Alternative belief systems

Vincent BrAmmer's classic book on prayer from 1984 provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of central issues regarding the nature and practice of prayer.

Presenting a rich account of women's faith lives and, mapping women's meanings in their own right, this book offers an alternative to dominant accounts of faith development which failed to account for women's experience.

Presenting a rich account of women's faith lives and, mapping women's meanings in their own right, this book offers an alternative to dominant accounts of faith development which failed to account for women's experience.

All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional religions.

All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional religions.

Recent theological scholarship has shown increasing interest in patristic exegesis.

Recent theological scholarship has shown increasing interest in patristic exegesis.

Does God Matter?

Does God Matter?

This title was first published in 2001: From Sacred Text to Internet addresses two key issues affecting the global spread of religion: first, the impact of new media on the ways in which religious traditions present their messages, and second, the global relocation of religions in novel geographical and social settings.

This title was first published in 2001: From Sacred Text to Internet addresses two key issues affecting the global spread of religion: first, the impact of new media on the ways in which religious traditions present their messages, and second, the global relocation of religions in novel geographical and social settings.

Offering resources and initiatives on religious and spiritual diversity in higher education, this book describes the conceptual foundations for teaching religious literacy and provides a sample curriculum with a facilitator's guide and assessment tools needed to evaluate its development among students.

Offering resources and initiatives on religious and spiritual diversity in higher education, this book describes the conceptual foundations for teaching religious literacy and provides a sample curriculum with a facilitator's guide and assessment tools needed to evaluate its development among students.

This title was first published in 2001: Engaging contemporary discussion concerning the validity of mystical experiences of God, Jerome Gellman presents the best evidential case in favor of validity and its implications for belief in God.

This title was first published in 2001: Engaging contemporary discussion concerning the validity of mystical experiences of God, Jerome Gellman presents the best evidential case in favor of validity and its implications for belief in God.

This title was first published in 2003.

This title was first published in 2003.

Title first published in 2003.

Title first published in 2003.

This title was first published in 2002.

This title was first published in 2002.

This title was first published in 2002: Religion and Social Transformations examines the reciprocal relationship between religion, modernity and social change.

This title was first published in 2002: Religion and Social Transformations examines the reciprocal relationship between religion, modernity and social change.

This title was first published in 2002: Perspectives on Civil Religion introduces the concept of civil religion, examines the use of the concept in recent scholarship and investigates examples of civil religion in the contemporary world.

This title was first published in 2002: Perspectives on Civil Religion introduces the concept of civil religion, examines the use of the concept in recent scholarship and investigates examples of civil religion in the contemporary world.

This title was first published in 2001.

This title was first published in 2001.

Arguably no modern ideology has diffused as fast as Socialism.

Arguably no modern ideology has diffused as fast as Socialism.

Interest in preternatural and supernatural themes has revitalized the Gothic tale, renewed explorations of psychic powers and given rise to a host of social and religious movements based upon claims of the fantastical.

Interest in preternatural and supernatural themes has revitalized the Gothic tale, renewed explorations of psychic powers and given rise to a host of social and religious movements based upon claims of the fantastical.

This book explores the inter-relationship between religious groups and wider society and examines the way religious groups change in relation to societal norms, potentially to the point of undergoing processes of 'internal secularisation' within secular and secularist cultures.

This book explores the inter-relationship between religious groups and wider society and examines the way religious groups change in relation to societal norms, potentially to the point of undergoing processes of 'internal secularisation' within secular and secularist cultures.

The American public's perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "e;anticult"e; movement of the 1970s, which gave a sometimes hysterical and often distorted image of NRMs to the media.

The American public's perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "e;anticult"e; movement of the 1970s, which gave a sometimes hysterical and often distorted image of NRMs to the media.

Offering a new template for future exploration, Susan Greenwood examines and develops the notion that the experience of magic is a panhuman orientation of consciousness, a form of knowledge largely marginalized in Western societies.

Offering a new template for future exploration, Susan Greenwood examines and develops the notion that the experience of magic is a panhuman orientation of consciousness, a form of knowledge largely marginalized in Western societies.

Atheology is the intellectual effort to understand atheism, defend the reasonableness of unbelief, and support nonbelievers in their encounters with religion.

Atheology is the intellectual effort to understand atheism, defend the reasonableness of unbelief, and support nonbelievers in their encounters with religion.

Cultural and spiritual bonds with 'nature' are among the strongest motivators for nature conservation; yet they are seldom taken into account in the governance and management of protected and conserved areas.

Cultural and spiritual bonds with 'nature' are among the strongest motivators for nature conservation; yet they are seldom taken into account in the governance and management of protected and conserved areas.

The resurrection of the dead was, as Tertullian says, 'the chief article of the whole Christian faith' (De resurrectione 39.

The resurrection of the dead was, as Tertullian says, 'the chief article of the whole Christian faith' (De resurrectione 39.

Theology has a rich tradition across the African continent, and has taken myriad directions since Christianity first arrived on its shores.

Theology has a rich tradition across the African continent, and has taken myriad directions since Christianity first arrived on its shores.

Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century.

Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century.

The Indigo Child concept is a contemporary New Age redefinition of self.

The Indigo Child concept is a contemporary New Age redefinition of self.

At the core of African American religion's response to social inequalities has been a symbiotic relationship between socio-political activism and spiritual restoration.