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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach …

This book addresses the thorny issue regarding the authenticity of the Yulanpen Sūtra, the scriptural source for the Yulanpen Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival in East Asia. The sūtra, which features …

The life-altering decision the author made as a young adult changed the trajectory of his life, resulting in a passionate commitment to dedicate his life to ushering in a peaceful kingdom of heaven o …

Dive into the intricate tapestry of human relationships with ‘The Evolution of Marriage: Relationships Through the Ages’. This captivating exploration delves into the history of relationships, sheddi …

Would you tell your deepest secrets to a relative stranger? And if you did, would you feel vulnerable? Cleansed? Or perhaps even worse than you did before? Confession has always performed a complex r …

Early Americans claimed that they looked to ‘the Bible alone’ for authority, but the Bible was never, ever alone. Bible Culture and Authority in the Early United States is a wide-ranging exploration …

In Africa, the emphasis on family, marriage, and offspring suggest that there is a kind of an unwritten ancestral law that imposes on every male the duty of begetting a son. The reason is because the …

Who was Jesus, really? Did he advocate the Jewish prophetic kingdom of God? Did he manifest theological convictions that prominently surfaced after his death? In the final analysis, does it make any …

God Shed His Grace on Thee is a journey through Americas past, emphasizing the Christian purposes that compelled explorers and settlers to embrace the perils involved in finding and relocating to its …

2000 years has passed since the events in ancient Judea took place. Nowadays, its hard to find a person who never heard the name of Jesus Christ. Twice a year, millions of people all over the world c …