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G.W. Bowersock

G.W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient ­History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His latest book is The Crucible of Islam.
 (November 2019)

The Voice of God

The Voice of God

What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters

by Garry Wills

December 7, 2017 issue

The Bible and the Perils of ‘Evolution’

The Bible and the Perils of ‘Evolution’

The Good Book of Human Nature: An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible

by Carel van Schaik and Kai Michel

The Mediterranean World: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Napoleon

by Monique O’Connell and Eric R. Dursteler

Gottes Körper: Jüdische, christliche und pagane Gottesvorstellungen in der Antike [God’s Body: Jewish, Christian, and Pagan Conceptions of God in Antiquity]

by Christoph Markschies

October 27, 2016 issue

Money and Your Soul

Money and Your Soul

The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity

by Peter Brown

May 21, 2015 issue

Please Pass the Blood

Please Pass the Blood

Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History

by Rachel Laudan

Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey

by Gary Paul Nabhan

August 14, 2014 issue

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