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Cascon 2022, College Of Arts & Sciences

SHU Faculty Publications

CASCon showcases the work of Sacred Heart University faculty from multiple disciplines. The conference emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of faculty scholarship and reaffirms the College’s commitment to undergraduate research.

6th Annual College of Arts & Sciences Conference (CASCon) on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

A Conversation Between Mother And Son, Sheryl Kayne

SHU Faculty Publications

Short story by Sheryl Kayne, an adjunct instructor at Sacred Heart University.

Refereed Articles Or Books Published During 2010-2011, College Of Arts & Sciences

SHU Faculty Publications

This is a bibliography of faculty scholarship from the College of Arts and Sciences at Sacred Heart University during the academic year 2010-2011.

The Center For Christian-Jewish Understanding Of Sacred Heart University: An Example Of Fostering Dialogue And Understanding, Anthony J. Cernera

SHU Faculty Publications

Nostra Aetate (Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, 1965), and subsequent documents, Guidelines and Suggestions (1974), Notes on the Correct Way to Present the Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Catechesis in the Catholic Church (1985), and We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah (1998), prepared the path for a theological and educational agenda that was both corrective (the purging of anti-Jewish material from textbooks, catechisms, and preaching) and provided an opportunity for renewal, especially in the growth in theological study and dialogue between Christians and Jews. Since the founding of the first Interfaith Center in …

Creating Space For Dialogue, David L. Coppola

SHU Faculty Publications

Judaism, Christianity and Islam teach that it is God’s will that all people live in peace with each other. Peace will be adequately advanced only when religious people and religious institutions are integral to the processes of social justice in every part of the globe. It is religion that can help to reach into the depths of humanity’s struggles and the heights of human accomplishments to salve such injuries. Unfortunately, dialogue for the sake of building mutual respect, understanding and ultimately, peaceful coexistence seems more difficult than ever, in part due to the resistance and obstruction by some who claim …

Children Of The Spanish Civil War, Claire J. Paolini

SHU Faculty Publications

In the prolific literature about the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the voices of children have remained largely silent and their experiences neglected; yet the lives of thousands of Spanish children were disrupted by the hardships of the long civil war, and their physical, social, moral, and emotional development from childhood to adulthood was complicated by fear, bombings, shocking violence, loneliness, hunger, and the extremes of weather conditions.

The Problem Of Religion, Violence, And Peace: An Uneasy Trilogy, David L. Coppola

SHU Faculty Publications

Drawing primarily on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts, as well as on philosophical and sociological concepts, I will examine religion and its relationship to violence from three distinct, but related perspectives; namely, that 1) religion is directly linked with violence; 2) religion functions as one among many factors that influence violence; and 3) religions are unwilling participants in the practice of violence. This essay begins by setting a context for the study of religion, violence, and peace, followed by a presentation of the three perspectives mentioned above, concluding with possibilities for the study and practice of future peace-making.

Rhetoric And Healing: Revising Narratives About Disability, Jacqueline Rinaldi

SHU Faculty Publications

One uses rhetoric for many purposes, say the Baumlins: "to express, to create, to praise, to blame, to analyze, to explore, to doubt, to destroy, to curse ... to cure and heal" (259). As the last of these purposes-"to cure and heal"-has long been ignored within our profession, it may well be time to explore the therapeutic potential of the reflective prose that we ask students to write in more traditional classroom settings. But, whether the move to link rhetoric with healing happens within the walls of the academy or in less structured settings as part of composition's extracurriculum, the …

Kenneth Kaunda Of Zambia: The Times And The Man (Book Review), Thomas Patrick Melady

SHU Faculty Publications

Book review by Thomas P. Melady.

MacPherson, F. (1974). Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia: The times and the man. New York: Oxford University Press.

ISBN 9780195723380