Stoning as Punishment in Early Islam examines specific factors that contributed to stoning becoming a prescribed punishment for adultery in Islamic law. This work... Læs mere
Testing Hearing: The Making of Modern Aurality argues that the modern cultural practices of hearing and testing have emerged from a long interrelationship.
A Librarian's War offers the story of Ray Trautman, the Greatest Generation's librarian, who made reading central to the Allied fight in World War Two and spent a lifetime promoting literacy and access to books across America in the decades that followed.
The comparative method is an integral part of religious studies, but has been subject to criticism, however, including postcolonialist and... Læs mere
Slavery and Class in the American South reveals how work, family, and connections that made for socioeconomic differences among the enslaved of the South are critical components of the American slave narrative.