Arguing that the religious values of a particular culture can account for differences in the role of intellectual elites, André Bélanger compares the very distinct traditions of French Catholicism and Anglo-Saxon Protestantism to demonstrate the strong relationship between the C…
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Christian Plain Style is a historical survey of the origins, growth, and decline of "the plain style," a mode of rhetorical discourse that reflected the mode of expression exemplified by Christ. Peter Auksi draws on an impressive array of classical, biblical, patristic, medieval…
In this fascinating look at the philosophy of self-esteem, Richard Keshen develops and defends the idea of reasonable self-esteem -- a concept based on an ideal of reasonableness -- and argues that individuals who think of themselves in terms of this paradigm will lead happier a…
A collection of stories of traditional Cree life and culture in northern Canada.
A sensitive and nuanced narrative of a dissenting religious minority in a pluralistic society.
A first-hand account of the Eternal City in wartime Italy from within the Vatican's inner circle. Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chronology of the Life of Celso Costantini (1876-1958) -- Author's Preface -- The Year 1938 -- The Year 1939 -- The Yea…
Lay voluntary associations played a vital role in the creation of a religiously informed ethnic culture among the Irish Catholics in Toronto. Brian Clarke places the Toronto experience in the context of the two Irish-Catholic awakenings, one national, the other religious, in the…