Sheed Ward imprint: 69 books

by Maisie Ward
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2005

Maisie Ward's biography of Gilbert Keith Chesterton has long been a cornerstone in Chesterton studies, as well as in the publishing house she and her husband, Frank Sheed, founded in 1926. Originally published in 1942, just six years after Chesterton's untimely death, this book combines Ward's unique...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005

The Sheed & Ward Anthology of Catholic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the evolution of Catholic philosophy from Biblical times to the present day. The first comprehensive collection of readings from Catholic philosophers, this volume aims to sharpen the understanding of Catholic philosophy...

We Hold These Truths

Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition

by John Courtney Murray, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2005

The 1960 publication of We Hold These Truths marked a significant event in the history of modern American thought. Since that time, Sheed & Ward has kept the book in print and has published several studies of John Courtney Murray's life and work. We are proud to present a new edition of this classic...

Death and Dying

A Reader

by Paul B. Bascom, David DeGrazia, Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2004

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...

American Catholics, American Culture

Tradition and Resistance

by Peter Steinfels, Robert Royal, J Bottum
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, W Shepherdson Abell, Kirk Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2003

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year study sponsored by Pew aimed at understanding...

Genetics

Science, Ethics, and Public Policy

by Mark P. Aulisio, Françoise Baylis, Geoffrey D. Block
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005

Over a decade ago, the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional...
by David Adamson, Lori B. Andrews, Robert Boostanfar
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2003

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies,...
by Jacques Maritain
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2005

Jacques Maritain's An Introduction to Philosophy was first published in 1931. Since then, this book has stood the test of time as a clear guide to what philosophy is and how to philosophize. Inspired by the Thomistic Revival called for by Leo XIII, Maritain relies heavily on Aristotle and St. Thomas...
by Daniel J. Harrington, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2005

Do Catholics really read the Bible? If so, how do they read it and is there anything unique about their approach? What role does the Bible play in Catholic life, teaching, and culture? As a leading Scripture scholar who also teaches students and preaches to everyday people, Fr. Daniel Harrington,...
by François Mauriac
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2005

François Mauriac's masterpiece and one of the greatest Catholic novels, Thérèse Desqueyroux is the haunting story of an unhappily married young woman whose desperation drives her to thoughts of murder. Mauriac paints an unforgettable portrait of spiritual isolation and despair, but he also dramatizes...
by François Mauriac
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2003

Fran_ois Mauriac, winner of the 1952 Nobel Prize in literature, is one of the most prominent Catholic novelists of the modern era, yet in the English speaking world he is known primarily for only one novel, 1927's ThZr_se Desqueyroux. In this new translation of two other seminal works by Mauriac,...

Called and Chosen

Toward a Spirituality for Lay Leaders

by Regina Bechtle, , S.C
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2005

That lay women and men increasingly serve as leaders of institutional ministries in the Church is nothing new. Yet, until now, these lay leaders have longed for theological resources and formational training to help them in their vocation and ministry. Called and Chosen: Toward a Spirituality for...
by John P. McNamee
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1995

The diary of a man trying to live within his religious faith while dealing with the harsh realities of urban America.
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