Reading Lists and Catholic Legal Education

Since Mike posted his request for a reading list for those interested in the development of Catholic Legal Theory on Aug. 22, a number of people (including myself) have weighed in with suggestions.  The list is already fairly extensive and I sense we have only scratched the surface.

Obviously one question is what reading (foundational or otherwise) is necessary or useful for those of us engaged in Catholic legal theory scholarship.  However, since the discussion is in the context of discussing what is an essential (or important) part of a Catholic legal education, an important question is also how do we turn this list into a workable list of reading for our students.  As Kevin Lee's comments to Mark point out, we can't assume familiarity with any texts, regardless of how foundational.  I taught Catholic Social Thought and the Law for the first time last spring at St. John's and culling a "reasonable" amount of reading for my students was no easy manner.  (I put "reasonable" in quotes, since I suspect some of the students in the seminar would argue that the reading each week exceeded reasonable...although to their credit, they read it all.)  So I'd be interested in some discussion of reading lists in the context of courses (either specific courses or broader courses of study, depending on how the school structrures their offerings), which requires some prioritizing among an almost endless number of books.