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Pre-Owned Learning to Care: Elementary Kindness in an Age of Indifference (Hardcover 9780195098815) by Robert Wuthnow

9780195098815. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 304. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Wuthnow a noted sociologist of religion here improves our understanding of kindness in American life and... more

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Studies in Religion Culture: African American Preaching: The Contribution of Dr. Gardner C. Taylor (Hardcover)

Four centuries of African American preaching has provided hope healing and heaven for people from every walk of life. Many notable men and women of African American lineage have contributed through the art of preaching to the biblical emancipation... more

Religion and American Public Life: American Catholic: The Politics of Faith During the Cold War (Hardcover)

American Catholic places the rise of the United States political conservatism in the context of ferment within the Roman Catholic Church. How did Roman Catholics shift from being perceived as un-American to emerging as the most vocal defenders of... more

Pre-Owned God Forbid: Religion and Sex in American Public Life (Hardcover) 0195121627 9780195121629

Since the 1980s religion has been most visible in American public life when issues of sexuality and reproduction are at stake. Paradoxically however the voices that speak most loudly in the name of religion are often unschooled in religious history... more

Amer Philosophy Religion: Life of the Very Reverend Cotton Mather: Late Pastor of the North Church in Boston. Who Died Feb. 13. 1727 (Paperback)

With our American Philosophy and Religion series Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books scholars interpreters students and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans... more

Pre-Owned A New Promised Land: A History of Jews in America (Paperback 9780195158267) by Hasia R Diner

9780195158267. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 184. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 184 p. Contains: Unspecified. Religion in American Life. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. An excellent... more

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Studies in Religion Culture: African American Preaching: The Contribution of Dr. Gardner C. Taylor (Paperback)

Four centuries of African American preaching has provided hope healing and heaven for people from every walk of life. Many notable men and women of African American lineage have contributed through the art of preaching to the biblical emancipation... more

Pre-Owned The Religious World of Antislavery Women: Spirituality in the Lives of Five Abolitionist Lecturers (Women & gender in North American religions) (Women and Gender in Religion) Paperback

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

God and George W. Bush : A Spiritual Life 9780060779566 Used / Pre-owned

George W. Bush has brought the question of religion back into American political life in a way that it has not been for decades. From the 2000 election through the challenges America has faced in the wake of September 11 Bush s personal faith - and... more

Pre-Owned Assimilation in American Life : The Role of Race Religion and National Origins 9780195008968

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Pre-Owned The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life The Odyssey of the Religion Clauses: 43 (New Forum Books) Hardcover

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Sonni s Abyss : A Collection of Poetry (Paperback)

Mark A. Leon The Voice of Modern American Poetry. Through the use of characters nature emotions religion spirituality pain life death and raw energy Mark has been able to capture the cornerstone of everything we feel each and every day. He is in all... more

Religion in America John Williamson Nevin: American Theologian (Hardcover)

This study of the life and thought of John Williamson Nevin (1803-1886) offers a revised interpretation of an important nineteenth-century religious thinker. Along with the historian Phillip Schaff Nevin was a leading exponent of what became known... more

Pre-Owned The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith (Paperback) 0226905187 9780226905181

American religion--like talk of God--is omnipresent. Popular culture is awash in religious messages from the singing cucumbers and tomatoes of the animated VeggieTales series to the bestselling Left Behind books to the multiplex sensation The... more

Religion in North America Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life (Paperback)

A needed and welcome account of Carry Nation s story . . . deserves the highest praise. --Journal of American History Admirably interweaves early 20th-century religious culture regional politics the suffrage and temperance movements and the woman... more

American Academy of Religion Book One Lifetime Many Lives: The Experience of Modern Hindu Hagiography Book 6 (Paperback)

Hagiography the saint s life is one of the most popular genres of religious literature in India. For this study Robin Rinehart has delved into the multiple written and oral accounts of the life of Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906). While the earliest... more

Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously (Paperback)

The clash between the religious right and the secular left undermines any serious debate about the role of religion in American public life. Such strident cultural rhetoric often ignores the positive contributions of America s many religions. By... more

Pre-Owned American Islam : Growing up Muslim in America (Paperback) 9780802776280

Today an estimated four to six million Muslims live in the United States. Yet Islam is still one of the most misunderstood and maligned religions in this country. Nes coverage of recent events such as the World Trade Center bombings and the war in... more

American Assembly Religion in American Public Life: Living with Our Deepest Differences (Paperback)

Raise any number of public issues--health care education welfare--and religious beliefs inevitably shape Americans viewpoints. On certain topics the introduction of religion can be explosive. This book discusses how we can and why we should hear... more

Religion and American Culture: The Life of Selina Campbell : A Fellow Soldier in the Cause of Restoration (Paperback)

This first biography of Selina Campbell opens a window onto the experience of women in one of the most dynamic religious groups of 19th-century America more

Law and Religion Law and Christianity in Latin America: The Work of Great Jurists (Paperback)

This volume examines the lives of more than thirty-five key personalities in Latin American law with a focus on how their Christian faith was a factor in molding the evolution of law in their countries and the region. The book is a significant... more

Religion Politics and American Identity : New Directions New Controversies (Hardcover)

Scholarship on the role of religion in American public life has taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the attacks of September 11 2001. This volume brings together an impressive group of scholars to build on past work and... more

Law and Religion Law and Christianity in Latin America: The Work of Great Jurists (Hardcover)

This volume examines the lives of more than thirty-five key personalities in Latin American law with a focus on how their Christian faith was a factor in molding the evolution of law in their countries and the region. The book is a significant... more

Pre-Owned New Faiths Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life (Paperback) 0231115210 9780231115216

As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act the fastest-growing religions in America--faster than all Christian groups combined--are Islam Hinduism Buddhism and Sikhism. In this remarkable... more

Education Religion and the Common Good : Advancing a Distinctly American Conversation about Religion s Role in Our Shared Life

A historian explores the proper role of religion in schools responsible for shaping the next generation for enlightened citizenship. Drawing upon a series of conversations he hosted among educators and religious leaders Marty draws a nuanced picture... more

A Ferris and Ferris Book A New History of the American South (Hardcover)

For at least two centuries the South s economy politics religion race relations fiction music foodways and more have figured prominently in nearly all facets of American life. In A New History of the American South W. Fitzhugh Brundage joins a... more

New Faiths Old Fears : Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life 9780231115209 Used / Pre-owned

As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act the fastest-growing religions in America -- faster than all Christian groups combined -- are Islam Hinduism Buddhism and Sikhism. Now a leading... more

Pre-Owned Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers (Paperback) 0195395859 9780195395853

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Pre-Owned A Private and Public Faith (Paperback) 1579102158 9781579102159

A Private and Public Faith is a heartfelt protest against the self-serving religiosity that characterizes so much of religion in contemporary American society and which affects to such a large degree the life of the churches of American... more

The Americanization of the Jews (Paperback - Used) 0814780016 9780814780015

How did Judaism a religion so often defined by its minority status attain equal footing in the trinity of Catholicism Protestantism and Judaism that now dominates modern American religious life? THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE JEWS seeks out the effects... more

Rites Rituals & Religions: Amerindian Spanish Latin American & Latino Worlds (Paperback)

Philosophers have contemplated the meaning of life the who & the why since nascent self-consciousness of the evolving hominid species. Yet practical efforts i.e. control of life have always transcended the philosophical: how to dominate what happens... more

Religion Culture and Public Life Baptizing Burma: Religious Change in the Last Buddhist Kingdom Book 45 (Paperback)

In July 1813 a young American couple from Boston arrived in Rangoon to preach the gospel. Celebrated in the Protestant press which ran dramatic accounts of exotic adventures the attempt to convert the Burmese met with mixed results. Although Burmese... more

Religion Culture and Public Life Baptizing Burma: Religious Change in the Last Buddhist Kingdom Book 45 (Hardcover)

In July 1813 a young American couple from Boston arrived in Rangoon to preach the gospel. Celebrated in the Protestant press which ran dramatic accounts of exotic adventures the attempt to convert the Burmese met with mixed results. Although Burmese... more

Pre-Owned Selling God: American Religion in the Marketplace of Culture (Hardcover) 0195082281 9780195082289

9780195082289. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 336. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 336 p. Ranging over American history since colonial times this study describes the commercialization of religion in US life and... more

Pre-Owned Code Talkers and Warriors : Native Americans and World War II 9780791093405

Part of the Landmark Events in Native American History set this title chronicles Native American life during World War II. It covers issues such as draft resistance on the basis of religion and sovereignty; the relocation of Native Americans to West... more

Teaching to Live: Black Religion Activist-Educators and Radical Social Change (Hardcover)

Teaching to Live: Black Religion Activist-Educators and Radical Social Change interrogates the stories of African American activist-educators whose faith convictions inspired them to educate in radical and transformative ways. Many of these... more

Religion and American Culture: A Fire You Can t Put Out : The Civil Rights Life of Birmingham s Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth (Edition 1) (Paperback)

This first biography of Fred Shuttlesworth-winner of both the 2000 Lillian Smith Award and the 2001 James F. Sulzby Jr. Award-details the fascinating life of the controversial preacher who led integration efforts in Birmingham with the courage and... more

Pre-Owned New Faiths Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life (Paperback 9780231115216) by Bruce Lawrence

9780231115216. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 192. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. American Lectures on the History of Religions. As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the... more