It is the winter of 1942, and the world is at war. A few Jewish musicians attempt to flee the Nazi death grip, each desperately trying to navigate his own path to safety. With the courageous aid and kindness of strangers, they soon find themselves in Rome, where under the highly secret help of the Vatican, they are hidden in Bellafortuna, a small village in Sicily. The residents of Bellafortuna welcome them and care for them, and for a fleeting moment,...

Examine traditional and contemporary Buddhist points of view on abortion, reproductive choice, and reproductive ethics, from a critical feminist perspective. The speaker analyzes the few brief references to reproductive ethics that appear in the Buddhist scriptures, how they are variously interpreted in Buddhist societies, and the practical application of Buddhist ethical thinking to the increasingly complex set of issues raised by reproductive technologies...

In Onward Christian Athletes, religion expert and commentator Tom Krattenmaker takes us behind the scenes of the conservative Christian movement to evangelize in the club house and enlist pro athletes to promote a specific brand of Christianity outside the mainstream of a religiously and politically diverse America. --from publisher description.