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Lian Xi, “Blood Letters: The Untold Story of Lin Zhao, a Martyr in Mao’s China” (Basic Books, 2018)
Lian Xi
Blood Letters
The Untold Story of Lin Zhao, a Martyr in Mao's China
Basic Books, 2018

New Books in BiographyNew Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 21, 2019 Al Zambone

In 1960, a poet and journalist named Lin Zhao was arrested by the Communist Party of China and sent to prison for re-education. Years before, she had –at approximately the same time– converted to both Christianity and to Maoism. In prison she lost the second faith but clung to the... Read More
Angela Rudert, “Shakti’s New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Women-Led Spiritual Movement” (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017)
Angela Rudert
Shakti's New Voice
Guru Devotion in a Women-Led Spiritual Movement
Rowman and Littlefield, 2017

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in Hindu StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books in South Asian StudiesNew Books Network November 20, 2019 Raj Balkaran

Angela Rudert‘s Shakti’s New Voice: Guru Devotion in a Women-Led Spiritual Movement (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017) is the first academic study of the popular contemporary North Indian female guru Anandmurti Gurumaa. In drawing from, e.g., Sikh and Sufi traditions, Gurumaa’s syncretic approach innovates Hindu religiosity, as does her progressive attitudes... Read More
Daniel Schwartz, “Ghetto: The History of a Word” (Harvard UP, 2019)
Daniel B. Schwartz
Ghetto
The History of a Word
Harvard University Press, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 19, 2019 Lindsey Jackson

The word “ghetto” has taken on different meanings since its coinage in the 16th century. The uses of this term have varied considerably, from its original understanding as a compulsory Jewish quarter in Venice to its appropriation by black Americans to describe racial segregation in the United States. Daniel Schwartz... Read More
Charles B. Jones, “Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice” (U Hawaii Press, 2019)
Charles B. Jones
Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
Understanding a Tradition of Practice
University of Hawai’i Press, 2019

New Books in Buddhist StudiesNew Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 14, 2019 Lina Verchery

Today’s guest is Charles B. Jones, Associate Professor and Director of the Religion and Culture graduate program in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America. He will be speaking with us about his new book Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice,... Read More
Michael J. Gorman, “Participating in Christ: Explorations in Paul’s Theology and Spirituality” (Baker Academic, 2019)
Michael J. Gorman
Participating in Christ
Explorations in Paul's Theology and Spirituality
Baker Academic, 2019

New Books in Biblical StudiesNew Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 13, 2019 Jonathan Wright

In his new book, Participating in Christ: Explorations in Paul’s Theology and Spirituality (Baker Academic, 2019), renowned scholar Michael Gorman examines the important Pauline theme of participation in Christ, a topic of great interest in New Testament circles and one that is central to Paul’s theology and spirituality. Building on... Read More
Daniel Reynolds, “Postcards from Auschwitz: Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance” (NYU Press, 2018)
Daniel P. Reynolds
Postcards from Auschwitz
Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance
NYU Press, 2018

New Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network November 13, 2019 Lindsey Jackson

Millions of tourists visit Holocaust museums and memorials every year. Holocaust tourism is a thriving industry and plays a crucial role in Holocaust memorialization and remembrance. However, Holocaust tourism is not without criticism. Some argue that sightseeing at sites of genocide is cringeworthy, offensive, inappropriate, and superficial. In Postcards from... Read More
Karine Gagné, “Caring for Glaciers: Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas” (U Washington Press, 2019)
Karine Gagné
Caring for Glaciers
Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas
University of Washington Press, 2019

New Books in AnthropologyNew Books in Buddhist StudiesNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in South Asian StudiesNew Books Network November 12, 2019 Kate Hartmann

In her new book, Caring for Glaciers: Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas (University of Washington Press, 2019), Karine Gagné explores how relations of reciprocity between land, humans, animals, and glaciers foster an ethics of care in the Himalayan communities of Ladakh. She explores the way these relations are changing... Read More
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