'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York TimesWhy can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe?
The tenth parallel - the line of latitude seven hundred miles north of the equator - is a geographical and ideological front line where Christianity and Islam collide.
"e;The best book I've read this year"e; Rachael, Goodreads reviewer "e;Fantastic"e; Rachel, Goodreads reviewer "e;Funny, insightful, heart-breaking"e; NetGalley reviewer "e;A magnificent book"e; Jo, Goodreads reviewer Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons.
Through retelling the story of Jesus and his followers, Open for Liberation restores the radical spirit of the Jesus movement and argues that social action is essential to faith.
"La historia demuestra que la barbarie cometida por el hombre en agravio de la humanidad no es un acto de reciente ejecución y que a ella los Estados le han dado diferentes respuestas con el devenir del tiempo, como la concesión de amnistías en favor de los responsables de los crímenes y la imposición del olvido, la instauración de juicios de carácter nacional poco eficaces, el juzgamiento de los perdedores de la guerra por aquellos que la ganaron, la edificación de foros ad hoc por parte del Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas, la autoproclamación de una jurisdicción sin límites que facilita enjuiciar a los tiranos, la creación de tribunales híbridos o mixtos con jurisdicción limitada, la confección de mecanismos de justicia restaurativa como las comisiones de la verdad y la reconciliación y, finalmente, la construcción de una Corte Penal Internacional de carácter permanente y global que aún no termina por convencer del todo a la comunidad de Estados en su conjunto.
La obra Cuestiones de Derecho Internacional, Derechos Humanos y Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible pretende recopilar los estudios académicos llevados a cabo por los autores en el marco de varios programas académicos de postgrado y postdoctorado, tanto de estudiantes como de profesores de la Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio y el Instituto Berg de Derechos Humanos.
Guardian's Best Paperback of the MonthONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S and FINANCIAL TIMES' BOOKS OF 2020'In intimate, often tender prose, Gevisser brings to life the complex movement for queer civil rights and the many people on whom it bears.
THE BOOK WHICH INSPIRED SPOTLIGHT, 2016 WINNER OF THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR AND THE BEST SCREENPLAY OSCARThis is the true story of how a small group of courageous journalists uncovered child abuse on a vast scale - and held the Catholic Church to account.
When Sheelu was arrested for stealing from a powerful politician in the notoriously crooked region of Uttar Pradesh, she was sure that she would be forced to accept a prison sentence, not least because she had alleged that she had been assaulted by a man in the politician's household.
In his compelling new book, The Catholic Case for Trump, Austin Ruse cuts through leftist lies aimed at squashing the Catholic vote and offers his audience broken down into three categories of Liberal, Faithful, and Generic Catholics a guide as to why all Catholics should not only vote for President Trump, but do so enthusiastically with confidence that he is the only moral choice.
From the origins of critical theory in the bowels of the academy to its use in justifying rioting and arson in the name of a dubious equity agenda, an eminent philosopher unmasks the intellectual origins of this mental virus, and details steps rational thinkers can take to combat its insidious spread.
Tucked in the Old Testament book of Isaiah is a warning meant for ancient Judah, but it might as well have been written for twenty-first century America: ';Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness' (Isaiah 5:20).
Pastor and former police officer Philip De Courcy calls on Christians to take refuge in God (Psalm 46:1), drawing on lessons he learned in law enforcement to affirm that true security is not the absense of danger, but the presence of God.
A convincing and cogent argument refuting the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Church dogma and revealing the true father of Jesus*; Provides historical and archaeological evidence of a tomb of the Virgin Mary*; Introduces the theory that Jesus's father was Antipater, son of HerodWhat became of the Virgin Mary after the Crucifixion is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible.
Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn F in, long widely-regarded as the political wing of the Provisional IRA, is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Grappling with nature, religion, violence and politics, poems of lucid intensity and astonishing power from three remarkable British poetsGeoffrey Hill (1932-2016) was often considered the greatest English-language poet of his generation.
IT WAS through Saint Germain''s assistance that I was privileged to have the experiences recorded in this series of books, and that permission has been granted for them to be put in a form which can be given to the public.
ECPA Top Shelf Award WinnerLong before it featured dramatically in the 2016 presidential election, Christian nationalism had sunk deep roots in the United States.
Christianity Today Book Award Finalist-Missions/Global ChurchReader's Choice Award WinnerThroughout China's rapidly growing cities, a new wave of unregistered house churches is growing.
His parting shot at opposing the storm of fanaticism breaking over our times Financial Times Dear Zealots is an essential collection of three essays written out of a sense of urgency, concern, and a belief that a better future is still possible.
_______ Timely and troubling Evening Standard A necessary book David Aaronovitch Frequently jaw-dropping Huffington PostFrom UFOs to the New World Order, the inside story of how conspiracy theories won over America.
From the moment Pope Francis stepped on to the balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, a global audience sensed that not only the Catholic Church but the world at large could be entering a new spiritual, political and social age.
