Category Archives: Boston College Authors
Christ at the center
In his new book, Rekindling the Christic Imagination: Theological Meditations for the New Evangelization (Liturgical Press), Father Robert P. Imbelli uses artistic, literary, spiritual and theological sources to place Christ at the center of Catholic faith. This, he says, was the … Continue reading
Reading by Shrayer
Boston College Professor Maxim D. Shrayer will read from and discuss his newest book, Leaving Russia: A Jewish Story (Syracuse University Press), on Mar. 31 at 4:30 p.m in the O’Neill Library Reading Room. Leaving Russia was a finalist for a 2014 … Continue reading
Thirsting for Lent
Franciscan friar Daniel P. Horan, OFM, a doctoral student in BC’s Theology Department, has written an essay for America magazine in which he urges fellow Catholics to commit “to rethinking the role of water in our lives, paying special attention to how we use … Continue reading
Working with Millennials
In her new book, You Raised Us—Now Work With Us: Millennials, Career Success, and Building Strong Workplace Teams (American Bar Association), BC alumna Lauren Stiller Rikleen offers insights, detailed research, and practical advice to help the generations understand each other better and … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for Work & Family, generations, millennials, workplace
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Men over 60 and at work
In her new book, Men Still at Work: Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers), Elizabeth F. Fideler, a research fellow at BC’s Sloan Center on Aging & Work, explores the reasons why many men are continuing to … Continue reading
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Tagged retirement, Sloan Center on Aging & Work, work
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Lenten exercises
In his timely new book, The Ignatian Workout for Lent (Loyola Press), Boston College alumnus Tim Muldoon offers 40 brief exercises—organized according to the four weeks of prayer from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius—that can be used by readers … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Ignatian, Lent, Mission and Ministry
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Book award for Hargreaves
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has announced that they will honor Lynch School of Education Thomas More Brennan Professor Andy Hargreaves and co-author Michael Fullan with its 2014 Outstanding Book Award for their book Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Lynch School of Education, schools, teaching
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Life with a genetic disorder
A thought-provoking collection of 16 essays—edited by Boston College Associate Professor of English Amy Boesky—offers first-hand, powerful accounts of life with genetic disorders. In The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013), contributors shed light … Continue reading
Digital Dubliners
Joseph Nugent of BC’s English Department will talk about his digital humanities project, Digital Dubliners, at an A&S Dean’s Colloquium on Feb. 24 starting at 4:30 p.m. in the O’Neill Library Reading Room. Designed and created by students in Nugent’s … Continue reading
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Tagged English Department, Ireland, James Joyce, joycean
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“Dating God”
Franciscan friar Daniel P. Horan, OFM, a columnist for America magazine, will present “Dating God: Intimacy, Prayer, and Franciscan Spirituality” on Feb. 20, at 5:30 p.m in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons. St. Francis has come into the worldwide … Continue reading
