Cohn: 193 books
The Detroit Public Library
An American Classic
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
For the last century, the Detroit Public Library has ranked as one of the most beautiful buildings in Detroit — an important landmark as well as a significant monument serving generations of Detroiters. The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic was born out of “Discover the Wonders,” an art...
Black Death and Plague: the Disease and Medical Thought: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
Black Death and Plague: the Disease and Medical Thought: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data...
by Scotti Cohn
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Thirty-six episodes from the Windy City's history, including legendary events such as the great fire and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, as well as lesser-known tales.
The Athenaeum
Sketches
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The Athenaeum was founded in 1824 as a meeting place for those who enjoy the life of the mind. Over the years its members have included scientists, clergy, lawyers, artists, writers, civil servants, doctors and academics. In its history 52 members have won the Nobel Prize. Frequently serious discussions...
The Role of Religion in Peacebuilding
Crossing the Boundaries of Prejudice and Distrust
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The question 'who is my neighbour?' challenges the way we see ourselves as well as the way we see others. Especially in situations where we feel conflicted between our own self-identity and common identity within a wider society.
Historically, religion has contributed to this inner conflict...
by Christopher Lewis, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Around the globe religion is under attack. Humanists, secularists and atheists depict believers as deluded and dangerous. The aim of this book is to challenge this perception. Sensible Religion defends the validity and emphasises the excitement of the religious quest across the faiths. It demonstrates...
Why can't they get along?
A conversation between a Muslim, a Jew and a Christian
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
Christians, Muslims and Jews all stem from one man, Abraham, and yet relations between them are so often strained. Three men of faith: one Jew, one Muslim and one Christian debate the differences between them. The result is a compelling discussion: What do their faiths teach on the big issues of life?...
People of the Book
An Interfaith Dialogue about How Jews, Christians and Muslims Understand Their Sacred Scriptures
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
What is the role of scripture in illuminating the lives of the faithful today? In this book, three experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectively discuss and debate this question, by exploring the core messages of the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran. Taking a deeper look at the wide range of theological,...
It Happened in North Carolina
Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Tar Heel State, It Happened in North Carolina describes everything from one of the first incidences of American resistance against British rule to a courageous milestone in the civil rights movement.
by José BOVÉ, José BOVÉ, Gilles LUNEAU
Language: French
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: June 4, 2015
À travers des cas concrets vécus au quotidien, le député européen José Bové livre la réalité des couloirs de Bruxelles : défendre les paysans face à la PAC instrumentalisée par l'agroalimentaire et l'agrochimie, batailler pour l'indépendance des agences de contrôle infiltrées par les...
It Happened in North Carolina, 2nd
Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Tar Heel State, It Happened in North Carolina describes everything from one of the first incidences of American resistance against British rule to a courageous milestone in the civil rights movement.
by Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Who's Who in Christianity is an invaluable reference guide to the leading men and women who have influenced the course of Christian history, including the founding fathers, saints, popes, monarchs, philanthropists, theologians, missionaries and heretics.
The book encompasses both Eastern and Western...
Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy
Voices from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Discussion questions developed by the authors can be found here.
In the face of globalization’s massive social and economic transformations and the resulting persistent inequality, activists, labor organizers, and advocacy NGOs are seeking and creating change beyond the confines of formal...
by Marjorie Cohn, Kathleen Gilberd
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Rules of Disengagement examines the reasons men and women in the military have disobeyed orders and resisted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It takes readers into the courtroom where sailors, soldiers, and Marines have argued that these wars are illegal under international law and unconstitutional...