Nun on the bus
The School of Theology and Ministry presents “Politics, Faith, and Prophetic Witness,” a lecture by Simone Campbell, S.S.S., author of A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community (HarperCollins, 2014) and executive director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby organization. In her lecture, Sister Campbell will explore the call to touch the pain of the world and release hope into the darkness. The lecture will be held July 12 at 10 a.m. in Robsham Theater. Details | Book review from US Catholic magazine.
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Summer book swap
The Volunteer Service Learning Center is holding its annual summer book swap where members of the BC community are invited to bring and/or take a book. The book swap will be held at McElroy 208 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from July 8 to July 18. All books not swapped will be donated to More Than Words, a local non-profit bookstore for at-risk youth. Questions? Contact the sponsor at (617) 552-1317.
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More from the Catholic Press Assn.
Visions of Hope: Emerging Theologians and the Future of the Church (Orbis Books), a book based on a conference organized by BC graduate students, was awarded first place by the Catholic Press Association in the category of works related to the 50th anniversary of Vatican II. Edited by Kevin Ahern, who received his doctorate in theological ethics from BC in 2013, Visions of Hope features young theologians from several countries and multiple areas of theology offering hopeful insights on the future of ethics, dialogue, ecclesiology, liturgy and ministry. The book is a product of a 2012 conference organized by graduate students in BC’s Theology Department and School of Theology and Ministry together with the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs. In addition to Ahern, Boston College contributors to the book include B. Kevin Brown, Christopher Conway, Benjamin Durheim, Peter Folan, S.J., Eduardo Gonzalez, Nathaniel Hibner, Michael Jaycox, Stephen Okey, Amanda Osheim, and Gonzalo Villagran, S.J.
Catholic Press Association Awards
Several books by Boston College professors were honored with awards from the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada. Theology Professor Kenneth Himes, O.F.M., received the first-place award in the category of social teaching for his book Christianity and the Political Order. Also receiving a first-place prize for Scripture/popular studies was Encountering Jesus in the Scriptures, published by BC’s Church in the 21st Century Center and edited by the late School of Theology and Ministry Professor Daniel Harrington, S.J., and STM Research Professor Christopher Matthews. Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms by School of Theology and Ministry Professor James Bretzke, S.J., took second place in the category of reference books. More
Murder on the Outer Banks
Boston College alumna Kathryn O’Sullivan has published a new mystery novel, Murder on the Hoof (St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur, 2014). It is a sequel to her novel Foal Play, which was awarded the St. Martin’s Minotaur/Malice Domestic Best Traditional Mystery Novel prize. Like Foal Play, Murder on the Hoof is set in the Outer Banks village of Corolla, North Carolina and features Fire Chief Colleen McCabe. O’Sullivan, an award-winning screenwriter, producer, and costume designer, is a theater professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Publishers Weekly review.
Vulnerability as a virtue
In her newest book, Wounded Heroes: Vulnerability as a Virtue in Ancient Greek Literature and Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2013), Boston College Associate Professor of Philosophy Marina Berzins McCoy examines ways in which Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy can lead readers to consider their own vulnerability and to engage compassionately in the vulnerability of others. McCoy also blogs and teaches in the University’s PULSE program. Listen to an interview with McCoy by Jonas Barciauskas of BC Libraries.
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