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Presents the story of "Parzival" that was intended as an argument against continued efforts by Latin Christians to regain the Holy Land by force. The author believes that he has discovered the altar stone that inspired Wolfram's work, in the Paradise Altar in the diocesan museum of the German city of Bamberg.

This collection gathers a set of central papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change.

In this book, Lewis Baldwin explores King's complex relationship with the Christian church, from his days growing up at Ebenezer Baptist, to his work as a pastor, to his battles with American churches over civil rights, to his vision for the global church.

The Ottoman Age of Exploration is the first comprehensive historical account of this century-long struggle for global dominance. Based on extensive research in the archives of Turkey and Portugal, as well as materials written on three continents and in a half dozen languages, it presents an unprecedented picture of the global reach of the Ottoman state during the sixteenth century.

Television Dramatic Dialogue investigates dramatized dialogue and how it affects unscripted performances in the way people argue, confide, threaten, and otherwise engage each other.

In this book Jerry L. Walls argues that the doctrine of heaven is ripe for serious reconsideration. He contends not only that the orthodox view of heaven can be defended from objections commonly raised against it, but also that heaven is a powerful resource for addressing persistent philosophical problems, not the least of which concern the ground of morality and the meaning of life.

Soldiers to Citizens offers critical lessons about how public programs can make a difference. Mettler finds that by treating veterans as first-class citizens and in granting advanced education, the Bill inspired them to become active participants in politics and civic organizations, and probes how this landmark law produced a civic renaissance.

In this collective biography, Rhonda Y. Williams takes us behind, and beyond, politically expedient labels to provide an incisive and intimate portrait of poor black women in urban America.

This is a collection of essays by noted philosopher John Martin Fischer that seeks to show important connections between the metaphysics of death and free will. John Martin Fischer defends the commonsense views that death can be bad and immortal life can be good, and argues that in acting freely, we transform our lives so that our stories matter.