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The role of lay ecclesial ministers—professionally prepared laity who serve in leadership roles—is becoming critically more important in the life of the Catholic church. In Lay Ecclesial Ministry, theologians and pastoral leaders from diverse disciplines provide a deeper understanding, envision...

Mobility - the movements of people, things, and ideas, as well as their associated cultural meanings - has been a key factor in shaping Canadians' perceptions of and interactions with their country. Approaching the burgeoning field of environmental history in Canada through the lens of mobility reveals...

“The classic book on the subject . . . Meticulous research” (William Hartston, author of The Kings of Chess). An epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon its original publication in...

A post-apocalyptic story of forbidden love. A gay romance in dystopian society. What if men and women lived in separate asexual communities? It is seven decades after the pandemic and the population is still teetering on the brink of extinction. Most people are infertile, and male babies...

This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining features of their respective policies in dealing with security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether...

In this Second Edition of Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis, authors Richards J. Heuer Jr. and Randolph H. Pherson showcase fifty-five structured analytic techniques—five new to this edition—that represent the most current best practices in intelligence, law enforcement, homeland security, and business analysis.

The mobilization of militant indigenous politics is one of the most important stories in Latin American studies today. In this critical work, Kenneth J. Mijeski and Scott H. Beck examine the rise and decline of Ecuador’s leading indigenous party, Pachakutik, as it tried to transform the state into...

First published in 1934, this bookcovers a broad array of ancient Greek literature, taking into account the most acknowledged of the Greek authors as well as those less well known. H. J. Rose presents the latest findings of the time in terms of research into Greek literature and covers subjects from Homer, Comedy and Poetry, to Philosophy, Science, and the Empire.

"I guess the whole mess must have begun years ago, building up a complex web of loyalty and revenge. I’m sure there was a complex mix of nobility and betrayal and circumstances that made it had to tell which was which. That’s always true of these things, I suppose. For me though, it began the...

In this first comprehensive reading of Juvenal’s satires in more than fifty years, David H. J. Larmour deftly revises and sharpens our understanding of the second-century Roman writer who stands as the archetype for all later practitioners of the satirist’s art. The enduring attraction...

Great writers of the past whose works we still read and love will be read forever. They will survive the test of time. We remember authors of true genius because their writings are simply the best. Or . . . might there be other reasons that account for an author’s literary fate?   This original book...

An experienced teacher of courses on the sociology of the family, D.H.J. Morgan frequently encounters a gulf between ‘the family’ as it is often treated in sociological texts and ‘the family’ as it is usually experienced. In this book he provides an extremely valuable bridge between the two...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine. The best science fiction and fantasy stories from Metaphorosis magazine's second year. Snow queens and their daughters, invisible giants pining for vanished lovers, searches, quests, and discoveries of all kinds. Contents: Snow...

In this brilliantly argued and deeply moving work, renowned Anglican Priest and scholar J. G. H. Barry defends Roman Catholic doctrines regarding the Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Conception, Perpetual Virginity, Bodily Assumption, Coronation in Heaven, and Christ’s gift to us all from the cross of...