This is the first biography of Joseph McCabe (1867-1955), a former Catholic preist who became one of the best-known champions and a prolific popularizer of freethought and rationalism in the first half of the 20th century. McCabe's encyclopedic curiosity, rigorous scholarship, and above all his unswerving intellectual honesty led him through a tumultuous career of public lecturing and debating, and an incredible output of over 200 books. He tackled the most controversial issues of the modern era: evolution, biblical errancy, belief in God, immorality, spiritualism, capitalism vs. socialism, women's rights, and many other topics. Much of his writing was published in the form of the "Little Blue Books" by E. Haldeman-Julius, who declared McCabe to be "the world's greatest scholar." Today in our postmodern period, where Enlightenment values are being questioned and irrationalism in many guises has become fashionable, McCabe's gift for rational inquiry, respect for scientific evidence, and lucid, no-nonsense prose are both relevant and welcome.

"This book is a frank criticism of most of the dominant ideas and institutions of our time."--Pref.

The Baloch National Struggle in Pakistan discusses the relevance of the principle of the right of self-determination in the context of rising trends towards ethnic nationalism in Afro-Asian countries. The book deals with the emerging conflict of the Baloch with Pakistan and Iran. It also discusses the geopolitical and geostrategic repercussions of any re-demarcations of the boundaries of Pakistan and Iran on the region and long-term policies of world powers. The book gives an insight into the political psychology and cultural traits of the Baloch struggle for safeguarding their historic personality, political sovereignty, and their national and cultural survival in Iran and Pakistan.

This Study Offers A Fresh Critical Perspective On Mystical Poetry Across Cultures And Faiths From A Point Of View That Balances The Eastern And Western Approaches. It Specifically Examines, In Some Depth And Range, Select Verses Of A Fairly Large Number Of Poets In Order To Highlight The Universal Features Of Mysticism As It Finds Expression In Their Works. The Poets Chosen Include (I) Kashmiri Poets : Lal Ded, Nunda Rishi, Shams Faqir, Zinda Kaul, Swami Govind Kaul And Bhavani Bhagyavaan Pandit, (Ii) British Poets : Coventry Patmore And T.S. Eliot And (Iii) 16Th Century Spanish Poet, St John Of The Cross.In A Refreshingly Novel Way, The Author Discusses Mysticism And Its Relationship With Poetry, Seeking To Show How The Latter, Through Apt Images And Symbols, Serves To Convey Man S Experience Of The Divine. His Competent English Translation Of Kashmiri Verses, Well-Matched By His Fine Critical Analysis Of The Whole Textual Material, Enhances Further The Charm And Value Of This Scholarly Work. The Perceptive Reader Will Notice That The Author S Approach To The Subject And The Critical Method He Employs Reflect A Classical Mind At Work Equipped With Sound Scholarship And A Thorough Grasp Of The Essentials Of Hindu, Christian And Islamic Mysticism.

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