January 25, 2023
In the following blog post, Paul Herrick responds to the charge that theistic arguments are mere “god of the gap” fallacies. He expands on his argument in Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith and shares why any course on philosophy needs to integrate arguments for God’s existence. When philosophers give arguments for God’s existence, they are often […]
October 26, 2022
In The Incurables, winner of the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction, Mark Brazaitis evokes with sympathy, insight, and humor the lives of characters in a small Ohio town. The ten short stories in this collection limn the mental landscape of people facing conditions they believe are insolvable, from the oppressive horrors of mental illness to […]
August 16, 2022
On the latest episode of Parker’s Pensées podcast, Parker Settecase interviews Paul Herrick about his recently published book, Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith: An Introduction. The episode is titled “Learn Philosophy Through Philosophy of Religion.” In the following blog post, Paul Herrick expands on some of the issues he discussed during the podcast, including his […]
April 12, 2022
Christopher C. Rios-Sueverkruebbe, University of Notre Dame Press’s 5+1 postdoctoral fellow, represents the Press’s commitment to both the power of ideas and the formation of the next generation of scholars, readers, and thinkers. He looks forward to carrying on the Press’s forward-looking dedication to excellence as he pursues an impactful career in academic publishing. He […]
March 8, 2022
Maya Sonenberg, author of Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters, the most recent winner of the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction, discusses losing her inspiration and finding it again. After my son was born, and then my daughter, I stopped writing for ten years. Oh, since I’m a professor and was then director of the creative […]
January 24, 2022
Notre Dame Press Marketing Intern Sydni Brooks interviewed her godmother, Ramona Payne, one of the students in Black Domers: African-American Students at Notre Dame in Their Own Words. Ramona and her husband, Tony Fitts, share their experiences as Black students at Notre Dame and provide wisdom for future students. Sydni: So my first question is […]
January 5, 2022
Bernadette Waterman Ward shares a concise overview of George Eliot’s interaction with Girard’s mimetic desire and the honest realism within Eliot’s novels. George Eliot’s biographers and critics usually present her as a heroic champion of feminism and humanism, supported by her longtime lover in her radical lifestyle. Yet careful chronological reading of all her work, […]
December 1, 2021
Once again, it’s time for the Notre Dame Press Holiday Sale! Until December 7th, save 50% on all books and ebooks during our holiday sale and enjoy free shipping on orders over $30. After that, enjoy 40% off on all our books and free shipping on orders over $50 until December 31st. Sydni Brooks, one […]
May 10, 2021
In this post, originally published as a Contending Modernities Global Currents article, Angus Ritchie discusses Pope Francis’s recent citation of his book, Inclusive Populism: Creating Citizens in a Global Age. Canon Dr. Angus Ritchie is an Anglican priest. For over twenty years, he has served in parishes in East London involved in community organizing, playing a […]
September 16, 2020
Marda Dunsky has written a guest post to share the background and inspiration that led to her upcoming book Stories from Palestine: Narratives of Resilience. I am a journalist and journalism scholar whose work focuses on alternative ways of seeing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I have worked as an editor on the national/foreign news desk of […]
