A Very Short Introduction, Oxford Series

David Wolcott
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A Very Short Introduction, by Oxford, is a much have for studies, both ancient and past, as, appropriately called, introductions to various subjects. here as some that are directly biblical related, but many others directly relate to contempory studies on culture and Christian living and would be pertinent as well:

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  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, definitely get more of these, especially now that you've got one in pre-pub: https://www.logos.com/product/200441/american-political-history-a-very-short-introduction

    Here are some more that would be relevant for Logos:
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198863330 - The Bible (an updated edition of the first one listed above)
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190654341 - Abrahamic Religions
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199679975 - Theology
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199575274 - Jesus
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198779526 - Dead Sea Scrolls
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199556644 - Thomas Aquinas
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192854526 - Augustine
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199295514 - Science & Religion
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199697299 - The Middle Ages
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192801635 - The Renaissance
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199231311 - The Reformation
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199574332 - Martin Luther
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195334558 - Puritanism
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195321073 - Religion in America
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199575150 - Pentecostalism
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199206791 - The Quakers
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198796854 - Catholicism
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190883278 - Orthodox Christianity
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199687358 - Judaism
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195300203 - The New Testament as Literature
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199547300 - Angels
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199580995 - The Devil
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195377990 - The Ancient Near East
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198715900 - Ancient Assyria
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199236119 - Byzantium
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198706154 - Alexander the Great
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198746040 - The Hellenistic Age
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199595119 - The Roman Republic
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192803913 - The Roman Empire
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/019886177X - Philosophy
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192853570 - Ancient Philosophy
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192854089 - Aristotle
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/019280216X - Plato
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/019966322X - Medieval Philosophy
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199591784 - The Enlightenment
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199568863 - Christian Ethics
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199642877 - Islam
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003EGGIBC - The Koran
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195327055 - Kabbalah
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192803468 - Egyptian Myth
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192804766 - Classical Mythology
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198726473 - Babylonia
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0192806556 - The Crusades
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198748760 - The Holy Roman Empire
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199685355 - Hermeneutics

    I'm sure there are others...
  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Rosie Perera  For Pete's sake. I tried to enter this one (with i's instead of !'s) and it was censored as containing "bad words".
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198794916 - The V!rg!n Mary
  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    See also this thread on the forums for some more title ideas:
    https://community.logos.com/forums/t/69902.aspx

    Namely these ones that I don't think were mentioned by David or me yet.


    Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction  by Beth Williamson   (2004) 
    Myth: A Very Short Introduction by Robert A. Segal (2004)  
    Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Shaw (2004)  
    Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction by Gillian Clark (2011) 
    Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction by Adam J. Silverstein (2010) 
    Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan A. C. Brown (2011) 
    Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown (2013) 
    Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction by Kim Knott (2000) 
    Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt (2005) 
    Atheism: A Very Short Introduction by Julian Baggini (2003) 
    Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction by Robin Le Poidevin (2010) 
    Humanism: A Very Short Introduction by Steven Law (2011) 
    Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Flynn (2006) 
    The Meaning of Life: A Very Short Introduction by Terry Eagleton (2008) 
    Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler (2003) 
    Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Inwood (2002) 
    Kant: A Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton (2001) 
    Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Tanner (2001) 
    Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Lyman Bushman (2008) 
    Beauty: A Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton (2011) 

    (Note: the links to these on Amazon in my original post on the above-mentioned thread are no longer working; Amazon must have moved stuff around.)
  • David Wolcott
    David Wolcott Member Posts: 92 ✭✭✭
    @Rosie Perera , thank you for pulling the whole list!
  • David Wolcott
    David Wolcott Member Posts: 92 ✭✭✭
    @Rosie Perera , oh, wow, this has been suggested for years... Hopefully they get them added! It would be great to do a whole collection, single purchase!
  • Timothy Berg
    Timothy Berg Member Posts: 6 ✭✭
    I think there are over 700 VSI volumes now, so adding them to Logos would surely take time. But they are such a great resource, and would be popular I am sure.