Major Courses

Magdalen College offers Four Areas for Majors to Juniors and Seniors. 
Each Major Course offers two semesters.
PLEASE DO NOT BE DETERRED BY "AVAILABILTY" OF THE BOOKS. THIS IS A GENERIC DATA BASE, AND WE SUPPLY ALL THESE BOOKS.
 

History

From Optimism to Melancholy: The Adams Family and the Fate of the American Idea - Fall

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Modern Architecture, a Discourse of Modernity - Spring

The book list will be sent to students during the fall term.

 

Theology 

 

Newman and Twentieth Century Theologians - Fall

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The Medieval Quest for Wisdom - Spring

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Philosophy

Word and Truth (Epistemology) - Fall

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Person and Community (Anthropology) - Spring

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Literature

Southern Literature - Fall

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Spring

Students will be contacted by the professor.

 

 

Henry Adams And The Making Of America By Garry Wills Cover Image

Henry Adams And The Making Of America (Paperback)

By Garry Wills
$30.00
ISBN: 9780618872664
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Mariner Books - August 2nd, 2007

History - FALL

The Adames, 1735-1918, America's First Dynasty (Used Book)

$10.00
SKU: THE ADAMES

History - FALL

Henry Adams: Novels, Mont Saint Michel, The Education (LOA #14): Democracy / Esther / Mont Saint Michel and Chartres / The Education of Henry Adams (Library of America Henry Adams Edition #1) By Henry Adams Cover Image

Henry Adams: Novels, Mont Saint Michel, The Education (LOA #14): Democracy / Esther / Mont Saint Michel and Chartres / The Education of Henry Adams (Library of America Henry Adams Edition #1) (Hardcover)

By Henry Adams
$45.00
ISBN: 9780940450127
Availability: Hard to Find
Published: Library of America - November 15th, 1983

History - FALL

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine

$16.00
SKU: AN ESSAY

Theology - FALL

Henri de Lubac and the Shaping of Modern Theology: A Reader By David Grumett Cover Image

Henri de Lubac and the Shaping of Modern Theology: A Reader (Paperback)

By David Grumett
$24.95
ISBN: 9781621643425
Availability: Special Order
Published: Ignatius Press - April 2nd, 2020

Theology - FALL

True and False Reform in the Church By Yves Congar, Paul Philibert (Translator) Cover Image

True and False Reform in the Church (Paperback)

By Yves Congar, Paul Philibert (Translator)
$39.95
ISBN: 9780814656938
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Liturgical Press - December 1st, 2010

Theology - FALL

The Sentences: Book 3: On the Incarnation of the Word (Mediaeval Sources in Translation #45) By Peter Lombard, Giulio Silano (Translator) Cover Image

The Sentences: Book 3: On the Incarnation of the Word (Mediaeval Sources in Translation #45) (Paperback)

By Peter Lombard, Giulio Silano (Translator)
$52.50
ISBN: 9780888442956
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Published: PIMS - November 1st, 2008

Theology - SPRING

Thomas Aquinas: Disputed Questions on the Virtues (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) By Thomas Aquinas, E. M. Atkins (Editor), E. M. Atkins (Translator) Cover Image

Thomas Aquinas: Disputed Questions on the Virtues (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) (Paperback)

By Thomas Aquinas, E. M. Atkins (Editor), E. M. Atkins (Translator)
$78.74
ISBN: 9780521776615
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Cambridge University Press - June 2nd, 2005

Theology - SPRING

Theaetetus By Plato, Bernard Williams (Introduction by), M. J. Levett (Translator) Cover Image

Theaetetus (Paperback)

By Plato, Bernard Williams (Introduction by), M. J. Levett (Translator)
$12.08
ISBN: 9780872201583
Availability: Special Order
Published: Hackett Publishing Company - October 15th, 1992

Philosophy - FALL

De Anima

$22.00
SKU: DE ANIMA

Philosophy - FALL

Against the Academicians and the Teacher By Augustine, Peter King (Translator) Cover Image

Against the Academicians and the Teacher (Paperback)

By Augustine, Peter King (Translator)
$17.83
ISBN: 9780872202122
Availability: Special Order
Published: Hackett Publishing Company - September 15th, 1995

Philosophy - FALL

Basic Works - Aquinas

$35.00
SKU: BASIC WORKS - AQUINAS

Philosophy - FALL

Theo-Logic: Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth By Hans Urs von Balthasar Cover Image

Theo-Logic: Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth (Hardcover)

By Hans Urs von Balthasar
$29.95
ISBN: 9780898707182
Availability: Special Order
Published: Ignatius Press - April 1st, 2001

Philosophy - FALL

The Trinity (Fathers of the Church #45) By St Augustine, Stephen McKenna (Translator) Cover Image

The Trinity (Fathers of the Church #45) (Paperback)

By St Augustine, Stephen McKenna (Translator)
$54.00
ISBN: 9780813213521
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Published: Catholic University of America Press - November 27th, 2002

Philosophy - SPRING

Kierkegaard's Writings, VI, Volume 6: Fear and Trembling/Repetition By Søren Kierkegaard, Edna H. Hong (Editor), Edna H. Hong (Translator) Cover Image

Kierkegaard's Writings, VI, Volume 6: Fear and Trembling/Repetition (Paperback)

By Søren Kierkegaard, Edna H. Hong (Editor), Edna H. Hong (Translator)
$34.00
ISBN: 9780691020266
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Princeton University Press - June 21st, 1983

Philosophy - SPRING

Being and Time By Martin Heidegger, Joan Stambaugh (Translator), Dennis J. Schmidt (Revised by) Cover Image

Being and Time (Paperback)

By Martin Heidegger, Joan Stambaugh (Translator), Dennis J. Schmidt (Revised by)
$24.95
ISBN: 9781438432762
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: State University of New York Press - July 1st, 2010

Philosophy - SPRING

Four Quartets: A Poem By T. S. Eliot Cover Image

Four Quartets: A Poem (Paperback)

By T. S. Eliot
$9.99
ISBN: 9780156332255
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Published: Ecco - April 18th, 2023

Philosophy - SPRING

Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works (LOA #39): Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Stories, essays, letters By Flannery O'Connor Cover Image

Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works (LOA #39): Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Stories, essays, letters (Hardcover)

By Flannery O'Connor
$45.00
ISBN: 9780940450370
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Published: Library of America - September 1st, 1988

Southern Literature  - FALL

Southern Classics Series: Modern Southern Poetry By William Pratt Cover Image

Southern Classics Series: Modern Southern Poetry (Paperback)

By William Pratt
$17.90
ISBN: 9781879941007
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Published: J. S. Sanders and Company - December 3rd, 1991

Southern Literature  - FALL

The Collected Stories Of Katherine Anne Porter: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Katherine Anne Porter Cover Image

The Collected Stories Of Katherine Anne Porter: A Pulitzer Prize Winner (Paperback)

By Katherine Anne Porter
$17.95
ISBN: 9780156188760
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Published: Mariner Books Classics - September 19th, 1979

Southern Literature  - FALL

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty By Eudora Welty Cover Image

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (Paperback)

By Eudora Welty
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ISBN: 9780156189217
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Mariner Books - February 1st, 1982

Southern Literature  - FALL

The Women on the Porch (Southern Classics) By Caroline Gordon Cover Image

The Women on the Porch (Southern Classics) (Paperback)

By Caroline Gordon
$15.95
ISBN: 9781879941205
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Published: J. S. Sanders and Company - May 20th, 1993

Southern Literature  - FALL

The Town (Vintage International) By William Faulkner Cover Image

The Town (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By William Faulkner
$15.95
ISBN: 9780307946812
Availability: Special Order
Published: Vintage - November 1st, 2011

Southern Literature  - FALL

Light in August (Vintage International) By William Faulkner Cover Image

Light in August (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By William Faulkner
$18.00
ISBN: 9780679732266
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Published: Vintage - January 30th, 1991

Southern Literature  - FALL

The Reivers (Vintage International) By William Faulkner Cover Image

The Reivers (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By William Faulkner
$16.95
ISBN: 9780679741923
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Published: Vintage - September 1st, 1992

Southern Literature  - FALL

The Southern Critics: An Anthology By Glenn C. Arbery Cover Image

The Southern Critics: An Anthology (Paperback)

By Glenn C. Arbery
$22.00
ISBN: 9781935191803
Availability: Special Order
Published: Intercollegiate Studies Institute - May 10th, 2010

Southern Literature  - FALL