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  • In That Time

    Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam

    by Daniel H. Weiss ...
    Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldier and helicopter pilot. O'Donnell wrote with great ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence

    by Daniel H. Weiss ...
    Is commitment to God compatible with modern citizenship? In this book, Daniel H. Weiss provides new readings of four modern Jewish philosophers – Moses Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, and Walter Benjamin – in light of classical rabbinic accounts of God's sovereignty, divine and human violence, and the embodied human being as the image of God. He demonstrates how classical rabbinic ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Elonei Mamre

    The Encounter of Judaism and Orthodox Christianity

    by Nicholas de Lange, Elena Narinskaya, Sybil Sheridan, Michael G. Azar, Howard Cooper, Daniel Davies, Yves Dubois, Michael Hilton0, John D. Klier1, Marcus Plested2, Jeremy Schonfield3, Norman Solomon4, Kallistos (Timothy) Ware5, George R. Wilkes6, Andrew Louth7, Daniel H. Weiss8 ...
    How can finite minds approach an infinite and ultimately unknowable God? Is it true that Christianity is a religion of love and Judaism a religion of law? Can a Jew accept the Orthodox Christian veneration of holy images? How much do Jews and Orthodox Christians have in common when they worship God? What can be done about Christian prayers that Jews find offensive? How much responsibility do ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Why the Museum Matters

    by Daniel H. Weiss ...
    Series series Why X Matters Series
    A powerful reflection on the universal art museum, considering the values critical to its history and anticipating its evolving place in our cultural futureArt museums have played a vital role in our culture, drawing on Enlightenment ideals in shaping ideas, advancing learning, fostering community, and providing spaces of beauty and permanence. In this thoughtful and often personal volume, Daniel ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Scripture and Violence

    Edited by Julia Snyder, Daniel H. Weiss ...
    In the public sphere, it is often assumed that acts of violence carried out by Muslims are inspired by their religious commitment and encouraged by the Qur’an. Some people express similar concerns about the scriptures and actions of Christians and Jews. Might they be right? What role do scriptural texts play in motivating and justifying violence in these three traditions?Scripture and Violence ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Remaking College

    Innovation and the Liberal Arts

    Edited by Rebecca Chopp, Susan Frost, Daniel H. Weiss ...
    Experts discuss the disruptive changes faced by liberal arts colleges.As one of the most successful educational enterprises in American history, the residential liberal arts college has long been emulated across all spectrums of undergraduate education in the United States and increasingly around the world. These schools are characterized by broad-based curricula, small class size, and interaction ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Judaism and Modern Western Philosophy: Collected Writings of Steven S. Schwarzschild

    by Steven S. Schwarzschild ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    What are the implications of Franz Rosenzweig's quasi-racialist commonalities with Heidegger's thought? Was Kant a 'Jewish thinker'? Does Spinoza's philosophy lend support to totalitarianism? Was Marx's philosophy more shaped by Jewish cultural tradition than is typically assumed? Was there a strong challenge to Strauss's reading of Maimonides already in the 1940s?This volume contains a collection ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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    In That Time

    Michael O'Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam

    by Daniel H. Weiss ...
    Narrated by Daniel H. Weiss ...

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    4 hours 8 min

    Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright young musician and poet who served as a soldier and helicopter pilot. O'Donnell wrote with great ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics

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    “A skilled exploration” of why 6 notable 20th-century philosophers—from Martin Heidegger to Michel Foucault—succumbed to “a narcissistic embrace of totalitarian politics” (The Washington Post).European history of the past century is full of examples of philosophers, writers, and scholars who supported or excused the worst tyrannies of the age. How was this possible? How could intellectuals whose ... Read more

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  • The Innovative University

    Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out

    by Clayton M. Christensen, Henry J. Eyring ...
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  • Does God Exist

    An Answer For Today

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    Does God exist? The question implies another: Who is God? This book is meant to give an answer to both questions and to give reasons for this answer. Does God exist? Yes or no? Many are at a loss between belief and unbelief; they are undecided, skeptical. They are doubtful about their belief, but they are also doubtful about their doubting. There are still others who are proud of their doubting. ... Read more

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