Richard David: 397 books
Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-First Century?
The Relevance of the Ancient Jewish Text to Our World
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
The Talmud is the repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. It is a conglomerate of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic and shrewd pragmatism, of history and science, of anecdotes and humor. Unfortunately, its sometimes complex subject matter often seems irrelevant in today's...
by Margo Anderson, Roger Daniels, Leonard Dinnerstein
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
These essays show President Harry S. Truman made considerable contributions as an “immigration president,” though he generally has not been given credit for immigration policy. Truman pioneered refugee admissions, was the first president to propose eliminating all racial/ethnic bars in immigration,...
The United States and the International Criminal Court
National Security and International Law
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2000
American reluctance to join the International Criminal Court illuminates important trends in international security and a central dilemma facing U.S. Foreign policy in the 21st century.
The ICC will prosecute individuals who commit egregious international human rights violations such as genocide....
by Richard Bulliet, David Cook, Khaled Fahmy
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries...
by Mark D. Brewer, Richard Powell, Chad Kinsella
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a true outsider — a candidate with no previous governmental experience and mixed support from his own party — won the election by winning in traditionally Democratic...
Free Speech On Trial
Communication Perspectives on Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Describes landmark free speech decisions of the Supreme Court while highlighting the issues of language, rhetoric, and communication that underlie them.
At the intersection of communication and First Amendment law reside two significant questions: What is the speech we ought to protect, and...
A Sea without Fish
Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 million years ago—some 250 million years before the dinosaurs lived. In...
Holy Ground
Cathedrals in the twenty-first century
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Cathedrals today face a paradox: on the one hand they represent one of the biggest success stories and mission opportunities of the present-day church; on the other they face seemingly insurmountable financial difficulties, and are largely left by the church and government to fend for themselves.
Many—both...
by Richard D. Patterson, Hermann J. Austel, Tremper Longman III
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies...
by Richard N. Longenecker, Tremper Longman III, David E. Garland
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies...
by Richard J. Leider, David Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2002
People everywhere feel overwhelmed today-weighed down by countless responsibilities and buffeted by never-ending changes in their personal and professional lives. Repacking Your Bags shows readers how to climb out from under these burdens and find the fulfillment that is missing in their lives. With...
Four Testaments
Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions—the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita—inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice...
50 Great Moments in Pittsburgh Sports
From the Flying Dutchman to Sid the Kid
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
A century of Pittsburgh’s rich sports history is celebrated through 50 greatest moments in this volume, culled from the coverage by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Among the storied past of athletics in the Pennsylvanian city, this collection highlights such events as the Pirates at the World Series;...
Subjectivity
Ancient and Modern
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Subjectivity, sixteen leading scholars examine the turn to the subject in modern philosophy and consider its historical antecedents in ancient and medieval thought. Some critics of modernity reject the turn to the subject as a specifically modern error, arguing that it logically leads to nihilism...