Piety and Rebellion examines the span of the Hasidic textual tradition from its earliest phases to the 20th century. The essays collected in this volume focus on the tension between Hasidic fidelity to tradition and its rebellious attempt to push the devotional life beyond the borders of conventional religious practice. Many of the essays exhibit a comparative perspective deployed to better articulate the innovative spirit, and traditional challenges, Hasidism presents to the traditional Jewish world. Piety and Rebellion is an attempt to present Hasidism as one case whereby maximalist religion can yield a rebellious challenge to conventional conceptions of religious thought and practice.

Since 2020, there have been various calls to action in the instruction of East European and Eurasian Languages to address the predominantly white demographics in the fields of Slavic and Eurasian studies and long-standing disparities in access and opportunities for students of the global majority. Despite these acknowledgements and drive to change the nature of the field, there persists a great deal of investigation and interrogation needed to realize the potential benefits of the inclusive East European and Eurasian language classroom. Inclusive Strategies and Critical Pedagogies for East European and Eurasian Languages offers new pathways for affirming and representing diversity, both in the regions of inquiry and in classrooms. 

The modern phenomenon of fan fiction involves readers writing creative pieces that answer questions left open in favorite works of literature.  This also describes the ancient tradition of midrash, where readers write stories filling in gaps in the Bible. 

In Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis educator Sarah Rosenson discusses the questions left open in the first book of the Bible and includes questions for the characters in the stories, which can serve as prompts for conversations or creative writing.  Some chapters also describe paintings by famous artists depicting the scene, and how they seem to have answered at least one of the questions.

Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis is perfect for anyone interested in reading Bible stories through a new and creative lens, people who enjoy creative writing and want to challenge themselves to write fan fiction/midrash on the Bible, and people who teach classes on the Bible in both Jewish and Christian settings and want ideas for discussion topics and questions.  

Растущая популярность ислама во Франции и ожесточенные споры вокруг него часто способствовали сужению общественного восприятия секуляризма до понятия воинствующей антирелигиозности. Это представление, распространяемое СМИ и политиками, способно ввести в заблуждение. Книга Дэвида Коуссенса предлагает более комплексный взгляд на секуляризм: хотя распространение ислама, несомненно, внесло вклад в переосмысление французского секуляризма в последние десятилетия, книга выходит за рамки того, что стало известно как «мусульманский вопрос», и рассматривает множество аспектов, в которых религиозные практики пересекаются со светскими.