Religion

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Nov

#AARSBL2020: Meet with UC Press Editor Eric Schmidt—Virtually

Have a book project to pitch? Editor Eric Schmidt is taking appointments Dec. 2-8.

21

Oct

Rome’s Final Pagan Generation and America’s Climate Failure

by Edward J. Watts, author of The Final Pagan Generation: Rome’s Unexpected Path to Christianity In 392 AD, a Christian mob destroyed the Alexandrian temple of Serapis, the biggest and most impressive …

12

Aug

The Empires of Faith and the Making of the Prophet of Islam

by Sean W. Anthony, author of Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam What can modern historians know about the historical figure of the prophet Muhammad? …

21

May

North American Patristics Society: The Latest Research from UC Press

While the North American Patristics Society 2020 annual conference is cancelled due to COVID-19, UC Press is excited to present new translations and also recent releases in the Christianity in Late Antiquity, …

16

Apr

Luminos Open Access: Religious Studies Spotlight

Since first launching in 2015, Luminos has served as one of UC Press’s flagship open access programs. Having published more than seventy-five full length scholarly monographs—fully open and available to the public for free— …

02

Apr

Luminos Open Access: Asian Studies Spotlight

Since first launching in 2015, Luminos has served as one of UC Press’s flagship open access programs. Having published more than seventy-five full length scholarly monographs—fully open and available to the public …

19

Mar

Free access to all UC Press journals through June 2020

In recognition of the impact of coronavirus on campus instruction and the rise of unplanned distance learning, University of California Press is pleased to make all of our online journals content free to all through June, 2020.

25

Nov

Environmental Apocalypticism

This guest post is published as part of our blog series related to the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion & Society for Biblical Literature November 23-26 in San Diego. #aarsbl19 By Robin …

24

Nov

Growing Up with Fantasy

This guest post is published as part of our blog series related to the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion & Society for Biblical Literature November 23-26 in San Diego. #aarsbl19 By Douglas …

23

Nov

Mourning with Sarah: Late Ancient Laments for New Audiences

This guest post is published as part of our blog series related to the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion & Society for Biblical Literature November 23-26 in San Diego. #aarsbl19 By Maria …