C21 Book Series

Boston College's Church in the 21st Century Center has published an award-winning book series, drawn from the conferences and symposia the Center has held on campus. Assembled from papers delivered primarily by academics, the books are written to inform and inspire the community of Catholic faithful. Topics range from Church managerial issues and sexuality to hope and ministry for the church.

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Church Ethics and Organizational Context: Learning from the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, November 2005)

Edited by Jean M. Bartunek, Mary Ann Hinsdale, and James F. Keenan

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Handing On the Faith

Handing on the Faith: The Church’s Mission and Challenge (The Crossroad Publishing Company, December 2006)

Edited by Robert P. Imbelli

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Sexuality and the U.S. Catholic Church

Sexuality and the U.S. Catholic Church (The Crossroad Publishing Company, December 2006)

Edited by Lisa Sowle Cahill, John Garvey, and T. Frank Kennedy, S.J. 

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Inculturation and the Church in North America

Inculturation and the Church in North America (The Crossroad Publishing Company, January 2007)

Edited by T. Frank Kennedy, S.J.

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Priests for the 21st Century

Priests for the 21st Century (The Crossroad Publishing Company, January 2007)

Edited by Donald Dietrich

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Voices of the Faithful: Loyal Catholics Striving for Change

Voices of the Faithful: Loyal Catholics Striving for Change (The Crossroad Publishing Company, September 2007)

By William D’Antonio and Anthony Pogorelc

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Take Heart: Catholic Writers on Hope in Our Time

Take Heart: Catholic Writers on Hope in Our Time (The Crossroad Publishing Company, October 2007)

Edited by Ben Birnbaum

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Prophetic Witness: Catholic Women’s Strategies for Reform

Prophetic Witness: Catholic Women’s Strategies for Reform (The Crossroad Publishing Company, April 2009)

Edited by Colleen M. Griffith

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Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston: 1808-2008

Two Centuries of Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston: 1808-2008 (The Crossroad Publishing Company, May 2009)

Edited by Thomas H. O’Connor

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Love One Another: Catholic Reflections on How to Sustain Marriages Today

Love One Another: Catholic Reflections on How to Sustain Marriages Today (The Crossroad Publishing Company, August 2010) 

Edited by Tim Muldoon and Cynthia S. Dobrzynski

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Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasury of Old & New

Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasury of Old & New (Paraclete Press, November 2012)

Edited by Colleen M. Griffith & Thomas H. Groome  

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New Voices in Catholic Theology

New Voices in Catholic Theology (The Crossroad Publishing Company, October 2012)

Edited by Anna Bonta Moreland and Joseph Curran 

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Encountering Jesus in the Scriptures

Encountering Jesus in the Scriptures (Paulist Press, 2012)

Edited by Daniel J. Harrington and Christopher R. Matthews

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Catholic Sacraments: A Rich Source of Blessings

Catholic Sacraments: A Rich Source of Blessings (Paulist Press, 2015)

Edited by John F. Baldovin, S.J. and David Farina Turnbloom

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Poverty: Responding Like Jesus

Poverty: Responding Like Jesus (Paraclete Press, May 2018)

Edited by Kenneth R. Himes, OFM and Conor M. Kelly

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