D Jordan: 79 books

In Teaching Bodies, leading scholar of Christian thought Mark D. Jordan offers an original reading of the Summa of Theology of Thomas Aquinas. Reading backward, Jordan interprets the main parts of the Summa, starting from the conclusion, to reveal how Thomas teaches morals by directing attention to...

In the war-fevered spring and summer of 1861, a group of slaves in Adams County, Mississippi, conspired to gain their freedom by overthrowing and murdering their white masters. The conspiracy was discovered, the plotters were arrested and tried, and at least forty slaves in and around Natchez were...

At most church weddings, the person presiding over the ritual is not a priest or a pastor, but the wedding planner, followed by the photographer, the florist, and the caterer. And in this day and age, more wedding theology is supplied by Modern Bride magazine or reality television than by any of the...

In 1968, Winthrop D. Jordan set out in encyclopedic detail the evolution of white Englishmen's and Anglo-Americans' perceptions of blacks, perceptions of difference used to justify race-based slavery, and liberty and justice for whites only. This second edition, with new forewords by historians Christopher...

"Jordan's weird western snatches the best adventure and suspense elements from both genres and distills them to their essences, creating a violence-laced but enjoyable romp."—Publishers Weekly "This first novel adds a fresh sf twist to a . . . Wild West legend. This gritty...

Scotch Fuller has already run the Iditarod three times and is preparing for a fourth attempt. Her single-minded focus on the rigors of training allows her to forget the shocking loss of her lover in a tragedy for which she blames herself. The only race Lainey Hughes runs is away from her past...

Whiskey Davis, High Queen of the Sanguire, funnels her former street wiles into diplomatic channels and alliances with governments as she consolidates her growing power with the help of Margaurethe O’Toole and Valmont. Her maturing leadership is the only hope for peace among the Sanguire. But European...

A young woman surviving in Seattles murky night world suddenly has new friends. When the pack of young punks saves her from a beating and worse, Whiskey is willing to throw in with themfor a night or two. The high-living rich kids are eager to lavish money, housing, parties and delightful intimacies...

The completion of the Strange Path on the night streets of Seattle has made Whiskey a formidable Sanguire. As she embraces her rising power she equally pushes away the whispers of prophecy. Some believe that Whiskey is the reincarnation of their lost Queen Elisibet. \r\nWhiskey might come to believe...

Find allies in old enemies. Embrace a familiar, forgotten love. Recognize who you are—and you who arent. These are the tasks laid out before Whiskey as she struggles to accept that she is the lost Queen Elisibet. \r\nAn assassin, whose employers have no need of a new High Queen, is dispatched by a...

Is the reform we have seen in the wake of the pedophilia scandals in the Catholic Church meaningful? Have our conversations about the causes of these scandals delved as deeply as they need to? For those questioning the relations between hierarchical power, secrecy, and sexuality in institutional religion,...

“The Weight of Air is both internment and release.” — April D. Jordan Mainstream fiction teased with suspense and mystery, The Weight of Air is a provocative thrill-ride seasoned with unanticipated and wrenching circumstances. Walking home from school, Avery Jolen’s tiny first-grade legs clumsily...

By using religion to get at the core concepts of Michel Foucault's thinking, this book offers a strong alternative to the way that the philosopher's work is read across the humanities. Foucault was famously interested in Christianity as both the rival to ancient ethics and the parent of modern discipline...

This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career, his views of the Revolution and history, the artists who created and embellished his image, and much of his talk about himself and his achievements.