Sheed Ward imprint: 69 books
Credible Signs of Christ Alive
Case Studies from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2003
This accessible and stirring book not only introduces readers to the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic antipoverty and social justice program sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, but also inspires us to service. With John P. Hogan as...
Becoming Fully Human
The Greatest Glory of God
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2005
Drawing from the folklore and scripture of other cultures, as well as her own monastic tradition, Sister Joan Chittister develops a spirituality that understands what it means to be human and the importance of seeing others for what they truly are—sacred.
Centered around twelve questions—from...
Bridging the Great Divide
Musings of a Post-Liberal, Post-Conservative Evangelical Catholic
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2004
Bridging the Great Divide: Musings of a Post-Liberal, Post-Conservative Evangelical Catholic represents a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic community. As the Church seeks to maintain its unique witness, nurture the faithful, and evangelize, a new generation of American Catholics has emerged....
In Good Company
The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
The New York Times has described James Martin as maybe "the only Jesuit priest with a degree from the Wharton School," and in the wake of our current economic crisis, the story of his remarkable journey from corporate America to the Society of Jesus couldn't be more timely. From the halls...
Many Faces, One Church
Cultural Diversity and the American Catholic Experience
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2004
Many Faces, One Church: Cultural Diversity and the American Catholic Experience both captures and facilitates a seismic shift in the who, what, where, when, why, and how of Catholic theology today. Along with a diverse group of theologians who represent the many faces of the church, editors Peter...
The Conclave
A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History of Papal Elections
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2003
In 1271, with the papal throne vacant for over two years, local officials locked the cardinals of the Catholic Church in a room, forcing them to select a new pope. From this inauspicious beginning arose the practice of the conclave, the highly secretive combination of rituals and politics designed...
Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2006
In the first anthology of its kind, Thomas O'Brien and Scott Paeth have gathered unique pieces from across religious perspectives to illustrate the growing influence and contribution of religion to the field of business ethics. Events in the recent past make clear people in business urgently need...
Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context
Learning from the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2005
Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context is the first book to provide a broadly interdisciplinary approach to understanding the leadership crisis in the Catholic Church in the wake of the sex abuse scandal and how it was handled. Well-known scholars, religious clergy, and laymen in the trenches...
The Inclusive Bible
The First Egalitarian Translation
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
While this new Bible is certainly an inclusive-language translation, it is much more: it is a re-imagining of the scriptures and our relationship to them. Not merely replacing male pronouns, the translators have rethought what kind of language has built barriers between the text and its readers. Seeking...
The Gospel of César Chávez
My Faith in Action
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2007
Once asked to explain how he had sustained himself over so many years of struggle, César Chávez responded: "I don't think I could base my will to struggle on cold economics or some political doctrine. For me, the base must be faith."
In evaluating the life and struggles of César...
by Thomas Massaro, SJ, Thomas A. Shannon
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2003
This book offers a thorough and accessible analysis of Catholic teaching on war and warmaking from its earliest stages to the present. Moral theologians Thomas Massaro and Thomas A. Shannon begin with a survey of the teachings on war in various religions and denominations and then trace the development...
A Comparative Study of the Origins of Ethical Thought
Hellenism and Hebraism
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005
The Origins of Ethical Thought: A Comparative Study Between Hellenism and Hebraism is the first text to analyze both Greek and Hebrew ethical thought based on a comprehensive and ideological interpretation of the two systems on their own and in relation to one another. An innovative work of interdisciplinary...
On Christian Dying
Classic and Contemporary Texts
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2004
Is there an art of dying well? If human lives have a meaning—and we experience them as profoundly meaningful—then so must our deaths and the deaths of our loved ones. Too often we are tempted to ignore our own mortality and fill our lives with distracting and strenuous activity. Yet, despite all...
And Morning Came
Scriptures of the Resurrection
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2007
The Resurrection is the central mystery of believing Christians. Through scriptural exegesis, cutting-edge scholarship, storytelling, and insightful interpretation, And Morning Came reveals that the Resurrection is not a single event but an ongoing experience of God's grace and power in our daily...