Oxford University Press

Alternatives Beyond Neoliberal CapitalismEconomic Elites, Crises, and Democracy analyzes critical topics of contemporaneous capitalism. Andres Solimano, President of the International Center for Globalization and Development, focuses on economic elites and the super rich, the nature of entrepreneurship, the rise of corporate&'s technostructure, the...

An IntroductionThis book discusses the study and analysis of the physical aspects of social systems and models, inspired by the analogy with familiar models of physical systems and possible applications of statistical physics tools....

The Theology and Practice of Church MusicThis book explores how making and listening to music can be an act of prayer. From an impressive range of perspectives, theologians, poets, musicians, even scientists all give witness to the deeper dimensions of music....

Pastoral Care and the Emerging Reformed Church, 1536-1609In Calvin&'s Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch examines the pastoral theology and practical ministry activities of Geneva&'s reformed ministers from the time of Calvin&'s arrival in Geneva until the beginning of the seventeenth century. During these seven decades, more than 130 men were...

Wilderness Hiking as Spiritual PracticeCarrying only basic camping equipment and a collection of the world&'s great spiritual writings, Belden C. Lane embarks on solitary spiritual treks through the Ozarks and across the American Southwest. For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjold,...

The Life and Poetry of Vernon ScannellThis uncompromising literary biography tells the story of a wounded D-Day veteran, a deserter, a violent drunk, a loving father who abandoned his first child, a boxer and brawler, a wife-beater, a bigamist, and a passionately romantic lover. It is also, most importantly, the story of a poet....