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  El Salvador at a Crossroads: Salvadorans Speak Out About the War, Repatriation, and Their Hopes for the Future

  Ralph L. Corrigan

  Day-by-day account of a faculty mission from Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) to El Salvador in 1992 after the signing of the peace accords that ended the civil war. Provides a well-documented glimpse of a moment in time when the Salvadorans began to reclaim their lives, rebuild their communities, and look to the future --Amazon.com.

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  An Embarrassment of Riches: American Religious Pluralism as a Threat

  Richard Grigg

  Religious diversity is a sign of the vitality of American spirituality, but it presents a challenge: a thoughtful believer will most likely recognize that religious Others hold beliefs that contradict his or her own and will confront the fact that there is apparently no better evidence for his or her own beliefs than for those held by the religious Other. Thus the religious Other can easily become the disconfirming Other. An Embarrassment of Riches examines the various responses open to the believer challenged by the disconfirming Other, from self-deception of New Age spirituality to rigid fundamentalist opposition.

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  Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: History, Politics, and the Maverick Tradition

  Gary L. Rose

  Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: History, Politics, and the Maverick Tradition is a case study of one of the most unique congressional districts in the United States. Located in Fairfield County, the fourth district is a bedroom community close to New York City. The district's close proximity to Wall Street, the tendency of the district's constituents to elect free-thinking congresspersons, and the wealth and celebrity status of many district residents have resulted in a setting which can be described as an anomaly in the larger context of congressional politics. Contents: Introduction -- Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: geography and demographics -- A Congressional district in transition -- A district represented by mavericks -- Dawn of a new era -- The 2010 Republican nominating contest -- The 2010 election campaign -- The 2010 election results -- Conclusion.

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  The Constitution of the State of Connecticut

  Sacred Heart University Press

  Text of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, including Preamble and Amendments to the Constitution. Preface by Deborah G. Stevenson, J.D. and Gary L. Rose, Ph.D.

  The text of the Constitution is from the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut, Register Manual, Constitution of the State of Connecticut at < http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?A=3188&Q=392288 >

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  The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America

  Deborah G. Stevenson and Gary L. Rose

  Preface by Deborah G. Stevenson, J.D. Attorney Stevenson practices Constitutional Law, Appellate Law, Educational Law, and Criminal Law in a variety of courts, including Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts, federal District Courts, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She has written many articles on Constitutional Law, and has given many lectures on the Constitution and individual rights in workshops held in several States across the country. She also serves as Chief Counsel for We the People of Connecticut, Inc., the nation’s first lobby devoted solely to preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution.

  Introduction by Gary L. Rose, Ph.D. Gary L. Rose is Professor and Chair of the Department of Government and Politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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  Educators in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

  John L. Elias, ed. and Lucinda A. Nolan, ed.

  This book contains a collection of studies of prominent educators who have made significant contributions to handing on the Catholic intellectual tradition in the United States. These men and women have enriched this tradition by careful attention to educational theories and methods that find their origin in the Jewish and Christian past. Ancient Israel was assiduous in handing on the Torah or Law, the prophets dramatically called people back to the practices of the covenant, and the sages gave practical advice for everyday living. The Acts of the Apostles and the Letters of Paul chronicle the careful attention to safeguarding and transmitting the teachings in the early apostolic Christian communities. Contributors to this tradition in the past three centuries have been mainly European scholars. However, in the past two centuries educators in the United States have made notable contributions to the task of handing on the Catholic intellectual tradition.

  Table of contents:

  John Lancaster Spalding: prelate and philosopher of Catholic education / Lucinda A. Nolan -- Edward Pace: pioneer psychologist, philosopher, and religious educator / John L. Elias -- Thomas E. Shields: progressive Catholic religious educator / John L. Elias -- George Johnson: policy maker for Catholic education / John L. Elias -- Virgil Michel: prophet of liturgical education and reform / Jacqueline Parascandola -- Sister M. Rosalia Walsh and the parish catechetical apostolate / Lucinda A. Nolan -- Jacques Maritain and his contribution to the philosophy of Catholic education in America / Luz M. Ibarra -- Neil G. McCluskey: a public voice for Catholic education / Harold D. Horell -- Mary Perkins Ryan: visionary in modern Catholic religious education / Ann M. Heekin -- Shaping the Christian century: the vision of Gerald Sloyan / Philip A. Franco.

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  Examining Nostra Aetate After 40 Years: Catholic-Jewish Relations in Our Time

  Anthony J. Cernera, ed.

  On October 28, 1965, the Catholic bishops of the world voted to approve the shortest and perhaps most controversial document of Vatican II, Nostra Aetate, which addresses the relationship of the Catholic Church to non-Christians. Significantly, it signaled to the Jewish people and to the world that the Catholic Church was rethinking its attitudes, teachings and practices regarding Jews.

  More than 40 years later, editor Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D., former president of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, presents a volume of essays describing the past, present and future of the Nostra Aetate story. It calls attention to the pioneers and pivotal events that have paved the way to where we are now and what needs to be done as we forge ahead and make Nostra Aetate into a lasting reality.

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  Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction

  Gary L. Rose

  Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the author’s book, Connecticut Government at the Millennium (Sacred Heart University Press, 2001). Like the first edition, it is intended to introduce students and general readers to the historical development and current operation of Connecticut’s political system. Individual chapters explore constitutional history in “The Constitution State,” the transformation of Connecticut politics, the various mechanisms through which citizens can participate in political affairs, the structure and powers of the three branches of government, and the pivotal role of the mass media, newspapers in particular, in protecting the integrity of the political process. Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction is aimed at enhancing civic awareness among readers and also encouraging responsible citizenship through direct participation in state and local politics.

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  Driven under the Influence: Selected Essays in Theology, 1974-2004

  Frans Jozef van Beeck

  The Dutch-born Father Frans Jozef van Beeck has been a Jesuit for nearly 60 years. A respected theologian and teacher, he has written several books on ecclesiology and on the Catholic Church’s relationship with Judaism. Father van Beeck’s multi-volume project, God Encountered: A Contemporary Catholic Systematic Theology, is still a work in progress. Driven Under the Influence is a provocative sampling of his unpublished ideas over a 30-year period. The essays chosen here suggest the breadth and depth of his scholarly interests. They range from fundamental issues such as Christology and Trinitarian theology to encounters with non-Christians, especially Jews, to thorny contemporary issues such as the ordination of women, to very personal reflections on literature and faith. It is a collection sure to stimulate and inspire.

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  The Contribution of Monastic Life to the Church and the World: Essays in Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Mount Saviour Monastery

  Martin Boler and Anthony J. Cernera

  Mount Saviour Monastery was founded by Fathers Damasus, Gregory, Placid, and Bernard in the fields of the Hofbauer farm in upstate New York in the spirit of the joy of the Paschal Lord that He wishes to share with us, as described by Saint John: “That my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete' (John 15:11). The essays gathered in this volume celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Mount Saviour, and the contributors not only reminisce about this exemplary monastery but also reflect on Benedictine life in general and the ongoing contributions of monastic life to the Church and to the world at large.

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  Preface / Martin Boler -- The meaning and purpose of this Benedictine moment / Jerome Kodell -- Common origins, 1922-1937 / Gottfried Burkhard Neunheuser -- The influence of Maria Laach on Mount Saviour Monastery / Martin Boler -- The art of Christian and monastic life / Timothy Kelly -- Ways of encounter / John T. Noonan, Jr. -- Simplicity : a monastic and Christian ideal / Marie Julianne Farrington -- Benedictine peace : a meditation on time / Charles Dumont -- Monastic contributions to church and world : an oblate's refelection / Anthony J. Cernera -- Ruminations on the life of St. Benedict / Frank T. Griswold -- A voice for the praying church / Mary Collins -- The contribution of monastic life to the church and world / Jeremy Driscoll -- Philosophy to poetry : faith as a way of knowing in St. John of the Cross and Edith Stein / David B. Burrell -- Living the Gospel in today's unforgiving world / Camille D'Arienzo.

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  What Do We Want the Other to Teach About Us?

  David L. Coppola and Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding

  Based on five conferences, 'What Do We Want the Other to Teach About Us," held in Jerusalem (2000) on theological traditions; in Edmonton, Canada (2000) on historical traditions; in Rome, Italy (2001) on prayer and liturgy; in Bamberg, Germany (2002) on historical traditions; and in Fairfield, Connecticut (2003) on ethical traditions, and sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding of Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, in collaboration with the Elijah Interfaith Institute, Jerusalem; the Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action, Canada; the University of Bamberg, Germany; and Sacred Heart University.

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  In Love with Life: An American Dream of a Luxembourger

  Edmond Israel, Raymond Flammant, and Center for Christian Jewish Understanding

  Based on the author's La vie, passionnément. French edition published in 2004 by Editions Saint Paul, Luxembourg.

  On cover and title page: Pampered child, Refugee, Factory Worker, International Banker: New Thinking.

  The unprecedented problems that challenge most of our major institutions and our traditional ways of doing things are so new that few of us have the courage or even the capacity to consider them. Yet Edmond Israel enthusiastically relishes the opportunity to think differently and boldly about how to hold our problems together in creative tension and wrestle with them until moral and efficient solutions can be found.

  Edmond Israel was born in Luxembourg and is of Luxembourg nationality. After a long and distinguished career in international banking, he became Chairman of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in 1989 and held the post of President of the Federation of European Stock Exchanges from 1993 to 1995. In 1998, he was elected Vice-Chairman and in 1999 Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Asia-Europe Foundations. He has received numerous international honors from universities, governments, and other public bodies in recognition of his contribution to culture, the financial markets, and Luxembourg.

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  Lay Leaders in Catholic Higher Education: An Emerging Paradigm for the Twenty-first Century

  Anthony J. Cernera, ed.

  Since the Second Vatican Council, lay women and men are assuming greater responsibility for guiding the mission of the Catholic Church in the modern world. This is particularly the case in institutions of Catholic higher education in the United States. The eighteen essays in this volume, based on presentations at a conference sponsored by Sacred Heart University and the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, examine the many challenges facing lay leaders of Catholic institutions of higher learning. The volume begins with a report on a detailed study of the background of lay leaders; the essays that follow address such topics as spirituality and lay leadership, the relationship between a school and its sponsors, cultivating Catholic identity on campus, and defining and implementing the mission of a school.

  Although the volume will be of particular interest to Catholic educators, its examination of broad topics such as academic and administrative leadership geared to public service as well as faith will be useful to all those working to shape the colleges and universities of the twenty-first century into communities of social engagement as well as personal growth.

  Table of contents: Leadership and the age of the laity : emerging patterns in Catholic higher education / Melanie M. Morey and Dennis H. Holtschneider -- Responses to Melanie M. Morey and Dennis H. Holtschneider / John J. DeGioia, Marilou Eldred, Alice B. Hayes -- Sent out to serve : disciples of Jesus as leaders of Catholic colleges and universities in a new era / Anthony J. Cernera -- Responses to Anthony J. Cernera / John E. Thiel, Diana L. Hayes -- Spirituality and lay leaders in academe / Lawrence S. Cunningham -- Responses to Lawrence S. Cunningham / Zeni Fox, Monika K. Hellwig -- Trustess [i.e., Trustees] and leadership for mission / Charles L. Currie -- Sponsorship and the religious congregation / Karen M. Kennelly -- Sponsorship in the twenty-first century / Sheila Megley -- Catholic through and through / William J. Sneck -- Cultivating Catholic identity on campus / Kevin E. Mackin -- The mission of the College of New Rochelle / Joan E. Bailey -- Expanding notions of Catholic identity / Sally M. Furay -- Shaping leaders for the future : Native American students at Creighton / Tami Buffalohead-McGill and Raymond A. Bucko.

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  Promising Practices: Collaboration Among Catholic Bishops and University Presidents

  Michael Galligan-Stierle general ed.

  A project of the Bishops and Presidents Subcommittee of the USCCB Education Committee, in collaboration with the Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities.

  In May 2001, The Application of Ex Corde Ecclesiae for the United States was promulgated, eleven years after the issuing of the document. Following the publishing of Guidelines Concerning the Mandatum in Catholic Universities in July 2001, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Education reconstituted the Bishops and Presidents Subcommittee “as a forum for an ongoing conversation on higher education issues.” The subcommittee aimed to find ways to strengthen cooperation between Catholic higher education and the bishops.

  Promising Practices is one example of the subcommittee's excellent effort to advance best practices and collaborative ventures that have been taking place nationwide for years. The ideas are intended to promote even better future partnerships, enabling Catholic universities and dioceses to collaborate as they jointly proclaim the Good News.

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  Public Policy in Connecticut: Challenges and Perspectives

  Gary L. Rose ed.

  Public Policy in Connecticut examines ten of the key policy challenges that currently confront Connecticut lawmakers. Following an overview essay by the editor, discussing the recent transfer of power to state governments and outlining the policy challenges faced by lawmakers, each of these challenges is taken up in a separate essay by the volume's contributors. The first challenges considered, associated with economic growth, transportation, environmental protection, ethnic diversity, and ethics in politics, affect the Connecticut public at large. The remaining issues discussed are health care, services for the aged, prison overcrowding and recidivism, inner-city education, and higher education affect more specific population groups, but still have consequences for all state residents. The book examines each issue in depth, and sets an agenda for legislative action and citizen concern.

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  Religion, Violence and Peace: Continuing Conversations and Study Guide

  David L. Coppola and Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding

  Continuing the conversation that began with the 1999 volume, Religion and Violence, Religion and Peace, this thought-provoking collection of essays also offers a Study Guide that explores the questions of violence and peace faced by people of the Abrahamic faiths. The essays in this work were presented by Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders and scholars at the 2003 conference, “Pathways to Peace in the Abrahamic Faiths,” sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

  Contributors include David L. Coppola, Rabbi Rene-Samuel Sirat, Adolphe Steg, Rabbi Rene Gutman, James G. Williams, Jean Dujardin, Azizah Al-Hibri, and Louay M. Safi.

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  Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition: Issues and Perspectives

  Anthony J. Cernera and Oliver J. Morgan, ed.

  This volume continues and expands on the conversations in Volume 1 about the vitality, influence and contemporary relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition. The particular concern of this volume is to explore what it means to imbue that tradition in the day-to-day life at Catholic colleges and universities. Contributions focus on such topics as the responsibilities of being stewards of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the challenges and rewards of learning and teaching within that tradition, current perceptions of Catholic identity in academia and the ongoing task of harmonizing faith and reason.

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  Prayers from the Heart: The Sacred Heart University Prayerbook

  Patricia Leonard Pasley ed.

  An inspiring collection of prayers, reflections, and poems written by the Sacred Heart University community, Prayers from the Heart provides not only a helpful tool for one's personal spiritual growth, but also a wonderful resource for groups who wish to pray together.

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  Answering the Call: The Story of Community Service and Volunteerism at Sacred Heart University

  Ralph L. Corrigan

  This volume chronicles the history of service and volunteer efforts through personal recollections, newspaper accounts, personal letters, documents and 26 pages of photos that capture Sacred Heart University's commitment to community service. Answering the Call includes chapters on the early years, the El Salvador connection, the 30,000 Hours project, the start of service-learning programs, and current service initiatives in Bridgeport. The book illustrates the University's preferential treatment for the poor and captures its passionate commitment to community service

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  Connecticut Government at the Millennium

  Gary L. Rose

  Connecticut Government at the Millennium offers insight into the style, character, and capacity of Connecticut's political system at the turn of the twenty-first century. Rose explores Connecticut's rich constitutional tradition the political culture of the state's citizenry, and Connecticut's system of political parties and interest groups, as well as the structure, powers, and decision-making processes of the three branches of government. Each chapter includes interviews with political practitioners, experts, and high-level government officials.

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  Examining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

  Anthony J. Cernera, ed. and Oliver J. Morgan, ed.

  This collection of essays by a variety of educators, scholars, and theologians lays out some of the content behind the term "Catholic intellectual tradition," a tradition that is both a treasury of classic and contemporary texts, including religious and aesthetic products, and a "way of doing things" borne of experience, prayer, and critical reflection. Contributions focus on such topics as the ideal of the Catholic mind, the relationship between Catholicism and other faith traditions, notions of the Catholic artist and intellectual, and future directions for Catholic universities.

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  Religion and violence, Religion and Peace: Essays from the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding Conference in Auschwitz, Poland, May 1998

  Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, ed. and David L. Coppola, ed.

  Based on papers presented at a 1998 conference held in Auschwitz and sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University, this volume focuses on the role that religion plays in cultivating peace or promoting violence.

  Contents: Preface / Joseph H. Ehrenkranz -- Opening remarks / Anthony J. Cernera, Franciszek Cardinal Macharski, Archbishop Jeremiasz -- Part I. The problem of violence -- The problem of religion, violence, and peace: an uneasy trilogy / David L. Coppola -- Blood and hope / Samuel Pisar -- Anger and courage: a reply to Samuel Pisar / Elisabeth Maxwell -- Fundamentalism as a precursor to violence / Martin E. Marty -- Part II. The possibility of peace in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- The roots of peace in the Torah / Rene-Samuel Sirat -- The roots of peace in the New Testament / Cahal Brendan Cardinal Daly -- The roots of peace in the Qur'an / Amira Shamma Abdin -- Part III. Bridges to greater understanding -- The role of religion in the pursuit of peace / David Rosen -- Pastoral reflections / William Cardinal Keeler -- The great jubilee: a time of remembrance / Georges Cottier.

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  John Davis Lodge: A Life in Three Acts: Actor, Politician, Diplomat

  Thomas A. DeLong

  ‌In this comprehensive biography, which includes many rare photographs from all periods of Lodge's life, the author ells an extraordinary story of acting, political, and diplomatic triumphs, periodically unsettled by conflict, defeat, and sibling rivalry. Working from archival sources, unpublished letters and memoirs, and countless interviews with those closest to Lodge, DeLong meticulously documents the life of a diversely talented and uncommonly dedicated man, truly one of the great public servants and personalities of twentieth-century America. Thomas A. DeLong is the author of numerous books of biography and award-winning studies of the development of radio and television broadcasting. He has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Connecticut Post, and other newspapers and magazines.

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  Continuity and Plurality in Catholic Theology: Essays in Honor of Gerald A. McCool, S.J.

  Anthony J. Cernera, ed.

  The essays gathered in the Festschrift, on the occasion of Father McCool's eightieth birthday, celebrate his life and contributions to the Church and the Catholic intellectual tradition.

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  Vatican II: The Continuing Agenda

  Anthony J. Cernera, ed.

  The essays in this collection examine the spirit of Vatican II at work during a period of rapid changes and profound transitions within the global community.