The fatwa against Salman Rushdie and the 2005 Danish cartoon fracas awakened many people to the potency of blasphemy accusations in the Muslim world. Accusations and charges such as "blasphemy," "apostasy," "insulting Islam," or "hurting Muslims' religious feelings" pose a far greater danger than ce[...]

Edward Payson Weston's 3,100-mile walk from California to New York, completed on 3 May 1910, was one of his great achievements, but only one. It took him just 77 days. He was 71 years old. For half a century Weston was one of the most famous people in the English-speaking world, as the first age of[...]

An introduction to population that explains the shifts in population studies. The text provides an overview that situates demographic aspects of population within the context of broader social impacts; uses examples from the developed and developing world; and is illustrated with pedagogic features,[...]

Enables students to engage with Letters and Revelation for themselves, and not just to be passive learners, offers activities and challenges at introductory and intermediate levels, and the key background information needed. This new edition includes updated bibliographies throughout, with numerous [...]

This short book has a dual purpose and is aimed at two audiences: Through practical instruction and guidance, it equips bishops to minister effectively as the chief pastor in the diocese, while helping clergy and congregations reduce the eternal anxiety around the words, "The bishop is coming." Real[...]

The rise of modern science has brought with it increasing acceptance among intellectual elites of a worldview that conflicts sharply both with everyday human experience and with beliefs widely shared among the world's great cultural traditions. Most contemporary scientists and philosophers believe t[...]