Offering a critical, comprehensive, and holistic discussion of the validity of human rights inside and outside of religious communities, this book explores the relationship between religious communities, abstract “religion”, and human rights from an ethical perspective.
Offering a critical, comprehensive, and holistic discussion of the validity of human rights inside and outside of religious communities, this book explores the relationship between religious communities, abstract “religion”, and human rights from an ethical perspective.
Beyond Mother Goddesses: Mothers, Motherhood and Mothering at the Intersection with Religions introduces key scholars in the study of mothers, maternal figures, and motherhood at the intersection with religion and spirituality, as well as new paths for research.
A cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven's GateOver the past three centuries, belief in extraterrestrial life has had a profound influence on American religion.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the narrative portrayal of the early Christian movement in Luke–Acts, integrating social network analysis (SNA) with critical spatiality and exegetical methods.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the narrative portrayal of the early Christian movement in Luke–Acts, integrating social network analysis (SNA) with critical spatiality and exegetical methods.
A cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven's GateOver the past three centuries, belief in extraterrestrial life has had a profound influence on American religion.
Triple Award Winner, including Silver Nautilus Book Award and Independent Publisher Bronze Medal for Memoir, and Next Generation Book Award Finalist for SpiritualityTo the chagrin of her parents, Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust, the author became a Buddhist at 19, nearly tearing her family apart.
Beyond Mother Goddesses: Mothers, Motherhood and Mothering at the Intersection with Religions introduces key scholars in the study of mothers, maternal figures, and motherhood at the intersection with religion and spirituality, as well as new paths for research.
Credo Book Award Winner-Natural TheologyDiscover how Aristotelian thought has shaped Christianity through history and remains relevant for Christians todayWhen Christians of any age, country, or denomination debate the nature of the good life, the soul, free will, or design, Aristotle lies behind their logic as well as their rhetoric.
This balanced and comprehensive study of Christian conservative thinking focuses on the 1980s, when the New Christian Right appeared suddenly as an influential force on the American political scene, only to fade from the spotlight toward the end of the decade.
An invaluable Penguin Classics edition of one of the World's great religious texts You have turned my mourning into dancing;You have taken off my sackclothAnd clothed me with joyThe Book of Psalms has an extraordinary place in many cultures.
This balanced and comprehensive study of Christian conservative thinking focuses on the 1980s, when the New Christian Right appeared suddenly as an influential force on the American political scene, only to fade from the spotlight toward the end of the decade.
The Old Testament of the King James Version of the BibleThe First Book of Moses: Called Genesis1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in opposition to sceptics and atheists presents a conversational exploration of how reality is understood and what can truly be known.
The fascinating story of sophistication in the United States, from the founding to the presentIs there such a thing as ';American sophistication'or is it a contradiction in terms?
Stories of the Prophets (Before the exile) presents a collection of reflective narratives centered on moral responsibility, social justice, and spiritual accountability during a period of deep societal unrest.
A series of letters in defence of divine revelation presents a structured dialogue defending the authenticity and moral significance of biblical scriptures.
The eclipse of faith or a visit to a religious sceptic presents a thoughtful and introspective examination of religious belief in the face of modern skepticism.