Oxford University Press

An exploration of the way in which early Christians engaged with the Roman intellectual elite and its highly sophisticated Graeco-Roman tradition. Roger Green examines the works of Juvencus, Sedulius, and Arator, and shows how they repackaged the New Testament as epic, to try to make a bridge between two very different cultures....

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Volume One: Genesis to MalachiFrom John Milton to D. H. Lawrence, poets have found creative inspiration in the Bible. This unique two-volume collection encompasses work of a variety of tones, from devotional and meditative, to sardonic or political....

Unilever is one of the world's largest suppliers of fast moving consumer goods in foods, home and personal care. It operates in over 100 countries. Its scope and scale make it a unique global corporation. Yet the story of Unilever is not simply a tale of corporate evolution: Unilever is a corporation that has a big impact on the lives of people...

Is shame social? Is it superficial? Is it a morally problematic emotion?        Researchers in disciplines as different as psychology, philosophy, and anthropology        have thought so. But what is the nature of shame and why are claims regarding its        social nature and moral standing interesting and important? Do they tell us...

1800-1945The fourth of five volumes in a series that explores representations of the past from the beginning of writing to the present day, and from all over the world, this volume offers essays by leading scholars on the writing of history globally from 1800 to 1945....