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The foundation for all scholarly study in biblical law is the shared assumption that the Covenant Code, as contained in Exodus 20:23-22:33 is the oldest code of laws in the Hebrew Bible, and that all other laws are later revisions of that code. In  A Law Book for the Diaspora, John Van Seters strikes at that foundation. He argues that those laws in...

This short biography chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's rise from a childhood of privilege to a presidency that forever changed the face of international diplomacy, the American party system, and the United States government's role in global and domestic policy. Thoroughly revised and expanded since its original publication in the American...

Since the Second Vatican Council (1962-5), the Catholic Church has formally        declared the possibility of salvation for atheists: 'those who, without fault, have        not yet arrived at an express recognition of God' (Lumen Gentium 16). However, in        the very same document, the Council also reiterates the traditional doctrine of...

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What are our duties or rights? How should we act? What are we responsible for? How        do we determine the answers to these questions? Joseph Raz examines and explains the        philosophical issues underlying these everyday quandaries. He explores the nature of        normativity--namely, the fact that we believe and feel we should behave in...