Library titles related to the latest headlines…Week of April 19, 2010

Women and the Catholic Church / Oklahoma City Bombing, 1995

In the News: A recent Newsweek cover story focuses on “how women can save the Catholic Church from its sins.” This week, we offer titles about the sex abuse scandals that have plagued the Church and the role women play in Catholicism overall.

Also In the News: April 19 marks the 15^th anniversary of the Oklahoma City, bombing.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Agony in the Garden: Sex, Lies, and Redemption from the Troubled Heart of the American Catholic Church
By John van der Zee. Thunder’s Mouth Press/Nation Books, 2002
Call Number: BX1912.9 .V36 2002

Catholic and Feminist: The Surprising History of the American Catholic Feminist Movement
By Mary J. Henold. University of North Carolina Press, 2008
Call Number: BX1406.3 .H46 2008

The Catholic Church and the Sex Problem: the Stupidity, Futility, and Insolence of its Ethic
By Joseph McCabe. See Sharp Press, 1986
Call Number: BX1765 .M25 1986

The Courage to Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church
By George Weigel. Basic Books, 2002
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary

The Female Face in Patriarchy: Oppression as Culture
By Frances B. O’Connor and Becky S. Drury. Michigan State University, 1999
Call Number: BX1407 .W65 O36 1999 (Also available online via NetLibrary)

Gay Catholic Priests and Clerical Sexual Misconduct: Breaking the Silence
Edited by Donald L. Boisvert and Robert E. Gross. Harrington Park Press, 2005
Call Number: BX1912.9 .G39 2005

Globalization, Gender, and Religion: The Politics of Women’s Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts
Edited by Jane H. Bayes and Nayereh Tohidi. Palgrave, 2001
Call Number: HQ1236 .G54 2001

Hand of God (DVD)
By Joe Cultrera et al. PBS Home Video, 2007
Call Number: BX1912.9 .H36 2007 (At Jupiter)

Healing Priesthood: Women’s Voices Worldwide
Edited by Angela Perkins and Verena Wright. Darton Longman & Todd, 2003
Call Number: BX1912 .H42 2003

Justice in the Church: Gender and Participation
By Benedict M. Ashley. Catholic University of America Press, 1996
Call Number: BX2347.8 .W6 A74 1996

Lead Us Not into Temptation: Catholic Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children
By Jason Berry. Doubleday, 1992
Call Number: BX1912.9 .B47 1992

Mary Magdalene, the First Apostle: The Struggle for Authority
By Ann Graham Brock. Harvard Divinity School, 2003
Call Number: BS2485 .B73 2003

New Women of the Old Faith: Gender and American Catholicism in the Progressive Era
By Kathleen Sprows Cummings. University of North Carolina Press, 2009
Call Number: BX1407 .W65 C86 2009

Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal
By David France. Broadway Books, 2004
Call Number: BX1912.9 .F73 2004

Predatory Priests, Silenced Victims: The Sexual Abuse Crisis and the Catholic Church
Edited by Mary Gail Frawley-O’Dea, Virginia Goldner. Analytic Press, 2007
Call Number: BX1912.9 .P74 2007

Reconciling Catholicism and Feminism?: Personal Reflections on Tradition and Change
Edited by Sall Barr Ebest and Ron Ebest. University of Notre Dame Press, 2003
Call Number: BX2347.8 .W6 R42 2003

Secrets of Mary Magdalene: The Untold Story of History’s Most Misunderstood Woman
Edited by Dan Burstein & Arne J. de Keijzer. CDS Books, 2006
Call Number: BS2485 .S44 2006

The Silence We Keep: One Nun’s View of the Catholic Priest Scandal
By Karol Jackowski. Harmony Books, 2004
Call Number: BX1912.9 .J36 2004

Sin Against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church
Edited by Thomas G. Plante. Praeger, 2004
Call Number: BX1912.9 .S56 2004 (At Jupiter)

The Tricky Part: One Boy’s Fall from Trespass into Grace
By Martin Moran. Beacon Press, 2005
Call Number: PN2287 .M6993 A3 2005

The Vatican’s Women: Female Influence at the Holy See
By Paul Hofmann. St. Martin’s Press, 2002
Call Number: BX2347.8 .W6 H64 2002

Why Were Illinois Women Attracted to Catholicism, 1665-1750?
By Tracy Neal Leavelle. State University of New York, 2007
Call Number: Available online via Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING

American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & the Oklahoma City Bombing
By Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck. Regan Books, 2001
Call Number: HV6430 .M28 M53 2001

Apocalypse in Oklahoma: Waco and Ruby Ridge Revenged
By Mark S. Hamm. Northeastern University Press, 1997
Call Number: HV6432 .H635 1997

In Bad Company: America’s Terrorist Underground
By Mark S. Hamm. Northeastern University Press, 2002
Call Number: HV6432.5 .A79 H36 2002 (At Jupiter and Treasure Coast)

Lessons from the Oklahoma City Bombing: Defensive Design Techniques
By Eve E. Hinman and David J. Hammond. ASCE Press, 1996, 1997
Call Number: TH1097 .H56 1997

The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror
By David Hoffman. Feral House, 1998
Call Number: HV6432 .H65 1998

One of Ours: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing
By Richard A. Serrano. Norton, 1998
Call Number: HV6432 .S47 1998

Others Unknown: The Oklahoma City Bombing Case and Conspiracy
By Stephen Jones and Peter Israel. Public Affairs, 2001
Call Number: KF224 .O39 J66 2001

Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
By Gore Vidal. Thunder’s Mouth Press/Nation Books, 2002
Call Number: PS3543 .I26 A16 2002