Category Archives: Boston College Authors
Confession
For generations, American Catholics went faithfully to confession, admitting their sins to a priest and accepting through him God’s forgiveness. The sacrament served as a distinctive marker of Catholic identity. But starting in the 1970s, many abandoned confession altogether. In … Continue reading
A Black Mariology
A new book by BC Assistant Professor of Theology and African and African Diaspora Studies Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones begins with the claim, Mary is Black, to ground how Christian thinking of salvation, possibility, and identity are challenged when assumptions about … Continue reading
Landscaping Patagonia
In late 19th-century Latin America, governments used new scientific, technological, and geographical knowledge not only to consolidate power and protect borders but also to define the physical contours of their respective nations. Chilean and Argentine authorities, in particular, attempted to … Continue reading
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Educating for Justice
Schools have a vital role to play in readying the next generation to transform society. Educating for Justice (ASCD, 2025) describes school-wide structures and practices that prepare students at every grade level to challenge injustice and build a better world. … Continue reading
Translating Korean literature
When South Korean writer Han Kang was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, it shined a spotlight on her works, including an English translation of one by a Boston College faculty member. Seung Hee Jeon, an associate professor of … Continue reading
Catholic Fundamentalism in America
After World War II, many aspects of American life underwent dramatic changes—including the Catholic Church. These social, cultural, and theological changes gave rise to a very strong strain of rejection, a fundamentalist Catholic movement based on fear and a loss … Continue reading
Ireland 1913-23
Revolutionary Times – Ireland 1913-23: The Forging of a Nation (Merrion Press, 2024) is an illustrated chronicle of a nation on the brink of a new dawn. Co-authored by Academic Director of Boston College Ireland Mike Cronin and Mark Duncan, … Continue reading
Synodality’s future
Now that the Synod on Synodality has ended, how can the Catholic Church continue to grow in a more synodal—more participatory, open-minded, inclusive, and spiritual—ecclesial style? The answer to that question is at the heart of a new book co-authored … Continue reading
Unjustly convicted
In his recently republished book, Justice Under God: How Faith, Hope, and Charity Freed an Innocent Man and Helped Save a Thousand Lives, Boston College Law School Adjunct Professor Christopher J. Muse, a retired Superior Court judge, chronicles his and … Continue reading
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Modernizing ‘Piers Plowman’
An experimental hybrid work, Cycle of Dreams (Punctum Books, 2024) by Boston College Professor of English Eric Weiskott pairs translation and original poetry. The translations, or adaptations, are of William Langland’s 14th-century dream vision, Piers Plowman, a politically radical English and Latin … Continue reading
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