The essence of this suggestion is found in the thread title. It's a simple idea, but I think it would be a good one. Perhaps there is already one in the works?
That would be great. [Y] First Things is part of some of the other Journal Bundles, but it would be nice to see some of the Catholic biblical journals.
The Wikipedia article below has a list that includes Catholic theological journals. I don't know how complete it is, but a starting point.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_theology_journals
Also, before I saw this post I created one for CBQ. I just linked it back here.
First Things is part of some of the other Journal Bundles, but it would be nice to see some of the Catholic biblical journals.
I just noticed that if you don't want to get a bundle, you can get it on its own.
[Y] I ordered back in February and was pleasantly surprised to see it under development already. Looking forward to it.
Bump.
So many good options, CBQ and Biblica catching my eye right away, but several others looked fascinating!
Available for Verbum already, we have (but not yet bundled together):
First Things - https://verbum.com/products/49485/first-things (1990-2014 - 248 issues) - https://verbum.com/products/55479/first-things-update-issues-249-255 (2015 - 7 issues)
Journal of Markets & Morality - https://verbum.com/products/30907/journal-of-markets-and-morality (1998-2012 - 30 issues)
Journal of Moral Theology - https://verbum.com/products/42541/journal-of-moral-theology (2012-2013 - 4 issues)
Letter and Spirit - https://verbum.com/products/151562/letter-and-spirit-collection (2005-2016 - 11 issues)
There's a lot of room for growth.
I'm not a Catholic, but I'd be interested in CBQ and perhaps Biblica. Biblica's free on the web, so one would imagine that securing rights shouldn't be too difficult.
The Bible Today, edited by Rev. Donald Senior, is a wonderful academic scripture publication. It is referenced almost 1,000 times in my library searching for Footnote Text.
Fr. Senior's bio is very impressive -
Donald Senior, C.P., holds a Licentiate in theology (S.T.L.) from the University of Louvain, Belgium and a Doctorate in New Testament Studies (S.T.D.) from the University of Louvain. He has pursued further graduate studies at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio and at Harvard University. Fr. Senior served as President of CTU for 23 years, retiring in July 2013. On April 27, 2015, he was named Chancellor by the CTU Board of Trustees.
A frequent lecturer across the country, Fr. Senior also serves on numerous boards and commissions. He is past President of the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada. In 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him as a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and was reappointed in 2006 and 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. He has been active in interreligious dialogue, particularly with the Jewish and Muslim communities.
Fr. Senior is the General Editor of The Bible Today and co-editor of the twenty-two volume international commentary series New Testament Message. He is the General Editor of The Catholic Study Bible (Oxford University Press, 1990). He has authored and edited several books and articles.
Donald Senior is a member of the following professional associations: The Catholic Biblical Association of America; The Society of Biblical Literature; Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas; The Chicago Society of Biblical Research; The Catholic Theological Society of America; The International Association of Missiological Studies; Pax Christi International.
He has served as an official representative to the Southern Baptist/Roman Catholic Scholars Dialogue, sponsored jointly by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Southern Baptist Convention. Fr. Senior just recently ended his term as President of the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Sadlier Publishing Company; the Board of Advisors of the Auburn Center for Theological Education; and the Advisory Committee of the Henry Luce III Fellowship program; and serves on the Executive Committee of the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada. In 1994 he was awarded the Jerome Award for outstanding scholarship by the Catholic Library Association of America. In 1996, the National Catholic Education Association awarded him the Bishop Loras Lane Award for his outstanding contribution to theological education. He is a past President of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (1997-98).
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Biblica's free on the web, so one would imagine that securing rights shouldn't be too difficult.
It should also be fairly simple to get the English edition of Nova et Vetera, produced by the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, with which Verbum has a special partnership. Non-Catholic scholars who have published articles and/or reviews in it include Ben Witherington III, Michael Gorman, Richard Baukham, Hans Boersma, and Gilbert Meilander.
Thanks for the feedback about the journals everyone.
Steve, yes, I almost always see the posts but don't always get a chance to respond right away.
For a more academic audience, Theological Studies, Communio, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, and Catholic Historical Review would, if rights were no obstacle, form the core of an academic journal offering.
For a more lay/popular/educated audience, journals/magazines like America, Commonweal, and First Things (which we already have quite a bit of). The Tablet would be great to have too (it's UK-based).
Please keep adding thoughts and suggestions to this thread. We've started to discuss a Verbum/Catholic journal offering internally at Faithlife. No timeline whatsoever at this point, but I can say that this is definitely on the radar for a possible future project.
Homiletic and Pastoral Review would be an excellent choice. It's a monthly periodical that mainly contains "sermons" on the Sundays of the month.
Any updates on these? With such wonderful options out there, it's been rather disappointing to see such little progress.
TL Putnam, I may have last bumped this shortly before you came on board. Do you know if there's been any movement toward developing a Catholic journal collection as discussed in this thread?
Just here to register my continued interest in such a collection... even if its first edition was simply a bundling of what FL already offers.
Four more issues of a Catholic journal already in FL have hit Pre-Pub: https://www.logos.com/product/194710/theology-journal-bundle-53
