Religion

The Bible Decoded: The High-Tech Quest to Unlock the Secrets of the Bible

Author: 

Bohström, Philippe

Credentials: 

Philippe Bohström, a land and marine archaeologist, received his master’s degree in classical archaeology from Gothenburg University and master’s degree in Near Eastern Archaeology and History from Tel Aviv University. He has participated in excavations in Israel, Greece, Italy, and Sweden, and has written extensively about archaeology for new outlets and journals in America, Europe, and Asia for such publications as National Geographic, Haaretz, Jerusalem Post, Courrier International, and Jewish Chronicle. His book Troy was published by the Swedish Military Association in 2022.

How should we interpret the Bible in light of the latest biblical research and archaeology? One day in the Spring of 2009, an exhausted technician realized he had made a colossal mistake. Part of a team of archaeologists, mathematicians, physicists who were on a high-tech quest to unlock a millennia-old secret, concealed in a few written documents from the First Temple Period (1000-587 B.C.E.), he had been tasked with photographing pottery fragments from a Judahite fortress in Arad, in the Negev desert.

Market: 
History, Social Science, Religion, Archeology, Middle East Studies, Ancient History, Christianity, Judaism, Israel, Bible, Biblical Studies, Literacy
Release Date: 
September 1, 2024
ISBN: 
9781680535297 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
200
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Islam & Slavery

Author: 

Morrow, John Andrew

Credentials: 

John Andrew Morrow is a graduate of the University of Toronto. He has taught at numerous universities and reached the rank of Professor of Foreign Languages. He was recognized as a Master Teacher and Distinguished Faculty Member, received an Interfaith Service Award, and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition. A prolific author and passionate activist, he is considered one of the most important American Muslim scholars.

Some scholars of Islam have argued that slavery and concubinage are permissible according to the Qur’an and the teachings and practice of the Prophet Muhammad. When faced with dissenting views on the disputed subject of the legitimacy of slavery in Islam, they often respond with a loaded question and a theological trap: “Did the Prophet Muhammad commit a grave moral wrong?” Others advance moral relativism.

Market: 
History, Religion, Social Science, Middle East Studies, Islam, Slavery, Mediterranean World, Africa, African Studies
Release Date: 
October 1, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680536379 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
298
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Sleepless Nights: The Faults and Failings of Love

Author: 

Walton, Stuart

Credentials: 

Stuart Walton is a cultural historian, novelist, and critic based in southwest England. He is the author of An Excursion through Chaos (2021), Introducing Theodor Adorno (2018), In The Realm of the Senses: A Materialist Theory of Seeing and Feeling (2016), A Natural History of Human Emotions (2004), and Out Of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication (2001; 2016), as well as a number of books on food and drink.

Sleepless Nights: The Faults and Failings of Love is an inquiry into the cultural and psychological forces at work in our most intimate relationships. Romanticized and theorized throughout all ages, love remains the paradigm of human experience, the one aspect of life that could redeem all the suffering and disappointment to which we are otherwise heir. And yet it too often forms part of that very suffering itself. In this daring and reflective book, Stuart Walton invites the reader to check into a love hotel with a difference.

Market: 
Social Science, Philosophy, History, Religion, Psychology, Sociology, Emotions, Emotional Intelligence
Release Date: 
November 28, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680533217 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
298
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Russian Orthodox Liturgical Music: Supplemental Source Material

Author: 

Synodal School of Liturgical Music

Credentials: 

The Synodal School of Liturgical Music was founded in 1992 to train choir conductors, singers, and church readers in the liturgical music tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church, focusing primarily on the parishes of the Russian diaspora. The school offers courses in music theory, sight-singing, Church Slavonic, church music history, liturgics, liturgical performance practice, voice, and choral methods. It is based at the Holy Dormition Convent in Nanuet, New York.

This volume comprises supplemental source material to accompany courses in the history of Russian Orthodox music course. It is meant as a study aid for students and contains valuable reference sources for students and practitioners alike.

Market: 
Religion, History, Fine Arts, Russia, Russian Studies, Christianity, Christian Studies, Orthodoxy, Music, Orthodox Music, Musicology, Religious Music, Christian Music
Release Date: 
July 7, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680538366 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
200
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Washington, DC 20036
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Konspekt uchebnykh materialov po Klirosnoi praktike

Author: 

Papkov, Father Andrei

Credentials: 

Father Andrei Papkov is a Russian Orthodox Archpriest and Founder and President of the Synodal School of Liturgical Music of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). He holds a master’s degree in vocal performance from New England Conservatory and is the chairman of the Synodal Liturgical Music Commission (ROCOR).

Now available in this Russian edition, Father Andrei Papkov’s unique textbook is the only book addressing the liturgical performance practices of religious singing in the Russian Orthodox Church. The topics it covers include various aspects of choral work in this tradition, including but not limited to the choice of repertoire, the eight-tone system, Kievan square notation, rehearsal techniques, vocal pedagogy, and the element of time within Orthodox church services.

Market: 
Religion, History, Fine Arts, Russia, Russian Studies, Christianity, Christian Studies, Orthodoxy, Music, Orthodox Music, Musicology, Religious Music, Christian Music
Release Date: 
July 1, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680536423 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
210
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Washington, DC 20036
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Russian Orthodox Liturgical Performance Practice

Author: 

Papkov, Father Andrei

Credentials: 

Father Andrei Papkov is a Russian Orthodox Archpriest and Founder and President of the Synodal School of Liturgical Music of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR). He holds a master’s degree in vocal performance from New England Conservatory and is the chairman of the Synodal Liturgical Music Commission (ROCOR).

Father Andrei Papkov’s unique textbook is the only book addressing the liturgical performance practices of religious singing in the Russian Orthodox Church. The topics it covers include various aspects of choral work in this tradition, including but not limited to the choice of repertoire, the eight-tone system, Kievan square notation, rehearsal techniques, vocal pedagogy, and the element of time within Orthodox church services. This definitive textbook will be of interest to anyone working, worshipping, or interested in the rich musical tradition of Orthodox Christianity.

Market: 
Religion, History, Fine Arts, Russia, Russian Studies, Christianity, Christian Studies, Orthodoxy, Music, Orthodox Music, Musicology, Religious Music, Christian Music
Release Date: 
June 30, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680536393 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
210
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Washington, DC 20036
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The Seinfeld Talmud: A Jewish Guide To A Show About Nothing

Author: 

Tanny, Jarrod

Credentials: 

Jarrod Tanny is Associate Professor of History and the Charles and Hannah Block Distinguished Scholar in Jewish History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Born in Montreal, Canada, Tanny lived and breathed Seinfeld and Jewish humor long before making it part of his teaching and writing career. Having received his Ph.D. in Russian and Jewish History at the University of California at Berkeley, he embraced his East European Jewish ancestry and wrote a book called City of Rogues and Schnorrers, which examines how the city of Odessa, in today’s Ukraine, was mythologized as a Jewish “city of sin,” celebrated and vilified for its Jewish gangsters, pimps, bawdy musicians, and comedians. Odessa’s “Jewish” comedy drew him further into humor studies and he has published numerous essays on comedy and original satires. The Seinfeld Talmud combines Tanny’s love of Seinfeld with his knowledge of Jewish history and culture presented through the lens of parody. Had Seinfeld aired 1,500 years ago in the Middle East, the great rabbis of antiquity would not only have embraced the show, but would have made it a foundation of Judaic Law.

Are there degrees of coincidence? Is it poor hygiene to “double dip” a chip? Is it appropriate to say “God bless you” to a woman who sneezes if her husband does not? If you named a kid Rasputin, do you think that would have a negative effect on his life? For nine seasons, the Seinfeld gang engaged in argument and debate over such weighty matters of etiquette, leaving no stone unturned, no double-dipped chip ignored, no exposed nipple on a greeting card unexamined.

Market: 
Religion, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Arts and Entertainment, Media Studies, Ethnic Studies, Identity Politics, Talmud, Seinfeld, Comedy
Release Date: 
June 20, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680536232 Hardcover
Price: 
$79.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
200
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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The Gift of Tongues: Ecstatic Utterance or Foreign Languages? The Linguistic Evidence

Author: 

Edminster, Bruce A.

Credentials: 

Bruce A. Edminster began his career as a pastor in Southern California in the early 1970s. He then took a leave of absence to begin his Ph.D. at Fuller Theological Seminary. In 2021, he finished his degree at Northwestern Theological Seminary. Dr. Edminster has taught Bible classes in Southern California. He also holds a B.A. in Theology, with a minor in Biblical languages, and a Master of Divinity, with a major concentration in Biblical languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac. Latin and Egyptian Hieroglyphics).

Of all the theological issues discussed in Christian circles, few have received more attention than the New Testament “gift of tongues.” Were the tongues at Corinth “real languages,” or something else? Some charismatics and an assortment of sympathetic observers, spurred on by modern linguistic analyses of audio recordings of modern tongues vocalizations, argue that modern tongues and the tongues in Corinth alike are not real languages at all.

Market: 
Religion, History, Linguistics, Biblical Studies, Christianity, Early Christianity
Release Date: 
July 15, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680538465 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
198
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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Shenoute of Atripe and the Rise of Monastic Education in Egypt

Author: 

Delhez, Julien

Credentials: 

Born in Belgium, Julien Delhez studied classical philology at the University of Liège and ancient languages at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In 2015, he relocated to Germany to complete a Ph.D. at the University of Göttingen. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. Shenoute of Atripe and the Rise of Monastic Education in Egypt is the revised version of his doctoral thesis.

Shenoute of Atripe and the Rise of Monastic Education in Egypt addresses the monastic teachings of Shenoute of Atripe, an Egyptian author and monastic leader of the fourth and fifth centuries CE, as well as the literary and cultural context of his teachings. The first chapter provides basic notions of Shenoute and explores the chronology of his life. Considering both known elements and new hints, it offers a new chronology that challenges the traditionally accepted reconstruction, especially with regard to the date of Shenoute’s death.

Market: 
Religion, History, Education, Christianity, Christian Education, Ancient World, Egypt, Ancient Egypt, Coptic Christianity, Monasticism, Ancient Greece
Release Date: 
July 1, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680534665 Hardcover
Price: 
$99.95
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
200
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

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An Idea Betrayed: Jews, Liberalism, and the American Left

Author: 

Pilon, Juliana Geran, PhD

Credentials: 

Dr. Juliana Geran Pilon is Senior Fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. Among her books are The Utopian Conceit and the War on Freedom, The Art of Peace: Engaging a Complex World, Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve, Why America is Such a Hard Sell, and Notes from the Other Side of Night. The author of over 250 articles and reviews on international affairs, human rights, literature, and philosophy, her writings have recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Liberty, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), Academic Questions, InFocus, Starting Points, Doc Emet Productions, the American Mind, and the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, among others. Born in Romania, she emigrated with her family and arrived in the U.S. as a teenager. In the 1990s she was Vice President for Programs at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), where she designed, conducted, and managed projects related to a wide variety of democratization projects.

“A fascinating tour d’horizon of how Jewish intellectuals and activists helped to define and then make a mess of American liberalism, many of them turning into radicals that undermine American democracy. Juliana Pilon has the intellectual depth to explain what happened and why, starting from the founding of the American colonies and from there to the present time. One hopes her work will reeducate all.”

Market: 
Political Science, History, American Studies, Political Philosophy, Ideology, Intellectual History, Religion, Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Anti-Semitism
Release Date: 
March 7, 2023
ISBN: 
9781680538281, Hardcover; 9781680538304 Paperback
Price: 
$79.95 Hardcover; $28.95 Paperback
Trim Size: 
6x9
Pages: 
358
Illustrations: 
None
Yes
Publisher: 

ACADEMICA PRESS
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Washington, DC 20036
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