Briefly noted.For this special election issue of U.S. CATHOLIC, we suggest some political reading: * A Nation for All by Chris Korzen and Alexia alexia /alex·ia/ (ah-lek´se-ah) a form of receptive aphasia in which ability to understand written language is lost as a result of a cerebral lesion. Kelley (Jossey-Bass, 2008) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * We Hold These Truths: Catholicism and American Political Life edited by Richard W. Miller
Richard W. Miller is a political philosopher and professor at Cornell. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard with a dissertation directed by John Rawls. (Liguori, 2008) * Politics in the Parish: The Political Influence of Catholic Priests This is an annotated list of men primarily known for their work as Catholic priests. Catholic priests who are mostly known for their non-priestly work should be placed on other lists. by Gregory Allen Smith (Georgetown University Georgetown University, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll, chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and Press, 2008) * Render Unto Caesar by Charles J. Chaput Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap (born September 26, 1944) is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado. Archbishop Chaput was born in Concordia, Kansas. (Doubleday, 2008) For those of you who have had your fill of politics, try these books instead: * What You Call Winter by Nalini Jones (Anchor Books, 2008) * Mary and Me by Ginny Kubitz Moyer (St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2008) * Being Catholic Now edited by Kerry Kennedy (Crown Publishers, 2008) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Walking on a Rolling Deck: Life on the Ark by Kathleen C. Berken (Liturgical Press, 2008) |
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