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A Story of Art, Coming January 2012 . . . .
"Art Schooled" chronicles an adventure into one of the nation's top art colleges and the art world in which it exists. Narrative non-fiction at its most colorful. Published by University Press of New England.See the blog at: http://artschooledbook.blogspot.com.
Biographers of the Ages . . . . The God Biographers: Our Changing Image of God from Job to the Present. A story of the historic clash between the classical and modern images of God, culminating in the modern-day debate over process, relational, and open theism. Published by Lexington Books, 2010.
'A Concise and Elegant History'
The Proof of God: The Debate that Shaped Modern Belief, the engaging story of the Ontological Argument from St. Anselm, to William of Ockham, to René Descartes. Published by Atlas & Co., 2008
“Witham … enlivens every page. He accomplishes this not only by showing the subtle dynamism of Anselm's thought, but by embedding him, and his successors, firmly in their times.”—New York Sun.
“[A] concise and elegant history . . . concentrates mainly on Anselm and the subsequent engagements with him by Aquinas, Ockham and Descartes, while delighting in the intricacies of monastic and university politics, and dabbing in charming touches of colour.”—The Guardian.
Author photo by Owen T. Davis
MARKETPLACE OF THE GODS: HOW ECONOMICS EXPLAINS RELIGION
"A good book." marginalrevolution.com
"A rich exposure to a blossoming academic field."—Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
"An important part of the conversation."—Publishers Weekly
(Oxford University Press, 2010)
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A CITY UPON A HILL: HOW SERMONS CHANGED THE COURSE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
(HarperOne, Now in Paperback)
"Knows when to pick up the narrative pace and when to slow down for delicious detail."—Publishers Weekly
"The sermon is America's characteristic form of speech . . . a brilliant exposition."—Peter Gomes
"An important study worthy of a place in all libraries."—Library Journal
"A first-rate history of religion in America. . . . will reward readers in ways they can hardly foresee."—Edwin Gaustad
"Weaves a history of the theology contained in the American sermon."—Wall Street Journal
"Witham’s highly readable history of the American sermon strongly bolsters the contention that words change minds and alter the course of events."—Booklist
"[The author’s] engaging prose and broad and detailed history of American religious oratory will fuel discussion among students of American Christianity, homiletics, and U.S. history."—Choice
