Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Presenting a history of the contradictory, often militaristic, role of Zen Buddhism, this book documents the unknown support of a supposedly peaceful religion for Japanese militarism throughout World War II. It draws on the writings and speeches of leading Zen masters and scholars.

Saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer Ornette Coleman has earned enduring praise as an American jazz icon. Stephans weaves together analysis of Coleman's recordings and exploration of the free jazz movement with interviews of those who knew Coleman best to tell an inspiring story of artistic genius and resilience.

The essential manual on how to find your way anywhere in any situation.

Preparing Culturally Informed Educators: Examining Complexities in Practice aims to prepare mainstream educators to work effectively with diverse learners. Though not an exhaustive review of what is required for mastery of culturally informed instruction, this approach does equip educators with content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and professional dispositions necessary to provide diverse learners with equitable educational opportunities. Chapters explore theoretical foundations and challenges of culturally informed pedagogy, culturally informed reading education for English learners (EL) and all learners, and implications of recent neurological research.

"This book questions the cultural capital of traditional archetypes, explores the experience of romance readers, and examines how romance and cultural studies researchers create quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research"--

This volume describes Dungeons & Dragons as a generative and creative space by exploring the tabletop role-playing game's intersections with the academic disciplines of Theology and Religious Studies. Readers might not gain advantage on all religion checks, but they will recognize the deeply formative potential of the game.

This book explores the profound and enduring impact of The Office, and delves beyond its humor to uncover deeper philosophical, religious, and theological insights. It will be a compelling read for academics interested in the intersections of religion, theology, and popular culture.

The Function of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of John is a comprehensive study of a major feature of the Fourth Gospel. It provides a clear and accessible overview of scholarship in this field, as well as providing fresh insights from contemporary literary and linguistic theories.

Theology, Religion and The Witcher: Gods and Golden Dragons explores the power of a popular culture phenomenon like The Witcher to illuminate and question real-world theology, religion and spirituality.

Analyzing the spirituality in a hit television series, this scholarly volume explores topics ranging from spiritualism to secularism, Mormonism to mythology, rock & roll to Dungeons & Dragons. The book demonstrates that popular culture can serve as an effective lens through which to reflect on the soul of humanity.

Theology and the Blues showcases theological themes inherent within the organic and expressive genre of the blues. The blues offers safe space to explore the raw material of our fallen condition, urging our voices to join the universal, primal cry for new creation.

What happens to the racial identity of those who follow Jesus? Abraham, Ancestry, and Ethnicity in Luke's Gospel: From These Stones explores how Luke employs the concept of ancestry-especially descent from Abraham-to recategorize believers and nonbelievers. Luke's use of the patriarch is informed by his function in Second Temple literature, as the ancestor of the Israel, but also the father of several other races, and a point of surprising contact between Jews and gentiles. In his gospel, Luke offers a new layer of ethnic identity to gentile believers, as adjunct members of Abraham's family tree.

This book engages in constructive dialogue with the legacy of the eminent Protestant theologian, Eberhard Jüngel (1934-2021). The essays bring Jüngel's wide-ranging thought to bear on today's theological, philosophical, and socio-cultural challenges.

This book-authored from the unique perspective of practicing scientist attorney-explores the environment through the lens of both science and the law. Unlike most other books that only focus on one subject or the other, Environment, Science, and the Law examines the profound impact that environmental laws and regulations have on the planet. This title is understandable and relevant for both non-scientists and scientists, non-lawyers and lawyers, alike. While the focus primarily on the environmental legal system in the United States, it does make frequent forays into the international scientific and legal systems.Each chapter includes learning outcomes in the beginning and questions at the end for the reader to answer.

The Literary Legacy of Jimmy Carter brings together original essays about the thirty-two books that President Jimmy Carter wrote over the course of his life. Since Carter wrote most of these books after completing his term as president, this collection sheds light on Carter's remarkable post-presidency years.

Judith Butler and Marxism invites leading scholars to discuss the absences in both Butler and Marxism, and the ways in which each satisfies the other. The unique contributions of this collection critique Butler from a Marxist position and propose Butler as necessary to the contemporary project of Marxism. Judith Butler and Marxism offers a practical politics of Butlerian performativity, vulnerability, and care, while giving the first full theoretical account of the critical intersections binding Butler and Marxism.

The unlikely story of an activist Greek Orthodox bishop in Chicago who helped abolish the death penalty in Illinois and whose ministry to HIV/AIDS patients helped changed religious perceptions of the LGBTQ+ community.

This book equips parents and mentors with practical tools to help girls and young women cultivate confidence, identity, and power while overcoming everyday challenges. By fostering a healthier culture where girls thrive, it paves the way for them to reshape the world they'll inherit and lead.