Suffering, Antitheodicy and Meliorism

This is a guest post by Sami Pihlström, author of Advanced Introduction to Antitheodicy The affliction we see around us merely by following daily news about wars, famines, political persecution or extreme poverty – as well as the pain we sometimes experience in our own lives – may make us...
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Featured Monthly Releases – March 2026

This March, discover ideas that spark new thinking and deepen critical conversations. Explore our featured releases for the month. Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok This book examines how the recording industry has repeatedly framed new technologies as threats through what is termed the...
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Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

This March, the publishing industry has continued to respond to shifting market forces, technological developments and evolving reader engagement across the global landscape. At the London Book Fair: Translations from Spain and the Balkans At the 2026 London Book Fair, discussions highlighted ongoing challenges in bringing translated works from Spain...
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Meet the Series Advisor: Tomasz Ewertowski

Anthem Studies in Encounters between Peripheral Regions publishes studies on encounters and interactions between peripheral regions of the world system. The editor of the series is Tomasz Ewertowski from Shanghai International Studies University, China. He graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, and moved to China in 2013. He...
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Meet the Author: Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf (PhD) is an art and architectural historian. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Leicester and an associate adjunct professor, teaching art history at the University of Notre Dame (USA) in London. She regularly contributes to academic journals, art magazines and podcasts. What inspired you...
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As October draws to a close, the publishing industry continues to navigate the growing influence of artificial intelligence, evolving copyright challenges and uncertainty surrounding research funding. From developments in scholarly...

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The Rejection of Power: Nonviolence and the Grand Inquisitor

This is a guest post by Alexei Anisin author of Nonviolence and the Grand Inquisitor Silence fills a cold dungeon cell in 15th-century Seville. Outside, the Inquisition is raging –...