John Portmann is represented on Book-Sharing with 9 books, especially in Philosophy, Religion. Popular entries include When Bad Things Happen to Other People, Celebrity Morals and the Loss of Religious Authority.
Although many of us deny it, it is not uncommon to feel pleasure over the suffering of others, parti…
This book examines American popular culture to demonstrate that celebrities have superseded religiou…
A growing epidemic, Alzheimer s punishes not only its victims but also those married to them. This …
Friendships between women and gay men captivated the American media in the opening decade of the 21s…
Friendships between women and gay men captivated the American media in the opening decade of the 21s…
This study of Catholicism articulates how theological teachings trickle down from the Vatican and in…
Traces changing conceptions of sin through history and analyzes the role that sin, and our understan…
Considers the contrast between the Vatican's rules governing Catholics and non-Catholics, noting sig…
Why do people do things that are blatantly bad for them? Think of the falls from grace of Richard Ni…
