Religion

Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism Magda Teter

A panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology

Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers Sarah Iles Johnston

An entrancing new telling of ancient Greek myths

“This book is a triumph! . . . [A] magnificent retelling of the Greek myths.”—Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series

Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self Jay L. Garfield

Why you don’t have a self—and why that’s a good thing

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism Lerone A. Martin

The shocking untold story of how the FBI partnered with white evangelicals to champion a vision of America as a white Christian nation

The Politics of Ritual Molly Farneth

An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political lives

Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary Nicolai Sinai

An essential single-volume companion to the critical interpretation of Islamic scripture

Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic Movement Cole M. Bunzel

An essential history of Wahhābism from its founding to the Islamic State

The Closed Book: How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg

A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stage

Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice: What Has Worked, What Hasn't, and Lessons We Can Learn Robert Wuthnow

The communities, congregations, and faith-based coalitions that have been working for racial justice over the past fifty years