 God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and NowAt the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America.
From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and... |  |  Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today
“Clear, thoughtful, and thought-provoking, Germs, Genes & Civilization makes the case that infectious diseases have played a major role in shaping society. Clark argues that religion, morals, and even democracy have all been influenced by the smallest and most dangerous organisms on our planet. While... |  |  Codes and Ciphers: Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the InternetFor at least two thousand years there have been people who wanted to send messages which could only be read by the people for whom they were intended. When a message is sent by hand, carried from the sender to the recipient, whether by a slave, as in ancient Greece or Rome, or by the Post Office today, there is a risk of it... |