AJUP Catalog
The papers in this collection focus on Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Baha'i, and Mormon pilgrims and travelers to the Holy Land from the seventh century to the present. They were delivered on October 2-3, 1994, at Creighton University as part of the Seventh Annual Symposium sponsored by Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Symposium in Jewish Civilization by Amikam Elad, Yehoshua Frenkel, Roger Friedland, Richard D. Hecht, Thomas A. Idinopulos, Lester L. Vogel, Gandihimohan Viswanathan, Francis E. Peters, Kristine T. Utterback, Barbara Kreiger,Cathy Gutierrez, Dorothea R. French, Benjamin Braude, Thomas Renna, Edward L. Queen, II, and Andrew C. Skinner. This is Volume 7 in the seriesStudies in Jewish Civilization.
301 pp., ISBN 1-881871-15-0 $30.00 (cloth)
This collection of essays provides an interdiscplinary analysis of the abortion debate in the United States from the perspective of the Catholic tradition. The essays, presented originally at a conference at St. Louis University in 1993, examine the scientific, philosophical, theological, legal, and political dimensions of public policy on abortion. By presenting a rational explanation of the Catholic tradition, Abortion and Public Policy makes a major contribution to public policy discourse in our pluralistic society.
253 pp., ISBN 1-881871-18-5 $16.95 (paper), ISBN 1-881871-17-7 $24.95 (cloth)
This ground-breaking study in biomedical ethics is an investigation into how the Human Genome Project (HGP) is likely to affect future generations. It examines the implications these effects hold for evaluating HGP and other research efforts like it, particularly from a theological genetic perspective. Dr. Heller analyzes the economic, political, and philosophical issues underlying genetic research, especially the problem of contingent future persons. His is a detailed, thoughtful, and original contribution to the literature.
331 pp., ISBN 1-881871-20-7 $16.95 (paper), ISBN 1-881871-19-3
$24.95 (cloth)
The papers in this collection commemorate the Quincentennial of the Columbian encounter with the New World. They focus on religion in Spain and New Spain during the years immediately surrounding Columbus's first voyage, providing background on, or links between, events in the age of exploration and developments in religious history. This is Volume 5 in the series Studies in Jewish Civilization.
284 pp., ISBN 1-881871-21-5 $30.00 (cloth)