Category Archives: Boston College Authors
Honoring the legacy of Thomas Groome
A new publication honors the scholarly contributions and legacy of Clough School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas H. Groome, a renowned Catholic religious educator and theologian who is retiring after 50 years at Boston College. A Shared Praxis: Renewing … Continue reading
Jane Jacobs
In his new book, Exploring the Thought of Jane Jacobs: The Conversation of Cities (Hamilton Books, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026), Richard Keeley brings urbanologist Jane Jacobs’ thoughts on cities, nations, and economies into dialogue with today’s urban challenges. Jacobs, who died in … Continue reading
‘Curiosa Americana’
Cotton Mather, the Puritan minister whose name became synonymous with the phrase “witch hunt” for his connection to the notorious Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693, is also known for his contributions to medicine and science, notably his advocacy for smallpox … Continue reading
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A critical look at suburban America
In his book Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025), Boston College Assistant Professor of History Michael Glass demonstrates how contemporary issues like the affordable housing crisis and school segregation have their origins in … Continue reading
Changemaker
Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development Associate Professor Emily F. Gates’ work focuses on the role of evaluation in designing, implementing, and adapting interventions to address complex problems and foster systems change. In a new book, she and … Continue reading
Jewish women’s literature
Blending history, collective biography, and literary criticism, the new book West of the Ghetto: Jewish Women, Old San Francisco, and American Literary Culture (Wayne State University Press, 2026) re-positions the American West as a generative space for turn-of-the-20th-century Jewish women’s … Continue reading
Robert Faulkner collection
Robert K. Faulkner (1934-2023), who taught political philosophy at Boston College for more than four decades, is commemorated in a new collection of essays. Comprising 17 studies from every period of Faulkner’s distinguished career, Politics, Progress, and the Constitution: Essays … Continue reading
Policy factory
Despite claims that we live in a “post-welfare society,” welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also for those who depend on them for a paycheck. The Welfare Assembly Line: Public Servants … Continue reading
Lessing’s Legacy
Lessing’s Legacy is a special volume of the Lessing Yearbook co-edited by Jonathan Blake Fine, Joseph A. Haydt, and Boston College Assistant Professor of Political Science Hannes Kerber. Lessing’s Legacy brings together the highlights of a 2023 conference on the topic held … Continue reading
Navigating illness together
Dyadic health science—a fast-growing interdisciplinary field of health research—is the study of how people in close, personal relationships navigate health challenges and illness together. Connell School of Nursing Professor and the Elizabeth Power Keohane Faculty Fellow Karen Lyons is co-author of … Continue reading
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