The term hospitality describes a state of generosity, accommodation, and consideration towards others. The Shalom Church, which views hospitality as a gift, seeks not to control the gift, but to share
History comes alive in these pages as Peter Stephaich traces his origins and describes in fascinating detail his upbringing in a world which has long since ceased to exist. His was a life well lived i
The memoirs of former Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim take the reader behind the scenes of global politics, combining detailed accounts of international negotiations with candid descriptions o
Through a series of interrelated essays this book explores the nature of gender, desire, and nakedness, revealing their place in sexual life. Here internationally acclaimed philosopher James Giles cri
The book is a bold dialogue with several constituencies, especially sub-Saharan Africans and the Foreign Aid community about the necessity for alternative pathways to solve the monumental problems fac
This book is a participation observation study of control agents, and the agency where they work. The theoretical framework for this study focuses on norms as rules in use, and contributes to the soci
It has been over sixty years since the first book that tried to explain the life and lot of the common soldier in the American Civil War was published. Since Bell Wiley's Life of Johnny Reb (1943), th
In this somewhat idiosyncratic work, Nnam (African and African American studies, Dominican U.) seeks to dispel Western (colonial) illusions and misconceptions about Africa. He reflects on a wide range
The book offers a critique of the assumption that empiricism is the only foundation for research. Integralism provides a balanced approach to reaching moral values that can be shared by all cultures t
This book examines the relationship between the high seas regime and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It evaluates the applicability of the high seas freedom of navigation, freedom of overflight and
This book is a collection of fifteen plays that capture the very essence of politics in Africa: the corruption, the schemes, intrigue and injustices. Hagher is a trenchant warrior against injustice an
With the aid of early Jewish sources, this study opens new avenues of interpretation regarding two enigmatic passages on baptism in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, 10:1-5 and 15:29.
The book addresses students and professors interested in comparative literature and the complex problematic of modernity/postmodernity, hermeneutics, literary, and cultural theory within the past few
This book explores an important area of Jewish tradition-Jewish healing-and examines the system of Jewish Science. Kaplan discusses the writings of four prominent rabbis from the 1920s to illustrate h
As Almighty God chose the immaculate Virgin Mary to be the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, so with the same great care he chose that chaste man of God, a descendant of King David, St. Joseph, to be t
