Author Archives: Bookworm
Ecological hospitality
Hosting Earth: Facing the Climate Emergency (Routledge, 2024) is a timely volume in the emerging literature of environmental philosophy. Co-edited by Boston College Charles Seelig Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney and BC alumni Peter Klapes and Urwa Hameed, the book … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Earth, environment, nature, Philosophy Department
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Early Christianity encyclopedia
The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, co-edited by Boston College’s Margaret O’Brien Flatley Professor of Catholic Theology David G. Hunter, focuses on early Christianity from a historical perspective in order to uncover the lasting legacy of the authors and texts. … Continue reading
The Battle of Sitka
At the turn of the 19th century, Russia was a rising power in North America, with an empire that extended across the Bering Sea, through the Aleutians and Kodiak Island, and down the Alaskan panhandle. The objective was to corner … Continue reading
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Tagged Political Science department, Russia, U.S. history
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International intrigue follows James Krieg
The Neighbor from Geneva is the second international thriller written by 1977 Boston College grad F. David Ford. Like his debut novel, The Great Trade, this book features the adventures of former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer James Krieg, who … Continue reading
Discover What Matters
As a resident assistant at Boston College, Elizabeth McColloch ’21 gave support and advice to many students. She tapped the wisdom gained from those conversations and her own college experience and wrote a book for incoming and current college students … Continue reading
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Tagged Carroll School of Management, college, discernment, Ignatian
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A school principal’s must-have
The seventh edition of The Principal’s Legal Handbook (Education Law Association, 2024), co-edited by Lynch School of Education and Human Development Associate Professor Raquel Muñiz, is the definitive guide to key legal and policy topics that impact school leaders. This … Continue reading
Honors for Eaton
Associate Professor of History Nicole Eaton has won honors for her 2023 book German Blood, Slavic Soil: How Nazi Königsberg Became Soviet Kaliningrad (Cornell University Press). The book offers a deep exploration of this port city on the Baltic Sea—the … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, History Department, Russia
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Sy Montgomery: Secrets of the Octopus
Boston College will host a talk by Sy Montgomery, a naturalist and author of more than 30 books for adults and children, on November 20 at Gasson Hall, room 100 at 7 p.m. She will speak about her book, Secrets … Continue reading
Final words from Rick Gaillardetz
One year ago today, Boston College’s Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard Gaillardetz died. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the theologian started sharing his thoughts and reflections on CaringBridge. His essays have been collected in a volume titled While I … Continue reading
Reuben Jonathan Miller on mass incarceration
Reuben Jonathan Miller, an associate professor at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice and a research professor at the American Bar Foundation, will present “Mass Incarceration, Voting Rights, and Citizenship” at Boston College … Continue reading
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