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Pope John XXIII's encyclical
Recent Theology Ph.D. graduate, Meghan Clark, speaking of the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s encyclical, Peace on Earth.
Faculty Promotion
Congratulations to M. Shawn Copeland, professor of systematic theology, recently promoted to full professor. In addition to being beloved by her students, Professor Copeland is a renowned scholar of theological and philosophical anthropology, political theology, as well as African American Catholic experience and history. She is the recipient of numerous awards and author of over 100 publications, including Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being.
Visions of Hope: Emerging Theologians
Just released from Orbis Books, Visions of Hope: Emerging Theologians and the Future of the Church, edited by Kevin Ahern, student in Theological Ethics. This volume includes articles from young scholars all over the world reflecting on the Church in light of the Second Vatican Council. Among the authors whose works were selected for this publication include B. Kevin Brown, Christopher Conway, Benjamin Durheim, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael P. Jaycox, and Stephen Okey.
Systematics Professors Welcomed
The Boston College Chronicle profiled professors Andrew Prevot and Brian Robinette, both of whom joined our systematics faculty this past year.
Jesuit theologian: May Pope Francis expand women's role
Professor James Keenan recently shared his thoughts on the election of Pope Francis I with the National Catholic Reporter.
Newton College Alumnae Chair Appointment
Congratulations to Professor Catherine Cornille, Chairperson of the Theology Department, for her recent appointment to the Newton College Alumnae Chair in Western Culture.
Book Release
A new book by Professor of Theological Ethics, Kenneth Himes, O.F.M., will be released in April 2013 by Orbis Books. The title is Christianity and the Political Order: Conflict, Cooptation, and Cooperation.
Newly Available
Global Justice, Christology and Christian Ethics, a book by Lisa Sowle Cahill, J. Donald Monan Professor of Theological Ethics.
Church 21 Spring Issue
Rev. Robert Imbelli edited the Spring 2013 issue of Church in the 21st Century Resources. Fr. Imbelli also wrote an article for the issue entitled, "The Heart Has Its Reasons."
G. Ernest Wright Award
Congratulations to Professor David Vanderhooft who was honored with the G. Ernest Wright Award. Prof. Vanderhooft with Prof. Oded Lipschits merited this award for their book, The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus of Inscribed Impressions from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods in Judah.