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The Catholic University of America Press, also known as CUA Press, is the publishing division of
The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution ...
. Founded on November 14, 1939, and incorporated on July 16, 1941,Roy J. Deferrari ''Memoirs of the Catholic University of America 1918-1960'' (Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1962) p. 200 the CUA Press is a long-time member of the
Association of American University Presses The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) is an association of mostly, but not exclusively, North American university presses. It is based in New York City. Until December 2017, it was known as the Association of American University Presses ...
(AUPresses). Its editorial offices are located on the campus of the
Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by U.S. ...
in
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The Press has over 1,000 titles in print and currently publishes 40 new titles annually, with particular emphasis on theology, philosophy,
ecclesiastical history __NOTOC__ Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception. Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritua ...
, medieval studies, and
canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...
. CUA Press distributes books on behalf of Sapientia Press of
Ave Maria University Ave Maria University (AMU) is a private Roman Catholic university in Ave Maria, Florida. It shares its history with the former Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which was founded in 1998 and moved its campus in 2007. The two schools w ...
, books of the
Franciscan University of Steubenville Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private Franciscan university in Steubenville, Ohio. The university had 3,040 students as of fall 2019, including 2,317 students on campus, in 40 undergraduate and 8 graduate degree programs. The studen ...
Press, Humanum Academic Press of the
John Paul II Institute The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America is a satellite session of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences. Prior to September 2017, i ...
, and for the Academy of American Franciscan History. CUA Press also publishes books under its Catholic Education Press imprint.


Notable titles

* ''A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin'' by John Collins * '' Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life'' by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (
Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
) * ''The Intellectual Life'' by
A.G. Sertillanges Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges, Ordo Praedicatorum, O.P. (; 16 November 1863 – 26 July 1948), was a French Catholic philosopher and spiritual writer. Biography Born Antonin-Dalmace, he took the name Antonin-Gilbert when he entered the Dominic ...
, O.P.; * ''Ethica Thomistica'' by
Ralph McInerny Ralph Matthew McInerny (February 24, 1929 – January 29, 2010) was an American author and philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame. McInerny's most popular mystery novels featured Father Dowling, and was later adapted into the '' ...
; * ''The Sources of Christian Ethics'' by Servais-Theodore Pinckaers, O.P.; * ''The Treatise on Laws'' by
Gratian Gratian (; la, Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian accompanied his father on several campaigns along the Rhine and Danube frontiers and wa ...
; * ''The Mind That is Catholic'' by James V. Schall SJ; * ''The God of Faith and Reason'' by
Robert Sokolowski Monsignor Robert Sokolowski (born 3 May 1934) is a philosopher and Roman Catholic priest who serves as the Elizabeth Breckenridge Caldwell Professor of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. Sokolowski's philosophical research is focuse ...
; * ''Saint Thomas Aquinas'' by Jean Pierre Torrell, O.P.; * ''Some Seed Fell on Good Ground'' by Cardinal
Timothy Michael Dolan Timothy Michael Dolan (born February 6, 1950) is an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Archbishop of New York, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. Dolan served as the president of the United S ...
; * ''A Godly Humanism'', by Cardinal
Francis George Francis Eugene George (January 16, 1937 – April 17, 2015) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima and A ...
, OMI; * ''Ossa Latinitatis'' by Reginald Foster, O.C.D., formerly of the
Latin Letters Office The Latin Letters Office is a department of the Roman Curia's Secretariat of State of the Holy See in Vatican City. It is well known among modern-day Latinists as the place where documents of the Catholic Church are written in or translated int ...
, and Daniel McCarthy; * ''The Church in Iraq'' by Cardinal
Fernando Filoni Fernando Filoni (born 15 April 1946) is a cardinal prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2011 to 2 ...
; * ''The Black Catholic Studies Reader'' edited by David Endres; * ''Understanding the Diaconate'' by
Shawn McKnight William Shawn McKnight (born June 26, 1968) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City in Missouri since 2017. Biography Early life William Shawn McKnight was born Ju ...
, bishop of the
Diocese of Jefferson City The Diocese of Jefferson City ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Jeffersoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, The diocese consists of 38 counties in mainly rura ...
; * ''Renewing our Hope'' by
Robert Barron Robert Emmet Barron (born November 19, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester since 2022. He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and ...
, bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
; *''The Light of Christ'' by
Thomas Joseph White Thomas Joseph White, O.P., (born 1971) is an American Roman Catholic priest and theologian. On September 14, 2021, he succeeded Michał Paluch, OP, as rector of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome (the “Angelicum”). ...
, O.P.; * ''The Pope: His Mission and Task'' by Cardinal
Gerhard Ludwig Müller Gerhard Ludwig Müller (; born 31 December 1947) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 until 2017. He was e ...
* ''The Virtues'' by John H. Garvey.


Journals

The Press publishes or distributes: * ''
The Catholic Historical Review ''The Catholic Historical Review'' (CHR) is the official organ of the American Catholic Historical Association. It was established at The Catholic University of America in 1915 by Thomas Joseph Shahan and Peter Guilday and is published quarterly b ...
'', edited by
Nelson Minnich Nelson Hubert Minnich (born 15 January 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American historian and author who specializes in Catholic history. Life Minnich completed his BA in philosophy (in 1965) and MA in history (in 1969) at Boston College and a ...
, is the official publication of the
American Catholic Historical Association The American Catholic Historical Association (ACHA) was founded by Peter Guilday in Cleveland, Ohio, in December 1919 as a national society to bring together scholars interested in the history of the Roman Catholic Church or in Catholic aspects o ...
; * ''U.S. Catholic Historian'' * ''International Journal for Evangelization and Catechetics'' * '' The Jurist: Studies in Church Law and Ministry'' in conjunction with the
Catholic University of America School of Canon Law The School of Canon Law is the only faculty of canon law of the Catholic Church, Catholic canon law in the United States. It is one of the twelve schools at The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C.Nova et Vetera'' * '' The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review'' * ''Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law'' * ''Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal'' (which is the official publication of the Society for Catholic Liturgy), * '' Newman Studies Journal'' * ''Saint Anselm Journal'' * ''Old Testament Abstracts'', a publication of the
Catholic Biblical Association The Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) is an American learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible. The suggestion to form a permanent association of biblical scholars was made at the beginning of 1936 at a meeting in ...
* ''Catholic Biblical Quarterly'', a publication of the
Catholic Biblical Association The Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) is an American learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible. The suggestion to form a permanent association of biblical scholars was made at the beginning of 1936 at a meeting in ...
* '' St. Nersess Theological Review'' * ''Decisions of the
Roman Rota The Roman Rota, formally the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota ( la, Tribunal Apostolicum Rotae Romanae), and anciently the Apostolic Court of Audience, is the highest appellate tribunal of the Catholic Church, with respect to both Latin-r ...
'' Many of these journals form part of the electronic database
Project MUSE Project MUSE, a non-profit collaboration between libraries and publishers, is an online database of peer-reviewed academic journals and electronic books. Project MUSE contains digital humanities and social science content from over 250 univers ...
.


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