A selection of publications available within the Library Resources from faculty within the department.
Encountering Mystery: The Women at the Tomb: The ending of Mark's Gospel has a great deal to teach us about encountering God by 
Pedagogy, Prayer and Praise: The Wisdom of the Psalms and Psalter by
The presence of didactic, wisdom-like passages in the Book of Psalms presents a puzzle because it suggests a non-liturgical origin and pedagogical aim distinct from the more dominant psalmic language of lament and praise. Catherine Petrany argues for a literary and theological approach to the question of wisdom's role in the psalms that accounts for its meaningful integration with these other kinds of discourse. The unique contextualization of wisdom motifs in the psalms creates a pedagogical platform unique to the book, one related to but distinct from the pedagogies of the biblical wisdom corpus. Human wisdom speech in the psalms points beyond the classroom to the congregation and asks its hearers to become speakers, that is, to enter into conversation with the divine.
Praise Rather Than Solving Problems: Understanding the Doxological Turn of Laudato Si' through Lonergan by 
Reading the Gospels : biblical interpretation in the Catholic tradition by
"Written in clear and engaging prose, . . . Reading the Gospels walks the fine line between opening the Gospels to the reader without supplanting the Gospels or competing with them. . . . It invites readers into the activity of reading and thinking about the Gospels in conversation with others. The text articulates a Christian and Catholic understanding of the Gospels in ways that allow both Christians and non-Christians to participate in the conversation." --David A. Bosworth, The Catholic University of America In Reading the Gospels, Christopher McMahon provides teachers and students with the tools to bring the study of the Gospels to life. McMahon's approach to the text utilizes the historical-critical method, one viewed by the Pontifical Biblical Commission as "the indispensable method for the scientific study of the meaning of ancient texts." Full of pedagogical tools that will aid the professor and help the students to proactively engage in scriptural analysis themselves, Reading the Gospels includes: • Introductory historical chapters that contextualize for the student the circumstances in which the Gospels were born • Detailed analyses of Gospel passages, from a historical and literary perspective • Alternative interpretations of the Gospel texts for students to consider • "Questions for Understanding" and "Questions for Reflection" at the end of each chapter • Ample endnotes for orientation and brief bibliographies for further research A basic introduction to the canonical Gospels and the issues related to their interpretation, Reading the Gospels will engage students in the kind of detailed analysis necessary for the success of their own future research and scholarly work. Christopher McMahon is associate professor of theology at Saint Vincent College. He is the author of Called Together: An Introduction to Ecclesiology (2010) and Jesus Our Salvation: An Introduction to Christology (2007), both published by Anselm Academic.
