This book discusses fundamental morals, helping the disciple of Jesus Christ direct human acts to God, their true happiness. It explores how Christ’s teaching, Natural Law, and human reason form a bridge between faith and life, guiding our conscience and moral decisions.
This volume offers Biblical Theological investigations into God’s righteousness. Scholars explore how the attribute unfolds throughout Scripture’s progressive storyline, providing new research on topics that have not been adequately explored in the past.
The Christian Cross in American Public Life
From towering monuments to roadside memorials, the cross is a vital symbol in American life. It marks identity, grief, and sacrifice, while sparking legal debates over church and state. This volume explores the cross in art, politics, and culture in an accessible A-to-Z format.
Romantic Daemons in the Poetry of Blake, Shelley and Keats
This book connects the poetry of Blake, Shelley, and Keats to the Hermetic tradition and our planetary crisis. It challenges human-centered views to affirm the value of the non-human world and the heightened consciousness found within their exalted works.
The Wandering Jew began as an anti-Jewish stereotype. This work shifts the focus to the Jewish Other, exploring how Jewish writers and thinkers have subverted and reinvented the figure to confront modern issues of uprootedness, migration, and human rights.
In our post-Christian world, many are now “non-religious.” But does human religiosity have a future? This book argues that secularization is not an end, but an epochal shift—paving the way for a radically open horizon in our human search for meaning.
The Glory of the ‘Byzantine’-Ottoman Continuum
This is the hidden story of Ecumenical Romanity, the ‘Byzantine’-Ottoman Continuum. It reveals the profound philosophical and religious unity between Roman Christianity, Islamic Sufism, and Judaism—a historical reality long opposed by the West.
The wonder of the Christian faith is that salvation is a gift, by grace, and does not have to be earned. This book argues that since grace is at the heart of God’s nature, the Christian way of life is one of giving and harmony, a rebuttal of normal human self-seeking.
The design of the human body is a marvelous mystery. The brain has a unique creative ability, but what is truly amazing is the integrated function of the body’s different systems. This book explores these unique features, revealing the wisdom behind such a well-designed creature.
This book traces the literary expression of religious fear from the New Testament to scholasticism. It reveals how Franciscan preachers, using the power of community language, forged a confident and peace-seeking theology to counter this legacy.
A Liturgical Praxeology on the Rehearsal of Attitudes
This book connects liturgy to attitude, cognition, and remembrance, arguing for a liturgy that engages with everyday life to enhance its meaningfulness. It is for scholars, liturgists, and anyone interested in an interdisciplinary approach to liturgy’s power.
How do we live when no one seems to be in charge? This history of Western culture charts the collapse of authority and our modern struggle to manage frustration and find fulfillment without falling into radical narcissism.
Why did Philo of Alexandria avoid the open use of dialectic? Does his interpretation of Abraham’s migration include a hidden political message? This collection of essays investigates these and other questions, exploring the ideological aspects of Philo’s approach to Scripture.
This book shares the poignant, captivating, and hard-to-believe true tales of four teachers in Indonesia. Described as modern dervishes, they sowed the seeds of successful education through altruism and teamwork, even rescuing three orphans from the aftermath of a tsunami.
Anglican Ritualism in Colonial South Africa
In the mid-19th century, a controversial wave of ritualism swept through Anglicanism. This book introduces its origins and examines how this movement, after a period of robust antagonism, took root and came to characterize the church’s ethos in colonial South Africa.
A Hindutva Perspective for an Alternative Global Ideology
For 2000 years, four “isms” have dominated the globe: Christianity, Islam, capitalism, and socialism. None curb the ruthless accumulation of power or steer humanity towards sustainable living. This book suggests a new path through Eastern and First Nations philosophies.
The Shi’i Islamic Martyrdom Narratives of Imam al-Ḥusayn
Martyrdom narratives (maqtals) are a prominent Islamic literary genre, largely focused on the tragic Battle of Karbala. The first book-length treatment of this genre in English, this text explores its history from the dawn of Islam and requires little background knowledge.
Montaigne’s Essays
Montaigne’s essays probe the intimate feelings, anxieties, and hopes of daily life. This blend of his observations with the author’s offers a mirror to your own experiences, and the solace of knowing that his wisdom applies precisely to your world.
The Books of Samuel and Kings tell of formative events in Israel’s history, foreshadowing the coming Messiah. This book re-considers the lives of kings Saul and David and prophets Elijah and Elisha, uncovering new perspectives on their contribution to Christian thought.
Pentecostals and the Doctrine of the Trinity
If Jesus died on the cross to atone for our sins, did one part of the divine die to appease another? And if Jesus taught believers to forgive, why did God not simply forgive humans? This book challenges the reader to rethink their conception of God and the Trinity.