Works Published by Paul Thigpen

For a popular audience

Author, co-author or editor/compiler of the following books (titles with an asterisk have appeared on various bestseller lists):

1 and 2 Thessalonians: Stand Firm in Faith: A Guided Discovery for Groups and Individuals (Loyola, 2004)

My Daily Catholic Bible (Our Sunday Visitor, 2004)

* The Passion: Reflections on the Suffering and Death of Jesus (Allegiance, 2004)

* Shaken by Scandals: Catholics Speak Out About Priests' Sexual Abuse (Servant, 2002)

*The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to "End Times" Fever (Ascension, 2001)

The Rapture Trap: A Study Guide (Ascension, 2003)

Responding to the Rapture: A Catholic Critique of Rapture Fever (Ascension, 2002)

Jesus, We Adore You: Prayers Before the Blessed Sacrament (Servant, 2001)

Blood of the Martyrs, Seed of the Church: Stories of Catholics Who Died for Their Faith (Servant, 2001)

The Saints' Guide to Making Peace With God, Yourself, and Others (Servant, 2001)

A Dictionary of Quotes From the Saints (Servant, 2001)

Celebrate the Third Millennium! Facing the Future With Hope (readings from Pope John Paul II; Servant, 1999)

Building Catholic Family Traditions (with Leisa Thigpen; Our Sunday Visitor, 1999)

Restless Till We Rest in You: Sixty Reflections From the Writings of Saint Augustine (Servant, 1998)

Be Merry in God: Sixty Reflections From the Writings of Saint Thomas More (Servant, 1999)

The Prayers of Pope John Paul II (Servant, 1996)

* Celebrate 2000! Reflections on Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Father by Pope John Paul II (Servant, 1996)

Celebrate 2000! Reflections on the Holy Spirit by Pope John Paul II (Servant, 1997)

Celebrate 2000! Reflections on God the Father by Pope John Paul II (Servant, 1998)

52 Simple Ways to Build Family Traditions (with Leisa Thigpen; Nelson, 1993)

Gehenna (a novel; Creation House, 1992)

Living on the Border of Disorder: How to Cope With an Addictive Person (with Cherry Boone O'Neill and Dan O'Neill, Bethany, 1992)

Praying the Scriptures (with George Martin; Servant, 1991)

Raising Them Chaste: A Practical Strategy for Helping Your Teen Wait Till Marriage (ghostwritten for Richard Durfield and Renee Durfield; Bethany, 1991)

The Family Blessing (ghostwritten for Rolf Garborg; WORD, 1990)

A Reason for Joy (NavPress, 1988)

Children's books

Guest of the Animals (Cook, 1990)

Angels in the Air (Cook, 1990)

Colors of Creation (Cook, 1989)

Come Sing God's Song (Cook, 1987)

Stories in the Sky (Cook, 1986)

Chapters in books

"A Heritage of Caring," in Salt and Light, Andy Rittenhouse, ed. (Compassion Coalition, 2001).

"I, Eternal Truth, Promise to Refresh You," chapter fourteen in Shaken by Scandals: Catholics Speak Our About Priests' Sexual Abuse, Paul Thigpen, ed. (Servant, 2002)

"His Open Arms Welcomed Me," chapter one in Surprised by Truth, Patrick Madrid, ed. (Basilica, 1995)

"French-Speaking Catholics and Their Descendants in Savannah," in One Faith, One Family: The Diocese of Savannah, 1850-2000, Mary Jane BeVard, ed. (Diocese of Savannah, 2000)

"Love Compelled Me to Wait," chapter six in When Only One Converts, Lynn Nordhagen, ed. (Our Sunday Visitor, 2001)

"The Family That Dines Together, Binds Together," "How to Stimulate Mealtime Conversations," "Twenty-Five Ways to Teach Kids to Pray," "Six Reasons to Cultivate Family Traditions," "Starting Traditions," "How Children Can Help You Grow in Christ," in Guiltless Catholic Parenting From A to Y, Bert Ghezzi, ed. (Servant, 1995)

Pamphlets

"How to Pray As a Catholic" (Our Sunday Visitor, 2003)

"What the Church Teaches: Same-Sex Marriage" (Our Sunday Visitor, 2004)

"Voting as a Catholic" (Our Sunday Visitor, 2004)

Periodical articles

More than five hundred periodical articles-including popular historical pieces and essays on spiritual formation, small group dynamics, and Christian family life-published in more than forty magazines and newspapers in a dozen countries and translated into ten languages; articles have appeared in Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic Heritage, New Covenant, Columbia, Envoy, This Rock, My Daily Visitor, The Catholic Answer, Catholic Digest, Catholic Parent, Lay Witness, The Living Light, Immaculate Heart Messenger, Faith & Form, Pastoral Renewal, and Discipleship Journal.

Scholarly

"Catholic Charismatic Renewal," in The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, Stanley M. Burgess, ed. (Zondervan, 2002).

"Charles Todd Quintard," in American National Biography, John A. Garraty, ed. (Oxford, 1999).

"Marian Devotion," "Transubstantiation," "Purgatory," "Hell," "Paulist Fathers," "Priestly Celibacy," "Maria Monk," "Exorcism," "Unitarianism/Universalism," in the Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States, George H. Shriver and Bill J. Leonard, eds. (Greenwood, 1997).

Book review of Philip Schaff: Christian Scholar and Ecumenical Prophet by George Shriver, in Journal of the American Academy of Religion 59 (Autumn 1991): 621-622.

"Elihu Palmer" (p. 860), "Charles Fox Parham" (p. 865), "Andrew Preston Peabody" (p. 874), "Charles Todd Quintard" (p. 968), "George Ripley" (p. 1019), "Daniel Sylvester Tuttle" (p. 1191), and "Homosexuality and the Churches" (pp. 550-551) in the Dictionary of American Christianity, Daniel G. Reid, Robert S. Linder, Bruce L. Shelley, and Harry S. Stout, eds. (InterVarsity Press, 1990).

"On the Origin of Theses: An Exploration of Horace Bushnell's Rejection of Darwinism," Church History, December 1988.