Oxford University Press

A challenging critique of narrative theologies, including the works of George        Lindbeck, Robert Jenson, and Herbert McCabe. Francesca Aran Murphy argues that the        use of the concept of story or narrative in theology is circular and        self-referential, and that the widespread notion that the role of the theologian is        to 'tell...

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A close biblical study that re-examines the Hebrew text of the Song of Songs and considers its mystical meaning. Kingsmill seeks to demonstrate that a careful network of intertextual allusions has been deliberately used by the writer of the Song to refer metaphorically to the love of God for his people....

In a thoroughly updated edition of   The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower offers a rich, revealing look at the f-bomb and its illimitable uses. Since the fifteenth century, no other word has been adapted, interpreted, euphemized, censored, and shouted with as much ardor or force, with many notorious examples from throughout history, from the satiric...

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Exploring new directions in the study of Brown's life and work, After Winter is structured around the following three features: (1) new and previously published essays that sum up contemporary approaches to the multifaceted works that Brown created in a variety of genres; (2) interviews with Brown's acquaitances and contemporaries that articulate...