L Alexander: 656 books

Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...

The word “Anastasis” is the Greek word for “Resurrection.” This otherworldly and mystic poem tells the tale of a spiritual seeker who sinks into the abysses of self-hate, sterility, and death – recalling the lamentations of the Old Testament and the writings of St. John of the Cross. The speaker in this poem sinks to these depths in the imitation of Christ to attain immortality.

This brief and poetic work is a retelling of the Eastern Orthodox story of Christ’s descent into hell. In Eastern Christianity, after Jesus dies on the cross he descends into the underworld to free the righteous souls there. He does this in the three days prior to the Resurrection.

This short work is based on Emily, an alienated adolescent girl. In “Emily,” a psychological narrative unfolds. Emily delves into her unconscious and discovers the many illusions she lives in. This is framed in the context of Emily going back to school – simultaneously returning to the source of her memories and going “back to school” about herself.

This short story, based on the historical explorer Sándor de Kőrös, tells the tale of his trek to the Orient. The historical de Kőrös traveled to the Indian subcontinent by foot in the 19th century. In this fictional story, his journey ends in Rajasthan, where he meets Shivaswara, a yogi, who becomes his spiritual teacher.

Social, Mobile, and Emerging Media around the World: Communication Case Studies is an edited collection of cutting edge research on the practical applications of diverse types of emerging media technologies in a variety of industries and in many different regions of the world. In recent years, emergent...

This volume critically reviews the phenomenon of the aging workforce, adopting an interdisciplinary perspective that examines the challenges raised on an individual, organizational and societal level. Core issues framing the concept of the aging workforce and its consequences are presented by a team...

We can never understand the utter desolation of Christ’s disciples during the days that lay betwixt Christ’s death and His resurrection. Our faith rests on centuries. We know that that grave was not even an interruption to the progress of His work, but was the straight road to His triumph and...

The resurrection is doubtless one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. Without it we are left with a Jesus who was merely a great teacher, ahead of his time, yet far from divine. With it, however, we have undeniable proof of His divinity and a rock-solid hope for the future. The...

At the heart of political leadership lies choice. And at the heart of choice lies judgment. A leader's psychology and experience intersect with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader—or a country. Nowhere is judgment more important than in the making of foreign...

People have long been fascinated about times in human history when different cultures and societies first came into contact with each other, how they reacted to that contact, and why it sometimes occurred peacefully and at other times was violent or catastrophic. Studies in Culture Contact:...

Necessary Existence breaks ground on one of the deepest questions anyone ever asks: why is there anything? The classic answer is in terms of a necessary foundation. Yet, why think that is the correct answer? Pruss and Rasmussen present an original defense of the hypothesis that there is a concrete...

Literary scholars and historians have long considered W. E. B. Du Bois (1868--1963) an extremely influential writer and a powerful cultural critic. The author of more than one hundred books, hundreds of published articles, and founding editor of the NAACP journal The Crisis, Du Bois has been widely...