Publications by ConscienceResent articles by the "Conscience" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:02:32 GMT360Free Online Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Postscript.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Postscript.-a0204073889"To tell the truth I cannot help laughing a little about this myth of my solitude. I do not feel alone at all. Every day I hold meetings with my closest collaborators, first among them the secretary of State.... Truly, I am surrounded by friends in a marvelous collaboration ... and I am grateful for this."

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Sense of the Faithful: How America Catholics Live Their Faith

Jerome Baggett

(Oxford University Press, 2009, 320pp)

978-01+95326956, $29.95



THE NOTION OF SENSUS fidelium (sense of the faithful) has been a cornerstone of Catholic tradition throughout church history. Reaffirmed at the Second Vatican Council, sensus fidelium suggests that the...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Practical Theology: An Introduction.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Practical+Theology%3a+An+Introduction.-a0204073887
Practical Theology: An Introduction

Richard R. Osmer (William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008, 246pp)

This handbook for congregational leaders--ordained or not--is meant to teach these leaders how to handle challenging situations with sensitivity. In order to do this, Osmer, professor of Christian Education at Princeton Theological Seminary, introduces four tasks of...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Life+You+Can+Save%3a+Acting+Now+to+End+World+Poverty.-a0204073886
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty

Peter Singer (Random House, 2009, 206pp)

In today's world, poverty could and should be eradicated. Philosopher Peter Singer, using ethical arguments, case studies and thought experiments, demonstrates how the current response to world poverty is "ethically indefensible." In a personal call to action,...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keepers+of+the+Keys+of+Heaven%3a+A+History+of+the+Papacy.-a0204073885
Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy 

Roger Collins (Basic Books, 2009, 566pp)

This dense book gives readers an in-depth look at the history of one of the world's most long-standing, influential and controversial institutions: the papacy. Religious scholar Roger Collins starts with the first bishop of Rome and founder of Christianity, St. Peter....]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Homosexuality%3a+Opposing+Viewpoints.-a0204073884
Homosexuality: Opposing Viewpoints

Cynthia Bily (ed.) (Greenhaven Press, 2009, 242pp)

Resting on the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Opposing Viewpoints series gives readers access to diverse opinions on contentious subjects ranging from AIDS to religion and sexuality. In this edition, the subject is homosexuality. An excellent resource for anyone who is...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Galileo+Goes+to+Jail+and+Other+Myths+about+Science+and+Religion.-a0204073883
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion

Ronald Numbers (ed.) (Harvard University Press, 2009, 320pp)

Twenty-five historians take on the task of debunking an equal number of popular myths about science and religion. From the popular misconception that medieval Christians thought the Earth was flat to the idea that Catholics...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 A Catholic created the pill.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+Catholic+created+the+pill.-a0204073882
The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution

Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner

(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, 374 PP)

978-8018-9001-7, $29.95



IT MAY SURPRISE SOME READERS to know that the man most prominently identified with the discovery and development of the birth control pill was an Irish Catholic doctor...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Similar, but different--Catholics in American politics.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Similar%2c+but+different--Catholics+in+American+politics.-a0204073881
Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension between Faith and Power

Kristin Heyer, Mark Rozell and Michael Genovese, eds.

(Georgetown University Press, 200, 239PP)

978-158901215, $29.95



2004 WAS A WATERSHED YEAR for Catholic politicians. No matter their partisan stripe, the ecclesiastical saber rattling in that pivotal election year saw...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Dead Aid.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dead+Aid.-a0204073880
Dead Aid

Dambisa Moyo (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009, 188pp)

The author, former employee of the World Bank and investment bank Goldman Sachs, argues that the $1 trillion-plus dollars of development aid that has moved from the global North to Africa have not improved the lives of Africans, rather these dollars have worsened conditions there. Instead, Moyo...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Christianity and American Democracy.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Christianity+and+American+Democracy.-a0204073879
Christianity and American Democracy

Hugh Heclo (Harvard University Press, 2009, 299pp)

Author Hugh Heclo, professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University, suggests that Christianity has been influential in shaping American democracy, and vice versa. With chapters by three academics of varying disciplines, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin and Alan Wolfe, this book...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Angst and Evolution: The Struggle for Human Potential.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Angst+and+Evolution%3a+The+Struggle+for+Human+Potential.-a0204073878
Angst and Evolution: The Struggle for Human Potential

F.X. Jozwik and J.M Gist (Abzar Pub, 2009, 224pp)

Jozwik and Gist, a scientist and creative writer respectively, join forces to look at the connection between human angst and biological evolution in order to provide a basis for the reunion of the material and spiritual needs of humans. The authors pose the...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 The church in Ireland: thinking with our feelings.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+church+in+Ireland%3a+thinking+with+our+feelings.-a0204073877
Empty Pulpits: Ireland's Retreat from Religion

Malachi O'Doherty 

(Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2008, 254PP)

978-0717142361, $19.00



AS THEY SAY IN THESE parts, "things are horrid bad entirely over here." The Celtic Tiger has a shocking hangover but the Catholic church is in even worse shape. It would be a mistake to think that the Irish...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 A study in intelligent rage.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+study+in+intelligent+rage.-a0204073876
The Politics of Prevention: A Global Crisis in AIDS and Education

Tania Boler and David Archer 

(Pluto Press, 2008, 176pp)

978-074532733, $19.95



EDUCATION, HEALTH AND human rights are inextricably linked drivers of individual, community and national development, and of global human progress. Yet all too often, the undeniable...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Do we care about "doubt"?http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Do+we+care+about+%22doubt%22%3f-a0204073875"Lord, I believe; help my unbelief." Mark 9:24

AUDIENCES COME TO "DOUBT" expecting great things, maybe even a measure of catharsis for one of the most painful episodes in Catholic history. "A movie that's actually about something," touts preeminent industry news source Variety. The movie of "Doubt" is transposed by writer-director John Patrick Shanley from his hugely successful Pulitzer...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Are we taking the pleasure out of sex? What a comprehensive sexuality education program should look like.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Are+we+taking+the+pleasure+out+of+sex%3f+What+a+comprehensive+sexuality...-a0204073874Jon O'Brien, moderator and president of Catholics for Choice

Doortje Braeken, Senior Advisor for Adolescents/Youth at the International Planned Parenthood Foundation in London

Sarah Brown, CEO of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 True choices: access to safe and legal abortion is the end rather than the beginning of women's childbearing choices.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/True+choices%3a+access+to+safe+and+legal+abortion+is+the+end+rather...-a0204073873FOR AN OUTSIDER, US POLITICS around choice seem oddly divorced from reality. At its most reductionist, choice in this country means merely that a pregnant woman can choose to buy herself an abortion. In a slightly more expansive line of argument, the cost and conditions related to the medical procedure are considered as limitations to choice. But rarely does the debate critically examine the...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 The economics of contraception.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+economics+of+contraception.-a0204073872WORLDWIDE, APPROXImately 210 million pregnancies occur each year, of which 38 percent (about 80 million) are unintended and 22 percent (about 46 million) end in abortion. In the USA alone, the number of unintended pregnancies was estimated at 3.1 million in 2002, with the medical costs incurred by their management (associated with birth, abortion or miscarriage) reaching roughly $5 billion....]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Can the need for later abortions be prevented? The British experience suggests not without prohibition.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Can+the+need+for+later+abortions+be+prevented%3f+The+British+experience...-a0204073871"AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE" IS A caveat that even the most ardent prochoice advocates would apply to abortion. Few people are entirely comfortable with the idea of second-trimester abortions. Most people, including abortion-providing doctors and abortion-seeking women, have a personal threshold beyond which they find abortion unacceptable. It's a subjective, often irrational and arbitrary,...]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Confronting our ambivalence: the need for second-trimester abortion advocacy.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Confronting+our+ambivalence%3a+the+need+for+second-trimester+abortion...-a0204073870ABORTION CONTINUES TO BE one of the most politically contentious and divisive issues in the United States. In attempts to reframe the issue, many prochoice groups are prioritizing messages of "prevention" and "reducing the need for abortion." These frames mirror public sentiment that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare," but are problematic. While it is critically important to increase...]]>