New Book: Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape

HOUSTON, TX (Jan. 30, 2004) The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist announce the publication of Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape, edited by Richard Fossey and Sister Paula Jean Miller, F.S.E. The book is a forthcoming work from Sheed and Ward, an imprint of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. It is a compilation of the presentations from the first International Conference of Catholic Studies, held at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, in April of 2002. The conference provided a multicultural and multidisciplinary experience of Catholic intellectual thought and tradition.

Don J. Briel, Director of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, comments that "Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape is a remarkable anthology of readings which provides both a sense of Catholicism's rich cultural diversity and its intellectual coherence. The anthology offers an accessible introduction to the range and unity of Catholic thought and to the diversity of its cultural expressions and will be especially useful for an undergraduate audience. But the work will also be of interest to anyone who seeks to explore these issues in greater depth. The work is an important achievement."

Sister Paula Jean is the author of Members of One Body: Prophets, Priests and Kings: An Ecclesiology of Mission and Marriage: The Sacrament of Divine-Human Communion, as well as a number of articles on theology and Catholic studies.

Mapping the Catholic Cultural Landscape is expected to be released in early February. It is available now in both paperback and library cloth editions and interested purchasers may order at 1-800-462-6420 or at www.sheedandward.com.