Focuses on the people in the pews and furnishes a comparison of Irish and German Catholic life in mid-nineteenth-century New York... Læs mere
This edition is a translation of "Treatise on Divine Predestination", written in the 9th century, and one of the early writings by Johannes Scottus Eriugena. It contributes to the debate on the question of human destiny in the present world and afterlife.
With extraordinary elegance and philosophic power, Frithjof Bergmann presents a genuine rethinking of freedom. By changing the focus from outside to inside the person, Bergmann shows how... Læs mere
Since 1974 there has been a wave of democratization in the world, in particular in South America. This work examines some of the difficulties of constructing consolidated democracies and provides a critical examination of the major issues involved.
Offers ten studies of the implications of the increasingly integrated world economic structure for our sense of political,... Læs mere
Considered the paradigm case of the troubled interaction between science and religion, the conflict between Galileo and the Church continues to generate research and... Læs mere
A translation of Thomas Campanella's ""Apologia pro Galileo"". Blackwell's introduction provides background information relating Campanella and his... Læs mere
Lawrence A. Hoffman's inquiry into the reasons for the canonization of the Jewish style synagogue service between the eighth and eleventh centuries presents a... Læs mere
In God without the Idea of Evil, well-known French Catholic theologian Jean-Miguel Garrigues, O.P., seeks to rise above the apparent contradiction of faith and the existence... Læs mere
Chronicles the major foreign policy crises faced by twelve American presidents in order to uncover the reoccurring... Læs mere
Aaron Alexander Zubia argues that the Epicurean roots of David Hume’s philosophy gave rise to liberalism’s unrelenting grip on the modern political imagination.
The first English translation of Petrarch’s Psalms and Prayers provides an intimate look at the personal devotions of the “Father of Humanism.”