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A Treasury of Virtues
Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.
An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom,...
An Interpretation of the Qur'an
English Translation of the Meanings
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
To followers of Islam, the Qur'an is the literal word of God, revealed through Muhammad, the last of the line of prophets, containing all that is necessary to lead a life of righteousness.
This new bilingual edition, approved by Al-Azhar University, the chief center of Islamic and Arabic learning...
Light in the Heavens
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an.
The words of Muhammad (d. 11/632), God's messenger and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an, Muhammad’s hadith are cited by scholars...
Langston's Salvation
American Religion and the Bard of Harlem
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Winner of the 2018 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies, presented by the American Academy of Religion
A new perspective on the role of religion in the work of Langston Hughes
Langston's Salvation offers a fascinating exploration into the religious thought...
Beyond the Mountains of the Damned
The War inside Kosovo
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2001
Winner, Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2002, Non-Fiction
For every survivor of a crime, there is a criminal who forces his way into the victim's thoughts long after the act has been committed.
Reporters weren’t allowed into Kosovo during the war without the permission of the Yugoslavian government...
Pastrami on Rye
An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity from the Jewish Book Council
For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life. As a social space it rivaled—and in some ways surpassed—the...
Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah
New Insights and Scholarship
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Over the past generation, scholars have devoted increasing attention to the diverse forms that Jewish mysticism has taken both in the past and today: what was once called “nonsense” by Jewish scholars has generated important research and attention both within the academy and beyond, as demonstrated...
Life and Practice in the Early Church
A Documentary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Life and Practice in the Early Church brings together a range of primary texts from the church's first five centuries to demonstrate how early Christians practiced their faith. Rather than focusing on theology, these original documents shed light on how early believers "did church," addressing...
From Africa to America
Religion and Adaptation among Ghanaian Immigrants in New York
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Upon arrival in the United States, most African immigrants are immediately subsumed under the category “black.” In the eyes of most Americans—and more so to American legal and social systems—African immigrants are indistinguishable from all others, such as those from the Caribbean whose skin...
Public Religion and Urban Transformation
Faith in the City
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
American cities are in the midst of fundamental changes. De-industrialization of large, aging cities has been enormously disruptive for urban communities, which are being increasingly fragmented. Though often overlooked, religious organizations are important actors, both culturally and politically...
Pragmatic Spirituality
The Christian Faith through an Africentric Lens
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Gayraud S. Wilmore, an internationally renowned scholar of the history of the African American church, is one of the founders of black theology and author of Black Religion and Black Radicalism. Pragmatic Spirituality brings together some of his most compelling writings to speak to continuing issues...
All You That Labor
Religion and Ethics in the Living Wage Movement
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2011
“Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Mathew 11:28 (AKJV)
In the early 1990s, a grassroots coalition of churches in Baltimore, Maryland helped launch what would become a national movement. Joining forces with labor and low-wage worker organizations, they...
Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers
An Intimate Journey among Hasidic Girls
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2003
From the ardently religious young woman who longs for the life of a male scholar to the young rebel who visits a strip club, smokes pot, and agonizes over her loss of faith to the proud Lubavitcher with a desire for a high-powered career, Stephanie Wellen Levine provides a rare glimpse into the inner...
by Moshe Y. Herczl
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1993
The complicity of the Hungarian Christian church in the mass extermination of Hungarian Jews by the Nazis is a largely forgotten episode in the history of the Holocaust. Using previously unknown correspondence and other primary source materials, Moshe Y. Herczl recreates the church's actions and its...