The Wendell Cocktail describes a major social problem, exemplified by the journals of a person with coexisting conditions--mental illness and addiction. Although there are resources for people with ea
Several years before his death, Augustine of Hippo reviewed his published works, commenting on his purpose in writing each, and correcting, from his present perspective, the mistakes he noticed. Inspi
This is not a commentary on the theologian Augustine (354-430) says, Miles (emerita historical theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California), but an autobiography modeled after his Confe
SEEING AND BELIEVINGReligion and Values in the MoviesA Choice Best Academic Book of 1996 A prominent religious historian explores what popular films of the 1980s and 1990s say about religion and the v
"A Complex Delight is the work of a seasoned and mature scholar offering us a careful and nuanced study that pushes us into a new territory of reflection while providing an exciting way of looking at
On Memory, Marriage, Tears, and Meditation offers readers the tools for reading Augustine’s journey to human emotions through his writings on feeling, marriage, conversion, and meditation. Augustine u
This unique Marian devotional includes hymns, prayers, songs, ballads, litanies, and other texts drawn from all centuries, bringing together a precious collection of texts from the most ancient to mod
On Memory, Marriage, Tears, and Meditation offers readers the tools for reading Augustine’s journey to human emotions through his writings on feeling, marriage, conversion, and meditation. Augustine u
This book of conversations between Margaret R. Miles and Hiroko Sakomura compares the experiences of two women who grew up in different societies, with different educations, different professions, and
Miles (Graduate Theological Union) and Sakomura, who produces exhibitions and cultural events around the world, met when Sakomura was producing an international exhibition of Buddhist art, "The Vision
How can the local, grassroots successes of feminist organisations be sustained and transformed as women enter the larger institutional arena and succeed in accessing governments and non-governmental o
