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Christian Supremacy Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism Magda Teter

A panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology

Gods and Mortals Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers Sarah Iles Johnston

An entrancing new telling of ancient Greek myths

“This book is a triumph! . . . [A] magnificent retelling of the Greek myths.”—Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series

Losing Ourselves Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self Jay Garfield

Why you don’t have a self—and why that’s a good thing

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism Lerone A. Martin

The shocking untold story of how the FBI partnered with white evangelicals to champion a vision of America as a white Christian nation

The Politics of Ritual The Politics of Ritual Molly Farneth

An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political lives

Key Terms of the Qur'an Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary Nicolai Sinai

An essential single-volume companion to the critical interpretation of Islamic scripture

Wahhābism Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement Cole M. Bunzel

An essential history of Wahhābism from its founding to the Islamic State

The Closed Book The Closed Book: How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg

A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stage

Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice: What Has Worked, What Hasn't, and Lessons We Can Learn Robert Wuthnow

The communities, congregations, and faith-based coalitions that have been working for racial justice over the past fifty years

A History of the Muslim World A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Michael A. Cook

A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era

Failures of Forgiveness Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better Myisha Cherry

Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world

A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse: Cultural Interaction in the Ancient Mediterranean Yaron Z. Eliav

A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome

How to Focus How to Focus: A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction John Cassian

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one

Sunni Chauvinism and the Roots of Muslim Modernism Sunni Chauvinism and the Roots of Muslim Modernism Teena U. Purohit

Muslim intellectuals who sought to establish the boundaries of modern Muslim identity

Meir Kahane Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical Shaul Magid

The life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewish survival

The Emperor and the Elephant The Emperor and the Elephant: Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne Sam Ottewill-Soulsby

A new history of Christian-Muslim relations in the Carolingian period that provides a fresh account of events by drawing on Arabic as well as western sources

Making a Mindful Nation Making a Mindful Nation: Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century Joanna Cook

How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice and a component of public policy

The Rise of Christianity The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History Rodney Stark

A landmark reinterpretation of why Christianity became the dominant faith of the West