In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, issues of liberty, equality, and community continue to challenge Americans. In the sixth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Paula D. McClain and Joseph Stewart Jr. combine traditional elements ..
In 'They Say,' James West Davidson recounts the first thirty years in the passionate life of Ida B. Wells--as well as the story of the great struggle over the meaning of race in post-emancipation America. Davidson captures the breathtaking and often chaotic changes that swept the South as Wells grew..
Praise for the Series"This welcome series holds great promise for a new engagement between biblical texts and constructive theology. Readers can anticipate a great deal that may be both fresh and faithful." -Walter Brueggemann, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columb..
1L of a Ride provides a candid step-by-step roadmap to both academic and emotional success in law school's crucial first year. Told in an accessible first-person voice, covered topics include top student fears, the first-year curriculum, effective class participation, types of students and professor..
The wonder of time travel and the intrigue of a hard-boiled whodunit meet in this work in which attempts to travel back in time to solve an unsolved crime could alter the course of history Author: West, Pamela Publisher: Del Rey Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0345367367 ISBN-13: 97803..
Designed specifically for trainers, speakers and group facilitators, this book features activities - games, quizzes, energizers and brain-teasers - to break the ice at the beginning of any meeting, or to recharge participants on the brink of boredom. The activities require little or no preparation a..
A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox offers a uniquely practical and hands-on introduction to ethics. Thoroughly optimistic, the book invites students to approach ethical issues with a reconstructive intent--to "break out of the box" in order to make room for more and better options than the rigid "pro" a..
Book by Earl E. (Ed. ) Shelp Author: Earl E. (Ed. ) Shelp Publisher: Westminster Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0664243711 ISBN-13: 9780664243715..
This is a compact introduction to the work of Philo (c. 20 BCE-50 CE), the important Jewish thinker and scriptural interpreter. Kenneth Schenck provides a guide for understanding Philo's complex works, a roadmap for topics and contents of Philo's writings, and a description of contemporary research ..
Grounded in the latest archeological developments, Victor Matthews's A Brief History of Ancient Israel presents a concise history of Israel covering the ancestral period, conquest and settlement, the monarchy, and both the exilic and postexilic periods. Using supplemental figures and insets, the aut..
This historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi from 1840 to 1990 concentrates on the work of major excavators and scholars. It is a panoramic overview of the methods and theories that served to illumi..
Renowned theologian and philosopher of religion John Hick takes a hard look at an important intellectual problem facing Christians today: where exactly does Christianity fit into the scheme of the world in light of other world religions And is it possible to remain Christian while accepting the tru..
The eighth edition of Arthur Goldschmidt's widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is disti..
The ninth edition of this widely acclaimed text by Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Lawrence Davidson has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the..
A faith should be a living thing. What we believe necessarily evolves in response to insights into the Bible, to questions or doubts we face, to changes in life circumstances, or to things that happen in the larger world. Nevertheless, Christians often find it helpful to identify what they can most ..
Gathers the author's articles on race relations, politics, crime, family problems, racism, and life in Chicago Author: Page, Clarence Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0810107422 ISBN-13: 9780810107427..
The aggressive tone of the psalms that deal with violence is often viewed as in direct opposition to Jesus' command to love one's neighbor. Erich Zenger, a preeminent international scholar, offers to Christians a new understanding of these powerful, albeit disquieting, psalms. To Zenger, these psalm..
This guide to the New Testament, like its companion volume, A Guide Through the Old Testament, combines the background information of a textbook with the format of a workbook to create a unique resource for studying the New Testament. By eliciting as much active response from the reader as possible,..
Discusses the history of Israel during Old Testament times and examines economic and political factors Author: John H. Hayes Publisher: Westminster Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 066421262X ISBN-13: 9780664212629..
Israel's religious history up to the end of the Old Testament period is carefully related primarily for the theological student Author: Bright, John Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0664213812 ISBN-13: 9780664213817..
This much-anticipated second volume of A History of Israelite Religion begins at the period of the exile and carries the investigation of Israelite religion to the period of the Maccabean revolt, thereby concentrating its focus on a period given less prominence in other studies of the type. Author: ..
This revised and enlarged edition of a classic in Old Testament scholarship reflects the most up-to-date research on the prophetic books and offers substantially expanded discussions of important new insight on Isaiah and the other prophets. Author: Blenkinsopp, Joseph Publisher: Westminster John Kn..
This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the Iranian Revolution and the Gulf War. After introducing the reader to the region's history from the origins of Islam in..
Book by Nelson, Daniel J. Author: Nelson, Daniel J Publisher: Westview Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0813373336 ISBN-13: 9780813373331..
Making use of the formerly secret archives of the Soviet government, interviews, and first-hand personal experiences, Nathaniel Davis describes how the Russian Orthodox Church hung on the brink of institutional extinction twice in the past sixty-five years. In 1939, only a few score widely scattered..