In her introduction to "Discovering Second Temple Literature", Malka Z. Simkovich describes the book’s subject matter as a considerable blind spot in the study of Jewish history. Beginning with the Tanakh’s conclusion and ending... Read More

Hallie Iglehart Austen’s "The Heart of the Goddess" is an empowering compilation of goddess history, lore, and worship, along with over a hundred photographs and illustrations. The book was first published in 1990; this new edition... Read More

If you are this, you can’t be that: It’s a ubiquitous assumption in our oversimplified, 140-character-driven world. In When One Religion Isn’t Enough, Duane R. Bidwell explores spiritual fluidity, unpacking our assumption that all... Read More

In the Foursquare Pentecostal Church in the 1960s, Kelly J. Beard’s mother saw demons, though those demons ended up being nothing like Beard’s childhood self imagined: “Instead, they will appear in fires and floods, in her... Read More

Maryam Mafi’s luminous translation brings the Persian poet Rumi’s distinctive and timeless Sufi lessons to a new audience, transforming the original verses into prose that conveys the vibrancy of the medieval setting while also... Read More

Name changing is a familiar part of the popular American immigration story and is particularly associated with Jewish immigrants, with landmark stories like The Jazz Singer featuring Jewish leads changing their names. In "A Rosenberg by... Read More

Daniel T. Rodgers eloquently decodes four centuries of Western history in "As a City on a Hill", in which myths and meanings of Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop’s 1630 “A Model of Christian Charity” are elegantly... Read More

"The Power to Continue" is an encouraging book for struggling Christians. Danisa Siziba’s inspiring "The Power to Continue" aims to help Christians deal with their difficulties. Here, the problems that believers face—like the deaths... Read More