Religion
An authoritative guide to Jewish studies, reflecting the latest research in a diverse and flourishing field
Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of Muhammad
The life and times of Milton鈥檚 epic poem about Satan鈥檚 revolt against God and humanity鈥檚 expulsion from paradise
A groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life
The contentious life and times of the most widely cited book of the New Testament
How vaccine hesitancy can be understood as religious expression
Uncovering the vibrant spiritual life of Late Antiquity
How rabbinic expertise was socially constructed, performed, and defended in Roman Palestine
A groundbreaking history of evangelicalism and homosexuality in the United States
The life and times of a uniquely American testament
A groundbreaking new account of the writing of the Hebrew Bible
How people have reimagined the story of the ten plagues of Egypt, from antiquity to our own era of relentless catastrophe
A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Mu岣mmad to the birth of the modern era
A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives鈥攁nd his legacy
A mind-expanding exploration of the ethical bonds we share with the nonhuman
How Christianity both abolished and absorbed sacrifice
An entertaining and enlightening book about how ancient peoples dealt with death鈥攁nd what we might learn from them
A new global history of the slave trade, the lives of enslaved people, and the role of slavery in the formation of Jewish and Arab-Islamic culture in the medieval Middle East
How Jewish writers in late Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine used Arabo-Islamic culture to advance the goals of Zionism
A panoramic history of the Jewish American South, from European colonization to today
A dazzling new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global context鈥攆rom antiquity to today
A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk
A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks鈥攖o our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors
A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius鈥檚 Consolation of Philosophy鈥攁 moving classic about facing life鈥檚 worst events with courage and hope
A new translation of the Buddha鈥檚 teachings on mindfulness鈥攁nd how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions
Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion鈥攁nd why giving it up can free us from suffering
Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award
A novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern world
Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world
A practical guide for professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and college students who want to achieve personal success without compromising their morals
The first book-length study of the biblical villain Haman, examining his depiction across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
An inquiry into the theories and practices of overhearing
A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world
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
A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stage
A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome
A classic work of comparative mythology by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer
An essential history of Wahh膩bism from its founding to the Islamic State
A philosophical case against religious violence
How Christian leaders adapted the governmental practices and political thought of their Muslim rulers in the Abbasid caliphate
An in-depth exploration of the flight of young Jewish women from their Orthodox homes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
A wide-ranging look at the history of Western thinking since the seventeenth century on the purpose of the Jewish people in the past, present, and future
A sweeping history of the Italian Jewish experience from antiquity to today
A new mapping of castrato afterlives in modern Rome
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Nadler, a fascinating historical and philosophical narrative that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist
A groundbreaking history of how modern American citizenship has worked鈥攁nd not worked鈥攆or Jews in the United States
A historical inquiry into Kantian philosophy as a form of philosophical religion
The landmark translation that introduced an ancient Chinese Classic to the West鈥攎ore than one million copies sold
How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety
An exploration of early modern accounts of sickness and disability鈥攁nd what they tell us about our own approach to bodily difference