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Issues and Innovations in Prison Health Research
This book constitutes the first publication to utilise a range of social science methodologies to illuminate diverse and new aspects of health research in prison settings. Prison …
Richard Kearney's Anatheistic Wager
Philosopher Blaise Pascal famously insisted that it was better to wager belief in God than to risk eternal damnation. More recently, Richard Kearney has offered a wager of his …
Plant Desiccation Tolerance
Plant desiccation tolerance is of great basic and applied scientific interest. Understanding plant responses and adaptations to severe desiccation is key to applying desiccation …
Josephus and the Church Fathers in the Early Middle Ages
In the history of Christianity, the so-called ‘Church Fathers’ hold an immensely important place. This title, which we now associate with figures like St Augustine or St Jerome, …
Über die Herausforderung der Verschiedenheit und die neue Wertereligion
In ihren Festreden anlässlich der Verleihung des Dr. Leopold Lucas-Preises des Jahres 2020 stellen Adam B. Seligman und Linda Woodhead ihre unterschiedlichen Ansätze zum …
Possession, Power and the New Age
This book provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena such as channelling, holistic healing, meditation and divination, which are usually classed as …
The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon
A BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "For any kid or parent that's having a bit of a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, this book is an instant pick me up. Great for …
The Ethics of Nature and the Nature of Ethics
This volume explores questions which emerge from considering the relationship between nature and ethics through philosophical, theological, ethical and environmental lenses. It …
Not What The Bus Promised
What does the UK's exit from the EU mean for health and the NHS? This book explains the legal and practical implications of Brexit on the NHS: its staffing; especially on the …
The Universe: The Big Bang, Black Holes, and Blue Whales
A deep dive into the origins of the universe Explore the ways people have tried answering the fundamental question of how the universe began with STEM activities and research …
Prosperity in the Twenty-First Century
An Introduction to Political Geography
An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in …