Richard E. Rubenstein, Author . Harcourt $25 (258p) ISBN 978-0-15-101219-0
The history of the ancient nation of Israel is marked by conflict and compromise, rebellion and repentance. Often at war with surrounding nations as well as with the God who brought Israel into existence, the people needed strong, authoritative...
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Richard E. Rubenstein, Bloomsbury, $25 (256p) ISBN 978-1-60819-026-3
In this tenuous polemic, Rubenstein (When Jesus Became God), professor of conflict resolution and public affairs at George Mason University, examines "the rhetorical and philosophical strategies that move [Americans] to fight [and] explores their...
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Richard E. Rubenstein, Author Basic Books $17.95 (266p) ISBN 978-0-465-00095-1
In a calm, level-headed analysis, Rubenstein offers a powerful rebuttal to many assumptions about terrorism. He maintains that terrorist acts are often the responses of frustrated people to American-sponsored oppression that is intended to protect U.
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Richard E. Rubenstein, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $24.95 (316p) ISBN 978-0-15-152895-0
One of history's most intriguing double agents, Yevno Azef, a Russian Jew born into poverty, operated simultaneously as a spy for the Czarist secret police and as leader of an antigovernment terrorist group in Russia. Purportedly he was not only...
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Richard E. Rubenstein, Author, Richard Rubenstein, Editor Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $30 (368p) ISBN 978-0-15-100368-6
The Gospel stories of Jesus' life, death and resurrection are familiar tales in Western literature. Yet, the Gospel narratives do not themselves pose or answer the theological question of Jesus' divinity. None of the disciples become engaged in...
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