Georgetown University Press: 313 books
Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
Christian and Muslim Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a collection of essays and scripture passages studied at the 2014 Building Bridges seminar. Thoughtful and provocative, the book begins with the complete texts of the opening lectures by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen and Jonathan A....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have focused new attention on a perennial problem: how to end wars well. What ethical considerations should guide war’s settlement and its aftermath? In cases of protracted conflicts, recurring war, failed or failing states, or genocide and war crimes, is there a framework...
The Sexual Person
Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2008
Two principles capture the essence of the official Catholic position on the morality of sexuality: first, that any human genital act must occur within the framework of heterosexual marriage; second, each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life. In this comprehensive overview...
A World of Grace
An Introduction to the Themes and Foundations of Karl Rahner's Theology
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1995
Organized as a companion volume to Karl Rahner's master work, Foundations of Christian Faith, this book, now again available, also provides the most useful introduction to his theology as a whole. Each chapter presents a broad commentary on the corresponding chapter of Foundations, beginning with Rahner's...
The Ethics of Interrogation
Professional Responsibility in an Age of Terror
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, the United States and other liberal democracies were forced to grapple once again with the issue of balancing...
An Ethics of Biodiversity
Christianity, Ecology, and the Variety of Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
Life on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life forms...
Family Ethics
Practices for Christians
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2010
How can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, Julie Hanlon Rubio brings together a rich Catholic theology of marriage and a strong commitment to social justice to focus on the place where the ethics of ordinary life...
Analyzing Intelligence
National Security Practitioners' Perspectives, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioners point of view. The contributors—most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community—review the evolution of the...
A Balm for Gilead
Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2006
Once rarely discussed in medical circles, the relationship between spirituality and health has become an important topic in health care. This change is evidenced in courses on religion and medicine taught in most medical schools, articles in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, and conferences...
The Engagement of India
Strategies and Responses
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
As India emerges as a significant global actor, diverse states have sought to engage India with divergent agendas and interests. Some states aspire to improve their relations with New Delhi, while others pursue the transformation of Indian foreign policy—and even India itself—to suit their interests....
Working World
Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Now available in a new second edition, Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development offers an engaging guide for cause-oriented people dedicated to begin or enhance careers in the now burgeoning fields of international affairs. Mueller and Overmann expand their original...
The Sacredness of the Person
A New Genealogy of Human Rights
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand—and realize—these rights going into the future? In The Sacredness of the Person, internationally renowned sociologist and social theorist Hans Joas tells a story that differs from conventional...
Asia-Pacific Security
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
This new textbook gathers an international roster of top security studies scholars to provide an overview of Asia-Pacific’s international relations and pressing contemporary security issues. It is a suitable introduction for undergraduate and masters students' use in international relations and security...
The Politics of Policy Change
Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security Reform in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
For generations, debating the expansion or contraction of the American welfare state has produced some of the nation's most heated legislative battles. Attempting social policy reform is both risky and complicated, especially when it involves dealing with powerful vested interests, sharp ideological...