The title of this book echoes a phrase used by the Washington Post to describe the American attempt to kill Saddam Hussein at the start of the war against Iraq. Its theme is the notion of targeting (skopos) as the name of an intentional structure in which the subject tries to confirm its invulnerability by aiming to...

Step into the profound world of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, where renowned Pauline scholar and pastor Susan Eastman brings the text to life with rich pastoral and theological insights. This commentary doesn’t just analyze Scripture but invites readers into an encounter with the transformative power of the gospel th...

A look at Witches, Witchcraft and the Wicca tradition from the author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft From Abracadabra to Aleister Crowley to Gardnerian Witchcraft to Rosemary's Baby to sorcery and Zoroaster, The Witch Book by the late, great Raymond Buckland is unmatched in its coverage of witchcraft’s hi...

Traditionally, Sociology has identified its subject matter as a distinct set – social phenomena – that can be taken as quite different and largely disconnected from potentially relevant disciplines such as Psychology, Economics or Planetary Ecology. Within Sociology and Human Ecology, Smith and Jenks argue that this...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 5 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ーBusiness Insider “One of the unintendedーyet positiveーconsequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Us...

O homem completo, em termos bíblicos, é o homem teleios, palavra grega que significa "pleno, finalizado, perfeito - nada mais é necessário". Larry Titus mostra neste livro que esta é a vontade de Deus para você, que seja esse homem completo, consumado. Isso significa que você deve refletir a perfeição de Cristo em c...

This seven-session Bible study on Romans 8 to 16 explores how to live life in response to God's mercy, by the power of his Spirit. Keller's trademark gifts of making the complex clear and the difficult joyful mean Christians will love studying the Bible using this resource, and will be inspired to apply it to their ...

The first female Doctor of the Church, Teresa of Ávila, was a visionary who took matters of reform into her own hands. Even when the church authorities came against her, she stood her ground and held fast to her convictions. In so doing, she managed to persuade the Catholic powers to come around to her point of view...

One of the 'inventors' of the nuclear bomb, Sir Joseph Rotblat very soon turned away from weapons research to make a prolonged and principled stand against the dangers of nuclear proliferation. A physicist of great brilliance, he metamorphosed into a campaigner of admired moral conviction and leadership. This series...

1911年，民國肇始。未幾，歷經一戰（1914-1918），袁世凱稱帝不遂（1916），軍閥混戰（1916-1925）。「五四」運動（1919），共產黨崛起（1921），北伐（1926-1928），不消多久，日軍侵略（1931、1932），全面抗戰（1937-1945），期間，共黨坐大，國共內戰（1946-1949），國府播遷臺灣，中共掌控大陸。四十年歲月，神州黎民，水深火熱，一絲安...

As a young Black orphan indentured to a Quaker family in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Zilpha Elaw (c. 1793–1873) decided to join the upstart Methodists in 1808. She preached her first sermon a decade later, ignoring her husband and the many church leaders, clergy, and laity who tried to silence her. Elaw’s memoir chronicl...

“A milestone in political and moral philosophy, as groundbreaking as the theories of Bentham and Kant and arguably the most important and influential piece of contemporary philosophy of the last century.” ーThe Guardian The principles of justice that Rawls set forth in this book are those that free and rational peop...

From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors, much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly, because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their ...

In a world overflowing with abundance and information, the calm and clarity of stoicism has never been more necessary. In this new book, bestselling author Ken Mogi explores the ancient Greek philosophy as well as its resonance with other cultures around the world, not least his own Japanese perspective. The result ...

Plusieurs des problèmes cruciaux de l’institution scolaire sont pour une part irréductible des problèmes philosophiques. C’est la thèse de ce livre, qui veut attirer l’attention sur cette dimension oubliée, systématiquement méconnue dans les débats qui entourent l’école, que ce soit en France ou dans d’autres pays. ...

"Solange es nur Menschenrechte gibt, gibt es noch keine Menschengerechtigkeit." Werner Hamacher In den aktuellen Debatten um Menschenrechte und Vernunftrecht, Persönlichkeitsrechte und internationales Recht beruft man sich gern und häufig auf Gerechtigkeit. Doch wie soll sie gefasst werden? Im Anschluss an die klass...