Spring 2018 Booklist Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family (Updated 12/13/2017)
JPI 510/729 Theological Anthropology McCarthy
Compendium of readings (available through University Readers)
Burns, J., Ed. Theological Anthropology. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981.
Balthasar, Hans Urs. The Christian State of Life, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1983.
______. Theo-Drama II, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1990. ISBN 0898702879
______. Theo-Drama III. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 11992. ISBN 089870295X.
De Lubac, H. The Drama of Atheist Humanism. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1995. ISBN: 089870443X
De Lubac, H. A Brief Catechesis on Nature and Grace. Ignatius Press, 1984. ISBN: 0898700353
John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body. Pauline, 1997.
Schmitz, K, The Gift: Creation. Marquette University Press, Milwaukee, 1982.
Scola, The Nuptial Mystery. Trans. M. Borras. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 2005.
Spaemann, R, Essays in Anthropology – Variations on a Theme, Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2010.
JPI 532/707 Biblical Theology of Marriage and Family (OT) Atkinson
Holy Scriptures [The most recent edition of Ignatius Press’ RSV is particularly good.]
Biblical and Theological Foundation of the Family, Joseph Atkinson (Washington, DC: CUA Press, 2014).
John Paul II. Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body (trans. M. Waldstein) (Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 2006). JPI 546/762 The Nuptial Mystery in St. John Prosperi
Pitre, Brant James, Jesus the Bridegroom (New York : Image, [2014] First edition)
Every student should read at least one of the following two books on the Johannine account of Jesus' passion. Since the books are both for different reasons valid, it's up to the student to choose which one to read (unless he/she wants to purchase and read both):
- Senior, Donald, The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of John, (Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, c1991)
- De la Potterie, Ignace, The Hour of Jesus: Passion and Resurrection of Jesus According to John (New York: Alba House, 1997)
JPI 550/850 Gender and the Sexual Difference Schindler
Compendium of readings (available through University Readers)
Simon Baron-Cohen, The Essential Difference. (New York: Basic Books, 2003).
John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them: Theology of the Body.
Eve Tushnet, Gay and Catholic (Ave Maria Press, 2014).
JPI 554/764 Catechesis on Human Love Lopez
John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia.
Ratzinger, Eschatology: Death and Eternal life (Washington DC: CUA Press, 2007) 2nd edition. ISBN 0813215161
Balthasar, The Christian State of Life (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2002). ISBN 0898707889
John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them. A Theology of the Body. Boston: Pauline Press, 2006. ISBN: 0819874213.
Karol Wojtyla, Love and Responsibility. Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 2013. ISBN: 0819845582.
Carl Anderson and José Granados, Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. New York: Doubleday, 2012. ISBN: 0770435742.
John Paul II, Redemptor hominis
John Paul II, Dominum et vivificantem
JPI 555 Encyclicals of John Paul II Healy
Nota bene: It is recommended (but not required) that you purchase copies of the following Encyclical Letters as published by Pauline Books and Media: Redemptor Hominis (1979)
Dives in Misericordia (1980)
Dominum et Vivificantem (1986)
Redemptoris Mater (1987)
Centesimus Annus (1991)
Veritatis Splendor (1993)
Evangelium Vitae (1995)
Fides et Ratio (1998)
Ecclesia de Eucharistia (2003)
JPI 570/770 Sexual Ethics and the Person Crawford
Compendium of readings (available through University Readers)
Karol Wojtyła, Love and Responsibility, trans. G. Ignatik ISBN 0-8198-4558-2
John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body, trans. Michael Waldstein ISBN 0-8198-7421-3
_____. Familiaris Consortio ISBN 0-8198-6449-8
_____. Letter to Families
Paul VI, Humanae Vitae, trans. M.A. Calegari (Ignatius Press, 2002) ISBN-13: 978-0898707281
Pius XI, Casti Connubii ISBN-10: 097829856X
JPI 615 Biotechnical Anthropology Hanby
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (San Francisco: Harper Classics, 2006), ISBN-10: 0060850523.
CS Lewis, The Abolition of Man (San Francisco: Harper One, 2009), ISBN-10: 0060652942.
John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (Forgotten Books, 2012), PIBN 1000026166.
Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition 2nd ed., (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998), ISBN 10:-226-02598-5
Kass, Beyond Therapy, Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Report by the President’s Council on Bioethics (New York: Regan Books, 2003), ISBN: 0-06073490-6.
Kass, Human Cloning and Human Dignity: A Report of the President’s Council on Bioethics (New York: Public Affairs, 2002), ISBN I-58648-176-2.
Henry T Greely, The End of Sex and the Future of Reproduction (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2016), ISBN 9780674728967.
Amy Laura Hall, Conceiving Parenthood: American Protestantism and the Spirit of Reproduction (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans 2008)ISN 978-0-8028-3936-7.
Hans Jonas, The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2001).
JPI 619 Bioethics II Rice
Compendium of readings (available through University Readers)
Thomas V. Berg, L.C., and Edward J. Furton, eds. Human Embryo Adoption: Biotechnology, Marriage, and the Right to Life, (Philadelphia: National Catholic Bioethics Center; Thornwood, N.Y.: Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person, 2006).
Atul Gawande, Complications: A Surgeon’s Note on an Imperfect Science (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2002).
______, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (New York: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2014).
Nancy S. Jecker, et al., Bioethics: An Introduction to the History, Methods, and Practice, 3rd ed. (Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011).
Josef Pieper, The Four Cardinal Virtues, (South Bend: University of Notre Dame Press, 1966).
Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler, The Sexual Person: Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2008).
Leon Kass, Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics (San Francisco: Encounter Books, 2002).
JPI 634 The Sacrament of Marriage Healy
John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio. ISBN: 0819818453
Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia.
Marc Ouellet, Mystery and Sacrament of Love: A Theology of Marriage and Family for the New Evangelization. Eerdmans ISBN: 9780802873347
JPI 669/769 Science, Theology, & Ethics Hanby
Compendium of readings (available through University Readers)
Stephen Jay Gould, Rock of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life (New York: Ballantine, 1999).
Joseph Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2004).
Richard McKeon (ed.), The Basic Works of Aristotle, (Modern Library, 2001), ISBN-10: 0375757996; ISBN-13: 978-0375757990.
Thomas Aquinas, The Division and Methods of the Sciences (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 1986), ISBN 0-88844-279-3.
Hans Urs von Balthasar, Theo-Logic I, The Truth of the World (San Francisco: Ignatius, 2000). ISBN: 0-89870-718-8.
Richard Lewontin, Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA (San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1992). Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, 4th ed (Indianapolis: Hackett, 1998).
Francis Bacon, The New Organon (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000).
JPI 768 Revelation, Scripture, & the Nature of Exegesis Atkinson
Craig G. Bartholemew, Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics: A Comprehensive Framework for Hearing God in Scripture
JPI 962 Natural Law & Order
St. Thomas, Summa Contra Gentiles, Bk. III
_____. Summa Theologiae, “Treatise on Law” (qq. 90-100)
H. Veatch, Human Rights: Fact or Fancy?
J. Finnis, Natural Law and Natural Rights
A. McIntyre, Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
JPI 979 The Idea of America: Philosophical & Theological Reflections Schindler
Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (also available online as indicated) Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America There are different translations/editions, with different formats and pagination, of Tocqueville. There are abundant (inexpensive) used and new copies of this book available for purchase through Amazon; and there is a link below to an online copy (of the first English translation). The preferred translation for class is that of Harvey Mansfield and Delba Winthrop (University of Chicago, 2000).
David L. Schindler and Nicholas J Healy, Freedom, Truth, and Human Dignity (Eerdmans, 2015)
D.C. Schindler Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty (Notre Dame Press, 2017)
JPI 985 The Mystery of Christ Prosperi
Balthasar, Hans Urs Von, The Glory of the Lord: a Theological Aesthetics, vol. I (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009 = Glory I)
Balthasar, Hans Urs Von, The Glory of the Lord, vol. VII., Theology: the New Covenant (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008 = Glory VII)
Rousselot, Pierre, The eyes of faith, New York : Fordham University Press, 1990.
Other readings will be on reserve or made available otherwise