An Embarrassment of Riches: American Religious Pluralism as a Threat to Religious Belief
By Richard Grigg
Religious diversity is a sign of the vitality of American spirituality, but it presents a challenge: a thoughtful believer will most likely recognize that religious “Others” hold beliefs that contradict his or her own and will confront the fact that there is apparently no better evidence for his or her own beliefs than for those held by the religious Other. Thus the religious Other can easily become the “disconfirming Other. “An Embarrassment of Riches examines in detail the various responses open to the believer challenged by the disconfirming Other, from self-deception of New Age spirituality to rigid fundamentalist opposition.
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Educators in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Edited by John L. Elias and Lucinda A. Nolan
This book contains a collection of studies of prominent educators who have made significant contributions to handing on the Catholic intellectual tradition in the United States. These men and women have enriched this tradition by careful attention to educational theories and methods that find their origin in the Jewish and Christian past. Ancient Israel was assiduous in handing on the Torah or Law, the prophets dramatically called people back to the practices of the covenant, and the sages gave practical advice for everyday living. The Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of Paul chronicle the careful attention to safeguarding and transmitting the teachings in the early apostolic Christian communities. Contributors to this tradition in the past three centuries have been mainly European scholars. However, in the past two centuries educators in the United States have made notable contributions to the task of handing on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Contributors include John L. Elias, Philip A. Franco, Ann M. Heekin, Harold D. Horell, Luz M. Ibarra, Lucinda A. Nolan and Jacqueline Parascandola
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Driven Under the Influence
Essays in Theology, 1974-2004
By: Frans Jozef van Beeck, S.J.
The Dutch-born Father Frans Jozef van Beeck has been a Jesuit for nearly 60 years. A respected theologian and teacher, he has written several books on ecclesiology and on the Catholic Church’s relationship with Judaism. Father van Beeck’s multi-volume project, God Encountered: A Contemporary Catholic Systematic Theology, is still a work in progress. Driven Under the Influence is a provocative sampling of his unpublished ideas over a 30-year period. The essays chosen here suggest the breadth and depth of his scholarly interests. They range from fundamental issues such as Christology and Trinitarian theology to encounters with non-Christians, especially Jews, to thorny contemporary issues such as the ordination of women, to very personal reflections on literature and faith. It is a collection sure to stimulate and inspire. 2006 (ISBN 1-888112-14-X)
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The Contribution of Monastic Life to the Church and the World Examining The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Volume 2: Issues and Perspectives 
Edited by Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D., and Oliver J. Morgan, Ph.D.
This volume continues and expands on the conversations in Volume 1 about the vitality, influence and contemporary relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition. The particular concern of this volume is to explore what it means to imbue that tradition in the day-to-day life at Catholic colleges and universities. Contributions focus on such topics as the responsibilities of being stewards of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the challenges and rewards of learning and teaching within that tradition, current perceptions of Catholic identity in academia and the ongoing task of harmonizing faith and reason.
Contributors include Anthony J. Cernera, Francis X. Clooney, Michele Dillon, Louis Dupré, Mildred Haipt, OSU, Monika Hellwig, Michael J. Himes, Robert P. Imbelli, Ursula King, Kathleen A. Mahoney, Gerald A. McCool, SJ, Oliver J. Morgan, David J. O'Brien, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Brian Stiltner, and Frans Jozef van Beeck, SJ.
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Essays in Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Mount Saviour Monastery
Edited by Martin Boler and Anthony J. Cernera
Mount Saviour Monastery was founded by Fathers Damasus, Gregory, Placid, and Bernard in the fields of the Hofbauer farm in upstate New York in the spirit of the joy of the Paschal Lord that He wishes to share with us, as described by Saint John: “That my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete' (John 15:11). The essays gathered in this volume celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Mount Saviour, and the contributors not only reminisce about this exemplary monastery but also reflect on Benedictine life in general and the ongoing contributions of monastic life to the Church and to the world at large.
About the Editors: Martin Boler, OSB, is a priest and Prior of Mount Saviour Monastery in Pine City, New York. Anthony J. Cernera is the former president of Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Vatican II: The Continuing Agenda
Edited by Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D.
The essays in this collection examine the spirit of Vatican II at work during
a period of rapid changes and profound transitions within the global community. Contributors include John Borelli, Anthony J. Cernera, Brigid Curtin Frein, Jeffrey Gros, FSC, Jan Michael Joncas, James F. Keenan, SJ, Georgia Masters Keightley, H. Richard McCord, Jr., William C. McDonough, Oliver J. Morgan, David J. O'Brien, and Margaret A. Palliser, OP
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Continuity and Plurality in Catholic Theology
Essays in Honor of Gerald A. McCool, SJ
Edited by Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D.
The essays gathered in the Festschrift, on the occasion of Father McCool's eightieth birthday, celebrate his life and contributions to the Church and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Contributors include John P. Boyle, William V. Dych, SJ, Donald L. Gelpi, SJ, Joseph A. Komonchak, Matthew L. Lamb, John O'Donnell, SJ, Thomas F. O'Meara, OP, Andrew Tallon, and Frans Jozef van Beeck, SJ.
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Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Implications for Academic Programs and Curriculum Development
As institutions of Catholic higher education in the United States continue to the challenges of their unique mission, many have come to identify their mission with the dissemination and ongoing development of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
In November 2000, Sacred Heart University hosted the Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Conference, bringing together noted scholars from across the country for discussion on some of the issues raised in Volume 1 of Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (see above) the conference brought together a number of noted Catholic scholars and participants for discussion of relevant topics.
A set of four videotapes of the Conference presentations is now available!
The four-videotape set includes 360 minutes of presentations, panel discussions and comments on the topics: "Stewards of the Tradition," "Developing the Tradition," "Maintaining the Tradition, and "Teaching as Vocation." Speakers include Anthony J. Cernera, Francis X. Clooney, Michele Dillon, Louis Dupré, Mildred Haipt, OSU, Monika Hellwig, Michael J. Himes, Robert P. Imbelli, Ursula King, Kathleen A. Mahoney, Gerald A. McCool, SJ, David J. O'Brien, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Brian Stiltner, and Frans Jozef van Beeck, SJ.
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Examining The Catholic Intellectual Tradition Volume 1
Edited by Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D., and Oliver J. Morgan, Ph.D.
This collection of essays by a variety of educators, scholars, and theologians lays out some of the content behind the term "Catholic intellectual tradition," a tradition that is both a treasury of classic and contemporary texts, including religious and aesthetic products, and a "way of doing things" borne of experience, prayer, and critical reflection. Contributions focus on such topics as the ideal of the Catholic mind, the relationship between Catholicism and other faith traditions, notions of the Catholic artist and intellectual, and future directions for Catholic universities. (See Volume 2, below.)
For Table of Contents, notes on contributors, sample chapters, click here.
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