Bernard G. Prusak

Benjamin Prusak

Bernard G. Prusak holds the Raymond and Eleanor Smiley Chair in Business Ethics at John Carroll University. His books include Catholic Moral Philosophy in Practice and Theory (Paulist, 2016) and, edited with Jennifer Reed-Bouley, Catholic Higher Education and Catholic Social Thought (Paulist, 2023).

Isaac Hawkins Hall, on the campus of Georgetown University, is seen in this file photo from April 4, 2017. Previously known as Mulledy Hall and later Freedom Hall, it was renamed in 2017 for one of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold to plantation owners by Georgetown's Jesuit community in order to finance the school. Hawkins was the first enslaved person listed in the sale documents. (OSV News/Tyler Orsburn, CNS)
Aug 19, 2023

New book 'The 272' traces enslavement practices in the US Catholic church

The 272 aims to be a contribution to what author Rachel Swarns calls "public memory," from which, she submits, the history of Catholic slaveholding "had largely faded" until recent years.

Eight men and one woman stand facing St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Pope Francis' weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 17.
Jun 17, 2023

In 'Doing Theology,' a chorus of theologians imagine a better future for the church

The co-edited volume Doing Theology and Theological Ethics in the Face of the Abuse Crisis joins a growing body of literature seeking to envision a different future for the Catholic church

 

 

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