Jacob Neusner 
History of the Jews in Babylonia, Part II [PDF ebook] 
The Early Sasanian Period

The Christian Bible serves as the sacred scripture of the Christian community. It is read regularly by many people around the world today, as it has been for centuries. But how should one interpret t …

The female body has been an object of oppression and control throughout history. “Gender and Apocalyptic Desire“ exposes the often-hidden links between the struggles of women and the conflict of go …

Between 1850 and 1970, around three hundred thousand children were sent to new homes through child migration programmes run by churches, charities and religious orders in the United States and the Un …

Urban theology affirms the importance of context – notably the place of the city – in theological reflection. However, it has often been confined to particular contexts or theological camps and thus …

New Era – New Religions examines new forms of religion in Brazil. The largest and most vibrant country in Latin America, Brazil is home to some of the world“s fastest growing religious movements and …

This volume in the Earth Bible Commentary Series suggests how John“s Gospel might motivate and resource a Christian response to the ecological crisis. Margaret Daly-Denton shows how aptly Mary Magda …

This title, first published in 1988, examines accounts of religious conversion contained in the personal narratives of nineteenth-century American coverts to Roman Catholicism. Given their newly acqu …

On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide. Messages left by the Heaven“s Gate group indicate that they belie …

Professor Sell explores the lives and ideas of four unjustly neglected Anglican philosophers: W.G. De Burgh (1866-1943); W.R. Matthews (1881-1973); O.C. Quick (1885-1944); H.A. Hodges (1905-1976). Th …

This book examines science fiction“s relationship to religion and the sacred through the lens of significant books, films and television shows. It provides a clear account of the larger cultural and …