Category Archives: Grants
Resurrection: The Origin and Future of a Biblical Doctrine
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Resurrection is the central feature of the New Testament gospels and lies at the center of many of Paul’s letters as well. In addition, the doctrine of the resurrection lies at the core of the Christian church’s faith. The essays in this stunning collection explore the idea of resurrection as the idea appears not only in the New Testament texts but also in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the pseudepigraphal Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and in contemporary theology. Ch… More >>
Measuring Democracy: A Bridge between Scholarship and Politics
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Although democracy is a widely held value, concrete measurement of it is elusive. Gerardo L. Munck’s constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice.Drawing on his years of academic research on democracy and measurement and his practical experience evaluating democratic practices for the United Nations and the Organization of American States, Munck’s discussion bridges the theories … More >>
Measuring Democracy: A Bridge between Scholarship and Politics
The Monk and the Book: Jerome and the Making of Christian Scholarship
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In the West, monastic ideals and scholastic pursuits are complementary; monks are popularly imagined copying classics, preserving learning through the Middle Ages, and establishing the first universities. But this dual identity is not without its contradictions. While monasticism emphasizes the virtues of poverty, chastity, and humility, the scholar, by contrast, requires expensive infrastructure—a library, a workplace, and the means of disseminating his work. In … More >>
The Monk and the Book: Jerome and the Making of Christian Scholarship
The Scarlet Letter: An Authoritative Text Essays in Criticism and Scholarship
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A story of love, guilt, sin and redemption played out against the stark background of Puritan New England…. More >>
The Scarlet Letter: An Authoritative Text Essays in Criticism and Scholarship
Psychological Biblical Criticism
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This volume provides an introduction to psychological interpretations of the Hebrew Bible—with the Garden of Eden story as a test case. It approaches the text from Freudian, Jungian, and Developmental psychologies, comparing and contrasting the different methods while taking on the hermeneutical issues. RicoeurÂ’s work is used to establish criteria for adequate interpretation. Genesis 3 presents a fruitful text for psychological interpretation given its impor… More >>
What Is Narrative Criticism?
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A study of the complexities of narrative criticism in relation to the Bible. It seeks to demystify jargon, explain categories and exemplify techniques…. More >>
Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah: New Insights and Scholarship
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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 by the popular fascination with figures such as Madonna and Demi Moore and the growing interest in spirituality.
In Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah, leadi… More >>
International Relations Scholarship Around the World
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It has become widely accepted that the discipline of International Relations (IR) is ironically not “international” at all. IR scholars are part of a global discipline with a single, shared object of study – the world, and yet theorizing gravitates around a number of concepts that have been conceived solely in the United States. The purpose of this book is to re-balance this “western bias” by examining the ways in which IR has evolved and is practiced around the… More >>
Curriculum Studies Gone Wild: Bioregional Education and the Scholarship of Sustainability
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This book explores the intersections between curriculum studies and sustainability. Recognizing that a bioregion is our life place and that curriculum studies is the interdisciplinary study of lived experience, this book engages in scholarship grounded in advancing ecological stewardship. By emphasizing an eco-curriculum, education can respond to the need to understand and preserve the ecological complexities that help maintain and restore biospheric wellness. Thi… More >>
Curriculum Studies Gone Wild: Bioregional Education and the Scholarship of Sustainability