Woodstock Print Resources:
Books, Papers, and Articles

The list below offers a selection of Woodstock's publications and printed resources that you can read online or download. To access our videos, podcasts, and other multimedia products, please visit our Multimedia page.

 

Faith Seeking the Global Good in Different Cultures

• Economic Globalization & Development
• Migration & Immigration
• Peace, War, and Reconciliation
• Interreligious & Intercultural Dialogue

Practicing Authentic Personal Values in Public Life

• Business Ethics
• Theology of Business & Spirituality in the Workplace
• Woodstock Business Conference Resources
• Health Care Policy & Ethics
• Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
• Lobbying Ethics

Passing the Catholic & Jesuit Intellectual Tradition to a New Generation

• Catholic Higher Education
• Catholic Youth Issues
• Science & Religion
• Spirituality, Ecclesiology, and Church Leadership
• The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
• Writings of St. Ignatius of Loyola

 

Faith Seeking the Global Good in Different Cultures

Economic Globalization & Development

• "The Impact of Culture on (African) Political and Economic Development: A Riddle for Policy Makers", by Eugene Goussikindey, S.J., a paper presented as part of the 2006 Woodstock-Berkley Center Visiting Jesuits Project, March 1, 2006
• "The Protagonists: Woodstock Meeting Spotlights Hidden Subjects of Globalization", Woodstock Report No. 79, October 2004
• "Inviting Everyone to the Banquet of the Kingdom: The Global Economy and Cultures Project", by William Bole, published in the Yearbook of the Society of Jesus, 2002
• "Microenterprise and the Common Good", by Gasper Lo Biondo, S.J., published in Innovation and Transfer (The Small Enterprise Development Newsletter for Project Managers of Catholic Relief Services), Vol. 4 No. 2, July 1995
• "Microenterprise Development in El Salvador: Village Banking, Changing Values, and Informal Education", a research paper by Gasper F. Lo Biondo, S.J., with Rafael A. Pleitez, presented at a symposium hosted by the North-South Center of the University of Miami and published in Spanish in Realidad (Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) No. 44, March-April 1995

Migration & Immigration

• "Educating Catholics About Immigration", a report on the August 2008 conference of Woodstock's Theology of Migration Project, by Paula Minaert, Woodstock Report No. 92, January 2009
• "Bridging the Divide Over Immigration", a report on the July 2007 conference of Woodstock's Theology of Migration Project, by Paula Minaert, Woodstock Report No. 89, Fall 2007
• Identity, Responsibility, and the Common Good: A Catholic Reflection on Migrants, a contribution for the Woodstock Theological Center's Forum on Migration, November 3, 2009, by Donald Kerwin

Peace, War, and Reconciliation

• "Just War, Lasting Peace: What Christian Traditions Can Teach Us", a Woodstock Forum featuring Dolores Leckey, Maryann Cusimano Love, Marie Dennis, John Kleiderer, Mark Mossa, S.J., and Robert Royal, October 4, 2006
• "Terrorism and Just War: A Woodstock Roundtable Discussion", a conversation with Maryann Cusimano Love, Jerry Filteau, Louis V. Iasiello, OFM, John Langan, SJ., and Tom Reese, S.J., August 21, 2006
• "'The Challenge of Peace' Twenty Years Later: Avenues of Hope for Shaping a Peaceful World", a Woodstock Forum featuring John Borelli, Rev. Bryan Hehir, Cynthia Sampson, and William Vendley, Woodstock Report No. 76, December 2003
• "Political Non-violence and the Threat of a Remilitarized Asia Pacific", a talk by Archbishop Joseph M. Takami, S.S., March 12, 2007
• "Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Forgiveness in Politics as a Road to Peace", a talk by William Bole, January 6, 2006

Interreligious & Intercultural Dialogue

• "The Faiths that Do Justice", a Woodstock Forum featuring John Haughey, S.J., Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, Clark Lobenstine, and Jonathan Strum, Woodstock Report No. 90, June 2008
• "Woodstock Interreligious Dialogue on Education: Faiths Finding Expression", an article by John Borelli, Woodstock Report No. 89, Fall 2007
• "Out of India: The Interreligious Work of Vincent Sekhar, S.J.", a profile by William Bole, Woodstock Report No. 85, June 2006

Practicing Authentic Personal Values in Public Life

Business Ethics

• "Creating and Maintaining an Ethical Corporate Climate", a book produced by Woodstock's Seminar in Business Ethics and published by Georgetown University Press, 1990
• "Ethical Considerations in Corporate Takeovers", a book produced by Woodstock's Seminar in Business Ethics and published by Georgetown University Press, 1990

Theology of Business & Spirituality in the Workplace

• "Forgiveness and Revenge, in Politics and Business", a Woodstock Conversation with William Bole, Robert Bies, Robert Hennemeyer, and John Langan, S.J., edited by William Bole, October 2006
• "Doing the Right Thing at Work", a talk by James L. Nolan to the Salesian Guild Annual Dinner, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 24, 2006
• "'The Good Company' Has to Know Its Competition", by John Haughey, S.J., a paper written for the Sixth International Symposium on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education, which was organized around the theme of “The Good Company: Catholic Social Thought and Corporate Social Responsibility in Dialogue”, and held at the Pontifica Università San Tommaso (the Angelicum) in Rome, Italy, in October 2006
• "Affirming the Relevance of Religious Faith to Business Practice", by James L. Nolan, a talk presented to the Fourth Annual Forum of the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, July 29, 1996

Woodstock Business Conference Resources

• The WBC Process Book is designed for persons interested in starting or coordinating a local WBC Chapter. It offers an in-depth explanation of the dynamic at the heart of every WBC Chapter meeting: theological reflection on the real-world business experiences of the chapter members. It also includes practical guidance for coordinating the work of the Chapter.
• Introduction (PDF)
  
• The Woodstock Process (PDF)
  
• Some Basic Operations and Guideposts (PDF)
  
• What Difference Does Religious Faith Make? (PDF)
  
• Index of Topics for Discussion at WBC Chapter Meetings (PDF)
  
• The WBC Formation Book is a more concise text designed for individual WBC Chapter members. It includes:
• Overview of the WBC's Mission, History, and Process (PDF)
• Twelve Topics for Discussion During WBC Chapter Meetings (PDF)
  
• The WBC Moral Decision-Making Book offers a course of readings and exercises designed to promote moral understanding, deciding, and acting by coming to grips with our successful (and sometimes less than successful) acts of understanding and deciding in everyday business life.
• A Course in Moral Decision-Making (PDF)
• Topics for Reflection (PDF)

Health Care Policy & Ethics

• "Reforming Health Care, Faithfully", by William Bole, Woodstock Report No. 92, January 2009
• Ethical Considerations in the Business Aspects of Health Care, a book produced by Woodstock's Seminar in Business Ethics, with the participation of 45 experts in the field of managed care, 1995

Religion, Politics, and Public Policy

• "Faithful Citizenship and the 2008 Election", a Woodstock Forum featuring Thomas Reese, S.J., Thomas Melady, and John Kelly (Feb. 25, 2008); by Jerry Filteau, published in Woodstock Report No. 91, October 2008
• "Who Pays? Taxation and the Common Good", a Woodstock Forum featuring Dan Ebener, Susan Pace Hamill, Kathleen Maas Weigert, and Charles Rossotti, Woodstock Report No. 80, December 2004
• "The U.S. Penal System: Restorative and/or Retributive Justice?", a Woodstock Forum with Rev. Raymond Kemp, Rev. Michael Bryant, Darryl Colbert, Matthew Mullane, Pat Nolan, Thomas O'Connor, Michelle Roberts, and Andrew Sonner, Woodstock Report No. 61, March 2000

Lobbying Ethics

• "The Ethics of Lobbying: Organized Interests, Political Power, and the Common Good", a Woodstock Forum featuring Thomas Reese, S.J., Joan Claybrook, Michael McCarthy, and Thomas Susman (Oct. 24, 2002) published in Woodstock Report No. 72, December 2002

Passing the Catholic & Jesuit Intellectual Tradition to a New Generation

Catholic Higher Education

• "From Tolerance to Engagement in Catholic Higher Education", remarks delivered by John C. Haughey, S.J. on Feb. 3, 2007, upon receiving the Monika K. Hellwig Award from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities for "outstanding contributions to Catholic intellectual life."
• "Catholicly Educated: A Reflection on the Legacy of Monika Hellwig and the Mission and Identity of Catholic Universities", by Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., President Emeritus, Fordham University published in Woodstock Report No. 84, March 2006

Catholic Youth Issues

• "Listening to the 'Millennials'", a Woodstock Forum featuring Rev. Raymond Kemp, Catherine Heinhold, Jim Davidson, Dean Hoge, Sr. Carroll Ann Kemp, and a panel of students (Feb. 6, 2007); article by William Bole, published in Woodstock Report No. 88, June 2007
• "Young Adult Catholics: Believing, Belonging, and Serving" (PDF), a longer paper by Williamb Bole based on the Feb. 6, 2007 Woodstock Forum featuring Rev. Raymond Kemp, Catherine Heinhold, Jim Davidson, Dean Hoge, Sr. Carroll Ann Kemp, and a panel of students

Science & Religion

• "Teilhard de Chardin and His Relevance for Today", a Woodstock Forum with James Salmon, S.J., Nicole Schmitz-Moormann, Philip Hefner, and Harris Wofford (April 11, 2005), published in Woodstock Report No. 82, June 2005
• "Preface to the Journal of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.", by Nicole Schmitz-Moormann, including an an Introduction to the Journal, along with sections describing "Themes and Abbreviations" encountered in the Journal, and Ms. Schmitz-Moormann's "Editor's Notes", Washington, DC, January 30, 2003

Spirituality, Ecclesiology, and Church Leadership

• "GC35: A Postmodern Faith-Justice Mission?", by Peter Bisson, S.J., and Gasper Lo Biondo, S.J., published in Promotio Iustitiae No. 100, 2008/3, produced by the Jesuit Social Justice Secretariat, Rome, 2008
• "From Baptismal Font to Ministry: The Surprising Story of Laity Stirring the Church", by Dolores R. Leckey; a talk delivered to the College Theological Society's annual gathering at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, May 29, 2008; published in Origins Vol. 38 #9, July 17, 2008
• "How to Become a Saint (In Fifteen Minutes)", by Jim Martin, S.J., a talk delievered at Woodstock's May 2007 Riggs Dinner, and published in Woodstock Report No. 89, Fall 2007
• "Six Major Lessons from the Sexual Abuse Crisis", an Evening of Conversation with Bishop Gregory Aymond, Chair of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, March 20, 2007
• Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure of the Catholic Church, by Thomas Reese, S.J., HarperCollins Publishers, 1989. The complete book is available online:
  
• Introduction (PDF)
  
• Chapter One: The Selection of Bishops (PDF)
  
• Chapter Two: The Ecclesial Environment (PDF)
  
• Chapter Three: Style and Structure (PDF)
  
• Chapter Four: Parish and Regional Governance (PDF)
  
• Chapter Five: Financial Administration (PDF)
  
• Chapter Six: Personnel (PDF)
  
• Chapter Seven: Catholic Education and Social Services (PDF)
  
• Chapter Eight: Beyond the Archdiocese (PDF)
  
• Conclusion: Episcopal Decision Making (PDF)

The Catholic Intellectual Tradition

• "Reason and the Glory of God", by John Haughey, S.J., a talk delivered at Woodstock's annual Riggs Dinner, June 3, 2003
• "Method in Theology: Past Challenges and New Opportunities" (PDF), a paper by Dr. Şaban Ali Düzgün, Woodstock International Visiting Fellow, 2004
• "The Two Ways of Human Development According to Bernard Lonergan: Anticipation in Insight" (PDF), a paper by Ferdinand Muhigirwa, S.J., presented as part of the 2006 Woodstock-Berkley Center Visiting Jesuits Project, April 12, 2006
• "A Rich Past and an Uncertain Future: Jesuits and Enlightenmen in the Luso-American Region" (PDF), a paper by Dr. Beatriz Domingues, Woodstock International Visiting Fellow, 2004
• "The Dialogue between Christianity and Chinese Folk Beliefs In the Ming-Qing Period", an article by Dr. Zhang Xianqing, Woodstock International Visiting Fellow, April 2004

Writings of St. Ignatius of Loyola

• Fifty Selected Letters and Instructions of St. Ignatius Loyola, with commentary by Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J.