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1776
David N. Gottlieb, "Second Slayings: The Bindin...
Gottlieb explores the decisive - and, until now, under-appreciated - influence exerted on Jewish memory by the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac narrative in the Book of Genesis...
63 min
1777
Tim Perry, "The Theology of Benedict XVI: A Pro...
Perry's collection of essays shows how seriously protestants are taking Benedict’s claims...
28 min
1778
Simon Brodbeck, "Krishna's Lineage: The Harivam...
While typically circulating as a separate text, The Harivamsha forms the final part of the Mahabharata storyline...
45 min
1779
M. Sheehy and K-D Mathes, "The Other Emptiness:...
This book brings together perspectives of leading international Tibetan studies scholars on the subject of zhentong or “other-emptiness.
62 min
1780
David D. Hall, "The Puritans: A Transatlantic H...
This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America...
73 min
1781
Martin Nguyen, "Modern Muslim Theology: Engagin...
What precisely is “Muslim theology?”
34 min
1782
Giuliana Chamedes, "A Twentieth-Century Crusade...
Chamedes explores how World War I galvanized the central government of the Catholic Church to craft its own variety of internationalism...
67 min
1783
Ian J. Vaillancourt, "The Multifaceted Saviour ...
How should we understand the appearances of the king in Book V of the Hebrew Psalter?
62 min
1784
Asma T. Uddin, "When Islam Is Not a Religion: I...
What happens when a religion is demonized to such an extent that it is no longer deemed a religion – but an ideology?
33 min
1785
Zahra Ali, "Women and Gender in Iraq: Between N...
Ali presents a detailed and fascinating account of Muslim feminist discourses and politics in modern Iraq...
69 min
1786
Peter Adamson, "Philosophy in the Islamic World...
Adamson takes readers on a vivid – and accessible – journey through the intricate landscape of the philosophical world of Islam...
53 min
1787
Fran Altvater, "Sacramental Theology and the De...
Baptismal fonts were necessary to the liturgical life of the medieval Christian...
31 min
1788
Lyn Julius, "Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish...
Who are the Jews from Arab countries?
38 min
1789
Claire Chambers, “Making Sense of Contemporary ...
Chambers outlines Muslim cultural production during this period through a literary analysis of the senses, especially those beyond the visual...
44 min
1790
Deborah Eden Tull, "Relational Mindfulness" (Wi...
"Relational Mindfulness" is a guidebook on how to embody compassionate awareness in all of our relationships...
40 min
1791
Lior Sternfeld, "Between Iran and Zion: Jewish ...
Sternfeld presents the first systematic study of the rich and variegated history of Jews in twentieth-century Iran...
45 min
1792
Alberto Cairo, "How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter...
We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don’t understand what we’re looking at?
54 min
1793
Christine D. Baker, "Medieval Islamic Sectarian...
How do contemporary events shape the ways in which we read, understand, and interpret historical processes of identity formation?
51 min
1794
Sebastian Prange, "Monsoon Islam: Trade and Fai...
Prange provides a fascinating window into the Muslim world of the medieval (12-16th century) Malabar Coast and the development of Islam that was defined by significant trade networks.
54 min
1795
Nosheen Ali, "Delusional States: Feeling Rule a...
Ali presents a lyrical and at many times haunting account of the aspirations, anxieties, and tragedies enfolding everyday life in the rarely studied Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan...
40 min
1796
Roland Elliot Brown, "Godless Utopia: Soviet An...
Brown examines the Soviet anti-religious campaign through a unique collection of illustrations,..
44 min
1797
Simon Wolfgang Fuchs, "In a Pure Muslim Land: S...
Fuchs interrogates this framework with a novel intervention by examining the case of Shi’i Islamic intellectual thought in Pakistan as it relates to the Middle East....
46 min
1798
Lian Xi, "Blood Letters: The Untold Story of Li...
In 1960, a poet and journalist named Lin Zhao was arrested by the Communist Party of China and sent to prison for re-education...
75 min
1799
Angela Rudert, "Shakti's New Voice: Guru Devoti...
Gurumaa’s syncretic approach innovates Hindu religiosity, as does her progressive attitudes towards treatment of women...
78 min
1800
Daniel Schwartz, "Ghetto: The History of a Word...
The word “ghetto” has taken on different meanings since its coinage in the 16th century...
52 min