Catholic periodicals facing the future
The chief editors of three prominent Catholic magazines will come together Feb. 20 to discuss the opportunities and challenges they face amidst new technologies, polarizing religious discourse, and changing demographics among American Catholics. The panelists will be Matt Malone, S.J., editor-in-chief of America; Commonweal Editor Paul Baumann and Meinrad Sherer-Emunds, executive editor of U.S. Catholic. Tom Roberts of National Catholic Reporter will serve as the moderator. The event, The Future of Catholic Periodicals: Finances, Faith, and the Digital Age, will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Gasson Hall, Room 100. Sponsors: The Church in the 21st Century Center and Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.
Honors for Unheavenly Chorus
Congratulations to J. Joseph Moakley Professor of Political Science Kay Schlozman and co-authors Sidney Verba and Henry Brady who won two PROSE Awards for their book, The Unheavenly Chorus: Unequal Political Voice and the Broken Promise of American Democracy. PROSE awards are presented by the Association of American Publishers and recognize excellence in professional and scholarly publishing, as judged by peer publishers, librarians and academics. The authors and their publisher, Princeton Press, were honored for the best scholarly book in the field of Government & Politics. They also were named winners of the Award for Excellence in Social Sciences. According to the publisher, Unheavenly Chorus is “the first book to look at the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests–membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities. Drawing on numerous in-depth surveys of members of the public as well as the largest database of interest organizations ever created–representing more than thirty-five thousand organizations over a twenty-five-year period–this book conclusively demonstrates that American democracy is marred by deeply ingrained and persistent class-based political inequality.”
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Tagged government, inequality, Political Science department
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Becoming Catholic (again)
Loyola Press has recently published a book titled Becoming Catholic, Again: Connecting the Faith We Were Taught with the Faith We Live by Boston College alumna Catherine Wiecher Brunell. Brunell, who has a master’s degree in pastoral ministry, writes about maintaining an authentic spiritual life and a connection to the Church in a postmodern world. According to the publisher, Brunell invites readers “to find solace in her story—and to realize that faith can be approached as a route to personal discovery that can lead to spiritual growth.”
Posted in Alumni Authors
Tagged Catholic, memoir, religion, School of Theology and Ministry, spirituality
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Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, author of the acclaimed debut novel and Pulitzer Prize finalist Swamplandia!, will speak on Feb. 6 at a 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Russell’s new book, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, will be published this month. Russell has been featured in The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 list. She was chosen as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists. She is a writer-in-residence at Bard College. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
Human rights in history
Three distinguished authors will convene for a special roundtable discussion on human rights in history and the development of the concept. The event will feature: Samuel Moyn of Columbia University, author of The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History; Michael Rosen of Harvard University, author of Dignity: Its History and Meaning; and Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., of Boston College, author of Claims in Conflict: Retrieving and Renewing the Catholic Human Rights Tradition. The roundtable will be held Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Sponsors: the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and the History Department.
Rotella on Playing in Time
English Professor Carlo Rotella, director of the University’s American Studies program, was interviewed about his new book, Playing in Time, by Brendan Rapple of the BC Libraries. Take a listen. Playing in Time, featured in BC Bookmarks in October, features more than 20 essays on boxing, music, writing and cities–all which illuminate how people make beauty and meaning.
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Tagged American Studies program, BC Libraries, boxing, city life, English Department
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Revelations
Elaine Pagels, author of Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation, will deliver a lecture on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Pagels’ other works include The Gnostic Gospels; Adam, Eve and the Serpent; The Origin of Satan; Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, and Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
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Tagged Lowell Humanities Series, religion
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Idea hunting
The Idea Hunter, co-written by Carroll School of Management Dean Andy Boynton, was reviewed by India’s leading online platform for startups and entrepreneurs. Boynton and his co-author Bill Fischer also were interviewed about their book as well as their thoughts on idea hunting and innovation.
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Tagged Carroll School of Management, innovation
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