Oxford University Press

The question of how to justify our practices is central in both general and Jewish philosophy. In this book Daniel Rynhold critiques abstract approaches to justifying Jewish practice from the history of Jewish philosophy. Instead, he suggests a more practical model for justifying practices that he terms the Priority of Practice approach,...

In this book, Niels Christian Hvidt argues that prophecy has persisted in Christianity as an inherent and continuous feature in the life of the church. He presents a comprehensive history of prophecy from ancient Israel to the present and closely examines the development of theological discourse about it....

Providing a single point of reference, this book covers situations in which banks can incur liability, giving a practical consideration of the central issues and as well as the underlying general principles. It addresses liability in negligence and contract from an English law perspective, with reference to Scottish and Commonwealth law....

Specters of Democracy analyzes how African Americans used art as both a mode of critique and an articulation of democratic representation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries....

This book distils and compiles all the literature on cancer into one concise        volume containing all the essential, evidence-based clinical guidelines that an        oncologist needs. The format allows for quick consultation whilst in the clinic or        on the ward....

The treatment of foreign investors and of their investments on the territory of a        host State is often subject to a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) signed by the        national State of the investors and the host State. These BITs usually contain a        clause in which the two States offer fair and equitable treatment (FET) to...