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Exploring the subtle political philosophy within the Biblical narrative, this book presents enduring insights that complement Ancient Greek philosophy for c...

A classic text of enduring significance, Moses Mendelssohn's Jerusalem (1783) stands as a powerful plea for the separation of church and state and also as t...

The Author Of The Gnostic Gospels Draws On Personal Experiences And The Perspectives Of Neurologists, Anthropologists, And Historians To Illuminate The Endu...

Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban—the world’s most extreme and radical Islamic organization—into sharp focus in this...

Why the conventional wisdom about the Arab Spring is wrong The Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Midd...

Why is it that our current twenty-first century a.d. is so similar to the twenty-first century B.C.? At a time when religious fanaticism and a clash of civ...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness...

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.In Afghanis...

The Muslim world is tremendously rich and diverse, yet few Westerners are familiar with the writings and teachings of a culture that is at the forefront of...

This lively chronicle of the years 1847–1947—the century when the Jewish people changed how we see the world—is “[a] thrilling and tragic historyâ€...

this Fresh, Blunt, And Highly Persuasive Account Of How The West Was Won—for Jesus (newsweek) Is Now Available In Paperback. Stark's Provocative Report Ch...

The Violent Actions Of A Few Extremists Can Alter The Course Of History, Yet There Persists A Yawning Gap Between The Potential Impact Of These Individuals ...

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant gro...

The Business Of L'oreal Is Beauty. It Is The World's Largest Cosmetics Firm. This Startling Book Shows The Other Face Of Beauty. It Is The Story Of How This...

ECPA 2017 Christian Book Award FinalistThe church in the West is at a critical moment. While the gospel is exploding throughout the global south, Western ci...

Yemen Is The Dark Horse Of The Middle East. Every So Often It Enters The Headlines For One Alarming Reason Or Another -- Links With Al-qaeda, Kidnapped West...

This important contribution to the sociology of religion provides an analysis that clarifies the often ironic interaction between religion and society. Be...

Publisher's Description: Religious Diversity Exists Whenever Seemingly Sincere, Knowledgeable Individuals Hold Incompatible Beliefs On The Same Religious Is...

the Coeditor Of The Enormously Popular Jewish Catalog Help[s] Readers Understand More Fully The Meaning Of Our Holidays And Thereby To Observe These Festi...

Harbingers Of Political And Economic Change -- Harbingers Of Cultural And Ideological Change -- The Process Of Political Emancipation In Western Europe, 178...

Declared A Terrorist Menace Yet Elected To Government In A Free Election, Hamas Now Stands As The Most Important Sunni Islamist Group In The Middle East. Ho...

A vast reconstruction of the knowledge of the ancient Jewish priest-scientists, with vital implications for contemporary spirituality and science. • Rev...

This Is The First Comprehensive History Of The Pietistic Movement That Shaped Modern Judaism. The Book's Unique Blend Of Intellectual, Religious, And Social...