Giving to Change the World
Authors Christian Smith, Michael O. Emerson, and Patricia Snell look at how much American Christians really give.
The Puzzling Case of the Broken Arm
An excerpt from Patient, Heal Thyself.
New Year’s Eve
Although champagne has become as de rigueur as midnight strikes – no single food epitomizes contemporary New Year’s. The menu may be luxurious caviar, or sobering hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day. Celebrations marking the inexorable march of Father Time often involve foods imbued with symbolism.
Christmas: An Excerpt From The Book of the Year
An alternative look at Christmas!
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 26 December 1963
For many of us in the British Commonwealth, Boxing Day can bring back memories of visiting family and friends, even as modernity transforms the date from an opportunity to exchange gifts between one another into one on which you return gifts at shopping malls. For Americans, it’s an anachronism.
Favorite Books 2008
What OUP staffers read this year.
A Few Questions for Donald Shriver
Grawemeyer award winner, Donald Shriver, answers some questions.
Throwing Insults
Jerome Neu looks at the meaning of the shoes thrown at the Baghdad press conference earlier this week.
Dickens’s Christmas Books: The Battle of Life
An excerpt from one of Charles Dickens’s Christmas books, ‘The Battle of Life’.
Advertising in Recession
Battistella looks at advertising in economic down-turns.
Books of 2008 from OUP-UK
Staff from OUP-UK choose their books of 2008.
Did Milton Know Shakespeare?
An excerpt from John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought, by Gordon Campbell and Thomas N. Corns.
Cat Blogging: Nikita Reads
Nikita the cat tells us about her favorite books.
Best Sellers
Ammon Shea looks at best seller lists.
Defiance: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Defiance by Nechama Tec.
A Video Introduction to Experimental Philosophy
A video to help us understand experimental philosophy.