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Yearly Archives: 2026

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  • 6 Mar 2026
    Christopher R. Mooney

    Augustine’s Theology of Justification by Faith

    Other than Paul, no writer has had greater influence on the theology of justification than Augustine. In the preface to his Latin works, Martin Luther famously narrated his discovery of the justifying righteousness of God: first he says he read Paul’s Letter to the Romans, but the very next author he turned to for confirmation […]

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  • 5 Mar 2026
    Toby Young, Hillegonda C Rietveld

    The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Dance Music

    Though associated with nighttime dance parties and clubs, electronic dance music has saturated many aspects of contemporary culture. We hear it in adverts and shops. Even some restaurants employ a DJ to play dance music, although people are seated to eat and are unlikely to get up for a boogie. According to Google’s Ngram viewer, […]

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  • 4 Mar 2026
    Robert MacSwain

    Saints as Divine Evidence

    This book brings together two vibrant academic discourses that have rarely interacted beforehand: religious epistemology and comparative hagiography. Inspired by Austin Farrer’s provocative claim that ‘the saint is our evidence’, it presents what I propose we call the ‘hagiological argument for the existence of God’- that is, the idea that human lives of remarkable holiness […]

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  • 4 Mar 2026
    Elizabeth R. Macaulay

    The most famous building in Nashville is….the Parthenon?

    Nashville is often associated with music; it is home to the Grand Ole Opry and claims to have the most recording studios of any American city. But its most iconic building may be a full-scale replica of the Parthenon, the most famous temple from 5th-century-BCE Athens. So you might ask: why is there a Parthenon […]

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  • 3 Mar 2026
    Ruth Mason, Tsilly Dagan

    Taxing People: Yesterday Versus Today

    At the turn of the century, Charles Kingson, a respected academic, tax practitioner, and government official, observed that in the old days people sold you clothes face to face in downtown department stores; you bought heavy records for your phonograph and watched shows at their appointed time on network television. Companies delivered the wealth of […]

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  • 3 Mar 2026
    Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo

    Beyond Tools and Bones: Why Archaeology Needs a Paradigm Shift to Understand Our Ancestors

    In the last few decades, archaeology has undergone a technological revolution. From high-resolution LiDAR to advanced radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis, our “toolbox” has never been more sophisticated. Yet, a fundamental question remains: despite these advancements, have we actually made progress in understanding the behavior of early humans? Our new book, [TRACES OF THE […]

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  • 3 Mar 2026
    Alice Wickenden

    Treading gingerly

    In Thomas Johnson’s updated 1636 edition of John Gerard’s The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, there is an image comparing the ‘true’ and ‘feigned’ figures of ginger. Johnson explains that ‘the world has been deceived’ by the fake picture, circulated by another botanist, and so he is including it here alongside with the real […]

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  • 2 Mar 2026
    Asya M. Pereltsvaig

    Language Rules!: Secrets of a Uniquely Human Ability

    We all use language every day: not only to communicate thoughts and ideas to other people, but also for our internal monologue and, some might argue, for organizing thought. But what are the inner workings of human language and what makes it different from animal communication? Professional linguists study these questions in their finest detail, […]

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