"Who do people say the Son of Man is? . . . But you . . ' who do you say I am?'(Matt. 16-14, 15). Jesus of Nazareth's famous pair of questions, handed down to us in the Gospels, is still open. The answers his first followers gave were only the beginning. Later disciples, scholars, the curious, enemies-all have given their answers. And the variety of these answers, the passion with which they ha…
Who was Jesus? A cynic-like figure? A political activist? Professor Marcus Borg, a nationally known Jesus scholar, here offers an accessible guide through the growing maze of literature and research on Jesus. This state-of the art volume will be a welcome resource especially for libraries, research specialists and students.The book is divided into three parts. Part One deals with Jesus scholars…
A graceful, contemplative volume, Camera Lucida was first published in 1979. Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, and Nadar, Roland Barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on the body as much as on the mind, and rendering death and loss more acutely than any other medium. This groundbreaking approach established Camera Luci…
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule. Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these chaotic years. Yet efforts were made to maintain some semblance of peace and or…
This work, by the controversial Brazilian liberation theologian Leonard Boff, claims that a genuine evangelization is a debt owed by the Church to all the people of Latin America. He examines the cultures of Latin America and how the Church can itself be evangelized "from below" by these cultures.