Issue: Religion and philosophy

The New Testament World

Social behavioural patterns and cultural norms in Palestine at the time of Jesus and his followers differed greatly from anything that a modern reader will have experienced. Malina examines such themes as honour and shame, the individual, limited good, kinship and purity laws. Understanding these is essential for anyone who wishes to understand the context against which the New Testament was written.

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The Book of Humans

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by...

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Human Universals

This book explores physical and behavioral characteristics that can be considered universal among all cultures, all people. It presents cases demonstrating universals, looks at the history of the study of universals, and...

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Are We Special

This book offers a penetrating analysis of issues raised by the perennial question, ‘Are We Special?’ It brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines, from astronomy and palaeontology to philosophy and theology, to explore this question.

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