Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Preface ix
5. Enhancing Religious Literacy in a Liberal Arts Education through the Study of Islam and Muslim Societies 1
6. American Literature and the American Environment: There Never Was an “Is” without a “Where” 32
7. The Internet and Hieronymus Bosch: Fear, Protection, and Liberty in Cyberspace 57
8. Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution: Pattern, Process, and the Evidence 91
9. Global History for an Era of Globalization: An Introduction 127
10. Medical Detectives 156
11. The Human Mind 179
12. Securing Human Rights Intellectually: Philosophical Inquiries about the Universal Declaration 212
13. What Is Morality? 243
14. Energy Resources and the Environment: A Chapter on Applied Science 267
15. Interracial Literature 311
16. “Pursuits of Happiness”: Dark Threads in the History of the American Revolution 341