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The Old English Pastoral Care, a ninth-century translation from Latin of Pope Gregory the Great’s guide for aspiring bishops that advises on what sort of spiritual guidance... Læs mere
Scientific progress doesn’t always precede engineering advances; it often follows. Answering questions isn’t... Læs mere
In the 1960s biologists and social scientists engaged in a public debate about human nature. The question—whether humans... Læs mere
Writings on Body and Soul includes a selection of the theological, historical, and devotional works of Aelred, the controversial abbot of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire who was... Læs mere
Margarita Fajardo tells the story of the cepalinos, Latin American economists and policymakers, and their dependentista critics, whose ideas about economic growth and global inequality transformed our approach to development and changed the course of the twentieth century.
The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for... Læs mere
The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the... Læs mere
The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the... Læs mere
In an age of pandemics, no country can achieve public health on its own. Health security expert Lawrence O. Gostin examines the key cross-border threats... Læs mere
Chinese Asianism analyzes Chinese views of East Asian solidarity in light of Chinese nationalism and Sino–Japanese relations. Advocates of Asianism packaged Asia for their own... Læs mere
No major economy is more dependent on fossil fuel exports than Russia, yet it is unprepared for the global transition away from hydrocarbons. Thane Gustafson... Læs mere