Evangelization Bibliography
Apostolic Letters, Encyclicals, and Vatican Documents
Vatican Documents
Catechism of the Catholic Church (second edition revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II). Libreria Editrice Vaticana: Washington, DC: USCC, 1997.
General Directory for Catechesis. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Washington, DC: USCC, 1997.
Toward a Pastoral Approach to Culture. Pontifical Council for Culture, May 23, 1999.
The Priest and the Third Christian Millennium, Teacher of the Word, Minister of the Sacraments, and Leader of the Community. Congregation of the Clergy, March 19, 1999.
Jesus Christ, the Bearer of the Water of Life, A Christian Reflection on the “New Age.” Pontifical Council for Culture and Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, 2003.
Flannery, Austin, O.P., general editor. The Basic Documents of Vatican Council II, Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations. Northport, New York: Costello Publishing Company, 1996.
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Pope Paul VI
Evangelii Nuntiandi (On Evangelization in the Modern World). Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI. December 8, 1975.
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John Paul II
Catechesi Tradendae (Catechesis in Our Time). Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II. October 16, 1979.
Dives in Misericordia (The Mercy of God). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, November 30, 1980.
Familiaris Consortio (The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World). Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II, November 22, 1981.
Dominum et Vivificantem (The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, May 18, 1986.
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concern). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, December 30, 1987.
Christifideles Laici (The Lay Members of Christ’s Faithful People). Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II, December 30, 1988
Redemptoris Missio (Mission of the Redeemer). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, December 7, 1990.
Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of the Truth). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, August 6, 1993.
Tertio Millennio Adveniente (To the Bishops, Clergy, and Lay Faithful On Preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000). Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II, November 10, 1994.
Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995.
Dies Domini (On Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy). Apostolic Letter of the Holy Father Pope John Paul II, May 31, 1998.
Ut Unum Sint (On Commitment to Ecumenism). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, May 25, 1998.
Fides et Ratio (On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, September 14, 1998.
Cooperatio Missionalis (Instruction on Missionary Cooperation). The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, October 1, 1998.
Incarnationis Mysterium (The Mystery of the Incarnation). Bull of Indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, November 29, 1998.
Ecclesia in America (The Church in America). Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II, January 22, 1999.
Novo Millennio Ineunte (At the Beginning of the New Millennium). Apostolic Letter of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II to the Bishops, Clergy, and Lay Faithful at the Close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, January 6, 2001.
Rosarium Virginis Mariae (On the Most Holy Rosary). Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II, October 16, 2002.
Ecclesia de Eucharistia (On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church). Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, April 17, 2003.
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Committee on Black Catholics. Here I Am, Send Me. A Conference Response to the Evangelization of African Americans and the National Black Catholic Pastoral Plan. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1989.
USCCB. Heritage and Hope/Evangelization in the United States. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1990.
Committee on Evangelization. Go and Make Disciples, A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1990.
Committee on Hispanic Affairs. The Hispanic Presence in the New Evangelization in the United States. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1996.
Committee on Evangelization. Thy Kingdom Come, A Manual for Diocesan Evangelization. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1996.
Committee on Missions. Celebrating “To the Ends of the Earth” An Anniversary Statement on World Mission. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1996.
USCCB Department of Education. The Living Light. (Special Issue on Evangelization in the U.S. Catholic Church.)
USCCB Committee on African American Catholics and on Hispanic Affairs. Reconciled through Christ, On Reconciliation and Greater Collaboration Between Hispanic American Catholics and African American Catholics. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1997.
USCCB Committee on Family, Laity, Women, and Youth. Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 1995.
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Catechisms, Encyclopedia, Dictionaries
Bokenkotter, Thomas. Dynamic Catholicism: A Historical Catechism. New York, New York: Image Books Doubleday, 1992.
Catechism of the Catholic Church. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Press, 1994.
Downey, Michael, editor. The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1993.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why It Matters. New York, New York: Doubleday Press, 2003.
Marthaler, Berard L., O.F.M.Conv. The Creed. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1987.
McBrien, Richard P. Catholicism. San Francisco, California: Harper Collins Publishing, 1996.
McBrien, Richard P., General Editor. The Harpercollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. San Francisco, California: Harper Collins Publisher, 1995.
Rausch, Thomas P. Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, a Michael Glazier Book, 1996.
Shaw, Russell., editor. Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 1997.
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Evangelization
Baranowski, Arthur. Creating Small Faith Communities. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1988.
Barrett, David and Todd M. Johnson. Our Globe and How to Reach It: Seeing the World Evangelized by AD 2000 and Beyond. Birmingham, Alabama, New Hope Press, 1990.
Bausch, William J. Catholics in Crisis? The Church Confronts Contemporary Challenges. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1999.
Bausch, William. The Parish of the Next Millennium. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1997.
Bausch, William J. Brave New Church: From Turmoil to Trust. Mystic, Connesticut: Twenty-Third Press, 2001.
Belletto, Christopher M. Lost and Found Catholics: Voices of Vatican II. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1999.
Blum, Susan. Share Your Faith: A Behavioral Approach to Evangelization Training. Boca Raton, Florida: Jeremiah Press, 1990.
Blum, Susan. The Ministry of Evangelization. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1988.
Bohr, David. Evangelization in America. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1977.
Boyack, Kenneth, C.S.P. The New Catholic Evangelization. Mahway, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1992.
Boyack, Kenneth, C.S.P., Catholic Evangelization Today. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1987.
Brennan, Patrick. Parishes That Excel: Models of Excellence in Education, Ministry, and Evangelization. New York, New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1992.
Brennan, Patrick. Re-Imagining Evangelization: Toward the Reign of God and the Communal Parish. New York, New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1995.
Brennan, Patrick. Re-Imagining the Parish. New York, New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1991.
Brennan, Patrick. The Evangelizing Parish. Allen, Texas: Tabor Publishing, 1987.
Deck, Sylvia Cirone. Ministry of Hospitality. Kansas City, Missouri: Sheed and Ward, 1996.
DeSiano, Frank, C.S.P. Sowing New Seed.: Directions for Evangelization Today. Mahway, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1994.
DeSiano, Frank, C.S.P. The Evangelizing Catholic: A Practical Handbook for Reaching Out. New York, New York: The Paulist Press, 1999.
DeSiano, Frank, C.S.P. and Kenneth Boyack, C.S.P. Commentary and Planning Guide for Go and Make Disciples. Washington, D.C.: Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association, 1993.
DeSiano, Frank, C.S.P. and Kenneth Boyack, C.S.P. Creating the Evangelizing Parish. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1993.
DeSiano, Frank, C.S.P. and Kenneth Boyack, C.S.P. Discovering My Experience of God: Awareness and Witness. Mahway, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1992.
De Siano, Frank, C.S.P. and Susan Blum Gerding. Lay Ministers, Lay Disciples. Evangelizing Power in the Parish. Mahway, New Jersey, The Paulist Press, 1998.
DeSiano, Frank P., C.S.P. The Seven Commandments of Discipleship: What God Asks of Us. Mahwah, New Jersey, The Paulist Press, 2003.
Dulles, Avery, S.J. “Seven Essentials of Evangelization,” in Origins, CNS Documentary Service: Vol.25: No.23 - November 23, 1995, p.397.
Ekstron, Reynolds and John Roberto, eds. Access Guide to Youth Ministry: Evangelization. New Rochelle, New York: Don Bosco Multimedia, 1989.
Episcopal Committee of Baja and Alta California, Sonora and Arizona. Without Borders/Guidelines for an Evangelizing Catechesis. (Available in English and Spanish) Sacramento, California: California Catholic Conference, 1993.
Gallup, George and Jim Castelli. The People’s Religion: American Faith in the 90’s. New York, New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, 1989.
George, Cardinal Francis, O.M.I. Becoming an Evangelizing People: A Pastoral Letter by the Archbishop of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The New World Publishing Company, 1997.
Gremillion, Joseph and Jim Castelli. The Emerging Parish: The Notre Dame Study of Catholic Parish Life Since Vatican II. San Francisco, California: Harper and Row, 1987.
Groome, Thomas H. What Makes Us Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life. San Francisco, California: Harper San Francisco, A Division of Harper Collins Publishers, 2001.
Hater, Rev. Robert J., Ph.D. Catholic Evangelization: The Heart of Ministry. Dubuque, Iowa: Harcourt Religion Publishers, 2002.
Hunt, Michael. College Catholics: A New Counter-Culture. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1993.
Ludwig, Robert. Reconstructing Catholicism. New York, New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1995.
Lynch, Pat. Awakening the Giant, Evangelism and the Catholic Church. London, England: Darton, Longman, and Todd, 1990.
Martin, Ralph, and Peter Williamson, eds. Pope John Paul II and the New Evangelization. San Francisco, California: Ignatius Press, 1995.
Morris, Thomas. The RCIA: Transforming the Church. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1989.
Mueller, Walter. Direct Mail Ministry: Evangelism, Stewardship, Caregiving. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1989.
Nevins, Albert. Strangers at Your Door: How to Respond to Jehovah’s Witness, the Mormans, Televangelists, Cults, and More…Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Press, 1988.
O’Connell, Timothy E. Making Disciples: A Handbook of Christian Moral Formation. New York, New York: A Crossroad Herder Book, The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1998.
Pable, Martin, O.F.M.Cap. Catholics and Fundamentalists: Understanding the Difference. Chicago, Illinois: ACTA Publications, 1997.
Pable, Martin W., O.F.M.Cap. Reclaim the Fire: A Parish Guide to Evangelization. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2002.
Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association. A Summary - Go and Make Disciples. Washington, D.C.: Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association, 1993.
Pilarczyk, Archbishop Daniel E. Thinking Catholic. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1998.
Rodriguez, Archbishop. “An Overview of ‘The Church in America’” in Origins, CNS Documentary Service. April 8, 1999 Vol. 28: No.42.
Roof, Wade Clark. A Generation of Seekers: The Spiritual Journeys of the Baby Boom Generation. San Francisco, California: Harper, 1993.
Scheuring, Tom and Lyn, and Marybeth Greene, eds. The Poor and the Good News: A Call to Evangelize. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1993.
Sweetser, Thomas P., S.J. The Parish as Covenant, A Call to Pastoral Partnership. Franklin, Wisconsin: Sheed and Ward, 2001.
Texas Bishops. “A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization” in Origins, CNS Documentary Service Vol. 18: No. 46, April 27, 1989.
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Jesus
Alison, James. Knowing Jesus. Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England: The Cromwell Press, 2002.
Bawer, Bruce. Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity. New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1997.
Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1997.
Cunningham, Phillip J., C.S.P. A Believer’s Search for the Jesus of History. Maywah, New Jersey, The Paulist Press, 1999.
Edwards, Denis. Jesus the Wisdom of God: An Ecological Theology. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1995.
Harrington, Daniel J., S.J. Who Is Jesus? Why Is He Important? An Invitation to the New Testament. Franklin, Wisconsin: Sheed and Ward, 1999.
Hill, Brennan. Jesus the Christ: Contemporary Perspectives. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1997.
Jegen, Carol Frances, B.V.M. Jesus the Peace-Maker. Kansas City, Missouri: Sheed and Ward, 1986.
Johnson, Elizabeth A. Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology. New York, New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1997.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel. San Francisco, California: Harper San Francisco, 1999.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quent for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels. San Francisco, California: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997.
Nolan, Albert. Jesus Before Christianity. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1998.
Nouwen, Henri. Edited and Introduced by Michael O’Laughlin. Jesus: A Gospel. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2001.
O’Collins, Gerald, S.J. Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systemtic Study of Jesus. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Rahner, Karl. Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity. New York, New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1998.
Rausch, Thomas P. Who Is Jesus? Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 2003.
Schneiders, Sandra M. Written That You May Believe, Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel. New York, New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1999.
Sobrino, Jon, S.J. Christology at the Crossroads. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1994.
Spoto, Donald. The Hidden Jesus: A New Life. New York, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998.
Wright, N.T. Who Was Jesus? Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992.
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Reconciliation/Outreach to Inactives
Aridas, Chris. Reconciliation: Celebrating God’s Healing Forgiveness. Garden City, New York: Image Books, A Division of Doubleday & Company, 1985.
Barbernitz, Patricia. Parish Ministry for Returning Catholics. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1993.
Bausch, William. While You Were Gone: A Handbook for Returning Catholics and Those Thinking About It. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenth-Third Publications, 1994.
Burke, Harriet, Bill Edens, Ken McGuire and Maggie Stapp. People, Promise, and Community. New York, New York: The Paulist Press, 1997.
Champlin, Joseph. The Marginal Catholic: Challenge, Don’t Crush. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1989.
Crichton, J.D. The Ministry of Reconciliation: A Commentary on the Order of Penance. Great Britain, United Kingdom, 1974.
Cunningham, Lawrence. Faith Rediscovered: Coming Home to Catholicism. Maywah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1987.
Dallen, James and Joeph Favazza. Removing the Barriers: The Practice of Reconciliation. Chicago, Illinois: Liturgy Training Publications, 1991.
Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1978.
Duquin, Loren Hanley. Could You Ever Come Back to the Catholic Church. New York, New York: Alba House Press, 1997.
Finley, Mitch. The Seeker’s Guide to Being Catholic. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Press, 1997.
Fitzgerald, William J. Stories of Coming Home. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1997.
Gallagher, Michael. What Are They Saying About Unbelief? Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1995.
Grgic, Bob. Reconciliation: Prayers of Healing and Forgiveness - a Youth Ministry Handbook. Kansas City, Missouri: Sheed & Ward, 1992.
Hahn, Scott and Kimberly Hahn. Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism. San Francisco, California: Ignatius Press, 1993.
Harmony, Sarah. Re-Membering/The Ministry of Welcoming Alienated and Inactive Catholics. Collegevill, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1991.
Hellwig, Monika. Sign of Reconciliation and Conversion: The Sacrament of Penance for Our Times. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1984.
Higgans, Gregory. Where Do YOU Stand? Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1995.
Hoge, Dean. Converts, Dropouts, and Returnees. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1981.
Kemp, Carrie and Donald Pologruto. Catholics Coming Home/A Handbook for Church Reaching Out to Inactive Catholics. San Francisco, California: Harper San Francisco, 1990.
McKee, William, CssR. How To Reach Out To Inactive Catholics. Liguori, Missouri: Liguori Publications, 1982.
Meeks, Blair. Ritual and Reconciliation. Washington, D.C.: Liturgical Conference, 1991.
Mick, Lawrence. Penance: The Once and Future Sacrament. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1987.
Osborne, Kenan. Reconciliation and Justification: The Sacrament and Its Theology. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1990.
Petri, Gary, Nancy Foley and Sr. Marian Klostermann, O.S.F. An Outreach for Inactive Catholics/WE MISS YOU. Kansas City, Missouri: Archdiocese of Omaha, Sheed & Ward, 1993.
Sullivan, Francis. Creative Fidelity: Weighing and Intepreting Documents of the Magisterium. Mahwah, New Jersey: The Paulist Press, 1996.
Wakefield, Dan. Returning: A Spiritual Journey. New York, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1987.
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U.S. Culture and Evangelization
Bellah, Robert N., Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton. Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life. New York, New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1986.
Burghardt, Walter J., S.J. Long Have I Loved You, A Theologian Reflects on His Church. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2000.
Carroll, Colleen. The New Faithful, Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Press, 2002.
Chinnici, Joseph P., O.F.M. Living Stones, The History and Structure of Catholic Spiritual Life in the United States (The Bicentennial History of the Catholic Church in America Authorized by the NCCB). New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
Cuneo, Michael W. The Smoke of Satan, Conservative and Traditionalist Dissent in Contemporary American Catholicism. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Davidson, James D. and Andrea S. Williams, Richard A. Lamanna, Jan Stenftenagel, Kathleen Mass Weigert, Willaim J. Whalen, Patricia Wittberg, S.C. The Search for Common Ground: What Unites and Divides Catholic Americans. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 1997.
Dumestre, Marcel J. A Church at Risk: The Challenge of Spiritually Hungry Adults. New York: A Crossroad Herder Book, the Crossroad Publishing Company, 1997.
Eck, Diana L. A New Religious America, How a “Christian Country” Has Become the World’s Most Religiously Diverse Nation. San Francisco, California: Harper San Francisco, a Division of Harper Collins Publishers, 2001.
Fisher, James T. A History of Catholics in America. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Fogarty, Gerald P., S.J., Editor. Patterns of Episcopal Leadership (The Bicentennial History of the Catholic Church in America Authorized by the NCCB). New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
Gillis, Chester. Roman Catholicism in America. New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
Johnson, Luke Timothy. Faith’s Freedom: A Classic Spirituality for Contemporary Christians. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress/Augsburg Press, 1990.
Kanter, Donald L. and Philip H. Mirvis. The Cynical Americans: Living and Working in an Age of Discontect and Disillusion. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989.
Kennelly, Karen, C.S.J., Editor. American Catholic Women, A Historical Exploration (The Bicentennial History of the Catholic Church in America Authorized by the NCCB). New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
Liptak, Dolores, R.S.M. Immigrants and Their Church (The Bicentennial History of the Catholic Church in America Authorized by the NCCB). New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
Massa, Mark. Catholics and American Culture, Fulton Sheen, Dorothy Day, and the Notre Dame Football Team. New York, New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1999.
Morris, Charles R. American Catholic: The Saints and Sinners Who Built America’s Most Powerful Church. New York: Times Books, a Division of Random House, Inc., 1997.
Newhaus, Richard John. An Appointment in Rome: The Church in America Awakening. New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1999.
O’Brien, David. Public Catholicism (The Bicentennial History of the Catholic Church in America Authorized by the NCCB). New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
Pable, Martin. Catholics and Fundamentalists: Understanding the Difference. Chicago: ACTA Publications, 1997.
Reher, Margaret Mary. Catholic Intellectual Life in America (The Bicentennial History of the Catholic Church in America Authorized by the NCCB). New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989.
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