Tag: Muslim Environmentalisms

December 1, 2020

The Environment as an Ethical Idea

By Anna M. Gade

“Anna M. Gade places her arguments within a rich exploration of historical and modern theoretical approaches to the environment and environmentalism. This book is theoretically sophisticated, lively, and interesting.” ~Marion Katz, author of Women in the Mosque: A History of Legal...

November 29, 2020

Take a Tour of Our AAR Virtual Exhibit with Wendy Lochner

Hi! I’m Wendy Lochner, the religion editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled fall conferences—SBL/AAR included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits on our blog to accompany our virtual booth. I will miss seeing so many friends...

November 9, 2020

Announcing Our 2020 Religion Catalog

Letter from the editor: With both sadness to miss seeing so many friends in person and great pleasure to share so many exciting new books, I present the Columbia University Press religion catalog for 2020. These titles, which span subjects...

December 31, 2019

Eight Books to Help You Understand the Climate Crises and What You Can do to Curtail Future Deterioration

Climate change is a global problem. The increasing temperature, shrinking ice sheets, and surge of extreme weather conditions have damaged Earth—affecting everyone that lives on this planet. Forecasts show that these effects will only get more extreme as time goes...

November 16, 2019

Announcing Our 2019-2020 Religion Catalog

Letter from the editor: It is with great pleasure that I present the Columbia University Press religion catalog for 2019–2020. These titles, which span subjects from philosophy of religion to South and East Asian religions American religions, and political theology,...

August 6, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Shadow Archives, The Unworthy Scholar, Female Fighters and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Shadow Archives The Lifecycles of African American Literature Jean-Christophe Cloutier Female Fighters Why Rebel Groups Recruit Women for War Reed M. Wood The New Censorship Inside the Global Battle for Media...