We’ve started the new year
off with a good mixture of new books, movies, and music. Stay tuned for some
news about where our materials will be shelved. We are hopeful that we can make
our outstanding collections more accessible to the community! In the meantime,
good words, everyone.
New Books:
Ref 423.12 K23h Historical
Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. 2 vols. 2009.
An incredible
resource. Somewhat bulky & complex, but
exhaustive.
201 W121f Nicholas
Wade. The faith instinct: how religion evolved & why it endures.
2009.
Argues that religion arose to help
humans survive & has changed to meet new conditions.
201.66
H582t Noreen Herzfeld. Technology and religion: remaining human in
a co-created world. 2009.
How does the new technology affect
our spiritual lives?
220.6
F853b Edwin D. Freed. The Bible says so! From
simple answers to insightful understanding. 2009.
How to understand
the Bible despite its misuse by “prooftexters” seeking support for their ideas.
230.0922
M345b Ian S. Markham. Blackwell companion to the
theologians. 2 vols. 2009.
Biographical and
theological essays in chronological order, from St John to today’s writers.
231.044
C712t Paul M. Collins. The Trinity: a guide for the perplexed.
2008.
Aims to present the Biblical and
historical basis for the doctrine and what it means.
234.163
D134t Tadeusz
Dajczer. The mystery of faith:
meditations on the Eucharist. 2009.
A small book with
international popularity, by a Polish priest.
234.9
T415p Peter J. Thuesen. Predestination: the American career of a
contentious doctrine. 2009.
How this difficult idea has shaped
American churches of all stripes.
239 O54h William
J. O’Malley. Help my unbelief. 2008.
Some basic
apologetics for those with questions or doubts about the Faith.
241.697
N158c Thomas A.
Nairn, ed. The
consistent ethic of life: assessing its reception and relevance. 2008.
Scholarly essays on an approach
launched by Cardinal Bernadin.
242 F816l Richard
J. Foster. Longing for God: seven paths of Christian devotion.
2009.
Approaches to spirituality based on
the lives and works of seven historic figures.
248.32
K29c David Keller. Come & see: the transformation of personal prayer. 2009.
A guide to
deepening the relationship with God.
248.34
A283c Mario I. Aguilar. Contemplating God, changing
the world. 2008.
Six 20th-century
figures who translated their love for God with taking action in the world.
261.26
L977j Richard C. Lux. The Jewish people, the Holy Land, & the
state of Israel: a Catholic view. 2010.
A Hales Corner professor reflects on
the heritage and future of Catholic-Jewish relations.
261.83581
U58m USCCB. Marriage: love & life in the divine
plan. 2010.
A pastoral letter
on the nature of the sacrament.
261.8362
B534s Thomas Berry. The sacred universe. 2009.
Essays on what people of faith
should do to protect the cosmos.
270.5092
I58 M822p John C. Moore. Pope Innocent III: to root up and to plant. 2009.
A new biography of the centrally
important Medieval pope.
270.82092
J66 M284v Gerard Mannion, ed. The vision of John
Paul II: Assessing his thought & influence. 2008.
Scholarly essays on his ideas on the
Church and theology.
277.206
L318c Jaime Lara. Christian texts for Aztecs: art &
liturgy in Colonial Mexico. 2008.
Superlatively illustrated, includes
lots of texts and narrative.
277.300896
C782u M. Shawn Copeland, ed. Uncommon faithfulness: the Black Catholic
experience. 2009.
Essays on the
remarkably resilient history of an often overlooked part of the Church.
278.082
C623h Edward L.
Cleary. How Latin America saved the soul
of the Catholic Church. 2009.
Argues that the Latin American
Church is incredibly vibrant and will drive the rest of the Church.
302.2308
B344d Mark Bauerlein. The dumbest generation: how the digital age stupefies young Americans
& jeopardizes our future. 2008.
Pretty
self-explanatory subtitle.
355.109
B752k Constance B.
Bouchard. Knights in
history & legend. 2009.
Gloriously
illustrated history of all kinds of knights from around the world & into
science fiction.
418.4019
D322r Stanislaus
Dehaene. Reading in the brain: the
science & evolution of a human invention. 2009.
How the human brain reconfigures
itself in order to process black marks on white backgrounds.
423 O98sa Oxford American dictionary & thesaurus. 2nd ed. 2009.
Typical Oxford usability
and quality.
427.995
M636j F. Mihalic,
SVD. The Jacaranda dictionary
& grammar of Melanesian Pidgin. 1971.
Neat bit of
scholarship by a missionary.
523.1
C157u Carolos I. Calle. The Universe: order without design.
2009.
A NASA scientist argues that the
origin and development of the cosmos has been entirely natural.
530.0904
S782e Richard Staley. Einstein’s generation: the origins of the Relativity revolution.
2008.
A UW prof’s look
at the scientific culture of the early 20th century.
615.902
M621d David
Michaels. Doubt is their product: how
industry’s assault on science threatens your health. 2008.
How businesses use mercenary
scientists to cast doubts on valid health concerns.
641.595
H153s Jaden Hair. The steamy kitchen cookbook.
2009.
101 recipes for
Asian dishes.
641.5954
I97b Raghavan Iyer. Betty Crocker’s Indian home cooking. 2001.
Terrific cookbook.
641.5636
M182v Deborah Madison. Vegetarian cooking for everyone.
1997.
Award-winning and
enormous cookbook.
780.92
S563 G677s Glenda D. Goss. Sibelius: a composer’s life & the
awakening of Finland. 2009.
How his genius was inspired by and
helped inspire the nationalism of his country.
781.626872
R143m Cathy Ragland. Música Norteña: Mexican migrants creating a
nation between nations. 2009.
A study of the
music of Mexican heritage across the Western U.S.
813.54
G664sp Mary Gordon.
Spending: a utopian
divertimento. 1998.
A novel involving
art and religion.
813.54
G664st _______. The stories of Mary Gordon. 2006.
Short stories from
the Catholic writer.
813.54
L579lf Donna Leon. Death at La Fenice. 1992.
One of her wonderful mysteries set
in Florence with Commissario Guido Brunetti.
892.736
M214b Naguib
Mahfouz. Before the
throne. 2009.
A novel involving
a conversation among all of Egypt’s rulers in the afterlife.
896.0108
C541b Frank M. Chipasula, ed. Bending the bow: an anthology of African love poetry. 2009.
Gathered from all regions and
covering 3,000 years.
935 A394a Guillermo
Algaze. Ancient Mesopotamia at the dawn of civilization: the evolution of an
urban landscape. 2008.
Historical
geography of the first cities in the Fertile Crescent.
967.5710431
S443g Joseph Sebarenzi. God sleeps in Rwanda: a journey of
transformation. 2009.
How he survived the initial
genocide, became part of the government, then had to flee
again.
973.4
W875a Gordon S. Wood. Empire of liberty: a history of the Early
Republic, 1789-1815. 2009.
Magisterial history of America’s
turbulent first quarter-century.
996.211
S172a Anne Salmond. Aphrodite’s island: the European discovery of Tahiti. 2009.
The exploration,
legends, and truth.
DVDs
248.46 W776m Lauren
F. Winner. Mudhouse Sabbath: 7 ways of
Christian formation inspired by the Jewishness of Jesus. 2009.
248.866 W246c
Walter Wangerin, Jr. Confronting death: a
Christian approach to the end of life. 2008.
CDs
227.2 M418r Frank
Matera. Romans.
Six essays on 2 disks.
782.294 G562h His Love endureth forever: Psalms of
thankfulness & praise. Gloriæ Dei Cantores. 2008.
782.294 G562v He has heard my voice: Psalms of
faithfulness & hope. Same choir, 2007.