Oxford University Press

In the wake of such recent controversies as teaching Intelligent Design and the ethics of stem cell research, greater understanding between scientists and believers is critical. According to a recent national survey, nearly 25% of all Americans think that scientists are hostile to religion. In fact, however, we know little about how scientists...

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This book presents a critical assessment of the principles governing the        enforcement of EC environmental law. It argues that the general case law on rights        and remedies in EC law can, and should, be applied in environmental litigation, and        maps out the legal justification for more effective enforcement through...

Controversial and forward-thinking, this volume presents a much-needed analysis of        restorative justice practices in cases of violence against women. Advocates,        community activists, and scholars will find the theoretical perspectives and vivid        case descriptions presented here to be invaluable tools for creating new ways...

1-17In the second book of Samuel, the prophet Nathan tells King David that God will give to him and his descendants a great and everlasting kingdom. In this study William Schniedewind looks at how this dynastic Promise has been understood and transmitted from the time of its first appearance at the inception of the Hebrew monarchy until the dawn of...

Many have long suspected that when America takes up arms it is a rich man's war, but a poor man's fight. Despite these concerns about social inequality in military sacrifice, the hard data to validate such claims has been kept out of public view. In The Casualty Gap Douglas Kriner and Francis Shen renew the debate over unequal sacrifice by bringing...