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1. Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary

   Robert Alter

   Robert Alter’s award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with the stirring narrative of Israel’s ancient history.More

2. Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition

   David Nirenberg

   A powerful history that shows anti-Judaism to be a central way of thinking in the Western tradition.More

3. The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood

   David R. Montgomery

   How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood.More

4. A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa

   Steve Kemper

   A true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements.More

5. The English Bible, King James Version: The Old Testament

   Herbert Marks

   Volume(s): 1

   A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More

6. The English Bible, King James Version: The New Testament and The Apocrypha

   Gerald Hammond, Austin Busch

   Volume(s): 2

   A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More

7. From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism

   Darren Dochuk

   A prize-winning, five-decade history of the evangelical movement in Southern California that explains a sweeping realignment of American politics.More

8. The Poems of Jesus Christ

   Willis Barnstone

   The words of Jesus Christ are restored to their original poetic form 
in this extraordinary volume.More

9. The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation

   Gavin Flood, Charles Martin

   The Bhagavad Gita, the Song of the Lord, is an ancient Hindu scripture about virtue, presented as a dialogue between Krishna, an incarnation of God, and the warrior Arjuna on the eve of a great battle over succession to the throne.More

10. The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary

    Robert Alter

    First time in paperback: “One of the most ambitious literary projects of this or any age.”—Adam Kirsch, New RepublicMore

11. Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty

    Mustafa Akyol

    A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition.More

12. God's Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics

    Monica Duffy Toft, Daniel Philpott, Timothy Samuel Shah

    College Edition

    A fresh and illuminating perspective on the surge in religion’s political influence across the globe.More

13. The Religious Test: Why We Must Question the Beliefs of Our Leaders

    Damon Linker

    A manifesto seeking to exhort both believers and atheists to behave better in the public sphere.More

14. Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1750 to the Present

    Martha Simmons, Frank A. Thomas, Gardner C. Taylor

    One hundred sermons that display the victorious, although sometimes painful, historical and spiritual pilgrimage of black people in America.More

15. Work and Pray: Living the Psalms with the Nuns of Regina Laudis

    Margot Fassler

    A documentary film that captures the aural and visual power of music, Work and Pray examines the role of sacred music within contemporary culture.More