William O'Neill

Basic Human Rights and the Humanitarian Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Humanitarian crises in the Great Lakes Region of Africa have resulted in massive suffering and displacement. In Basic Human Rights and the Humanitarian Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gabriel Msoka offers a rich and incisive account of the legal and moral claim-rights of refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons). Msoka explores the scope and limits of modern "rights talk" and draws upon theological resources in proposing a constructive account of the human rights of the forcibly displaced. This is an important and all too timely book.”

Becoming Nonviolent Peacemakers

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Foreword

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Between the Sea and the Sky

“P. T. Mathew’s splendid new book tells the story of the indigenous fisherfolk of Thiruvananthapuram coast of Kerala. Informed by critical ethnographic and historical scholarship, Between the Sea and the Sky offers a vivid portrait of a people’s resilience rooted in their lived religion—a rich interweaving of Indic/neithal religiosity and Iberian Catholicism. In an age of unrelenting globalization, Mathew’s study of neithal Catholicism reminds us that wisdom is lived in stories that, like the people themselves, remain unique and irreplaceable.”

Ministers of the Law

Philosophy

“Seldom are books on practical wisdom as wise or practical as Jean Porter's magisterial Ministers of the Law. Inspired by scholastic jurisprudence, Porter engages contemporary theorists in a theologically informed interpretation of the nature and limits of legal authority. Erudite yet always eloquent, her groundbreaking work shows how natural law remains the touchstone of political legitimacy and the conventional rule of law. This splendid contribution to critical jurisprudence will be welcomed by scholars and ministers of the law alike.”