The arts and literature have always played an essential role in shaping the national identity of people around the world. In order to discover, understand, feel and appreciate the arts and literature of various nations, we need to master the local language. This dictionary brings into contact two cultures, namely the English and Romanian ones, by facilitating communication in the fields of visual and performing arts, and of literature as well. The Language of the Arts and Literature: An English-Romanian and Romanian-English Dictionary will help translators, interpreters, students, and other professionals that work in the field of culture in general, and of the arts and literature in particular, to communicate in English and Romanian. Designed as an easy-to-use tool, this book is unique regarding its pair of languages, and its broad perspective and innovative structure.

Authority is something we experience every day, but is it necessary? Many think that it is not, and that it exists only as a remedy for some defect in us. Victor Lee Austin sets about exploring the higher and nobler functions of authority, and in doing so reveals its human importance as more than simply a provision for human inadequacies. A significant contribution to Christian anthropology, the book illuminates an indispensable feature of human sociality: the need for, and the good provided by, authority. In enabling us to do more complex activities, to gain and communicate understanding of the world around us and to flourish in political communities, authority ultimately leads us to enjoy God. Victor Lee Austin makes a unique contribution to political theology by deliberating the ways that authority functions both socially and epistemologically. The field of ecclesiology is also enriched by the book's discussion of authority as at once necessary and fallible. Those interested in the work of Michael Polanyi, Yves Simon, or Oliver O'Donovan will find these authors brought into the broader conversation about authority in an engaging way.