Mission Week 2008: Resource Guide

Faith Doing Justice

Raynor Memorial Libraries present this resource guide to support reading and discussion of Mission Week '08 topics:  the service of faith and promotion of justice, moral decision-making, and tools for personal discernment.  Library call numbers are provided and, when possible, Web links are included for online articles or databases.  For further exploration, see the Libraries' bibliography, "Marquette's Mission," which includes general sources on Ignatian spirituality, Catholic social teaching, and moral decision-making.

Unless special locations are noted, items may be found in Memorial's general collection, locations according to this guide.  Before looking for books on the shelves, users are advised to check circulation status in MARQCAT.  Users may recall books that are currently checked out by clicking on a catalog item's blue "Recall/Hold" button and completing the request procedure.


By and About Keynote Panelists: "War, Peace, and People of Faith"

  • Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J.

Father Drew Christiansen’s Editor-In-Chief page at America magazine: http://www.americamagazine.org/content/staff.cfm?id=1

Forgiveness in International Politics: An Alternative Road to Peace. William Bole, Drew Christiansen, Robert T. Hennemeyer (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2004) BL65.P7 B65 2004

“Holy See Policy in Iraq” by Drew Christiansen. In Iraq: Threat and Response edited by Gerhard Beestermöller and David Little, pp.81-96 (Transaction Publishers, 2003) DS79.755 .I73 2003

Peacemaking: Moral and Policy Challenges for a New World edited by Gerard F. Powers, Drew Christiansen, and Robert T. Hennemeyer (United States Catholic Conference, 1994) BT736.4 .P465 1994

  • Rev. John Dear, S.J.

Disarming the Heart: Toward a Vow of Nonviolence. John Dear, S.J. (Paulist Press, 1987) BT736.6 .D46 1986

The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence. John Dear, S.J. (Orbis Books, 1994) BX1795.N66 D43 1994

Father John Dear’s Web site:  http://www.johndear.org/

Peace Behind Bars: A Peacemaking Priest's Journal From Jail. John Dear, S.J. (Sheed & Ward, 1995) BX4705.D2849 A3 1995

The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience. John Dear, S.J. (Fortkamp, 1994) JC328.3 .D435 1994

  • Dr. James Turner Johnson

Can Modern War Be Just? James Turner Johnson (Yale University Press, 1984) U 21.2 .J627 1984

James Turner Johnson’s Faculty Page at Rutgers University:  http://www.religion.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=117

Morality & Contemporary Warfare. James Turner Johnson (Yale University Press, 1999) U21.2 .J6324 1999

The War to Oust Saddam Hussein: Just War and the New Face of Conflict. James Turner Johnson (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) DS79.76 .J64 2005


Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice

After Terror: Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations. Edited by Akbar Ahmed and Brian Forst (Polity Press, 2005) JZ5538 .A38 2005

Arguing about War. Michael Walzer (Yale University Press, 2004) U21.2 .W34497 2004

Between Pacifism and Jihad: Just War and Christian Tradition. J. Daryl Charles (InterVarsity Press, 2005) BT736.2 .C43 2005

Catholic Social Justice: Theological and Practical Explorations. Edited by Philomena Cullen, Bernard Hoose and Gerard Mannion (Continuum, 2007) BX1795.J87 C38 2007

“Catholic Teaching on War, Peace and Nonviolence since Vatican II” by John Sniegocki in Vatican II: Forty Years Later pp. 224-244 (Orbis Books, 2006) BX830 1962 .V3334 2006

Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues. Edited by Frances S. Adeney and Arvind Sharma (State University of New York Press, 2007) BT738.15 .C4755 2007

Faith and Force: A Christian Debate About War. David L. Clough and Brian Stiltner (Georgetown University Press, 2007) BT736.2 .C575 2007

Joining Hands: Politics and Religion Together For Social Change. Roger S. Gottlieb (Westview Press, 2002) BL2525 .G685 2002

Just Peacemakers: An Introduction to Peace and Justice. Mary Evelyn Jegen (Paulist Press, 2007) BX1795.J87 J44 2006

Just War? Changing Society and the Churches. Charles Reed (SPCK, 2004) U21.2 .R44 2004

Love Your Enemies: Discipleship, Pacifism, and Just War Theory.. Lisa Sowle Cahill (Fortress, 1994) BT736.4 .C34 1994

Peace Is the Way: Writings on Nonviolence From the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Edited by Walter Wink (Orbis Books, 2000) BL65.P4 P4315 2000

The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice.. Henri Nouwen (Orbis Books, 1998) BR115.J8 N68 1998

"Servants of Christ's Mission in a World of War" by Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. In Apostle of Peace: Essays in Honor of Daniel Berrigan. Edited by John Dear (pp.162-165) (Orbis Books, 1996) BX4705.B3845 A66 1996

“Theological Ethics, the Churches, and Global Politics.” Lisa Sowle Cahill, Journal of Religious Ethics 35;3 p.377-399 (September 2007)

“Toward Global Ethics.” Lisa Sowle Cahill, Theological Studies 63;2 p.324- (June 2002)


Raynor Memorial Libraries Special Collections and University Archives

Dorothy Day-Catholic Worker Collection

Catholic Social Action Collections

Peace and Conscientious Objection Collections


Web Sites

American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/

Antiwar.com http://www.antiwar.com/

The Catholic Worker Movement http://www.catholicworker.org/

The Fellowship of Reconciliation http://www.forusa.org/

Nobel Peace Center http://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/?1=1

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation http://www.wagingpeace.org/

Pax Christi USA http://www.paxchristiusa.org/

People of Faith for Peace http://www.poffpeace.org/index.php

PBS Frontline “Give War a Chance.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/military/

PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Mar. 24, 2006, “Iraq: Just War Revisited.” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week930/cover.html

Time magazine archive collection of issues about Al Qaeda Terror http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_al_qaeda_terror,00.shtml?internalid=AC

Time, July 30, 2007, “Iraq: What Will Happen When We Leave?” http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20070730,00.html

United States Institute of Peace http://www.usip.org/

World Conference of Religions for Peace http://www.wcrp.org/

World News Digest, Nov. 2007, “The War in Afghanistan.” http://www.2facts.com/Ancillaries/Index/r00109.asp


Films

Another Side of Peace (Two Bob Productions, 2005) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD DS119.76 .A56 2005

A Conversation with Howard Zinn (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD E175.5.Z56 C65 2004

Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs (PBS Home Video, 2005) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD DS113.7 .E48 2005

Ethically Speaking: Fighting an Ethical War (Commonwealth Public Broadcasting, [200-?]) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD R724 .E79 2000z

In Search of Peace. Part one, 1948-1967 (Koch Lorber Films LLC, 2003) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD DS126.5 .I56 2003

Missing Peace: Women of Faith and the Failure of War (Old Dog Documentaries, [2005?]) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD JZ5578 .M57 2005

Religion, War, and Violence: The Ethics of War and Peace (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD BL65.V55 R45 2003

War and Peace (Films for the Humanities, 1991) RAYNOR RESERVES - Video / DVD BL65.W2 W37 1995

see also the Peace Videos Collection in Special Collections and University Archives (Raynor 3rd floor)


Background readings

Age of Fear: Power Versus Principle In the War on Terror by Amitav Acharya (Marshall Cavendish Academic, 2004) HV6431 .A3 2004

Banking on Baghdad: Inside Iraq's 7,000-year History of War, Profit and Conflict by Edwin Black (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004) DS70.6 .B58 2004

Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New 'War on Terrorism' by Asad AbuKhalil (Seven Stories Press, 2002) HV6432.5 .T15 A165 2002

Explaining Darfur: Four Lectures on the Ongoing Genocide by Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven (Vossiuspers UvA, 2006)

Iraq: Opposing Viewpoints. William Dudley, ed. (Thomson/Gale, 2004) DS79.76 .I726 2004

Iraq: Preventing a New Generation of Conflict. Markus E. Bouillon, David M. Malone, Ben Rowswell, eds. (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007) JZ5584.I72 I73 2007

A Moment of Crisis: Jimmy Carter, the Power of a Peacemaker, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions. Marion V. Creekmore, Jr. (PublicAffairs, 2006) E183.8.K7 C74 2006

Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond. Don Cheadle & John Prendergast (Hyperion, 2007) DT159.6.D27 C44 2007

Right and Wrong, and Palestine, 9/11, Iraq, 7/7--. Ted Honderich (Seven Stories Press, 2006) B1646 .H763 R54 2006

A Troubled Peace: U.S. Policy and the Two Koreas. Chae-Jin Lee (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006) E183.8.K6 L38 2006


MARQCAT Subject Headings for further research

Afghanistan--Foreign Relations--United States

Civil Disobedience

Darfur

Dialogue--Religious Aspects

Iraq War, 2003--Moral and ethical aspects--United States

Just War Doctrine

Korea (North)--Foreign Relations--United States

Nonviolence--Religious aspects

Pacifism

Passive Resistance

Peace--Religious aspects

Social Justice--Religious aspects

War--Moral and ethical aspects

War--Religious aspects

War on Terrorism, 2001-

For current magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, use some of the following databases, accessible to Marquette students from both on- and off-campus locations.  See also the complete list of articles, databases and other e-resources.

ATLA Religion Database
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
Philosopher's Index
ProQuest Research Library


Faith and Moral Decision-making

The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius Loyola by Dean Brackley, S.J. (Crossroad Pub. Co., 2004) BX2350.3 .B73 2004

“Consciousness Examen.” George A. Aschenbrenner. In Quickening the Fire in Our Midst: The Challenge of Diocesan Priestly Spirituality (pp. 166-end) (Jesuit Way, 2002) BX1913 .A79 2002

Contemplatives in Action: The Jesuit Way. William A. Barry, S.J. (Paulist Press, 2002) BX3703 .B27 2002

Discernment: The Art of Choosing Well: Based on Ignatian Spirituality. Pierre Wolff (Liguori, 2003) BV4509.5 .W64 2003

Discernment in Ethics: What Does it Mean? Richard A. McCormick (Center for Ethics Studies, Marquette University, 1992) BV5083 .M33 1992

Does Morality Change? Seán Fagan (Liturgical Press, 1997) BJ1249 .F33 1997

The Ethics of Uncertainty: A New Christian Approach to Moral Decision-making R. John Elford (Oneworld, 2000) BJ1419 .E44 2000

Go and Do Likewise: Jesus and Ethics. William C. Spohn (Continuum, 1999) BS2417.E8 S67 1999

Heart and Mind: The Varieties of Moral Experience. Mary Midgley (Routledge, 2003)BJ1012 .M52 2003

Listening for God: Religion and Moral Discernment Howard Lesnick (Fordham University Press, 1998) BJ47 .L37 1998

Listening to the Music of the Spirit: The Art of Discernment. David Lonsdale (Ave Maria Press, 1992) JESUIT RESIDENCE BV4509.5 .L66 1993

Managing As If Faith Mattered: Christian Social Principles In the Modern Organization. Helen J. Alford & Michael J. Naughton (University of Notre Dame Press, 2001) HF5387 .A58 2001

Pedro Arrupe: Essential Writings; Selected with an introduction by Kevin Burke, S.J. (Orbis Books, 2004) BX3702.3 .A77 2004

The Politics of Everyday Life: Making Choices, Changing Lives Paul Ginsborg (Yale University Press, 2005) HM831 .G56 2005

"Revisioning the Ignation Rules for Discernment." Joann Wolski Conn. In Women's Spirituality: Resources for Christian Development (pp.312-316). (Paulist Press, 1986) BV4527 .W595 1986

Spiritual Intelligence at Work: Meaning, Metaphor, and Morals. Edited by Moses L. Pava (Elsevier, 2004) HF5387 .S682 2004

For further reading, see the Libraries' bibliography, "Marquette's Mission: Faith & Justice," which includes general sources on Ignatian spirituality, Catholic social teaching, and moral decision-making.

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