This book develops a theory of existential security. It demonstrates that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward mor

The Sacred Secular examines cultural spaces where people are experiencing something sacred. These places are not in the church. They’re in yoga studios, neigh

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Boyle examines influential readings on the Bible as literature--notably Herder, Schleiermacher, Hegel and Levinas--and then applies them to literary writings.