New, Recent and Forthcoming Publications from a number of our Speakers
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Interested in hearing more from our Speakers? Here are details of their newest, most recent or forthcoming publications. Information about their other writings can be found in their Cvs on their individual pages in this site.
The Gospel of John recounts the story of an encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman at the well. After their conversation, she goes out to tell her neighbors about the mysterious stranger, and many of them believed “on the strength of her witness.” These essays, drawn from around the world, reveal the many ways that women have reflected on and borne witness to the person, teaching, and praxis of Jesus Christ in light of their own varied contexts...
Paperback: 344 pages Purchase online from Orbis Books or Amazon
The Earth needs our attention—the best of our intellectual, ethical, and spiritual wisdom and action. In this collection, written in honor of Elizabeth A. Johnson, scholars from the United States and around the world contribute their insights on how theology today can and must turn to the world in new ways in light of contemporary science and our ecological crisis. The essays in this collection advance theological visions for the human task of healing our destructive relationship with the earth and envision hope for our planet’s future. Contributors include Denis Edwards and John F Haught Paperback: 336 pages Order online from Amazon
Hardcover: 268 pages
Changing the Questions: Explorations in Christian Ethics 2016 CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION - GENDER ISSUESA collected volume of essays by renowned ethicist Margaret Farley, including articles previously published in scholarly periodicals as well as unpublished lectures and spiritual writings. This introduction to and an overview of the work of Margaret Farley, one of the church’s leading ethicists will be a valuable resource for students of public ethics, sexual ethics, and the ethics of relationships. Essays from throughout [Margaret] Farley’s long scholarly career, both published and unpublished, focus on the intersection of ethics and public life. Changing the Questions also includes Farley’s sermons as well as her essays on ecclesiology and feminism, making it a far-ranging summary of her interests and contributions to theology over the past four decades. Paperback 272 pages and eBook formats Purchase online from Orbis or Amazon
Paperback: 86pages and eBook formats Published 1 November 2015 More information about ordering the paperback can be found here
Science has now demonstrated without a doubt that we live in an “unfinished universe.” Discoveries in geology, biology, cosmology and other fields of scientific inquiry have shown that the cosmos has a narrative character and that the story is far from over. The sense of a universe that is still coming into being provides a fertile new framework for thinking about the relationship of faith to science. John F. Haught argues that if we take seriously the fact that the universe is a drama still unfolding, we can think new thoughts about God, and indeed about all the perennial themes of theology... Kindle, Hardcover and paperback editions Puurchase online from Amazon
Paperback and kindle editions
Paperback: 80 pages Purchase online from Veritas Publications or Amazon Sr Nellie is the author of the widely read 'Out of Wonder:The Evolving Story of the Universe' (2004)
The natural world around us is in crisis. We know it has a dynamic, evolutionary character. How might we understand this world in relationship to God? Kindle and Paperback editions Paperback: 192 pages |
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The Strength of Her Witness
Turning to the Heavens and the Earth: Theological Reflections on a Cosmological Conversion: Essays in Honor of Elizabeth A. Johnson
Habitat, Human, and Holy: An Eco-Rhetorical Reading of the Gospel of Matthew 
The Blessing of Mercy
Resting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe
On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si'
Life's Delicate Balance: Our Common Home and Laudato Si'
Partaking of God: Trinity, Evolution, and Ecology
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