Matthias and his beloved Jerusha stood hand in hand, looking across the Jordan River at the lush land God had promised to Abraham and his descendants generations earlier. They met as fourteen-year-olds following Moses through the Red Sea, and the bond between them had never faded.Neither of them could have imagined that the events ahead would become some of the most famous moments in history. Their great leader, Moses, was gone, and now Joshua-a younger man-was stepping into his pl...

Australia, the world's sixth-largest country, is a land of diverse landscapes, vibrant cultures, and iconic landmarks. Located in the Southern Hemisphere, it's a vast island continent surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Known for its sprawling outback, pristine beaches, and unique wildlife, Australia is a destination that offers something for every type of traveler.In the far northeastern corner of this expansive country lies Queensland, a state famous for its tropical cli...

Is America a nation under God or a nation getting over God? In the United States, the Christian cause is in full retreat: Courts enshrine the counterfeit right of same-sex marriage Prayer, long since made illegal in public school, is increasingly pushed from other public places and occasions Policies of the social welfare state owe more to the principles of Robin Hood than of Jesus Crosses, erected in memorials to fallen soldiers, are threatened with demolition Immigrants are treated as pa...

A wildly entertaining collection of interconnected stories filled with monsters, myth, and personal mysteries—blending speculative and crime fiction—that reflects our fractured yet shared global reality in which borders blur, consequences ripple, and no one and no story exists in isolation.Every story follows a distinct agent of the Speculative Detective Agency as they confront cases that defy conventional logic: haunted environments that resist documentation, an a...

Why unregulated free-market capitalism endangers democracy—and what to do about it.In Private Power and Democracy’s Decline, Mordecai Kurz explores the relationship between free-market capitalism and democracy. He shows that technology has made capitalism different from what was envisioned in the Age of Enlightenment. Technology creates centers of market power and monopoly concentration that result in a society in which some people are enriched immensely w...

A moving and haunting portrait of a Palestinian immigrant’s heroic efforts to heal his community and birth love from tragedy‘This is one of those rare stories that feels at once universal and impossibly strange, rooted in the ordinary challenges of the American Dream but lashed to horrors unfolding on the other side of the planet.’ Washington PostIn Naeem Murr’s first novel in two decades, the conflicts, griefs, and hopes of a comm...

One unemployed factory worker has nothing left to lose. Paris is in danger!When Pierre, a desperate laborer cast aside by society, decides to poison the city's water supply with a deadly plague, he sets in motion a disaster that no government, army, or scientist can contain. As disease tears through the French capital, the City of Light descends into fear, violence, and political upheaval.Behind barricades and quarantine lines, revolutionaries battle the wealthy, old allian...

One unemployed factory worker has nothing left to lose. Paris is in danger!When Pierre, a desperate laborer cast aside by society, decides to poison the city's water supply with a deadly plague, he sets in motion a disaster that no government, army, or scientist can contain. As disease tears through the French capital, the City of Light descends into fear, violence, and political upheaval.Behind barricades and quarantine lines, revolutionaries battle the wealthy, old allian...

One unemployed factory worker has nothing left to lose. Paris is in danger!When Pierre, a desperate laborer cast aside by society, decides to poison the city's water supply with a deadly plague, he sets in motion a disaster that no government, army, or scientist can contain. As disease tears through the French capital, the City of Light descends into fear, violence, and political upheaval.Behind barricades and quarantine lines, revolutionaries battle the wealthy, old allian...

Do you have low vision? Do you know someone with low vision?One out of every five people who live into their eighties will encounter vision loss. Some may grow up with healthy vision and then experience vision loss from macular degeneration, glaucoma, or some other eye disease later in life. Others may be born with an inherited or congenital condition that results in low vision such as albinism or retinopathy of prematurity. Most people with vision loss have useful...

Tomáš Špidlík: A Theological Life offers one of the first comprehensive reflections on the life and work of the enigmatic Czech theologian. In part one, Karel Sládek explores Špidlík’s thoughts on family, the formation of Jesuit priests, the ecumenical mission of the monastery at Velehrad in Moravia (where Špidlík himself studied), and the wisdom he acquired during stays in Rome. The latter part of the book focuses on Špidlík’s spiritual theology, which was grounded in a synthesis...

An introduction to major themes in 20th century Mexican philosophy, offering an array of fascinating concepts, from recommending cultivating a rival as a source of motivation to reminding us to respect other people on their own terms.When we think of philosophy that can guide us in our everyday lives, we are more likely to think of Ancient Greece or Rome than we are 20th-century Mexico. But Mexican philosophy, which came into focus in the last century, following th...