This third volume in the "feminist companions" series deals with Lukan themes in feminist perspectives. The 14 essays from an international authorship cover a range of issues, including imperial masculinity, Mary and asceticism, Martha in the kitchen and reading Luke 15 with Arab-Christian women. Th[...]
The thirteenth volume in the series examines New Testament Apocalypitc literature through the categories of post-colonial thought, deconstruction, ethics, Roman social discourse, masculinization, virginity, and violence.The volume includes contributions by David L. Barr, Mary Ann Beavis, Greg Carey,[...]
Handbook of Local Government Fiscal Health reinvigorates the debate surrounding the monitoring, reporting, assessing, and managing of local government fiscal stress, bankruptcy, and state takeovers. It provides both a solid conceptual basis for understanding the sources and causes behind local gover[...]