This groundbreaking reference marks the first time a publication has attempted to provide complete coverage in the field of bioterrorism. Articles review current knowledge across various disciplines w
Poetry. Winner of the 2014 Kelsey Street Press FIRSTS! Contest."Jennifer Pilch's DEUS EX MACHINA pulls the ache from a fractured century, stitching the bloom past artifice into an urgent, prismat
"Understanding English Tenses" breaks with the traditional approach of teaching Enlisch verb constructions on the basis of tenses because such method serves the interests of only teachers an
“The challenge was not just to survive, but to survive without losing our humanity.” ~ Mac and Simone LengThe Cambodian Genocide claimed the lives of an estimated two million people – more than one-fo
The task of interpreting the Bible -- which was written by and to people living in very different cultural contexts from contemporary Western society -- can seem monumental. The opposite is also true:
Pilch (biblical literature, Georgetown U.) presents a study examining alternate states of consciousness in biblical and extrabiblical literature. While many past scholars have viewed these phenomena s
It is difficult to appreciate how Stephen qualifies as a friend of someone who attended and approved of his murder (Acts 7:58; 22:20). Yet Stephen belonged to the very group of Israelites to whom Paul
Trances, visions, healing miracles: permeating the biblical records are these altered states of consciousness, through which some early Christians experienced God. Today's rituals and liturgies are re
Each essay in The Cultural World of the Prophets offers historical and literary information on the first reading and the responsorial psalm for the Sundays in the lectionary for Year C. It provides in
Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Apostles a companion to John Pilch's previous series,The Cultural World of Jesus. Each essay offers brief historical and literary inf
Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Prophets a companion to John Pilch'sThe Cultural World of Jesus Sunday by Sunday series and The Cultural World of the Apostles series
How can reading the Bible in its appropriate Mediterranean cultural context shed light on concerns of believers who live in Western or other cultures? In Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News,
Preachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Apostles a companion to John Pilch's previous series,The Cultural World of Jesus. Each essay offers brief historical and literary inf
2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!Interpreting the Bible respectfully is a cross-cultural enterprise. For those who seek to understand the Bible as a document from the ancient Mediterranean
The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel assigned for each Sunday in Cycle C of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern M
The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle B of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, E
The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel assigned for each Sunday in Cycle A of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Me
Presents loosely connected novellas that depict Polish life and situations such as suicide, teacher infatuation, chess, and sexual fantasy from the male perspective.
In the last days of the post-Stalinist thaw in 1963 Poland, Jerzyk becomes involved with an assassination plot arranged by his father, uncle, and their friend Mr. Traba in an attempt to take back thei
The Might Angel concerns the alcoholic misadventures of a writer named Jerzy. Eighteen times he's woken up in rehab. Eighteen times he's been released - a sober and, more or less, healthy man - after
This edited volume introduces the reader to the role of space in military and defense strategy, and outlines some of the major foreign and domestic actors in the space arena, as well as constraints of
This edited volume introduces the reader to the role of space in military and defense strategy, and outlines some of the major foreign and domestic actors in the space arena, as well as constraints of
Pawel Kohoutek, veterinarian and womanizer, looks out the window one morning to see his mistress approaching his house. That's bad. She is hauling her suitcase (containing her books) and her backpack
