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By creating a single-volume sourcebook of core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1229-98) attracted a huge audience across Europe. This selection of over seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries such as St Dominic, St Francis of Assissi and St Elizabeth of Hungary. Here, witnesses to the true faith endure horrific tortures; reformed prostitutes win divine forgiveness; while other women live disguised as monks or nobly resist lustful tyrants. Lucid and compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e offers an enthralling insight into the medieval mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics repre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eTranslator's Note\u003cbr\u003e1. St. Andrew, Apostle: 30 November\u003cbr\u003e2. St. Nicholas, 6 December\u003cbr\u003e3. St. Ambrose, 7 December\u003cbr\u003e4. St. Lucy, Virgin, 13 December\u003cbr\u003e5. St. Thomas, Apostle, 21 December\u003cbr\u003e6. St. Anastasia, 25 December\u003cbr\u003e7. St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, 27 December\u003cbr\u003e8. St. Thomas of Canterbury, 29 December\u003cbr\u003e9. St. Hilary, 13 January\u003cbr\u003e10. St. Anthony, Abbot, 17 January\u003cbr\u003e11. St. Sebastian, 20 January\u003cbr\u003e12. St. Agnes, Virgin, 21 January\u003cbr\u003e13. St. Vincent, 22 January\u003cbr\u003e14. St. John the Almsgiver, 23 January\u003cbr\u003e15. St. Ignatius, 1 February\u003cbr\u003e16. St. Blaise, 3 February\u003cbr\u003e17. St. Agatha, Virgin, 3 February\u003cbr\u003e18. St. Amand, 6 February\u003cbr\u003e19. St. Juliana, 16 February\u003cbr\u003e20. St. Matthias, Apostle, 24 February\u003cbr\u003e21. St. Gregory, 12 March\u003cbr\u003e22. St. Longinus, 15 March\u003cbr\u003e23. St. Bendict, 21 March\u003cbr\u003e24. St. Mary of Egypt, 2 April\u003cbr\u003e25. St. George, 23 April\u003cbr\u003e26. St. Mark, Evangelist, 25 April\u003cbr\u003e27. St. Marcellinus, Pope, 26 April\u003cbr\u003e28. St. James the Less, Apostle, 1 May\u003cbr\u003e29. St. Petronilla, 31 May\u003cbr\u003e30. St. Barnabas, Apostle, 11 June\u003cbr\u003e31. St. Basil, Bishop, 14 June\u003cbr\u003e32. Sts. Quiricus and His Mother Julitta, 16 June\u003cbr\u003e33. Sts. Gervase and Protase, 19 June\u003cbr\u003e34. St. Peter, Apostle, 29 June\u003cbr\u003e35. St. Paul, Apostle, 30 June\u003cbr\u003e36. St. Alexis, 17 July\u003cbr\u003e37. St. Margaret, 20 July\u003cbr\u003e38. St. Mary Magdalene, 22 July\u003cbr\u003e39. St. Christopher, 25 July\u003cbr\u003e40. The Seven Sleepers, 27 July\u003cbr\u003e41. St. Martha, 29 July\u003cbr\u003e42. St. Germain, Bishop, 31 July\u003cbr\u003e43. St. Dominic, 4 August\u003cbr\u003e44. St. Laurence, Martyr, 10 August\u003cbr\u003e45. St. Bernard, 20 August\u003cbr\u003e46. St. Bartholomew, 24 August\u003cbr\u003e47. St. Giles, 1 September\u003cbr\u003e48. St. Theodora, 11 September\u003cbr\u003e49. St. Euphemia, 16 September\u003cbr\u003e50. St. Eustace, 20 September\u003cbr\u003e51. St. Justina, 26 September\u003cbr\u003e52. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, 27 September\u003cbr\u003e53. St. Jerome, 30 September\u003cbr\u003e54. St. Remy, 1 October\u003cbr\u003e55. St. Francis, 4 October\u003cbr\u003e56. St. Pelagia, 8 October\u003cbr\u003e57. St. Thais, Courtesan, 8 October\u003cbr\u003e58. Sts. Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius, 9 October\u003cbr\u003e59. The Eleven THousand Virgins, 21 October\u003cbr\u003e60. Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria, 2561. Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles, 28 October\u003cbr\u003e62. St. Quentin, 31 October\u003cbr\u003e63. The Four Crowned Martyrs, 8 November\u003cbr\u003e64. St. Martin, Bishop, 11 November\u003cbr\u003e65. St. Brice, 13 November\u003cbr\u003e66. St. Elizabeth, 19 November\u003cbr\u003e67. St. Cecilia, 22 November\u003cbr\u003e68. St. Clement, 23 November\u003cbr\u003e69. St. Catherine, 25 November\u003cbr\u003e70. St. James the Mutilated, 27 November\u003cbr\u003e71. Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat, 27 November\u003cbr\u003eExplanatory Notes\u003cbr\u003eTextual Variants","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732376367447,"sku":"9780140446487","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140446487.jpg?v=1719996614"},{"product_id":"the-authentic-gospel-of-jesus-9780141003603","title":"The Authentic Gospel of Jesus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeza Vermes was born in Hungary in 1924. From 1957 to 1991 he taught in at the Universities of Newcastle and Oxford. 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In this work, Beall agrees; however, as Beall convincingly argues, one needn''t abandon orthodoxy, play language games, inflate one''s metaphysics, nor abandon the standard faith in the face of such divine contradiction. Instead, one can accept central axioms of the trinity at face value and, with a suitable account of logical entailment, accept the ''contradictory truths'' thereby entailed. With the clarity and precision that only a logician could provide, Beall provided theology and the Christian church in general with a very simple and viable (and arguably correct) model of div\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Aim, scope, limits, and main thesis 2: Logical and extra-logical entailment 3: Trinitarian identity 4: Seven virtues 5: Seven objections 6: Measuring some non-contradictory accounts 7: Towards future contradictory theology Appendix A Athanasian Creed (tr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.) 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Should judicial oligarchies, rather than legislatures, decide controversial ethical issues by inventing novel rights? Ought human rights advocates learn greater sympathy for the dilemmas facing those burdened with government?These are the questions that What''s Wrong with Rights? addresses. In doing so, it draws upon resources in intellectual history, legal philosophy, moral philosophy, moral theology, human rights literature, and the judgments of courts. It ranges from debates about property in medieval Christendom, through Confucian rights-scepticism, to contemporary discussions about the remedy for global hunger and the justification of killing. And it straddles assisted dying in Canada, the military occupation of Iraq, and genocide in Rwanda.What''s Wrong with Rights? concludes that much contemporary rights-talk obscures the importance of fostering civic virtue, corrodes military effectiveness, subverts the democratic legitimacy of law, proliferates publicly onerous rights, and undermines their authority and credibility. The solution to these problems lies in the abandonment of rights-fundamentalism and the recovery of a richer public discourse about ethics, one that includes talk about the duty and virtue of rights-holders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea welcomed addition to the current discussion. Biggar's previous work on the ethics of war gives him a unique angle to approach cases of rights talk, focusing on specific instances such as torture and killing in war. He makes a strong case for making rights the conclusion of a process of moral consideration rather than a foundational starting point to which everything else must yield. * Todd A. Scacewater, Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a scholarly book worth reading and a critique worth constructively engaging with. * Ethna Regan, Studies in Christian Ethics *\u003cbr\u003eCourageous ... What's Wrong With Rights? is a rich and challenging book. Not everyone will agree with Biggar's views, but anyone writing about human rights who wishes to be taken seriously will need to engage with his arguments. * Jonathan Sumption, The Times *\u003cbr\u003eI...commend this book for its clarity of reasoning and its engagement with fundamental issues with which we should all be discussing. * John Duddington, Law and Justice *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant, provocative and intelligent book. * Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA thought-provoking work of scholarship... [a] compelling challenge to sloppy rights-thinking. * Craig Purshouse, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThis encyclopaedic study provides a marvellous survey of the complex field of rights and raises important questions as to the growing use of rights language. * R. Dean Drayton, International Journal of Public Theology *\u003cbr\u003e...A powerfully reasoned intellectual history of the sceptical tradition from the 1780s to the present day. [Biggar is] a discriminating guide rather than an anti-rights ideologist, and his analysis of these traditions is intricate, exacting and fair. While clearly Christian in his perspective, he keeps claims from authority, especially divine authority, firmly in their place * Michael Ignatieff, Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a rigorously reasoned argument and ... Biggar succeeds brilliantly in deflating the inordinate claims made for rights today...Along with being a profound study in moral and political philosophy, this is also a devastating and highly topical attack on the belief that ethical dilemmas can be resolved by 'an oligarchy of judges' expanding existing rights and conjuring up new ones...Over the past two decades, Biggar has produced a body of work of the highest intellectual quality which has made him one of the leading living Western ethicists. * John Gray, New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eQuietly, cautiously, and with careful scholarly integrity, Professor Biggar has derailed a gravy train. Should the UK withdraw from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights? Should it repeal or redraft the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010? The result would surely be petitions, denunciations, hostile crowds, the toppling of statues, the banning of speakers, self-righteous lawyers. But all this happens already; what is there to lose? Thanks to Biggar, we see how much there is to gain. It is time for philosophical arguments, won in the pages of this important book, to be translated into legislation. * Jonathan Clark, The Critic *\u003cbr\u003eThis scholarly, but nonetheless most readable, book makes an important contribution to the debate about to be had when the UK Government takes forward its promised (some would say threatened) new Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights. No stranger to controversy, Professor Biggar argues in effect that the assertion of human rights has got out of hand. He pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. This is a penetrating examination of the relationship between rights and responsibilities and reflects many of the concerns expressed in Jonathan Sumption's 2019 Reith Lectures. * Lord Simon Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong With Rights? isone of the most remarkable scholarly achievements I know of:it deftly addresses a wide variety of theoretical and practical problems of great normative importance; it engages with a vast and complex legal, philosophical, and theological literature about the morality of rights; it articulates plausible assessments of the most important contributions to that literature; and perhaps most importantly, the topics it addresses are at the very heart of political discourse in contemporary liberal polities. I cannot recommend it more highly. * Christopher Eberle, Professor of Philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis *\u003cbr\u003eWith the noble post-World War II human rights project increasingly imperiled by misunderstanding and manipulation, Nigel Biggar's new book is a major contribution to clear thinking about what we mean when we speak of rights. Whether or not they agree with his conclusions, friends of human rights everywhere should welcome this timely and informative analysis of what's wrong with rights and what needs to be done to put them right. * Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and author of Rights Talk (1991) *\u003cbr\u003eDespite its eye-catching title, this book is neither a rejection of rights as such nor of natural morality, but a keen-eyed critique of natural rights in particular. In a discussion both dazzlingly wide-ranging and compellingly concrete, Nigel Biggar shows how natural rights talk undermines appropriate acknowledgement of the contingent, circumstantial character of political and ethical judgments. We do well to recognize that rights are paradigmatically legal and enrich ethical discourse by attending to virtues and duties as much as to rights. What's Wrong with Rights is the most significant Christian ethical contribution to reflection on rights since Nicholas Wolterstorff's Justice: Rights and Wrongs. * Jennifer Herdt, Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethicsat Yale Divinity School *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong With Rights? is magisterial, combining theology, intellectual history, and detailed attention to particular cases and examples. Biggar is not afraid of making controversial judgements and works towards them in a manner that is honest and transparent, always commanding respect. At a deeper level, his book invites the reader to engage in debates about rights, maybe to disagree, but to do so from within a richer moral tradition, which gives more opportunity for insight, nuance, and dissent. The possibility arises of not only better judgements, but better disagreements. Both robust and generous, this landmark book represents a leading theological ethicist writing at the height of his powers. * Christopher Insole, Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics at Durham University *\u003cbr\u003eRights talk has dominated public discourse for the past seventy years. But our political disagreements are worse than ever. Nigel Biggar not only explains what happened, he also proposes a comprehensive way forward. We need to move beyond \"rights fundamentalism\", and retrieve a richer public discourse that emphasizes duty, virtue, and the concrete challenges facing a political community. Crossing the boundaries of theology, philosophy, history, and law, Biggar's incisive analysis shows why talking about \"natural rights\" isn't helpful: defining, defending, and balancing rights always requires well-functioning legal institutions. * Cathleen Kaveny, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong with Rights?is a finely crafted review of the history of rights and an insightful assessment of contemporary discussions across a range of disciplines and contexts. Nigel Biggar raises important basic questions for theology, ethics, and law, and this book will reshape our ways of thinking about rights in all three fields. * Robin W. Lovin, Cary M. Maguire University Professor Emeritus of Ethics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a critique of one of most fashionable and incoherent notions of our time, the idea that there are enforceable rights, 'natural' or 'human', that exist independently of collective human choice. It is original, thought-provoking, and carefully reasoned. Such rights have many supporters, and always will have. But they should not be taken seriously unless they are willing to engage with the ideas in this impressive book. * Lord Jonathan Sumption, QC, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wong With Rights? is a timely, wide-ranging, and historically informed book that subjects the prevailing human rights culture, in its various manifestations, to a strong dose of Burkean scepticism. Philosophers will be provoked by his thesis that rights are paradigmatically the creatures of law and form no part of natural morality. Lawyers will be challenged by the vigorous criticisms of what Biggar views as the illegitimate employment of rights vocabulary as a mean of enforcing the moral and political views of an \"oligarchy of judges\". This is an iconoclastic book that deserves to be reckoned with in the serious conversation about the nature and limits of rights that we desperately need. * John Tasioulas, Yeoh Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Law at King's College London *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a cleverly titled, crisply written, and largely clear-eyed engagement with the history, concept, and limits of rights and right talk in the Western tradition and beyond.Nigel Biggar brings a big analytical mind and deft pen to the task — and a pair of sharp elbows too. He engages a substantial library of human rights scholarship and case law with critical acuity and philosophical originality, concluding with a cautious and conditional endorsement of rights. * John Witte, Jr, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law and McDonald Distinguished Professor, Emory University School of Law, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University *\u003cbr\u003eBiggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. Reed, University of Exeter, Modern Believing *\u003cbr\u003eBiggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. 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Some groups Christians claimed that there was not one God but two, or twelve, or thirty. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine; others that he was divine but not human. Eherman offers an enlightening study of these early forms of Christinaity, and how they came to be suppressed, reformed, or forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An illuminating book.\" * Noel Rooney, Fortean Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Recouping Our Loses ; PART ONE: Forgeries and Discoveries ; Chapter Two: The Ancient Discovery of a Forgery: Serapion and the Gospel of Peter ; Chapter Three: The Ancient Forgery of a Discovery: The Acts of Paul and Thecla ; Chapter Four: The Discovery on an Ancient Forgery: the Coptic Gospel of Thomas ; Chapter Five: The Forgery of an Ancient Discovery? 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Bart Ehrman argues in a pair of intriguing new books that the same could be said of the Bible's New Testament. That Ehrman makes his case without pushing into territory considered heretical by many mainstream Christians shows a deft touch with the most volatile of subjects.... Will shock more than a few lay readers.\"--The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"Lost Scriptures provides a good sample of the literature and illustrates nicely the complex and often exotic world of second- and third-century Christianity.... The texts presented in Ehrman's anthology and his incisive analyses of them constitute a solid contribution to showing the diversity of thought and practice within early Christianity.\"--America\u003cbr\u003e\"A companion to Lost Christianities, this volume provides substantial selections from over three dozen of the Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypses and revelatory treatises not included in the New Testament canon, but which reveal the diverse and competing forms of early Christianity. Ehrman's introductions helpfully situate the documents in their presumed original settings. An invaluable collection of texts for both students of early Christianity and general readers.\"--Elizabeth A. Clark, John Carlisle Kilgo Professor, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh authoritative translations of the texts that fell outside in the canon.\"--Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Introduction ; NON-CANONICAL GOSPELS ; The Gospel of the Nazareans ; The Gospel According to the Ebionites ; The Gospel According to the Hebrews ; The Gospel According to the Egyptians ; The Coptic Gospel of Thomas ; Papyrus Egerton 2: The Unknown Gospel ; The Gospel of Peter ; The Gospel of Mary ; The Gospel of Philip ; The Gospel of Truth ; The Gospel of the Savior ; The Infancy Gospel of Thomas ; The Proto-Gospel of James ; The Epistle of the Apostles ; The Coptic Apocalypse of Peter ; The Second Treatise of Great Seth ; The Secret Gospel of Mark ; NON-CANONICAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ; The Acts of John ; The Acts of Paul ; The Acts of Thecla ; The Acts of Thomas ; The Acts of Peter ; NON-CANONICAL EPISTLES AND RELATED WRITINGS ; The Third Letter to the Corinthians ; Correspondence of Paul and Seneca ; Paul's Letter to the Laodiceans ; The Letter of 1 Clement ; The Letter of 2 Clement ; The \"Letter of Peter to James\" and its \"Reception\" ; The Homilies of Clement ; Ptolemy's Letter to Flora ; The Treatise of the Resurrection ; The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles ; The Letter of Barnabas ; The Preachings of Peter ; Pseudo-Titus ; NON-CANONICAL APOCALYPSES AND REVELATORY TREATISES ; The Shepherd of Herman ; The Apocalypse of Peter ; The Apocalypse of Paul ; The Secret Book of John ; On the Origin of the World ; The First Thought in Three Forms ; The Hymn of the Pearl ; CANONICAL LISTS ; The Muratorian Canon ; The Canon of Origen of Alexandria ; The Canon of Eusebius ; The Canon of Athansius of Alexandria ; The Canon at the Third Synod of Carthage","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732637692247,"sku":"9780195182507","price":11.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780195182507.jpg?v=1719997752"},{"product_id":"he-will-save-you-from-the-deadly-pestilence-the-many-lives-of-psalm-91-9780197605646","title":"He Will Save You from the Deadly Pestilence The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn He Will Save You From the Deadly Pestilence, acclaimed religious scholar Philip Jenkins illustrates how the evolving uses of Psalm 91 allow us to map developing ideas about religion and the supernatural, theology and politics, medicine and mysticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenkins is a pre-eminent religious historian in the tradition of the great Jaroslav Pelikan, and He Will Save You from the Deadly Pestilence is an erudite, sweeping account in the manner of Pelikan's wide ranging Jesus through the Centuries. * Timothy Larsen, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eWith a gentle and lucid style, offering just enough data to demonstrate the substantial scholarship that underlies this study, Jenkins succeeds in reintroducing Psalm 91 to readers through many fresh lenses. This is historical interpretation at its best: erudite without being overbearing. Overall, this is a delightful read that will appeal to both the historically minded and the biblically curious. * Robert C. Fennell, Christian Century *\u003cbr\u003eWith a gentle and lucid style, offering just enough data to demonstrate the substantial scholarship that underlies this study, Jenkins succeeds in reintroducing Psalm 91 to readers through many fresh lenses. * Robert C. Fennell, Robert C. Fennell teaches at the Atlantic School of Theology., The Christian Century *\u003cbr\u003eEarly Christians 'thought in psalms', writes Philip Jenkins. Few psalms were as important for them and their Jewish contemporaries as Psalm 91, and it has remained central to both Jews and Christians. This study of the psalm's use down to the present day is a model of how to present the reception history of biblical texts. * John Barton, Emeritus Oriel \u0026amp; Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, and Senior Research Fellow of Campion Hall, Oxford *\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkably informative 'biography' of Psalm 91 describes the many communities of Jews and Christians who have found solace, encouragement, challenge, inspiration, and more from this one biblical text. Jenkins moves rapidly from the psalm's use before the Common Era to the help believers have found in it during catastrophes of the twenty-first century, but always with insightful attention to the circumstances in which it has been read (and prayed). It is a book of unusual encouragement. * Mark Noll, author of America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911 *\u003cbr\u003eIs Psalm 91 an encouragement for peace or military action? Are its words a comfort during a pandemic or incantations against an enemy? Is it a central part of monastic prayer or designed for occult practice? Philip Jenkins helps us to see this psalm as a many-sided jewel, skilfully highlighting its multiple refractions as a 'prayer of protection'. * The Revd. Canon Susan Gillingham, Emeritus Professor of the Hebrew Bible, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Note on Usage  1. Under The Shadow Of The Almighty  Discovering Psalm 91  2. A Thousand Shall Fall At Thy Side How A Plague Prayer Became A Song Against Evil Spirits  3. Lest You Dash Your Foot Against A Stone   Finding Christ in the Psalm  4. The Terror By Night  A World Full Of Demons And Enchanters  5. Tread Upon The Lion And Adder     The Psalm as a Manifesto of Christendom  6. My Refuge And My Fortress  The Psalm Divides Christendom  7. Neither Shall Any Plague Come Nigh Thy Dwelling    The Plague Psalm, Once More  8. There Shall No Evil Befall Thee? Modernity and Reaction  9. But It Shall Not Come Nigh Thee Demons and Plagues Persist  10. Under His Wings Shalt Thou Trust Global South Readings of Psalm 91  11. To Keep Thee In All Thy Ways How Can We Pray Psalm 91?","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732657189207,"sku":"9780197605646","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197605646.jpg?v=1719997828"},{"product_id":"the-higher-objectives-of-islamic-theology-9780197648636","title":"The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Islamic tradition, fiqh (Islamic law) is generally regarded as the science of furu''al-din (matters complementary to the Islamic faith), as opposed to kalam (Islamic theology) which is known as the science of u?ul al-din (matters primary to the Islamic faith). Over time, however, fiqh has significantly surpassed Kalam in terms of cognitive maturation and epistemic development. In The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology, Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour argues that far too little attention has been paid to parallel developments in Islamic theology. Consequently, the theological project in the Islamic tradition has largely become limited to definitions and deliberations about the nature and qualities of the transcendent God, and has barely developed as a systematic discipline devoted to the higher objectives of Islamic theology, similar to those of Maqa?id al-Shari?a (higher objectives of Islamic law). Addressing this gap and drawing on the full-fledged genre of Maqa?id al-Shari?a, this\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribing this study in lofty terms such as highly original, truly groundbreaking, and pioneering does not do it justice. I found this book to be all this, but also a profoundly perspicacious reflection upon the purpose of the Islamic faith. This book should be read by all students of Islamic studies and comparative religious studies. But it is an especially indispensable source to all readers interested in the future of Islamic ecumenism. * Khaled Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law *\u003cbr\u003eAbdelnour ventures into retrieving the purpose of theology in Islamic thought. He draws on early literary genres in a bid to grapple with a more normative, rather than a defensive posture for theology. Bold in his aspiration, this book will spark energetic conversation among various stakeholders in these debates. * Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought \u0026amp; Muslim Societies, the University of Notre Dame *\u003cbr\u003eMohammad Gamal Abdelnour has written a book that is both deeply rooted in Islamic intellectual traditions and also thoroughly engaged with vital contemporary debates in theology and philosophy. The book draws on longstanding ideas of the Maqāṣid al-Sharī?a, or the higher purposes of the law, to develop an account of the higher objectives of Islamic theology. This innovative and convincing engagement between jurisprudence and theology offers a creative argument for how Muslims can understand faith, moral action, and religious difference in the contemporary world. Abdelnour is an exciting new voice in the revival of Islamic theology and the book contributes not only to Islamic Studies, but also to comparative theology, philosophical theology, and intellectual history. * Joshua Ralston, Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Transliteration and Dating   Introduction  -Important Definitions and Clarifications  -Monograph's Epistemological Paradigm  -Key Arguments  -Structure of the Monograph  -Important Caveats   Chapter I. Historical Roots of Maqasid al-'Aqida -Maqasid al-'Aqida before al-Ghazali  -Al-Ghazali's Contributions to Maqasid al-'Aqida  -Maqasid al-'Aqida after al-Ghazali  -Muhammad 'Abduh's Contributions to Maqasid al-'Aqida -Explaining the Underdevelopment of Maqasid al-'Aqida  Chapter II. Sources and Methods of Maqasid al-'Aqida  -The Qur'an and Maqasid al-'Aqida  -The Sunna and Maqasid al-'Aqida  -Maqasid al-'Aqida between Exotericism and Esotericism   Chapter III: Towards a Theory of Maqasid al-'Aqida  -\"Interrogating\" the Classical \"Theory\" of Maqasid al-Shari'a -\"Generating\" the Higher Objective\/s of Islamic Theology  -Is Islam the Only Valid Path to the Truth?   Chapter IV: \"Integrating\" the \"Tools\" of Maqasid al-Shari'a into Maqasid al-'Aqida  -Definition and Transmission  -Al-Firqa al-Najiya between al-Daruriyyat, al-Hajiyyat, and al-Tahsiniyyat  -Faith vis-à-vis Deeds between al-Daruriyyat, al-Hajiyyat, and al-Tahsiniyyat -Prophet Muhammad between al-Daruriyyat and al-Hajiyyat  Chapter V: Why Does Maqasid al-'Aqida Matter?  -Al-Ghazali's Maqasidi-oriented Approach and Treating the Wahhabi-Shiite Conflict   Conclusions   Way Forward  Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732667478359,"sku":"9780197648636","price":76.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197648636.jpg?v=1719997867"},{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-the-trinity-9780198712138","title":"The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis handbook examines the history of Trinitarian theology and reveals the Nicene unity still at work among Christians today despite ecumenical differences and the variety of theological perspectives. The forty-three chapters are organized into the following seven parts: the Trinity in Scripture, Patristic witnesses to the Trinitarian faith, Medieval appropriations of the Trinitarian faith, the Reformation through to the 20th Century, Trinitarian Dogmatics, the Trinity and Christian life, and Dialogues (addressing ecumenical, interreligious, and cultural interactions). The phrase ''Trinitarian faith'' can hardly be understood outside of reference to the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople and to their reception: the doctrine of the Trinity is indissociably connected to the reading of Scripture through the ecclesial and theological traditions. The modern period is characterized especially by the arrival of history, under two principal aspects: ''historical theology'' and ''philosophie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the Trinity serves as an exemplary resource for specialists and nonspecialists alike. The considerable breadth of the volume is a major strength in this respect. * David Luy, Trinity Journal *\u003cbr\u003ea valuable reference work, providing a trustworthy guide to central topics in trinitarian theology * Amy Plantinga Pauw, Scottish Journal of Theology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE TRINITY IN SCRIPTURE; PART II: PATRISTIC WITNESSES TO THE TRINITARIAN FAITH; PART III: MEDIEVAL APPROPRIATIONS OF THE TRINITARIAN FAITH; PART IV: THE REFORMATION TO THE 20TH CENTURY; PART V: TRINITARIAN DOGMATICS; PART VI: THE TRINITY AND CHRISTIAN LIFE; PART VII: DIALOGUES","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732767748439,"sku":"9780198712138","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198712138.jpg?v=1719998312"},{"product_id":"the-dead-sea-scrolls-9780198779520","title":"The Dead Sea Scrolls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that transcends their status as ancient Jewish manuscripts. Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the myths from the reality. In this Very Short introductions, Timothy Lim discusses the cultural significance of the finds, and the religious, political and legal controversies during the seventy years of study since the discovery. He also looks at the contribution the Scrolls have made to our understanding of the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, and the origins of early Christianity. Exploring the most recent scholarly discussions on the archaeology of Khirbet Qumran, and the study of the biblical texts, the canon, and the history of the Second Temple Period, he considers what the scrolls reveal about sectarianism in early Judaism. Was the archaeological site of Qumran a centre of monastic life, a fortress, a villa, or a pottery factory? Why were some of their biblical texts so different from the ones that we read today? Did they have ''a Bible''? Who were the Essenes and why did they think that humanity is to be divided between ''the sons of light'' and those in darkness? And, finally, do the Scrolls reflect the teachings of the earliest followers of Jesus? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis very short introduction is an accessible book that arouses the interest of readers and teases their curiosity to learn more ... In his ability to synthesize and fascinate, Lim shows his almost thirty years of know-how in the study and teaching of the Dead Sea Scrolls. * Daniele Minisini, Review of Biblical Literature  *\u003cbr\u003eA very helpful, personal, and enjoyable introduction. * Emanuel Tov, The Expository Times *\u003cbr\u003eHaving read a number of books previously on this subject, I have a basic knowledge of the subject, but after reading Lim's book, I feel my knowledge has grown quite significantly ... A fascinating subject, treated with down-to-earth gusto, but with a reverence for the unique and astounding discovery it is. * Sandra Callard, On: Yorkshire Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eimpressively broad-ranging and useful * Vulpes Libris *\u003cbr\u003eMarvellously concise and elegantly written, this book is a masterful introduction to the main issues relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Scrolls in a nutshell! * John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale a *\u003cbr\u003e...an excellent, brief, but thorough introduction... Lim provides an authoritative guide to the contents and significance of the scrolls as ancient documents of major religious importance. That would be enough to ask, but he also provides a fascinating account of how these documents have played a role in modern copyright law and have become a focus for polemically tinged religious conspiracy theories. What a story! * Carol A. Newsom, C. H. Candler Professor of Old Testament\/Hebrew Bible, Emory University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732781805911,"sku":"9780198779520","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198779520.jpg?v=1719998375"},{"product_id":"the-coherence-of-theism-9780198779704","title":"The Coherence of Theism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Coherence of Theism investigates what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. Richard Swinburne concludes that despite philosophical objections, most traditional claims about God are coherent (that is, do not involve contradictions); and although some of the most important claims are coherent only if the words by which they are expressed are being used in analogical senses, this is the way in which theologians have usually claimed that they are being used. When the first edition of this book was published in 1977, it was the first book in the new ''analytic'' tradition of philosophy of religion to discuss these issues. Since that time there have been very many books and discussions devoted to them, and this new, substantially rewritten, second edition takes account of these discussions and of new developments in philosophy generally over the past 40 years. These discussions have concerned how to analyse the claim that God is ''omnipotent'', whether God can foreknow human free actions, whether God is everlasting or timeless, and what it is for God to be a ''necessary being''. On all these issues this new edition has new things to say.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I. RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE; PART II. A CONTINGENT GOD; PART III. A NECESSARY GOD","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732781838679,"sku":"9780198779704","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-islamic-theology-9780198816607","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the field of Islamic Studies, scientific research of Muslim theology is a comparatively young discipline. Much progress has been achieved over the past decades with respect both to discoveries of new materials and to scholarly approaches to the field. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the current state of the field. It provides a variegated picture of the state of the art and at the same time suggests new directions for future research. Part One covers the various strands of Islamic theology during the formative and early middle periods, rational as well as scripturalist. To demonstrate the continuous interaction among the various theological strands and its repercussions (during the formative and early middle period and beyond), Part Two offers a number of case studies. These focus on specific theological issues that have developed through the dilemmatic and often polemical interactions between the different theological schools and thinkers. Part Three covers Islamic theology during the later middle and early modern periods. One of the characteristics of this period is the growing amalgamation of theology with philosophy (Peripatetic and Illuminationist) and mysticism. Part Four addresses the impact of political and social developments on theology through a number of case studies: the famous mi?na instituted by al-Ma''mun (r. 189\/813-218\/833) as well as the mihna to which Ibn ''Aqil (d. 769\/1367) was subjected; the religious policy of the Almohads; as well as the shifting interpretations throughout history (particularly during Mamluk and Ottoman times) of the relation between Ash''arism and Maturidism that were often motivated by political motives. Part Five considers Islamic theological thought from the end of the early modern and during the modern period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of forty-one innovative articles, the volume widens the scope of scholarship to include geographical areas and theological topics that have remained explored... the Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology is a go-to place for the latest scholarship on Islamic theologies that flourished in diverse Islamic lands, and for lucid expositions of a number of philosophical and theological difficulties that the mutakallimun sought to resolve. * Tariq Jaffer, Department of Religion, Amherst College *\u003cbr\u003eGiven its scope and the uniformly high quality of the essays, this volume will be an excellent resource\/textbook for those interested in Islamic theology and philosophy. Summing up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology is an impressive encyclopaedic work, accessible and yet comprehensive, on the latest and most authoritative research on Islamic theology. This is the place to start for any student or early researcher in Islamic theology, and certainly a work that I highly recommend. * Abdessamad Belhaj, MTA-SZTE Research Group for the Study of Religious Culture, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSabine Schmidkte: Introduction Part I: Islamic Theolog(ies) during the formative and the Early Middle Period 1: Alexander Treiger: Origins of Kal=am 2: Steven Judd: The Early Qadariyya 3: Cornelia Schöck: Jahm b. .Safw=an (d. 128\/745-46) and the \"Jahmiyya\" and  .Dir=ar b. Amr (d. 200\/815) 4: Mohammed-Ali Amir-Moezzi: Early Sh=i\"=i Theology 5: Sidney Griffith: Excursus I: Christian Theological Thought during the First \"Abb=asid Century 6: Patricia Crone: Excursus II: Ungodly Cosmologies 7: Racha el-Omari: The Mu\"tazilite movement (I): Origins 8: David Bennett: The Mu\"tazilite movement (II): The Early Phase 9: Sabine Schmidtke: The Mu\"tazilite movement (III): The Scholastic Phase 10: Hassan Ansari and Sabine Schmidtke: The Sh=i\"=i Reception of Mu\"tazilism (I): Zayd=is 11: Hassan Ansari and Sabine Schmidtke: The Sh=i\"=i Reception of Mu\"tazilism (II): Twelver Sh=i\"ites 12: Harith Bin Ramli: The Predecessors of Ash;\"arism: Ibn Kull=ab, al-Mu.h=asib=i, and al-Qal=anis=i 13: Jan Thiele: Ash\"arism in the East and the West 14: Wilferd Madelung: Ib=a.diyya 15: Aron Zysow: Karr=amiyya 16: Binyamin Abrahamov: Scripturalist and Traditionalist Theology 17: Ulrich Rudolph: .Hanaf=i Theological Tradition and M=aturidism 18: Peter Adamson: Philosophical Theology 19: Daniel de Smet: Ism=a\"=il=i Theology 20: Martin Nguyen: Sufi Theological Thought Part II: Intellectual Interactions of Islamic theology(ies)-Four Case Studies 21: Ulrich Rudolph: Occasionalism 22: Jan Thiele: Ab=u H=ashim al-Jubb=a\"=i's (d. 321\/933) Theory of the States (a.hw=al) and its Adaptation among Ash\"arite Theologians 23: Ayman Shihadeh: Theories of Ethical Value in Kal=am: A New Interpretation 24: Khaled el-Rouayheb: Theology and Logic Part III: Islamic Theology(ies) During the Later Middle and Early Modern Period 25: Frank Griffel: Theology versus Philosophy: al-Ghaz=al=i's Tah=afut al-fal=asifa and Ibn al-Mal=a.him=i's Tu.hfat al-mutakallim=in fi l-radd \"al=a l-fal=asifa 26: Reza Pourjavady and Sabine Schmidtke: Twelver Sh=i\"ite Theology 27: Hassan Ansari, Sabine Schmidtke, and Jan Thiele: Zayd=i Theology in Yemen 28: Heidrun Eichner: Handbooks in the Tradition of Later Eastern Ash\"arism 29: Delfina Serrano: Later Ash\"arism in the Islamic West 30: Aaron Spevack: Egypt and the later Ash\"arite School 31: Gregor Schwarb: Excursus III: The Coptic and Syriac Receptions of neo-Ash\"arite Theology 32: M. 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Should judicial oligarchies, rather than legislatures, decide controversial ethical issues by inventing novel rights? Ought human rights advocates learn greater sympathy for the dilemmas facing those burdened with government? These are the questions that \u003ci\u003eWhat''s Wrong with Rights?\u003c\/i\u003e addresses. In doing so, it draws upon resources in intellectual history, legal philosophy, moral philosophy, moral theology, human rights literature, and the judgments of courts. It ranges from debates about property in medieval Christendom, through Confucian rights-scepticism, to contemporary discussions about the remedy for global hunger and the justification of killing. And it straddles assisted dying in Canada, the military occupation of Iraq, and genocide in Rwanda.\u003ci\u003eWhat''s Wrong with Rights?\u003c\/i\u003e concludes that much contemporary rights-talk obscures the importance of fostering civic virtue, corrodes military effectiveness, subverts the democratic legitimacy of law, proliferates publicly onerous rights, and undermines their authority and credibility. The solution to these problems lies in the abandonment of rights-fundamentalism and the recovery of a richer public discourse about ethics, one that includes talk about the duty and virtue of rights-holders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea welcomed addition to the current discussion. Biggar's previous work on the ethics of war gives him a unique angle to approach cases of rights talk, focusing on specific instances such as torture and killing in war. He makes a strong case for making rights the conclusion of a process of moral consideration rather than a foundational starting point to which everything else must yield. * Todd A. Scacewater, Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a scholarly book worth reading and a critique worth constructively engaging with. * Ethna Regan, Studies in Christian Ethics *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong with Rights? is essential reading and an important contribution in the ongoing debates about the appropriate use of rights language in Christian theology and philosophy as well as the role of the courts in deciding questions of public morality. * David McIlroy, Queen Mary University of London, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion *\u003cbr\u003eCourageous ... What's Wrong With Rights? is a rich and challenging book. Not everyone will agree with Biggar's views, but anyone writing about human rights who wishes to be taken seriously will need to engage with his arguments. * Jonathan Sumption, The Times *\u003cbr\u003eI...commend this book for its clarity of reasoning and its engagement with fundamental issues with which we should all be discussing. * John Duddington, Law and Justice *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant, provocative and intelligent book. * Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA thought-provoking work of scholarship... [a] compelling challenge to sloppy rights-thinking. * Craig Purshouse, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThis encyclopaedic study provides a marvellous survey of the complex field of rights and raises important questions as to the growing use of rights language. * R. Dean Drayton, International Journal of Public Theology *\u003cbr\u003e...A powerfully reasoned intellectual history of the sceptical tradition from the 1780s to the present day. [Biggar is] a discriminating guide rather than an anti-rights ideologist, and his analysis of these traditions is intricate, exacting and fair. While clearly Christian in his perspective, he keeps claims from authority, especially divine authority, firmly in their place * Michael Ignatieff, Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a rigorously reasoned argument and ... Biggar succeeds brilliantly in deflating the inordinate claims made for rights today...Along with being a profound study in moral and political philosophy, this is also a devastating and highly topical attack on the belief that ethical dilemmas can be resolved by 'an oligarchy of judges' expanding existing rights and conjuring up new ones...Over the past two decades, Biggar has produced a body of work of the highest intellectual quality which has made him one of the leading living Western ethicists. * John Gray, New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eQuietly, cautiously, and with careful scholarly integrity, Professor Biggar has derailed a gravy train. Should the UK withdraw from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights? Should it repeal or redraft the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010? The result would surely be petitions, denunciations, hostile crowds, the toppling of statues, the banning of speakers, self-righteous lawyers. But all this happens already; what is there to lose? Thanks to Biggar, we see how much there is to gain. It is time for philosophical arguments, won in the pages of this important book, to be translated into legislation. * Jonathan Clark, The Critic *\u003cbr\u003eThis scholarly, but nonetheless most readable, book makes an important contribution to the debate about to be had when the UK Government takes forward its promised (some would say threatened) new Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights. No stranger to controversy, Professor Biggar argues in effect that the assertion of human rights has got out of hand. He pulls no punches and takes no prisoners. This is a penetrating examination of the relationship between rights and responsibilities and reflects many of the concerns expressed in Jonathan Sumption's 2019 Reith Lectures. * Lord Simon Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong With Rights? isone of the most remarkable scholarly achievements I know of:it deftly addresses a wide variety of theoretical and practical problems of great normative importance; it engages with a vast and complex legal, philosophical, and theological literature about the morality of rights; it articulates plausible assessments of the most important contributions to that literature; and perhaps most importantly, the topics it addresses are at the very heart of political discourse in contemporary liberal polities. I cannot recommend it more highly. * Christopher Eberle, Professor of Philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis *\u003cbr\u003eWith the noble post-World War II human rights project increasingly imperiled by misunderstanding and manipulation, Nigel Biggar's new book is a major contribution to clear thinking about what we mean when we speak of rights. Whether or not they agree with his conclusions, friends of human rights everywhere should welcome this timely and informative analysis of what's wrong with rights and what needs to be done to put them right. * Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University and author of Rights Talk (1991) *\u003cbr\u003eDespite its eye-catching title, this book is neither a rejection of rights as such nor of natural morality, but a keen-eyed critique of natural rights in particular. In a discussion both dazzlingly wide-ranging and compellingly concrete, Nigel Biggar shows how natural rights talk undermines appropriate acknowledgement of the contingent, circumstantial character of political and ethical judgments. We do well to recognize that rights are paradigmatically legal and enrich ethical discourse by attending to virtues and duties as much as to rights. What's Wrong with Rights is the most significant Christian ethical contribution to reflection on rights since Nicholas Wolterstorff's Justice: Rights and Wrongs. * Jennifer Herdt, Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethicsat Yale Divinity School *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong With Rights? is magisterial, combining theology, intellectual history, and detailed attention to particular cases and examples. Biggar is not afraid of making controversial judgements and works towards them in a manner that is honest and transparent, always commanding respect. At a deeper level, his book invites the reader to engage in debates about rights, maybe to disagree, but to do so from within a richer moral tradition, which gives more opportunity for insight, nuance, and dissent. The possibility arises of not only better judgements, but better disagreements. Both robust and generous, this landmark book represents a leading theological ethicist writing at the height of his powers. * Christopher Insole, Professor of Philosophical Theology and Ethics at Durham University *\u003cbr\u003eRights talk has dominated public discourse for the past seventy years. But our political disagreements are worse than ever. Nigel Biggar not only explains what happened, he also proposes a comprehensive way forward. We need to move beyond \"rights fundamentalism\", and retrieve a richer public discourse that emphasizes duty, virtue, and the concrete challenges facing a political community. Crossing the boundaries of theology, philosophy, history, and law, Biggar's incisive analysis shows why talking about \"natural rights\" isn't helpful: defining, defending, and balancing rights always requires well-functioning legal institutions. * Cathleen Kaveny, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong with Rights?is a finely crafted review of the history of rights and an insightful assessment of contemporary discussions across a range of disciplines and contexts. Nigel Biggar raises important basic questions for theology, ethics, and law, and this book will reshape our ways of thinking about rights in all three fields. * Robin W. Lovin, , Cary M. Maguire University Professoremeritusof Ethics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a critique of one of most fashionable and incoherent notions of our time, the idea that there are enforceable rights, 'natural' or 'human', that exist independently of collective human choice. It is original, thought-provoking, and carefully reasoned. Such rights have many supporters, and always will have. But they should not be taken seriously unless they are willing to engage with the ideas in this impressive book. * Lord Jonathan Sumption, QC, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wong With Rights? is a timely, wide-ranging, and historically informed book that subjects the prevailing human rights culture, in its various manifestations, to a strong dose of Burkean scepticism. Philosophers will be provoked by his thesis that rights are paradigmatically the creatures of law and form no part of natural morality. Lawyers will be challenged by the vigorous criticisms of what Biggar views as the illegitimate employment of rights vocabulary as a mean of enforcing the moral and political views of an \"oligarchy of judges\". This is an iconoclastic book that deserves to be reckoned with in the serious conversation about the nature and limits of rights that we desperately need. * John Tasioulas, Yeoh Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Law at King's College London *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a cleverly titled, crisply written, and largely clear-eyed engagement with the history, concept, and limits of rights and right talk in the Western tradition and beyond.Nigel Biggar brings a big analytical mind and deft pen to the task — and a pair of sharp elbows too. He engages a substantial library of human rights scholarship and case law with critical acuity and philosophical originality, concluding with a cautious and conditional endorsement of rights. * John Witte, Jr, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law and McDonald Distinguished Professor, Emory University School of Law, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University *\u003cbr\u003eBiggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. Reed, University of Exeter, Modern Believing *\u003cbr\u003eBiggar's method in discussing the intellectual history of rights is to distil the most notable expressions of the 200-year-old British tradition of scepticism about natural rights into a set of main objections. * Esther D. 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