James (religious studies, DePauw U., Indiana) redirects ecumenism from its recent concern with social issues to its theological roots by comparing liberation theology in Catholic and Protestant denomi
Doing Good, Departing from Evil: Research Findings in the Twenty-First Century emphasizes that goodness must be actively enacted, not abstractly discussed, that evil is present and must be fought, and
Ter Horst (modern languages and culture, Clarion U.) explores the use of ambiguously gendered individuals in the literature of these 18th and 19th century German authors, connecting their discourse to
Among the many eminent and talented artists involved in the creation of illustrations for the wood-engraving resurgence of the 1860s, George John Pinwell emerged as perhaps the very best. A thorough r
Nicholas (theology, U. of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois) analyzes the theology of Jesuit Donald J. Keefe, which makes the Eucharist its prius or foundation. He investigates the nature of a theological
The autobiography of the eighteenth-century Icelandic Lutheran priest J=n Steingrfmsson describes his life, his views, his family, and his works. Steingrfmsson is famous for his role helping his paris
A lesbian minister in The United Church of Canada reviews feminist theological methodology sensitive to marginalization issues within church and society, in the context of her Protestant church's cont
The main purpose for Kim (professor of missions, Bethesda Christian U.) in researching this topic is to offer a view on how Sinhalese Christians of Sri Lanka can properly respond to the puberty ritual
Brkic (emeritus, North Dakota State U.) presents what he believes are fundamental philosophical propositions on a range of issues, from the nature of the universe to the nature of the state. Writing i
Falk (sociology, State U. of New York-Buffalo) traces the triumph of Christians in establishing Jews in Palestine, from the Puritans in the 17th century through the US and British governments founding
Cook (U. of New Brunswick, Canada) has focused his life around the practice of bioethics, which combines the fields of ecology, philosophy and medicine, and presents this book which introduces the ide
This comparative study is the first to bring together three of the most important writers of the Luso-Hispanic 19th century: Machado de Assis (Brazil), Eca de Queiros (Portugal), and Leopoldo Alas (Sp
