University Of Missouri imprint: 246 books
Politics Reformed
The Anglo-American Legacy of Covenant Theology
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Many studies have considered the Bible’s relationship to politics, but almost all have ignored the heart of its narrative and theology: the covenant. In this book, Glenn Moots explores the political meaning of covenants past and present by focusing on the theory and application of covenantal politics...
America's First Olympics
The St. Louis Games of 1904
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2005
America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s young, spirited, and athletic president, a sports mania rampaged across the country. Eager to celebrate its history, and to display its athletic potential, the United States hosted the...
Chronicles of a Two-Front War
Civil Rights and Vietnam in the African American Press
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
During the Vietnam War, young African Americans fought to protect the freedoms of Southeast Asians and died in disproportionate numbers compared to their white counterparts. Despite their sacrifices, black Americans were unable to secure equal rights at home, and because the importance of the war...
Sin in the City
Chicago and Revivalism, 1880-1920
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Long before today’s culture wars, the “Third Great Awakening” rocked America. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, evangelists such as Dwight L. Moody and Billy Sunday roused citizens to renounce sin as it manifested in popular culture, moral ambiguity, and the changing...
One of Us
A Family's Life with Autism
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
In 1991, Mark Osteen and his wife, Leslie, were struggling to understand why their son, Cameron, was so different from other kids. At age one, Cam had little interest in toys and was surprisingly fixated on books. He didn’t make baby sounds; he ignored other children. As he grew older, he failed...
Politics as Leadership
Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1995
Robert C. Tucker begins this invaluable book with an analytical look at politics, leadership, and the effect each has on the other. Aligning himself with Plato's view of politics as leadership, Tucker argues that politics is more usefully defined from this perspective than from the more familiar stance...
In Search of the Triune God
The Christian Paths of East and West
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Under the broad umbrella of the Christian religion, there exists a great divide between two fundamentally different ways of thinking about key aspects of the Christian faith. Eugene Webb explores the sources of that divide, looking at how the Eastern and Western Christian worlds drifted apart due...
by David J. Siemers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
“What did the president know and when did he know it?” takes on a whole new meaning in Presidents and Political Thought. Though political philosophy is sometimes considered to be dry and abstract, many of our presidents have found usable ideas embedded within it. In this first comparative study...
The Plain Language of Love and Loss
A Quaker Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
On November 16, 1965, Beth Taylor’s idyllic childhood was shattered at age twelve by the suicide of her older brother Geoff. Raised in an “intentional community” north of Philadelphia—a mix of farm village, hippie commune, and suburb—she and her siblings were instilled with nonconformist...
by Barry Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2004
In New Political Religions, or an Analysis of Modern Terrorism, Barry Cooper applies the insights of Eric Voegelin to the phenomenon of modern terrorism. Cooper points out that the chief omission from most contemporary studies of terrorism is an analysis of the “spiritual motivation” that is central...
by Patrick M. Garry
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List, 2015
What was the intended purpose and function of the Bill of Rights? Is the modern understanding of the Bill of Rights the same as that which prevailed when the document was ratified? In Limited Government and the Bill of Rights, Patrick Garry addresses...
Broken Butterfly
My Daughter's Struggle with Brain Injury
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
“It all began with the bite of a mosquito. Yes, with a bite of this pesky, but seemingly so innocuous little insect that had been sucking her blood. Not just one, but hundreds had punctured her arms and legs with red marks which later swelled to small welts. Who would ever have thought that our...
Prophesying Daughters
Black Women Preachers and the Word, 1823-1913
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2003
In nineteenth-century America, many black women left their homes, their husbands, and their children to spread the Word of God. Descendants of slaves or former “slave girls” themselves, they traveled all over the country, even abroad, preaching to audiences composed of various races, denominations,...
Footsteps on the Ice
The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2007
In 1933 Antarctica was essentially unexplored. Admiral Richard Byrd launched his Second Expedition to chart the southernmost continent, primarily relying on the muscle power of dog teams and their drivers who skied or ran beside the loaded sledges as they traveled. The life-threatening challenges...