Friendship in Jewish History, Religion, and Culture

Edited by Lawrence Fine

“This innovative and accessible anthology highlights the significance of a frequently neglected facet of Jewish life. I know of no other scholarly work that explores the varieties of human friendship in such a wide range of Jewish sources. The attention to gender is particularly noteworthy and adds immensely to the value and interest of this important volume”—Judith R. Baskin, author of Midrashic Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbinic Literature

Why Monet Matters

Meanings Among the Lily Pads

James H. Rubin

“This impressive book is a valuable contribution to the scholarship on Monet and later nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French art and culture more broadly. By the end of it, readers will have a far richer understanding of the manifold ways that Monet’s late work intersects with major artistic, political, and philosophical currents of the period.”—Michelle Foa, author of Georges Seurat: The Art of Vision

Pietism and the Sacraments

The Life and Theology of August Hermann Francke

Peter James Yoder

“Yoder sensitively weaves Francke’s sacramental theology into his larger doctrinal structure, set within the biographical contours that surrounded Francke’s application of his inheritance from Luther and others in the crucible of pastoral care. A stimulating and provocative advance in understanding Pietism.”—Ron Broglio, author of Martin Luther: Confessor of the Faith

Origins of the Witches’ Sabbath

Michael D. Bailey

“These translations by Michael Bailey, with his rich and up-to-date introductions and notes, will finally give readers of English access to these sources, which are essential for any historical work worthy of the name.”—Martine Ostorero, author of Le diable au sabbat. Littérature démonologique et sorcellerie (1440–1460)

Stephen Browne’s The First Inauguration is named one of AEI’s favorite books of 2020!

The Wall Street Journal says The First Inauguration “reach[es] fresh conclusions about the relationship between individual and national character.”

Jennifer Nelson’s Disharmony of the Spheres earns a Historians of British Art Book Prize.

Nicholas R. Jones’s Staging Habla de Negros has won the MLA’s Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize.

Project MUSE has compiled a new entry of MUSE in Focus: “Roots of the Attack on Democracy” with open access to the following article from Studies in American Humor: “‘Deplorable’ Satire: Alt-Right Memes, White Genocide Tweets, and Redpilling Normies.”

New Journals manager named!
Julie Lambert, Production Coordinator at the Pennsylvania State University Press has been appointed to the position of Journals Manager after a nationwide search. “I am thrilled to be able to continue my commitment to the journals program and am looking forward to the opportunity to manage the department and work with editors and societies in a renewed capacity.”

David, Messianism, and Eschatology

Ambiguity in the Reception History of the Book of Psalms in Judaism and Christianity

Edited by Erkki Koskenniemi and David Willgren Davage

This book provides new and thought provoking answers to long standing questions. Twelve renowned scholars provide contributions dealing with material ranging from ancient Ugaritic texts to early Christian and Jewish writers, including the books of the Hebrew Bible, the literature of the late Second Temple period, and the New Testament. . . (more)

Ur in the Twenty-First Century CE

Proceedings of the 62nd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale at Philadelphia, July 11–15, 2016

Edited by Grant Frame, Joshua Jeffers, and Holly Pittman

Reflecting on the theme “Ur in the Twenty-First Century CE,” the chapters deal with archaeological, artistic, cultural, economic, historical, and textual matters connected to the ancient city of Ur. Tightly focused in theme, yet broad in scope, this collection will be of interest to Assyriologists and archaeologists working on Iraq. . . (more)