Fyodor Dostoevsky's highest and most permanent achievement as a novelist lies in his exploration of man's religious complex, his world and his fate. His primary vision is to be found in his last five novels: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, A Raw Youth, and The Brothers Karamazov. This volume culminates twenty years of studying, teaching, and writing on Dostoevsky. Here George A. Panichas critically analyzes the religious themes and meanings of the author's major works. Focusing on the pervasive spiritual consciousness at play, Panichas views Dostoevsky not as a religious doctrinaire, but as a visionary whose five great novels constitute a sequential meditation on man's human and superhuman destiny.

Fyodor Dostoevsky's highest and most permanent achievement as a novelist lies in his exploration of man's religious complex, his world and his fate. His primary vision is to be found in his last five novels: "Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Devils, A Raw Youth," and "The Brothers Karamazov." This volume culminates twenty years of studying, teaching, and writing on Dostoevsky. Here George A. Panichas critically analyzes the religious themes and meanings of the author's major works. Focusing on the pervasive spiritual consciousness at play, Panichas views Dostoevsky not as a religious doctrinaire, but as a visionary whose five great novels constitute a sequential meditation on man's human and superhuman destiny.

Combines legal opinion and philosophical analysis to explore the controversial issues surrounding state control of sexual and reproductive behaviour. This anthology focuses on six topics of enduring moral, social, and legal concern: homosexual sex; prostitution; pornography; abortion; sexual harassment; and rape. Included in each are excerpts from influential court decisions, followed by essays bearing specific relevance to the arguments of the courts. The essays debate complex moral and social issues.

Combines legal opinion and philosophical analysis to explore the controversial issues surrounding state control of sexual and reproductive behaviour. This anthology focuses on six topics of enduring moral, social, and legal concern: homosexual sex; prostitution; pornography; abortion; sexual harassment; and rape. Included in each are excerpts from influential court decisions, followed by essays bearing specific relevance to the arguments of the courts. The essays debate complex moral and social issues.

"A feast of profound, stimulating, and foundational essays--a brilliant contemporary introduction to great minds."--Michael NovakThese seventy-eight essays characterize the richness and diversity of conservative scholarship. "Modern Age" was founded in 1957 by Russell Kirk, with Henry Regnery and David S. Collier. The magazine is now published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.George A. Panichas is the current editor of "Modern Age" and a Professor of English at the University of Maryland.

"A feast of profound, stimulating, and foundational essays--a brilliant contemporary introduction to great minds."--Michael NovakThese seventy-eight essays characterize the richness and diversity of conservative scholarship. "Modern Age" was founded in 1957 by Russell Kirk, with Henry Regnery and David S. Collier. The magazine is now published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.George A. Panichas is the current editor of "Modern Age" and a Professor of English at the University of Maryland.