Past & Present

A lively and illuminating portrait of the nearly unknown world of daily life in first-century Palestine.

Terminally ill, Church promises to sum up his thoughts on the topics that had been so pervasive in his work—love and death—in a final book.

Ehrman shows where and why changes were made in our earliest surviving manuscripts.

The simple yet grand language of the King James Bible has pervaded American culture from the beginning.

A single Christian tradition of long standing has something profoundly promising to say about nature and human life in nature.

Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality . . .

The book that launched a movement: “Wilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all” (Oliver Sacks).

This classic, soulful lament on Nature is required reading for nature enthusiasts, activists, and concerned citizens alike.

Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved.

Harvard religion scholar Harvey Cox offers up a new interpretation of the history and future of religion.