Resources

We invite you to browse the Consortium’s collection of resources on articles, books and movies, as well as the discussion guides designed to spark discussion among students and others.

Why Our Vocations Matter

Why Our Vocations Matter

Wright, N.T. "God in the Dock: What Place Now for Christian Faith in Public Life?" (C.S. Lewis Lecture, Dublin, ...
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Directed by: Danny Boyle Steve Jobs, written by Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, A Few Good Men) and ...
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By: Oscar Wilde (New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003) Summary: Dublin-born Oscar Wilde climbed ...
A Separation

A Separation

Directed by: Asghar Farhadi The Islamic Republic of Iran may be as distant politically from the United ...
The Giver

The Giver

By: Lois Lowry (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993) Summary: Jonas lives in a society where pain has been ...
The Roots of Our Disorder

The Roots of Our Disorder

The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief By: George Marsden (Basic ...
The Song of the Heart

The Song of the Heart

The Complete Poems By: Christina Rossetti (Penguin Classics, 2001) On Easter Sunday morning this year, I ...
Moneyball

Moneyball

Directed by: Bennett Miller Billy Beane was a “can’t miss” prospect, who in fact missed badly in his ...
No God or Too Many Gods?

No God or Too Many Gods?

Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics By: Ross Douthat (Free Press, 2013) Richard Dawkins and ...
Truth, Reality and Facts

Truth, Reality and Facts

The Lifespan of a Fact By: John D’Agata and Jim Fingal (W.W. Norton & Company, 2012) Truth is an arrow ...
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

Directed by: Ron Howard In the Heart of the Sea got a lukewarm response both from the critics and at the ...
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

By: Homer, trans. Robert Fagles (London: Viking Penguin, 1996) Summary: Over 2,700 years ago Homer ...