2005 results for '"Church, Roy A.'

A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it representsConcrete, marble, steel, brick: little else made by human hands seems as...

Ten years ago, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, The End of Vandalism, was serialized in The New Yorker, was compared to the work of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner by USA Today, and was named...

Roger Boylan's first novel, Killoyle, established him as a brilliant successor to such Irish masters as Joyce, Beckett, and J. P. Donleavy. Now his new farce follows the hapless inhabitants of...

Philadelphia possesses an exceptionally large number of places that have almost disappeared—from workshops and factories to sporting clubs and societies, synagogues, churches, theaters, and railroad...

Have you ever wondered what your street was like thousands of years ago? This illustrated history book for children takes you on a 12,000-year journey to find out the story of a single street.Think...

Although the Mormons have been one of the most studied American religious groups, there is still no consensus about the essential nature of the movement or its place in American religion, and...

An NYRB Classics OriginalFew writers had to confront as many of the last century’s mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman, who wrote with terrifying clarity about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad, and...

"If you want to know God, sharpen your sense of the human." - Abraham Joshua Heschel Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was one of the great religious teachers and moral prophets of our time. Born...

A pitch-perfect middle-grade graphic memoir about crushes, coming out, and finding the courage to be yourself.Eighth grade isn't off to a great start. Everyone but Rex seems to be coupling up, and...

A Church Father’s theological citadel.Aurelius Augustine (AD 354–430), one of the most important figures in the development of western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a pagan, Patricius...

The new edition of this classic history examines the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of Europe at the height of the Renaissance. J.R. Hale not only records the events of...

"In my judgment, the ecclesial and theological movement that began after the Second Vatican Council in Latin America under the name 'liberation theology," . . . is one of the most significant...

"In this masterful study, Hans Jantzen introduces the modern reader to one of the greatest achievements of Western art. The High Gothic cathedrals of Chartres, Reims and Amiens have often been...

The American short story master Flannery O'Connor's haunting first novel of faith, false prophets, and redemptive wisdom. Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel, is a...

This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels - exploring their origins, their discovery, and discussing how the various texts have been...

MAP NEIGHBORHOOD COVERAGE:The North End, The South End, South Boston with the convention center, Cambridge including Harvard Square, The Boston Commons, Beacon Hill and the Back Bay.ON THE MAP:Museum...

Reclaiming Dietrich Bonhoeffer is certain to inspire a new consideration of Bonhoeffer's place in contemporary theology. In this groundbreaking study, Charles Marsh offers a new way of reading the...

We recognize Mario Botta's buildings for their strong presence. His architecture is not ephemeral. It shapes the mass firmly and precisely. It touches the ground with self-reliance. A building by...

This searing historical fiction immerses us in the brutal early days of the 19th-century French colonization of Algeria. The highly anticipated English-language debut of a prize-winning author who...

From one of the most brilliant and provocative literary figures of the past century—a collection of essays, articles, reviews, and interviews that have never before been gathered in a single volume...