The Insistence of God presents the provocative idea that God does not exist, God insists, while God's existence is a human responsibility, which may or may not happen. For John D. Caputo, God's existence is haunted by "perhaps," which does not signify indecisiveness but an openness to risk, to the unforeseeable. Perhaps constitutes a theology of ......
... a carefully crafted and important book... a first-class contribution to the literature on modern Europe." -American Historical Review ... valuable... the first historical work to attempt a `synthetic sketch' of the problems indicated in the title." -Journal of Polish Jewish Studies An illuminating study of the demographic, cultural, and ......
Eco's essays read like letters from a friend, trying to share something he loves with someone he likes.... Read this brilliant, enjoyable, and possibly revolutionary book." -George J. Leonard, San Francisco Review of Books ... a wealth of insight and instruction." -J. O. Tate, National Review If anyone can make [semiotics] clear, it's Professor ......
Drawing on her high level of technical proficiency, professional violinist Maureen Taranto-Pyatt shares practical guidance in her new methodology, "Progressive Form." With The New Art of Violin Playing, violinists will learn to appreciate the physics (weight and momentum) and geometry (angles and rotations) of movement with an accurate ......
... the best study in English to date for an understanding of Georgian nationalism." -Religious Studies Review ... the standard account of Georgian history in English." -American Historical Review ... tour de force research... fascinating reading." -American Political Science Review Like the other republics floating free after the demise of the ......
Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance
Written by a leading authority and artist of the historical transverse flute, The Notation Is Not the Music offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance and the parameters-and limitations-of notation-dependent performance. As Barthold Kuijken illustrates, performers of historical music should consider what is ......
This important work... synthesizes the evolution of warfare from 1775 to the present." -Military Review A thorough revision of a highly successful text, this new edition provides a comprehensive picture of the evolution of modern warfare. From reviews of the first edition: There is nothing else in print that tells so much so concisely about how ......
By 1933, the Pennsylvania Railroad had been in existence for nearly ninety years. During this time, it had grown from a small line, struggling to build west from the state capital in Harrisburg, to the dominant transportation company in the United States. In Volume 2 of The Pennsylvania Railroad, Albert J. Churella continues his history of this ......
One of the world's greatest love stories in its first complete English translation, brought up-to-date in this new edition. Cyril Birch has captured all the elegance, lyricism, and subtle humour of this drama by Tang Xianzu, perhaps the finest of the Ming dramatists. One of the world's greatest love stories in its first complete English ......
