Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword James Martin, S.J. xi
1 An Ontological Change Patrick Gilger, S.J. 1
2 Come at Me, Bro! (Why I Love the Crazies) Eric Sundrup, S.J. 7
3 Salvation Joe Hoover, S.J. 13
4 A Baseball Bat to the Head: Quentin Tarantino and Divine Justice Jeffrey C. Johnson, S.J. 21
5 Finding Joy in Auschwitz Michael Rozier, S.J. 29
6 Brian Scalabrine as the Apotheosis of the Human Person Perry Petrich, S.J. 35
7 Loving the Broken: Or How the Church Becomes Real Ryan Duns, S.J. 43
8 La Virgen and Fabian Debora: Inculturating the Imagination James Hooks, S.J. 49
9 The Faces We Seek Paul Lickteig, S.J. 57
10 A Dirty Little Secret Joe Simmons, S.J. 63
11 Public Humility, or Talking with One Another Again Nathaniel Romano, S.J. 71
12 The Redemption of Superficiality Michael Rossmann, S.J. 77
13 Dispatches from the Control-F Culture Ryan Duns, S.J. 83
14 A Jesuit Who Doubts Chris Schroeder, S.J. 91
15 The Wander Years Jeffrey C. Johnson, S.J. 99
16 How Vocations Happen (It Could Happen to You) Paul Lickteig, S.J. 103
17 At the Corner of St. Peter's Square and Wall Street Quentin Dupont, S.J. 109
18 The Guinea Worm, or In Defense of a Fiery Serpent John Shea, S.J. 119
19 The Tyranny of Possibility and the One Thing Wanted: Freedom, Commitment, and the Duty of Love Brendan Basse, S.J. 127
20 Ministry on Death Row George Williams, S.J. 133
21 The Five Best Pieces of Jesuit Wisdom I've Ever Heard James Martin, S.J. 139
22 Against Complacency: The Lessons of Victor Hugo Vinny Marchionni, S.J. 143
23 S-t Christian Poets Say: The Problems of God-Talk, Sentimentality, and Style Jayme Stayer, S.J. 151
24 Mental Health in America Jason Welle, S.J. 161
25 The Rise of Expertise and the Fall of Fr. Athanasius Kircher, S.J. Matt Spotts, S.J. 167
26 Not Even Wrong: Answering the New Atheism with Better Belief, Not Better Arguments Sam Sawyer, S.J. 175
27 My Opium Addiction: God, Religion, and Other Drugs Timothy O'Brien, S.J. 183
28 Let History Repeat Itself: Finding Catholic Health Care's Future in Its Past Michael Rozier, S.J. 191
29 You Will Become Catholic Joe Hoover, S.J. 197
Contributors 207
