Religious issues and debates

Inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, these essays are the fruit of a series of seminars sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St.

Holy War, Just War explores the 'dark side' in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by examining how the concept of ultimate value contributes to religious violence.

What does a big fish story like the Book of Jonah have to tell us about our relationship with God?

"e;I see clearly,"e; Pope Francis said at the outset of his papacy, "e;that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.

In 21st century America, personhood is under daily assault, sometimes with dire consequences.

This anthology consists of fourteen topically arranged essays that explore a form of humanism characterized by epistemic humility, a progressive ethical orientation, as well as a respect for the positive features of religion.

The basis of this collection of essays is the reading of a common topic from different perspectives.

Theodore Parker was one of the most controversial theologians and social activists in pre-Civil War America.

For those who believe America is worth defending, The Control Factor explores the psychological maneuvers, fantasies, and entanglements we engage in to avoid clearly seeing the Islamic threat that confronts us.

This book uses the discourse of religious liberty, often expressed as one favoring a separation between church and state, to explore racial differences during an era of American empire building (1750-1900).

'What does it mean to be a human being?

It is much harder to define a religious movement than it is to define a religion or denomination.

Churches and sacred spaces were devastated by warfare and confessional violence in the southern Netherlands during the late sixteenth century.

Increasingly, discussions of religious difference and diversity are moving from the theological and theoretical towards the practical and contextual.

Methodism, originally founded in the eighteenth century, has grown into a large and influential Protestant denomination.

Methodism, originally founded in the eighteenth century, has grown into a large and influential Protestant denomination.

The many and varied manifestations of violence that permeate the Book of Psalms can be off-putting for modern audiences.

There is growing consensus that life on the planet is in peril if climate change continues at its current pace.

Between the Ideal and the Real describes why Iraq state-building and democratic transformation failed by offering a very new, and unusual, perspective, away from the usual blame assigned to the US that has become part of the "e;conventional wisdom"e; about Iraq and the Middle East.

Revitalization of religious and cultural traditions is taking place in nearly all contemporary Asian societies, as is shown in Faith in the Future: Understanding the Revitalization of Religions and Cultural Traditions in Asia.

Reformed theology is one of the major Protestant theological traditions in the United States and Western Europe, one that includes various forms of Presbyterianism and dozens of other denominations, all deeply influenced by the Genevan reformer John Calvin.

Reformed theology is one of the major Protestant theological traditions in the United States and Western Europe, one that includes various forms of Presbyterianism and dozens of other denominations, all deeply influenced by the Genevan reformer John Calvin.

This volume contains a collection of articles focusing on the philosophical and theological exchanges between Muslim and Christian intellectuals living in Baghdad during the classical period of Islamic history, when this city was a vibrant center of philosophical, scientific, and literary activity.

Between the Ideal and the Real describes why Iraq state-building and democratic transformation failed by offering a very new, and unusual, perspective, away from the usual blame assigned to the US that has become part of the "e;conventional wisdom"e; about Iraq and the Middle East.

A pastor walks out of the church and into the woods, in pursuit of the God he's lost.

In Countering Contemporary Antisemitism in Britain, Sarah Cardaun presents a thorough scholarly analysis of responses to present-day antisemitism in the UK.

In Religious Fundamentalism in the Middle East, Moaddel and Karabenick analyze fundamentalist beliefs and attitudes across nations (Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia), faith (Christianity and Islam), and ethnicity (Azari-Turks, Kurds, and Persians among Iranians), using comparative survey data.

The story of Hong Kong's New Asia College, from its 1949 establishment through its 1963 incorporation into The Chinese University of Hong Kong, reveals the efforts of a group of self-exiled intellectuals in establishing a Confucian-oriented higher education on the Chinese periphery.

"e;Shakerism teaches God's immanence through the common life shared in Christ's mystical body.

Converso and Morisco are the terms applied to those Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity in large numbers and usually under duress in late medieval Spain.

There is growing consensus that life on the planet is in peril if climate change continues at its current pace.

Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew their capacity for compassionate, purposeful, and joyful action.

There are roughly 51 million Roman Catholics in the United States, and 61% of those support same-sex unions.

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else?

The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before.

Preaching in the Purple Zone is a resource for helping the church understand the challenges facing parish pastors, while encouraging and equipping preachers to address the vital justice issues of our time.

Democracy is a dominant principle and practice to legitimate political power in the modern world, and yet its relationship with other moral traditions is not well understood.

There are roughly 51 million Roman Catholics in the United States, and 61% of those support same-sex unions.

Democracy is a dominant principle and practice to legitimate political power in the modern world, and yet its relationship with other moral traditions is not well understood.

Preaching in the Purple Zone is a resource for helping the church understand the challenges facing parish pastors, while encouraging and equipping preachers to address the vital justice issues of our time.

Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew their capacity for compassionate, purposeful, and joyful action.

Told through heart-wrenching testimonies, photographs, and artwork of refugees fleeing their homelands, Desperately Seeking Asylum describes firsthand accounts of the harrowing and dangerous journey immigrants are willing to endure knowing that they might not even make it onto US soil.

"e;Shakerism teaches God's immanence through the common life shared in Christ's mystical body.

A pastor walks out of the church and into the woods, in pursuit of the God he's lost.

The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before.

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else?

A constructive theology and ethics of money in the Christian life, this series addition is by James Hudnut-Beumler, dean and associate professor of religion and culture at Columbia Theological Seminary, and deals with vital questions.

What's working and not working in your congregation?

Gaede skillfully weaves together the stories of many congregations and how they faced and dealt with the issue of homosexuality.

A constructive theology and ethics of money in the Christian life, this series addition is by James Hudnut-Beumler, dean and associate professor of religion and culture at Columbia Theological Seminary, and deals with vital questions.