compiled by Anthony Heacock, PhD

After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace. Sharon D. Welch. BL 65.155 W45 2004. In the work for justice and social change, it has become important to look new paths beyond the destructive tendencies of imperialism. Welch points the way of not only why work for peace, but how to do the work as well.

The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions. Edited by Richard Sorabji and David Rodin. B 105 .W3 E86 2006. The problem of war is one that has been struggled with across time. The contributors of The Ethics of War: Shared Problems in Different Traditions show how various cultures have addressed problems similar to our contemporary context. By looking in back it helps us look forward to emerging issues.

Long Before Stonewall: Histories of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America. Edited by Thomas A. Foster. HQ 76.3 .B78 2003. New York City’s Stonewall Riots of 1969 is seen as the genesis of the Gay Rights Movement, however same-sex attraction existed in America well before this.  Long Before Stonewall is an interdisciplinary examination of colonial America and the early Republic and various expressions of same-sex desire in era.

The Other Bible (Revised and Updated). Edited by Willis Barnstone. BS 1695.O87 2005.
This comprehensive collection of ancient non-canonical scripture includes Gnostic Gospels, Jewish Pseudepigrapha, Christian Apocrypha and Dead Sea Scrolls. The Other Bible conveys the richness of scriptural texts from the early period of the Judeo-Christian era before the closing of the canon.

Varieties of African American Religious Experience. Anthony B. Pinn. BL 2490. P46 1998. This survey of religious diversity of black religion in America highlights four major non-Christian traditions. The scope of African American religious studies is widened by this investigation. Pinn’s focus is on popular practices rather than institutional or doctrines.

Theological Reflection: Methods. Elaine Graham, Heather Walton and Frances Ward. BR 118. T46 2005. Methods of theological reflection are ever expanding. Here is one volume a diverse collection of the methods are brought together for comparison along with examples of the various methods applied to current theology in addition to critical commentary about these methods.

Blogging Towards Bethlehem: Discovering the Eternal in the Seasons of Ordinary Time. Eugene Kennedy. BX 4705. K379 A5. In the opening of a new century we experienced many events together and across the internet these events, as well as ones unique as the individuals who experienced them, became the subject of blogging. Gathered here is a collection of these bloggs which open us to the possibility seeing wonder all around us as they open us to the power of timeless myths.

Christianity and American Democracy. Hugh Heclo. BR 517. H45 2007. Democracy in America and Christianity have historically been closely linked. However since the 1960s this relationship has been on a steady decline. Heclo argues that the coming rupture between these two is cause for concern on behalf of Christians and non-Christians alike.