The American invasion of Iraq was largely governed by faith-based policy. The "shock and Awe" strategy, alongside a grossly mismanaged occupation, led to the loss of American lives. 'Faith-Based War'
Freed (emeritus religion, Gettysburg College) and Roberts (social services technology, U. of Akron-Wayne College) examine key stories from the Old and New Testaments from a scholar's viewpoint, compar
The author's family and his own intellectual and spiritual development were directly influenced by the extraordinary dynamism of Aimee Semple McPherson. In the riveting narrative with which he preface
Religion and spirituality are key aspects of the contemporary art scene. Following Ronald Barthes' 'death of the author' - which argued for the dissociation of work from creator - works of art have wi
Animal Husbandry in Ancient Israel demonstrates four diverse and innovative perspectives on the study of caprine and cattle husbandry in the Southern Levantine Bronze and Iron Age.The first perspecti
Before the westernisation of Japan, mythological events were treated as national history. Two key documents have contributed to this history, both written over 1300 years ago: 'Kojiki', the Tale of Ol
Isomae (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) offers six essays on Shinto as an experiment in interpreting history and elucidating its influence and function. They cover the history of t
Davis is one of Britain's leading music writers and an authority on Motown; before becoming a writer, she worked in the music business for EMI Records and Motown Records, and then founded a press and
Levi-Strauss, the 'father of modern anthropology', is one of the most influential thinkers of the Twentieth Century. His development of 'structuralism' - the identification of patterns of human cognit
Tremlett (School of Oriental and African Studies and Institute of Ismaili Studies, London) reviews the contributions of French social anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss (b.1908) to the study of religi
Contemporary Gospel studies have recently taken increasing interest in the Jewish context of Jesus and the gospels. Judaism, Jewish Identities and the Gospel Tradition offers an overview of the ways i