté and L’Ancien Testament commenté: La Genèse. Intended for a wide public, this book is unique in France.

For the first time, the story of the Exodus commented by one of the greatest Biblicists of his generation

BIBLE

15/02/2017

6,90 € 640 pages

90x 140 mm

Bible

New translation of the New Testament and Psalms, approved by Rome and the ensemble of French-speaking bishops.

A practical pocket format, easy to carry around.

The New Testament and all 150 Psalms in the new liturgical translation, in one pocket-format book

The New Testament and the Psalms contain the texts most often read and meditated by Christians. In the new liturgical translation, they are assembled in one volume.

The New Testament is all the texts relative to the life of Jesus (the 4 Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles) and the teaching of his disciples (especially Saint Paul’s letters). The Book of Psalms is part of the Old Testament, containing 150 psalms. For Christians (especially monks), the psalms are part of the prayers they chant during religious celebrations.

BIBLE

1/02/2017 16,90 €

300 pages 120 x 176 mm

Bible

Father Christophe Raimbault is vicar general of the Tours diocese. Doctor of theology, graduate of the École biblique et archéologique de Jerusalem, he teaches the Bible at the Institut catholique of Paris.

Father Christophe Raimbault presents a commentary followed by the 4 Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. His priority is to make these rich texts accessible to a wide public. Each passage is studied beginning with the original text. The commentary is based on an explanation of the most significant terms and expressions, followed by a precise description of the religious and historical context.

A complete commentary of the 4 Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, with liturgical texts

BIBLE

1er/09/2017

49,90 € 672 pages

215 x 275 mm

Bible

A beautiful book: board cover with jacket and more than

200 full-colour illustrations

A new great encyclopaedia about Jesus, intersection of a wide range of contemporary knowledge

Les auteurs : Daniel Marguerat, Jacques Schlosser, Pierre Goltrain, Marie-Françoise Baslez, Simon-Claude Mimouni, Murphy O’Connor, Jean Zumstein, Maurice Sartre, Michel Quesnel, Folker Siegert, Pierre Maraval, François Boespflug…

Truly exceptional – in its appearance as well as its rich texts and illustrations - this book constitutes an astounding panorama of today’s knowledge about Jesus. Presented by the greatest exegetes, Biblicists and historians, major archaeological discoveries and the most recent historical, theological and artistic viewpoints.

RELIGION

01/03/2017 14,90 €

300 pages 145 x 190 mm

Religion

Michel Kubler. Priest and theologian, was a journalist and editor-in-chief of the daily La Croix for twelve years, before going to Bucharest to direct the “Saint Pierre – Saint André” Study Centre. In 2010, he joined the Dombes Group, about forty people who are now an international reference in ecumenical dialogue. In 2014, Bayard published his Petit parcours de foi.

Jean-François Clavairoly is a vicar, president of the Protestant Federation of France since 2013, also a member of the Dombes Group which assembles Protestant and Catholic theologians engaged in ecumenical dialogue. In 2011, he published Paroles d’alliance, Dialogue entre un pasteur et un rabbin sur la société française (F. Bourin) with Haïm Korsia, France’s Chief Rabbi.

To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reform, the founding event of Protestantism, two well-known figures of Christianity involved in ecumenical dialogue ‘oppose’ each other to reveal the historical and theological foundations of their churches. Passionate and intelligent, their debate makes captivating reading.

What are the differences and disagreements between Catholics and Protestants?

RELIGION

3/04/2017 16,90 €

280 pages 123 x 178 mm

Religion

Marc-Alain Ouaknin, PhD, university professor (Associate Professor of the University Bar-Ilan in Israel), followed rabbinic studies. His work, at the crossroads of theology, philosophy and psychoanalysis, creates a dialogue between literature and contemporary thinking with texts from the Bible, the Midrash, the Talmud, the Kabbalah and Hassidism. His books include La Bible de l’humour juif and La Tora expliquée aux enfants…

“Speaking for myself, I have never sought proof of God’s existence, I don’t need it. But I have searched for evidence of his inexistence, and have never found any!” Poetry, inspiration and humour take pride of place in this quest-investigation by Marc- Alain Ouaknin. God is elusive. As the pages turn, the reader discovers in the manner of a fisherman: the wise man who casts his line again and again in his quest; patiently meditating, reflecting one image after another depending on chance meetings.

Is God prepared to let himself be hooked, like a shallow-water fish? A new and completely revised edition of a contemporary classic of Jewish spirituality.

RELIGION

12/04/2017 14,90 €

250 pages 145 x 190 mm

Religion

A huge variety of questions makes this book an authentic little encyclopaedia

For a wide public, ideal for chaplaincy, parish groups, catechism…

Theologians answer all your questions about the Catholic faith

Theologians, priests and authors who contributed to this book: Anne Soupa, Anne Lécu, Christine Pedotti, Bernard Sesbouë, Henri-Jérôme Gagey, Roland Gosselin, Michel Kubler, Gérard Billon, Franck Javary, Luc Forestier, Antoine Nouis, Emmanuel Pisani, Christian Petitfils, Michel Legrain, Sylvain Gasser, Jacques Nieuviarts, Philippe Marsset, Frédéric Louzeau…

In this book, more than a hundred questions on different themes of the Catholic faith. • What exactly were Adam and Eve guilty of? • Why is there so much violence in the Bible? • What does it mean to be a Catholic? • Can we go to Hell? • What is the invisible world? • What does indissoluble marriage mean? • Jesus teaches: "Do not judge others." But is that always possible?

RELIGION

19/10/2017

19,90 € 380 pages

145 x 190 mm

Religion, essay

A book that will enhance the debate within the Church.

A book for readers, religious or not religious, who wish to see the Christian churches evolve.

Why and how can we make the reforms the Church needs today? The debate is a potential bomb.

Christoph Théobald, a Jesuit, is one of the best European christian theologians, specialist of Vatican II. Originary german, he has been working and teaching in France, at Centre Sèvres. He is also editor-in-chief of Recherches de science religieuse and has written various books at Bayard such as Transmettre un évangile de liberté and Vous avez dit vocation ?

What could be more urgently needed in pastoral life than the Christian mission in today’s society? The author makes this a key criterium of Church reform.

THEOLOGY

19/10/2017 9,90 €

80 pages 123 x 178 mm

Theology

Christoph Théobald, a Jesuit, is one of the best European christian theologians, specialist of Vatican II. Originary german, he has been working and teaching in France, at Centre Sèvres. He is also editor-in-chief of Recherches de science religieuse and has written various books at Bayard such as Transmettre un évangile de liberté and Vous avez dit vocation ?

Does theology have a future in our post-modern, secular societies? The author replies with dynamism and frankness. Theology can bring us an essential critical faculty, access to knowledge of the world of faith.

Does theology have a future?