Three Views of Oman: Society and Religion 1945–2006
Collected here for the first time is a history of images of Oman, one of the most developed and stable countries in the Arab world and among the earliest adherents to Islam. A sultanate, the country...
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Originally published as a doctoral dissertation, Daniel A. Cronin’s survey of moral theology on the topic of ordinary and extraordinary means remains the standard reference work on this critically...
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Why Thrift Matters outlines twenty well-researched propositions for why thrift matters for families, neighborhoods, the economy, and the planet. It also includes a list of ways that readers can get...
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The State of Our Unions 2011: When Baby Makes Three takes a look at men and women — with and without children — to determine how parenthood is linked to the emotional welfare of adults of childbearing...
View ArticleWhy Thrift Matters: How Thrifty Are Americans?
For several decades we Americans have lived in a debt culture. We spent more money than we earned, neglected to save, and wasted precious resources. This debt culture was never sustainable. Today...
View ArticlePersonalist Bioethics: Foundations and Applications
Personalist Bioethics calls us to reflect on the intimate meaning of human existence and the social environment, going beyond any specific religious perspective and invoking human reason. It advances a...
View ArticleThe State of Our Unions 2012: The President’s Marriage Agenda
The State of Our Unions 2012: The President’s Marriage Agenda suggests family policies for our next president, whomever he may be. Leading scholars of marriage and family here come together to offer a...
View ArticleDoes the Shape of Families Shape Faith? Calling the Churches to Confront the...
In Does the Shape of Families Shape Faith? social scientists, psychologists, and practical theologians come together to offer new findings on how growing up in a divorced family impacts religious...
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Do the words “mother” and “father” mean the same thing or different things? If there are differences, do those differences matter? In Mother Bodies, Father Bodies: How Parenthood Changes Us from the...
View ArticleSeniors in Casino Land: Tough Luck for Older Americans
In 2012, over 50 percent of those patronizing a casino were over 50 years of age. Have casinos become today’s senior center? Come with Amy Ziettlow in Seniors in Casino Land, as she travels through...
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