Author Archives: Bookworm
Meet Anita Shreve
Acclaimed writer (and Massachusetts native) Anita Shreve will discuss and sign her new book Rescue on Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Devlin 008. Books will be available for sale. The book event is sponsored by the BC Bookstore. Shreve … Continue reading
Urban schools
Charles M. Payne, noted for his writings on school reform and urban education, will speak at the Lynch School of Education’s Fall Symposium on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in the Yawkey Center. Payne is the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished … Continue reading
Today’s event postponed
Breaking News: This event has been postponed due to weather-related travel problems. Award-winning writer Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, will talk about his upcoming book on immigrants in contemporary New York on Dec. 1 at … Continue reading
Award for Cornille
Congratulations to Theology Associate Professor Catherine Cornille whose book The Im-Possibility of Interrreligious Dialogue has won the Frederick J. Streng Award for Excellence from the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. The award is given to a work that “makes an important contribution … Continue reading
Ethics and the university
BC Founders Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., explores the power of the word of God and the word of human being in his new book Ethics of the Word: Voices in the Catholic Church Today. A review in America … Continue reading
Before the High Holy Days
German/Jewish writer Esther Dischereit will give a multi-media presentation about “Before the High Holy Days the House was Full of Whisperings and Rustlings,” her project in the German city of Dülmen, honoring the city’s former Jewish inhabitants. The presentation will … Continue reading
Liberal arts in crisis?
Renowned scholars and authors will visit the campus on Saturday, Nov. 13 to discuss the value and future of liberal arts education in the 21st century. Featured speakers will be: New York Times contributor Stanley Fish, Pulitzer Prize winner Louis … Continue reading
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Tagged curriculum, Institute for the Liberal Arts, universities
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Does a president’s faith matter?
Damon Linker will discuss and defend his new book The Religious Test: Why We Must Question the Beliefs of Our Leaders, in which he argues that certain elements of religious belief—including radical atheism—may very well be incompatible with high office, and sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, faith
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Writer-in-Residence Gish Jen
Acclaimed novelist Gish Jen, author of the new book World and Town, will be a writer-in-residence at BC next week, making three public appearances. She will read from World and Town on Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Yawkey … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Asian American, English Dept., ethnicity, Lowell Humanities Series
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American Catholic life after Vatican II
BC School of Theology and Ministry Dean Mark Massa, S.J., talks about his new book, The American Catholic Revolution: How the ’60s Changed the Church Forever, with the Boston College Chronicle and Religion News Service. He will deliver his inaugural … Continue reading
