This provocative anthology brings together a diverse group of well-known feminist and gay writers, historians, and activists. They are concerned not only with current sexual issues-abortion, pornography, reproductive and gay rights-but they also raise a host of new issues and questions: How, and in what ways, is sexuality political? Is the ......
Preface Preface to First Edition Abbreviations THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM: THE SECRET OF JESUS' IDENTITY IN MARK The Messianic Secret: From Wrede to the Present The Messianic Secret: A Reappraisal THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM: CORRECTIVE CHRISTOLOGY IN MARK Corrective Christology: From Wrede to the Present ......
Images of living well of happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, personal well-being) are the heart of this book. Drawn from classical and contemporary authors of both Eastern and Western traditions, they are organized around prominent motifs of the good life:
The Symbol of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics in the American Renaissance
''This is major scholarship, both as it contributes to American history of ideas and as it offers a brilliant new interpretation of major nineteenth-century American writers.''--J. Hillis Miller
The US federal courts have become increasingly aggressive in shaping regulatory policy. This new judicial activism has been particular evident in the regulation of air pollution. This book analyses the effects a variety of court decisions have had on federal air pollution control policy and assesses the courts' institutional capacity for ......
How do you motivate the volunteers on your staff? Are you "burning out" your best people? What can you do with the pew-sitters? Do you find it hard to ask for help? This insightful, practical book by Marlene Wilson, an international authority on volunteerism, will help you answer these and other questions about volunteers in the church. ......
John Dewey was one of the foremost social and political philosophers of the twentieth century. He worked to reorient philosophy toward the concrete problems of humankind and addressed himself to the public issues of his day. This book contains a documentary account of Dewey's political thought and activities.
The Darker Comedies. Bacchides, Casina, and Truculentus (POD)
The plays translated in this volume represent everything one would not expect either from the third-century B.C. playwright Plautus or from Roman comedy in general.A common theme in all three comedies is the triumph of women over men. In Truculentus, prostitutes snare all of the men in the play; in Bacchides, the victims include fathers and sons. ......