Mission Week 2009:  Resource Guide
iAct: Consequences of Faith

Raynor Memorial Libraries present this resource guide to support classroom discussion of Mission Week topics: Shirin Ebadi and the human rights of women and children; background on Iran and Islam; and tools for decision-making and personal discernment.  Library call numbers are provided and, when possible, Web links are included for online articles or databases.

Unless special locations are noted, items may be found in Memorial's general collection.  Before looking for books on the shelves, users are advised to check location and circulation status in MARQCAT.  Users may recall books that are currently checked out by clicking on the blue "Recall/Hold" button in each catalog record and completing the request procedure.

 

photo of Dr. Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi

Featured Keynote Speaker, Shirin Ebadi
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      jacket illustration from Refugee RightsRefugee Rights in Iran by Shirin Ebadi (Saqui, in association with the UNHCR/The UN Refugee Agency, 2008) book jacket illustration from Iran AwakeningIran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni (Random House, 2006) KMH 110.I23 A3 2006

"The Pillars of Peace" by Shirin Ebadi in Stop the War Now; Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism (Inner Ocean Pub., 2005)

History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran by Shirin Ebadi (Bibliotheca Press, 2000)

The Rights of the Child: A Study on Legal Aspects of Children's Rights in Iran by Shirin Ebadi (UNICEF, 1994)


Resources About Ebadi

Champions for Peace: Women Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Judith Hicks Stiehm (Rowman & Littlefield, c2006) JZ5540 .S74 2006

"Defending Iran's Women," Nayereh Tohidi. Ms. 3: 43 (Summer 2006)

"A Dissenting Voice," Laura Secor. New York Times Book Review (Jul 16, 2006)

Nobel Peace Prize: Shirin Ebadi, a Simple Lawyer (Icarus Films, 2004) DVD, 57 min., Raynor Reserves KMH110.I23 S29 2004

"Shirin Ebadi," Amitabh Pal. The Progressive 68, 9: 35-40 (Sep 2004)

Shirin Ebadi Autobiography- NobelPrize.org (Web site)

"10 Questions for Shirin Ebadi, " Jeff Chu. Time 167, 20: 6 (May 15, 2006)

"Why Is Shirin Ebadi Still Risking Her Life?" Tara Bahrampour. O : The Oprah magazine 7, 5: 223-228 (May 2006)

"Woman Warrior," Reza Aslan, The Nation 282, 21: 57 (May 29, 2006)

"Women, Democracy and Islam: A Nobel Laureate's Views on Human Rights," Nguyen Tang Le Huy Quoc-Benjamin, UN Chronicle 41,4:38 (Dec. 2004-Feb. 2005)

"The Woman Question," Haleh Esfandiari. The Wilson Quarterly 28, 2: 56-63 (Spring 2004)

"2008 Wommen of the Year: Nobel Women's Initiative." Glamour (Web site, January 2009?)


Background on Iran

Border Cafe (First Run/Icarus Films, 2006) DVD, 106 min., Raynor Reserves PN1997.2 .C34 2006 - A young widow, Rayhān re-opens her husband's border cafe to support herself and her two young children. p; She fights the rigid social structure of her environment and the hostile efforts of her brother-in-law who tries to make her his second wife.

History of Iran- Iran Chamber Society (Web site)

A History of Modern Iran, Ervand Abrahamian (Cambridge University Press, c2008) DS316.3 .A27 2008

House of Sand and Fog (DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2004) DVD, 126 min., Raynor Reserves PN1997 .H684 2004 - Based on the novel by Andre Dubus III.

Iran (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999) DVD, 49 min., Raynor Reserves DS266 .I73 1999

Iran (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004) DVD, 37 min., Raynor Reserves BP173.7 .I72 2004

Iran, Laura K. Egendorf, ed. (Greenhaven Press, c2006) DS318.9 .I725 2006

Iran, A Country Study (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 2008) in process, add call number

Iran: A People Interrupted, Hamid Dabashi (W.W. Norton, c2007) DS316.3 .D33 2007

Iran and the Challenge of Diversity: Islamic Fundamentalism, Aryanist Racism, and Democratic Struggles, Alireza Asgharzadeh (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) DS268 .A75 2007

Iran in the 21st century: Politics, Economics and Conflict, Homa Katouzian and Hossein Shahidi, eds. (Routledge, 2008) HN670.2.A8 I72 2008

Iran: the Essential Guide to a Country on the Brink (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2006) DS 254.5. I748 2006

Media, Culture and Society in Iran: Living with Globalization and the Islamic State, Mehdi Semati (Routledge, 2008) HN670.2.Z9 M35 2008

1979, God Fights Back (PBS Video, 1999) DVD, 56 min., Raynor Reserves DS318 .N55 1999

Persepolis (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008) DVD, 95 min., Raynor Reserves PN1997.2 .P47 2008 - Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi.

"Prospects for Feminism in the Islamic Republic of Iran," Rebecca Barlow, Human Rights Quarterly 30, 1: 21-40 (Feb., 2008)

The Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule, Fakhreddin Azimi (Harvard University Press, 2008) JQ 1789 .A15A95 2008

Understanding the Iran Crisis, a Primer, Phyllis Bennis (Olive Branch Press, 2009) DS 63.2 .U5 B4455 2009

"U.S. Policy on Iran," P. Katel. CQ Researcher 17:961-84 (Nov. 16, 2007)


Background Sources on Islam

An Ayatollah Speaks: Insights into Islam in Iran (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003) DVD, 23 min., Raynor Reserves BP63.I68 A93 2003

The Battle for Islam (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2006) DVD, 63 min., Raynor Reserves BP161.3 .B38 2006

The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought, Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi', ed. (Blackwell, 2006) BP 161.3 .B56 2006

The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology, Tim Winter, ed. (Cambridge University Press, c2008) BP166.1 .C36 2008

Christian Responses to Islam : Muslim-Christian Relations in the Modern World, Anthony O'Mahony & Emma Loosley, eds. (Manchester University Press, 2008) in process, get call no.

Examining Islam (Films Media Group, 2007) DVD, 72 min., Raynor Reserves BP161.3 .E93 2007

Heirs of Abraham: the Future of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Relations, Bradford E. Hinze and Irfan A. Omar, eds. (Orbis Books, 2005) BX 1787 .H45 2005

Islam and Other Religions: Pathways to Dialogue: Essays in Honor of Mahmoud Ayoub, Irfam A. Omar, ed. (Routledge, 2006) BP 171 .I85 2006

Islam: Discovery and Discussion (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004) DVD, 117 min., Raynor Reserves BP67.U6 I82 2004

Islam: Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition, G.E. von Grunebaum (Routledge, 2008) DS36.85 .V66 2008

Islam in Dialogue: Essays to Honor Professor Mahmoud Ayoub, Irfam A. Omar, ed. (Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, 2004) BP 172 .I7872 2004

Islam: The Religion and the People, Bernard Lewis, ed. (Pearson Education, c2009) BP161.3 .L482 2009

Islam: What the West Needs to Know (Quixotic Media, 2007) DVD, 98 min., Raynor Reserves BP161.3 .I763 2007

The Islamic World, Andrew Rippin, ed. (Routledge, 2008) DS35.63 .I87 2008

A Muslim View of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue. Mahmoud Ayoub; Irfan A. Omar, ed. (Orbis Books, 2007) BP 172 .A878 2007

The New Encyclopedia of Islam, Cyril Glassé (3d ed., Rowman & Littlefield, 2008) Raynor Reference BP 40 .G42 2008

The West and Islam: Religion and Political Thought in World History, Antony Black (Oxford University Press, 2008) JA81 .B53 2008


Human Rights of Women and Children

Beyond the Veil (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997) DVD, 22 min., Raynor Reserves HQ1170 .B49 1997

Crossing the Red Line: The Struggle for Human Rights in Iran, Majid Tehranian (Blind Owl Press, 2007) HQ 1735.2.Z75 K36 2007

Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights: Middle East (Web site)

Divorce Iranian Style (Women Make Movies, 2003) DVD, 80 min., Raynor Reserves HQ922.56 .D58 2003

Encountering the Transnational: Women, Islam and the Politics of Interpretation, Meena Sharify-Funk (Ashgate, c2008) HQ1170 .S4623 2008

Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere (World Bank, c2004) HQ1240.5.M628 G456 2004

Gender Education and Equality in a Global Context : Conceptual Frameworks and Policy Perspectives, Shailaja Fennell and Madeleine Arnot, eds. (Routledge, 2008) LC1405 .G46 2008

Il Cerchio: The Circle (Winstar TV & Video, 2001) DVD, 87 min., Raynor Reserves PN1997 .C57 2001

Islam and Human Rights in Practice: Perspectives Across the Ummah, Shahram Akbarzadeh & Benjamin MacQueen, eds. (Routledge, 2008) BP173.44 .I856 2008

Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics, Ann Elizabeth Mayer (Westview Press, c2007) KBP2460 .M39 2007

Nobel Women's Initiative, co-founded by Shirin Ebadi (Web site)

Not Without My Daughter (MGM Home Entertainment, 2001) DVD, 116 min., Raynor Reserves PN1997 .N666 2001 - Based on the book by Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer.

10 (Zeitgeist Video, 2004) DVD, 90 min., Raynor Reserves HQ1735.2 .T46 2004

Women and Islam: Islam Unveiled (Filmakers Library, c2003) 2 DVDs, 107 min., Raynor Reserves BP173.4 .W64 2003

Women and Politics in Iran: Veiling, Unveiling, and Reveiling, Hamideh Sedghi (Cambridge University Press, 2007) HQ1735.2 .S43 2007

Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism, and Networks in the UAE, Wanda Krause (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) in process, get call no.

Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic, Lois Beck and Guity Nashat, eds. (University of Illinois Press, c2004) HQ1735.2 .W655 2004

Women of Islam: Veiling and Seclusion (Arab Film Dist., 2004) DVD, 50 min., Raynor Reserves BP173.4 .U43 2004


Ignatian Discernment and Making Ethical Choices: see also the Libraries' resource guide for University Mission and Ignatian spirituality

The Discerning Heart: Discovering a Personal God. Maureen Conroy (Loyola Univ. Press, 1993) BX2179 .L8C65 1993

Discernment in Ethics: What Does it Mean? Richard A. McCormick (Marquette University, 1992) BV5083 .M33 1992

"Discernment of Spirits: A Practical Vocation Guide."  Warren Sazama, S. J. (National Religious Vocation Conference, [n.d.] Full text posted by permission of the author.  Copies in Memorial Library BV4509.5 .S39 2006

The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living. Timothy M. Gallagher (Crossroad, 2005) BX2350 .G35 2005

Discernment: The Art of Choosing Well; Based on Ignatian Spirituality. Pierre Wolff. (Liguoiri, 2004) BV4509.5. W64 2003

Does Morality Change? Sean Fagan (Liturgical Press, 1997) BJ1249 .F33 1997

The Ethics of Uncertainty: A New Christian Approach to Moral Decision-Making. R. John Elford. (Oneworld, 2000) BJ1419.E44 2000

Go and Do Likewise: Jesus and Ethics. William C. Spohn (Continuum, 1999) DS2417 .E8S67 1999

Heart and Mind: The Varieties of Moral Experience. Mary Midgley. (Routledge, 2003) BJ1012 .M52 2003

It's Legal But it Ain't Right: Harmful Social Consequences of Legal Industries. Nikos Passas and Neva Goodwin, editors. (University of Michigan Press, 2004) HF5387 .I87 2004

Listening for God: Religion and Moral Discernment. Howard Lesnick (Fordham University Press, 1998) BJ47 .L37 1998

Listening to the Music of the Spirit: The Art of Discernment. David Lonsdale. (Ave Maria Press, 1992) BV4509.5 .L66 1993

Managing as if Faith Mattered: Christian Social Principles in the Modern Organization. Helen J. Alford & Michael J. Naughton (University of Notre Dame Press, 2001) HF5387 .A58 2001

The Politics of Everyday Life: Making Choices, Changing Lives. Paul Ginsborg. (Yale University Press, 2005) HM831 .G56 2005

Spiritual Intelligence at Work: Meaning, Metaphor, and Morals. Moses L. Pava, ed. (Elsevier, 2004) HF5387 .S682 2004

Virtues & Practices in the Christian Tradition: Christian Ethics After MacIntyre. Naney Murphy et al., eds. (Trinity Press International, 1997) BJ1251 .V57 1997

When Jesus Came to Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today. Harvey Cox. (Houghton Mifflin, 2004) BT 304.2 .C69 2004


MARQCAT subject headings for further research

Decision making – Moral and ethical aspects
Decision making – Religious aspects
Discernment

Iran

Islam Relations Christianity

Women in Islam

Women -- Iran


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