Wiley Blackwell imprint: 4672 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
A Companion to the French Revolution comprises twenty-nine newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history.
Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution
Features original contributions from leading historians,...
by Alister E. McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Regarded as the leading text in Christian theology for the last 25 years, Alister E. McGrath’s The Christian Theology Reader is now available in a new 5th edition featuring completely revised and updated content.
Brings together more than 350 readings from over 200 sources that chart 2,000...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire.
Features contributions from a wide...
The Psychology of Retirement
Coping with the Transition from Work
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
The Psychology of Retirement is the first self-help guide to retirement based on highly proven psychological coping strategies.
Provides the most comprehensive and coherent account of the challenges of retirement and the associated aging process
Represents the culmination of over 30 years of...
Ancient Greek Philosophy
From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
Ancient Greek Philosophy: From the Presocratics to the Hellenistic Philosophers presents a comprehensive introduction to the philosophers and philosophical traditions that developed in ancient Greece from 585 BC to 529 AD.
Provides coverage of the Presocratics through the Hellenistic philosophers
Moves...
Introduction to Presocratics
A Thematic Approach to Early Greek Philosophy with Key Readings
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Introduction to Presocratics presents a succinct introduction to Greek thinkers of the 6th and 5th century BCE and a thematic exploration of the topics and enquiries opened by these first philosophers and scientists of the Western tradition.
Offers a concise, thematically organized introduction...
Beyond Secular Order
The Representation of Being and the Representation of the People
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Beyond Secular Order is the first of a two-volume work that expands upon renowned theologian John Milbank’s innovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thought begun in his previously published classic text Theology and Social Theory.
Continues Milbank’s innovative attempt to...
Divine Illumination
The History and Future of Augustine's Theory of Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
In Divine Illumination, Schumacher offers an original approach to Augustine's theory of divine illumination, the precondition of all human knowledge. Written with great originality and clarity, she traces the idea through medieval thinkers, into early modernity, and reveals its importance in modern...
Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit
The Idealistic Logic of Modern Theology
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012
Winner: 2012 The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in Theology and Religious Studies, PROSE Award.
In this thought-provoking new work, the world renowned theologian Gary Dorrien reveals how Kantian and post-Kantian idealism were instrumental in the foundation...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Now thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of the highly acclaimed dictionary provides an authoritative and accessible guide to modern ideas in the broad interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory
Updated to feature over 40 new entries including pieces on Alain Badiou,...
by Steven Kepnes
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
This engaging argument for the future of Jewish theology, written by a renowned Jewish scholar, provides a rounded introduction to the faith, its history, and its place in the modern world.
Explores foundational Jewish structures and concepts through the discussion and interpretation of Jewish...
Cultural Theory
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.
Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of study
Updates the...
New Keywords
A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams’ Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society. Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting...
Comic Relief
A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor
Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor
Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its...