The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
Book
For many years, de Waal has observed chimpanzees soothe distressed neighbors and bonobos share their...
The Jesuits: A History from Ignatius to the Present
Book
As Pope Francis continues to make his mark on the church, there is increased interest in his Jesuit...
The Quest for the Christ Child in the Later Middle Ages
Book
Beginning in the twelfth century, clergy and laity alike started wondering with intensity about the...
City of Refuge: Separatists and Utopian Town Planning
Book
The vision of Utopia obsessed the nineteenth-century mind, shaping art, literature, and especially...
White King: Charles I - Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
Book
Less than forty years after the golden age of Elizabeth I, England was at war with itself. The...
Conversations about Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammed
Podcast
This podcast started when four friends at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte began...
Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
Book
Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder...
Visualizing the Nineteenth-Century Home: Modern Art and the Decorative Impulse
Book
The nineteenth century - the Era of the Interior - witnessed the steady displacement of art from the...
Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime
Book
A cyborg detective hunts for a malfunctioning sex doll that turns itself into a killing machine. A...
Post-Tsunami Recovery in Thailand: Socio-Cultural Responses
Book
Of all the huge natural disasters that claimed the lives of thousands in Asia, the Indian Ocean...