December 4, 2020

Michael Scott Alexander on Making Peace with the Universe

“A brilliant exploration of religious and spiritual experiences as they relate to the ability to heal the mind and promote psychological health. A missing piece of the puzzle of how religion intersects with psychological wellbeing.” ~Andrew Newberg, author of Neurotheology:...

December 3, 2020

The Op-Ed in an Evangelical Age

By L. Benjamin Rolsky

“Rise and Fall should garner a wide and varied audience, and it appears intentionally so. It is self-consciously and transparently situated, adeptly self-described in relation to a number of subfields, scholars, and paradigmatic shifts.” ~CARA BURNIDGE, Society for U.S. Intellectual History...

December 2, 2020

Introducing Ms. Donna Haskins and Take Back What the Devil Stole

 “Like Karen McCarthy Brown’s Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn, this study of an impossibly ordinary life grabs you and refuses to let go, even as it offers new insights into a hidden spiritual world.” Stephen Prothero, author of Why Liberals...

December 2, 2020

New From Fernwood Publishing! Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Fernwood Publishing Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada A Mechanism of Decolonization Sarah MacKenzie Closely analyzing dramatic texts by Monique Mojica, Marie Clements, and Yvette Nolan, Sarah MacKenzie explores representations of gendered...

December 1, 2020

New Book Tuesday! The Terroir of Whiskey, Pleasure in Profit and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History series The Terroir of Whiskey A Distiller’s Journey Into the Flavor of Place Rob Arnold In this book, the...

December 1, 2020

The Environment as an Ethical Idea

By Anna M. Gade

“Anna M. Gade places her arguments within a rich exploration of historical and modern theoretical approaches to the environment and environmentalism. This book is theoretically sophisticated, lively, and interesting.” ~Marion Katz, author of Women in the Mosque: A History of Legal...

November 29, 2020

Take a Tour of Our AAR Virtual Exhibit with Wendy Lochner

Hi! I’m Wendy Lochner, the religion editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled fall conferences—SBL/AAR included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits on our blog to accompany our virtual booth. I will miss seeing so many friends...

November 24, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Notre-Dame of Amiens, The Arab and Jewish Questions, and Hubert Harrison

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Notre-Dame of Amiens Life of the Gothic Cathedral Stephen Murray A beautifully illustrated account of a grand, historically and religiously important building from a variety of perspectives and in a variety...

November 19, 2020

In Celebration of Richard W. Bulliet’s Eightieth Birthday

By Jennifer Crewe

I write on the happy occasion of the eightieth birthday of one of the Press’s most prolific authors and one of our most important advisers and supporters. Richard W. Bulliet, Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at Columbia, was on the Press’s...

November 18, 2020

Aging People in Prison and Caring Justice

By Tina Maschi

“Aging Behind Prison Walls fills a gap in the research literature by providing both quantitative and qualitative data not available elsewhere. Enriched by extensive data and compelling personal narratives, it offers a portrait of prison life that is comprehensive and...