New Books in Catholic Studies
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Miri Rubin, "The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2014)
50 mins; June 27, 2023
The Book of Job (with Jonathan Fessenden)
52 mins; June 22, 2023
Down Deep in My Soul (with Fr. Maurice Nutt, C.Ss.R.)
49 mins; June 15, 2023
Purgatory (with Tim Staples)
47 mins; June 09, 2023
Craig L. Blomberg, "Jesus the Purifier: John's Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus" (Baker Academic, 2023)
74 hours 30 mins; June 05, 2023
You Set a Table Before Me (with Sr. Maria Catherine, OP)
45 mins; June 01, 2023
Defining Man and Woman: A Conversation with Abigail Favale
49 mins; May 31, 2023
Bart D. Ehrman, "Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End" (Simon and Schuster, 2023)
37 mins; May 28, 2023
RaĂșl E. Zegarra Medina, "A Revolutionary Faith: Liberation Theology Between Public Religion and Public Reason" (Stanford UP, 2023)
65 hours 39 mins; May 27, 2023
Reyhan Durmaz, "Stories Between Christianity and Islam: Saints, Memory, and Cultural Exchange in Late Antiquity and Beyond" (U California Press, 2022)
65 hours 29 mins; May 27, 2023
Lee Martin McDonald, "Before There Was a Bible: Authorities in Early Christianity" (T&T Clark, 2023)
75 hours 54 mins; May 26, 2023
Down to Earth (with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn)
49 mins; May 25, 2023
Rosamond McKitterick, "Rome and the Invention of the Papacy: The Liber Pontificalis" (Cambridge UP, 2020)
49 mins; May 23, 2023
After the Pill: A Conversation with Mary Eberstadt
48 mins; May 23, 2023
Here We Stand? (with Bishop Donald Hying)
46 mins; May 18, 2023
Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau, "The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate Over Its Authenticity" (Yale UP, 2023)
52 mins; May 13, 2023
Andrew R. Casper, "An Artful Relic: The Shroud of Turin in Baroque Italy" (Pennsylvania State UP, 2021)
56 mins; May 11, 2023
The Miraculous Mind (with Paul Bloom)
59 mins; May 11, 2023
Christine Kooi, "Reformation in the Low Countries, 1500-1620" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
71 hours 29 mins; May 06, 2023
People of the Book (with Munir Sheikh)
76 hours 2 mins; May 04, 2023
Francis Xavier Clooney, "Saint Joseph in South India: Poetry, Mission and Theology in Costanzo Gioseffo Beschi's Tēmpāvaáč‡i" (Brill, 2022)
61 hours 21 mins; May 04, 2023
Chandra Mallampalli, "South Asia's Christians: Between Hindu and Muslim" (Oxford UP, 2023)
72 hours 51 mins; May 01, 2023
Eric Hoenes del Pinal et al., "Mediating Catholicism: Religion and Media in Global Catholic Imaginaries" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
33 mins; April 29, 2023
Pablo Bradbury, "Liberationist Christianity in Argentina (1930-1983): Faith and Revolution" (Tamesis Books, 2023)
104 hours 47 mins; April 28, 2023
Andrew Walker, "Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George" (Crossway, 2023)
49 mins; April 28, 2023
Remember the Sabbath (with Senator Joe Lieberman)
45 mins; April 27, 2023
Andreas J. Köstenberger and Greg Goswell, "Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach" (Crossway, 2023)
36 mins; April 26, 2023
Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America: A Conversation with Michael Breidenbach
50 mins; April 25, 2023
Ninon Dubourg, "Disabled Clerics in the Late Middle Ages: Un/Suitable for Divine Service?" (Amsterdam UP, 2023)
47 mins; April 22, 2023
Catholic Movies, Part 2 (with Jonathan Fessenden)
70 hours 41 mins; April 20, 2023
Ângela Barreto Xavier, "Religion and Empire in Portuguese India: Conversion, Resistance, and the Making of Goa" (SUNY Press, 2022)
43 mins; April 20, 2023
Revival (with Fr Norman Fischer): The Holy Spirit at Work in Kentucky . . . and Many Other Places
47 mins; April 13, 2023
Jacques Dalarun et al., "A Female Apostle in Medieval Italy: The Life of Clare of Rimini" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2022)
51 mins; April 10, 2023
This is My Body: Communion and Cannibalism in Colonial New England and New France
23 mins; April 08, 2023
Leah Mickens, "In the Shadow of Ebenezer: A Black Catholic Parish in the Age of Civil Rights and Vatican II" (NYU Press, 2022)
59 mins; April 07, 2023
Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities
64 hours 43 mins; April 06, 2023
David I. Kertzer, "The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler" (Random House, 2022)
29 mins; April 06, 2023
The Gospel According to Dorothy (with Kathryn Wehr)
62 hours 41 mins; April 06, 2023
Gary Kulik: Conscientious Objector Who Served in Vietnam
58 mins; March 30, 2023
Margaret Chowning, "Catholic Women and Mexican Politics, 1750–1940" (Princeton UP, 2023)
67 hours 18 mins; March 24, 2023
Education in the World not of the World
57 mins; March 23, 2023
Peter Heather, "Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, AD 300-1300" (Knopf, 2023)
60 hours 25 mins; March 21, 2023
John P. Bequette, "Bede the Theologian: History, Rhetoric, and Spirituality" (Catholic U of America Press, 2022)
25 mins; March 21, 2023
Ned Bustard, "Saint Patrick the Forgiver: The History and Legends of Ireland's Bishop" (InterVarsity, 2023)
52 mins; March 16, 2023
Joseph W. Peterson, "Sacred Rivals: Catholic Missions and the Making of Islam in Nineteenth-Century France and Algeria" (Oxford UP, 2022)
79 hours 59 mins; March 14, 2023
The Exorcist: Angels, Demons, and the Cosmic Battle around Us
48 mins; March 09, 2023
Elina Gertsman and Barbara H. Rosenwein, "The Middle Ages in 50 Objects" (Cambridge UP, 2018)
69 hours 16 mins; March 08, 2023
Jamie Kreiner, "The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction" (Liveright, 2023)
44 mins; March 08, 2023
Who Do You Think You Are?: Thorny Questions about Sex, Identity, and Catholic Doctrine
75 hours 44 mins; March 02, 2023
Lerone A. Martin, "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism" (Princeton UP, 2023)
40 mins; March 01, 2023
Kenneth R. Stow, "Anna and Tranquillo: Catholic Anxiety and Jewish Protest in the Age of Revolutions" (Yale UP, 2016)
85 hours 9 mins; February 28, 2023
Jason Bruner, "How to Study Global Christianity: A Short Guide for Students" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2022)
102 hours 54 mins; February 28, 2023
Stephen Bullivant, "Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America" (Oxford UP, 2022)
82 hours 52 mins; February 26, 2023
Jonathan Homrighausen, "Planting Letters and Weaving Lines: The Song of Songs, and The Saint Johns Bible" (Liturgical Press, 2022)
44 mins; February 25, 2023
Anthony Bale, "Margery Kempe: A Mixed Life" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
80 hours 10 mins; February 25, 2023
Zachary M. Schrag, "The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation" (Pegasus, 2021)
57 mins; February 20, 2023
Azzan Yadin-Israel, "Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
51 mins; February 20, 2023
Anna M. GrzymaƂa-Busse, "Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State" (Princeton UP, 2023)
43 mins; February 19, 2023
Patrick Bixby, "Unaccompanied Traveler: The Writings of Kathleen M. Murphy" (Syracuse UP, 2021)
53 mins; February 18, 2023
O Death, Where is Your Sting? The Biblical Theology of Resurrection
62 hours 19 mins; February 16, 2023
Bewitchment, Possession, and the Diabolical Arts: Daily Life in New France
31 mins; February 15, 2023
Mary Ann Hinsdale and Stephen Okey, "T&T Clark Handbook of Theological Anthropology" (T&T Clark, 2020)
25 mins; February 09, 2023
Why a Savior? The Theology of Sacrifice and Redemption
80 hours 51 mins; February 09, 2023
Mary E. Sommar, "The Slaves of the Churches: A History" (Oxford UP, 2020)
48 mins; February 09, 2023
Rowan Dorin, "No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe" (Princeton UP, 2023)
49 mins; February 05, 2023
“Quintessence of Dust?”: Friendly Argument about God and Man
32 mins; February 01, 2023
War, Plague, and Confession in Fourteenth-Century Provence
65 hours 51 mins; January 31, 2023
Mark A. Schneegurt, "Anthology of Religious Poetry from the Mexican Inquisition Trials of 16th-Century CryptoJews" (2020)
79 hours 7 mins; January 30, 2023
Mitri Raheb, "The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire" (Baylor UP, 2021)
48 mins; January 29, 2023
Michael T. Rizzi, "Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A History" (Catholic U of America Press, 2022)
37 mins; January 28, 2023
What if You're Gay? Starting Conversations with and about LGBT Catholics
54 mins; January 27, 2023
In the Swiss Guards: Reflections on Two Years Guarding the Pope
44 mins; January 26, 2023
Stabat Mater: A Sandy Hook Mom Stands with Mary at the Foot of the Cross
60 hours 56 mins; January 25, 2023
Faithful Frontiers: A Turkish Scholar Describes How She Became a Catholic Apologist
73 hours 3 mins; January 24, 2023
Catholic in Karachi: Living as a Christian in an Islamic Country
47 mins; January 23, 2023
The Feminine Genius: Everyday Mysticism and How to Organize Your Life around It
56 mins; January 22, 2023
Wolfgang P. MĂŒller, "Marriage Litigation in the Western Church, 1215-1517" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
52 mins; January 21, 2023
Reflections of a Mormon who Became a Catholic: Understanding the Sacrament of Reconciliation
104 hours 51 mins; January 21, 2023
Bless Me, Father, for I have Sinned: Understanding the Sacrament of Reconciliation
54 mins; January 20, 2023
The Thought of Ivan Illich
84 hours 55 mins; January 20, 2023
Better Call Paul: How Did the Early Jewish Christians Understand “Works of the Law”?
56 mins; January 19, 2023
We Shall Overcome: Sister Thea Bowman and the Black Catholic Experience
58 mins; January 18, 2023
Words and the Word: How Scripture Brings Us into God’s Eternal Moment
45 mins; January 17, 2023
Pray like a Mystic: Mystical Traditions and What to Do with Them
41 mins; January 16, 2023
Holy Paradox and St. Teresa of Ávila: Mysticism in Sixteenth Century Spain
53 mins; January 15, 2023
Eternity Now: Talking about Mysticism with the Apostle to the Gangs of LA
48 mins; January 14, 2023
Marxists and Mystics: A Vatican Journalist Discusses her Biography of Madeleine DelbrĂȘl and the New Papal Constitution
53 mins; January 13, 2023
Queen of Heaven: How the Holy Spirit Works in the Catholic Tradition
62 hours 43 mins; January 12, 2023
Restless Pilgrims: About CS Lewis
56 mins; January 11, 2023
Did God Just Wink? Seeing the Numinous All Around Us
58 mins; January 10, 2023
Pray for us Sinners: Our Lady of Fátima and Pope Francis’s Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
44 mins; January 09, 2023
Robin Vose, "The Index of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries of Struggle Over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God" (Reaktion, 2022)
52 mins; January 09, 2023
What about Hell? CS Lewis and Theology of the Afterlife
52 mins; January 08, 2023
Zen Buddhism, Mardi Gras, and the Metaphysics of Eternity: Talking about Buddhist and Christian Mysticism
79 hours 15 mins; January 07, 2023
Do We Live in a Christian Country?
54 mins; January 06, 2023
Matthew J. Hart and Daniel J. Hill, "Does God Intend that Sin Occur?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)
43 mins; January 05, 2023
It's Elementary! Catholic Education in the 21st Century
45 mins; January 05, 2023
Mother of All Nations: Immaculate Conception, Virgin Birth, Assumption, and Coronation of Mary
55 mins; January 04, 2023
Mary, Full of Grace: Catholic Beliefs about Mary and How We Know
55 mins; January 03, 2023
Joel Robbins, "Theology and the Anthropology of Christian Life" (Oxford UP, 2020)
65 hours 12 mins; January 03, 2023