Ida Glaser

Shifting Allegiances: Networks of Kinship and of Faith

World Religions

“It is almost unbearably poignant to read Moyra Dale's description of a vibrant Muslim women's group in Damascus at a time when Syria's tensions pervade the media, and the people she describes have scattered. The vivid and loving description of the women is an important record of imperiled humanity, and the analysis in terms of changing allegiances offers a tool for understanding some of the communal and family dynamics of today's world.”

The Book of Job and the Mission of God

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The book of Job is a key resource for thinking about how God acts in ways which we could not expect, and in contexts outside his special covenants. I am delighted that Tim Davy’s work is being published, and trust that it will stimulate many more readings in places where people are agonizing like Job or providing unsatisfactory answers like the ‘comforters.’”