Religious issues and debates

In an era of intensifying globalization and transnational connectivity, the dynamics of cultural production and the very notion of creativity are in transition.

Just a few short years ago, the Turkish Model was being hailed across the world.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, leading intellectuals are claiming "e;There is a problem with Islam in France,"e; thus legitimising the discourse of the racist National Front.

The Changing Faces of Antisemitism is Muriel Seltman's examination into the roots and causes of antisemitism.

An accessible, objective understanding of what the major 'beliefs' are about.

Sir Crispin Tickell, GCMG, one of Britain's outstanding diplomats and one of the word's leading proponents of 'climate change', says of this book: "e;Here John Pedler takes the broadest of views, ranging from politics and science to religion and beyond, and paints a picture of the world as most of us have yet to see it.

This enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, conceptions of 'ministry' and artistic response.

In this interfaith book Lucinda Mosher investigates different understandings of destiny, loss, death, and remembrance in America's many religions.

Are atheists immoral?

Across the world, grassroots movements for change are growing in number, skill, and impact on society.

As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex, increasing stress is placed upon employees.

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR**Alev Scott's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire.

Tagore's Sadhana is a spiritual classic, delivering strong and penetrating insight into the human connection with the universe, the many fallacies of science and much more, all in beatiful English prose.

Since the 1990s, most African economies and public spheres have been liberalised, and new civil society actors have emerged.

This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.

This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.

Written by an Egyptian human rights lawyer, it is the first English-language account of the development of tensions between violent and non-violent factions in radical Islamist movements, from the perspective of an insider.

Is religion best seen as only a cause of war, or is it a source of comfort for those caught up in conflict?

Is religion best seen as only a cause of war, or is it a source of comfort for those caught up in conflict?

This is a new edition of a classic and highly controversial book that examines the history and consequences of Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel.

Israel Shahak was a remarkable man.

The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the world turned upside down'.

Latin America has been a place of radical political inspiration providing an alternative to the neoliberal model.

Latin America has been a place of radical political inspiration providing an alternative to the neoliberal model.

This publication investigates how Karl Barth's doctrine of time and eternity can contribute to the continued understanding of the relationship of divine eternity to time or temporality.

Almost sixty years ago, the Mennonite missionary team working in the Argentine Chaco decided to look for ways to be effective in their ministry while being faithful to Jesus' lifestyle and teaching.

Russian Baptists and the Orthodox Church have had a difficult and - at times - dramatic relationship over the past century and a half.

Russian Baptists and the Orthodox Church have had a difficult and - at times - dramatic relationship over the past century and a half.

Almost sixty years ago, the Mennonite missionary team working in the Argentine Chaco decided to look for ways to be effective in their ministry while being faithful to Jesus' lifestyle and teaching.

What relevance does the book of Revelation hold for our lived reality within secular societies?

What relevance does the book of Revelation hold for our lived reality within secular societies?

Violence is not just physical; like everything in life, it bears spiritual implications.

Violence is not just physical; like everything in life, it bears spiritual implications.

Africa needs leaders and Christians from every walk of life to rediscover their identity and purpose in all spheres of society.

Africa needs leaders and Christians from every walk of life to rediscover their identity and purpose in all spheres of society.

Baptists in Romania have developed a practice of suspicion when it comes to religious dialogue, especially with the Romanian Orthodox tradition, due to a history that is characterized by oppression.

Baptists in Romania have developed a practice of suspicion when it comes to religious dialogue, especially with the Romanian Orthodox tradition, due to a history that is characterized by oppression.

Ethiopia is an icon of freedom and indigenous Christianity across Africa due to its historic independence, ancient Christian identity and rich religious heritage.

Ethiopia is an icon of freedom and indigenous Christianity across Africa due to its historic independence, ancient Christian identity and rich religious heritage.

The history of the Philippines is a long and complex one but the stories and reflections in Dark Days of Authoritarianism, from remarkable individuals who were willing to stake their lives for freedom, shed light on life under the martial law instituted by President Ferdinand Marcos from 1972 to 1981, and up to the peaceful popular uprising of 1986.

The history of the Philippines is a long and complex one but the stories and reflections in Dark Days of Authoritarianism, from remarkable individuals who were willing to stake their lives for freedom, shed light on life under the martial law instituted by President Ferdinand Marcos from 1972 to 1981, and up to the peaceful popular uprising of 1986.

Africa's national leaders have failed the continent.

Africa's national leaders have failed the continent.

Forgiveness and politics are often assumed, both ordinarily and academically, to be unrelated and un-relatable.

Forgiveness and politics are often assumed, both ordinarily and academically, to be unrelated and un-relatable.

Evangelical Christians in many countries shy away from politics.

Evangelical Christians in many countries shy away from politics.