Hot Off Penn Press: Back to school already?
08/17/2017
The first day of fall classes is rapidly approaching at colleges and universities all over, so what better time to check out Penn Press's latest slate of new titles? Indeed,… READ MORE
Category: Religious Studies
Aping the Human: On Planet of the Apes and the Posthumanities
07/28/2017
Today we have a guest post from Mira Beth Wasserman, who teaches rabbinic literature at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is the author of Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals: The Talmud After… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: From gardens to stadiums
07/13/2017
In the mid-July heat, relax somewhere cool with one of our new titles, which include an illustrated and comprehensive look at Japanese gardens, an incisive ethnographic study of children caught… READ MORE
Secular vs. Scientific Apocalypticism
07/10/2017
Today we have a guest post from Lisa Vox, author of Existential Threats: American Apocalyptic Beliefs in the Technological Era. Seeking to address American's longstanding fascination with visions of the apocalypse,… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: A scholarly summer
06/08/2017
It doesn't feel like summer here on the East Coast, but wherever you are, you're probably beginning to put together a summer reading list. Well, Penn Press humbly submits for… READ MORE
Announcing Penn Press’s Fall 2017 catalog
05/17/2017
Penn Press is thrilled to announce our Fall 2017 catalog. Exciting new titles this season include Women at the Wheel by Katherine J. Parkin, which traces the gendered history of… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Spring reads
03/23/2017
As the winter chill beings to thaw and spring weather moves in, what could be better than a new book about American history, Medieval literature, or art? For titles like… READ MORE
Human Rights in the Era of Trump?
01/04/2017
Today, we have an exciting blog post from a scholar whose work connects the dots between politics and religion in fascinating ways. Jenna Reinbold is assistant professor of Religion at Colgate… READ MORE
Announcing Penn Press’s Spring 2017 catalog
12/22/2016
Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Spring 2017 catalog. Exciting new titles this season include Gregory Nobles' revelatory biography John James Audubon: The Nature of the… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Holiday reading
12/21/2016
Seasons's greetings! With the holidays rapidly approach, and with academic semesters winding down, you may find yourself with some downtime to enjoy a few of our new titles—or maybe one… READ MORE
