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Contemporary Anthropology of Religion The Christianity of Culture (Hardcover)

In recent years anthropologists have increasingly viewed Christian conversion as a form of rupture from the past. But what happens if the people with whom they work begin to speak a language of continuity and sameness with that past? In this richly... more

Miraculous Response : Doing Popular Religion in Contemporary China (Hardcover)

Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. more

Pre-Owned Dictionary of Contemporary Religion in the Western World: Exploring Living Faiths in (Hardcover 9780830814367) by Christopher Partridge Douglas R Groothuis

9780830814367. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 390. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 390 p. This dictionary provides unique and valuable access to the burgeoning world of religions spiritualities and... more

Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Religion: Collected Works: Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies: Selected Writings (Hardcover)

William A Graham a leading international scholar in the field of Islamic Studies gathers together his selected writings under three sections: 1.History and Interpretation of Islamic Religion; 2.The Qur an as Scripture and 3. Scripture in the History of... more

Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia A History of Protestantism in Korea (Hardcover)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Protestant Christianity in Korea. It outlines the development of Christianity in Korea before Protestantism considers the introduction of Protestantism in the late nineteenth century and its widening and... more

Fundamentalism in American Religion and Law (Hardcover)

Why from Reagan to George Bush have fundamentalists in religion and in law (originalists) exercised such political power and influence in the United States? Why has the Republican Party forged an ideology of judicial appointments (originalism) hostile... more

Pre-Owned Suburban Religion : Churches and Synagogues in the American Experience (Hardcover) 9780913348055

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Jews and Judaism: History and Culture: We Shall Build Anew : Stephen S. Wise the Jewish Institute of Religion and the Reinvention of American Liberal Judaism (Hardcover)

How Rabbi Stephen S. Wise changed the trajectory of American Reform Judaism over the course of the twentieth century and well into the twenty-first more

Pre-Owned Religion and the American Mind: From the Great Awakening to the Revolution (Hardcover) 0674755502 9780674755505

Religion and the American Mind: From the Great Awakening to the Revolution by Heimert Alan more

The German church on the American frontier a study in the rise of religion among the Germans of the West Based on the history of the Evangelischer Kirchenverein des Wes [Hardcover]

{Size: 22.59 x 28.94 cms} Lang: - English Pages 653 Print on Demand. Reprinted in 2016 with the help of original edition published long back [1939]. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated... more

Pre-Owned Politics Religion and the Common Good: Advancing a Distinctly American Conversation (Hardcover 9780787950316) by Martin E Marty

9780787950316. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 192. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 192 p. The future of America in many ways depends upon an understanding of the proper role of religion in our shared life as a... more

Religion and Race The Cross of Christ in African American Christian Religious Experience (Hardcover)

In The Cross of Christ in African American Christian Religious Experience: Piety Politics and Protest Demetrius K. Williams examines and explores the ideational importance and rhetorical function of cross language and terminology in the spirituals... more

Pre-Owned American Indians and Christian Missions: Studies in Cultural Conflict Chicago History of Religion Hardcover Henry Warner Bowden

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Gender Theory and Religion Electric Santería: Racial and Sexual Assemblages of Transnational Religion (Hardcover)

Santería is an African-inspired Cuban diaspora religion long stigmatized as witchcraft and often dismissed as superstition yet its spirit- and possession-based practices are rapidly winning adherents across the world. Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús... more

Routledge New Religions: Invented Religions: Imagination Fiction and Faith (Hardcover)

Utilizing contemporary scholarship on secularization individualism and consumer capitalism this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism the Church of All Worlds the Church of the SubGenius... more

New Approaches to Religion and Power The Subject Capitalism and Religion (Hardcover)

In order to fight for a more just society it is necessary to elaborate upon the theoretical reflections that critically analyze the faith and myths that support and legitimize the trajectory of contemporary capitalism and its utopia as well as the... more

History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (Hardcover)

John William Draper (May 5 1811 - January 4 1882) was an English-born American scientist philosopher physician chemist historian and photographer. He is credited with producing the first clear photograph of a female face (1839-40) and the first... more

Lux Mundi: A Series of Studies in the Religion of the Incarnation; Volume 8 (Hardcover)

A collection of essays first published in 1889 and edited by Anglican bishop Charles Gore Lux Mundi represents a landmark in modern Anglican theology synthesizing traditional Christian thought with contemporary scholarship and social concerns. Key... more

Philosophy of Religion God and the Other: Ethics and Politics After the Theological Turn (Hardcover)

The theological turn in French phenomenology has been of great interest to scholars working in contemporary continental thought but according to J. Aaron Simmons not enough has been done to bring these debates into conversation with more mainstream... more

Pre-Owned The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era (Religion and American Culture) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics: Re-Reading Amos Hosea and First Isaiah (Hardcover)

In the context of growing concern over climate change and other environmental pressures Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics explores what an ecological reading of the biblical text can contribute to contemporary environmental... more

Heaven s Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock American Mystic Scholar Sexologist Martyr and Madwoman (Hardcover)

The nineteenth-century eccentric Ida C. Craddock was by turns a secular freethinker a religious visionary a civil-liberties advocate and a resolute defender of belly-dancing. Arrested and tried repeatedly on obscenity charges she was deemed a danger to... more

American Grace : How Religion Divides and Unites Us (Paperback)

American Grace is perhaps the most sweeping look yet at contemporary American religion. It lays out the broad trends of the past fifty years assesses their sociological causes and then does a bit of fortune-telling (The Washington Post).Unique among... more

Pre-Owned By What Authority: The Rise of Personality Cults in American Christianity (Hardcover) 0060667249 9780060667245

Richard Quebedeaus well known as a keen observer of the trends in American religion has now written a probind insightful volume on the relationship between celebrity-dom and religious authority. Quebedeaux relates the American love of charisma and our... more

Pre-Owned Baptists in America (Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series) Paperback

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Pre-Owned: Roman Catholicism in America (Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series) (Paperback 9780231142670 0231142676)

Roman Catholicism in America (Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series) ISBN-10 0231142676 ISBN-13 9780231142670 Gillis Chester second edition edition 416 pages Publisher: Columbia University Press Binding: Paperback Who are American Catholics... more

Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Faith in Objects: American Missionary Expositions in the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

In the early twentieth century missionary expositions were a central event in the religious life of many Americans. They also converged with the research agenda of anthropology which was then defined by museum work. This thoughtfully researched book... more

George H. Shriver Lecture Religion in American History: Religion Enters the Academy: The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America (Hardcover)

Religious studies--also known as comparative religion or history of religions--emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic during the late nineteenth century. In Europe as previous historians have demonstrated... more

Religion in American Life Religion in American Life: A Short History (Hardcover)

Accessible and wide-ranging Religion in American Life illuminates the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in American history. Jon Butler begins by describing the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of... more

Religion and American Culture Honoring Elders: Aging Authority and Ojibwe Religion (Hardcover)

Like many Native Americans Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom authority and religious significance of old age but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work rooted in narrative traditions moral vision and ritualized... more

Religion in North America Religion and Violence in Early American Methodism: Taking the Kingdom by Force (Hardcover)

Early American Methodists commonly described their religious lives as great wars with sin and claimed they wrestled with God and Satan who assaulted them in terrible ways. Carefully examining a range of sources including sermons letters autobiographies... more

Columbia Classics in Religion Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture (Hardcover)

First published in 1978 Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture is a classic work examining the theological doctrines popular notions and corresponding symbols and images promoting and sustaining Christian pilgrimage. The book examines two major... more

Columbia Science and Religion Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality (Hardcover)

For over a decade a small group of scientists and philosophers--members of the Mind and Life Institute--have met regularly to explore the intersection between science and the spirit. At one of these meetings the themes discussed were both fundamental... more

Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Spirits Without Borders: Vietnamese Spirit Mediums in a Transnational Age (Hardcover)

An ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam s Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual this book is the product of collaborative research by an American anthropologist and a Vietnamese folklorist.... more

Routledge Science and Religion Naturalism Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion: Religion Explained? (Hardcover)

This book provides a critical philosophical analysis of the claim that contemporary cognitive approaches to religion undermine theistic beliefs. Recent scientific work into the evolution and cognition of religion has been driven by and interpreted in... more

Learning Bible-Cev 1585160172 (Hardcover - Used)

The ABS Learning Bible combines our very accessible Contemporary English Version text with clear and coherent explanatory material. For each book and for each section of the Bible you will find background and analysis to lead you to the full meaning... more

Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Dive: Secularism(s) in Contemporary France: Law Policy and Religious Diversity (Hardcover)

Provides a sociological view of the recent evolution of French secularism Based on the first exhaustive analysis of juridical and political data on the regulation of religious diversity in France Reveals how social representations and concrete legal... more

Pre-Owned The Destructive Power of Religion: Violence in Judaism Christianity and Islam Vol. 2 Contemporary Psychology Hardcover N/A

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