This important collection of essays by a pioneer in the field focuses on the history and culture of a conservative religious tradition whose adherents have foug

Since the late 1960s, American literature has been revitalised by the work of writers such as Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kin

Historically, the church's ministry of grounding new believers in the essentials of the faith has been known as catechesis--systematic instruction in faith foun

The 'Old Believers' constitute the most conservative branch of Eastern Christendom. They are determined to remain separate from the rest of society, which they