Stephen Finlan surveys psychological theories that help us to understand beliefs about sacrifice and atonement and what they may reveal about patterns of injury

Virtues and Lives

Intended as an introductory work for those who are new to scripture study

He is the author of No Room at the Table: Earth's Most Vulnerable Children and Child

the silk-velvet touch

Mary Magdalene, a Biography Rosenkransen Stephen Finlan surveys psychological theoriesAfter 2,000 years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity. Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this brilliant