Focusing on the history of World Christianity, this book relates the concept of "e;transloyalties"e; to developments during the "e;Period of Decolonization and the Cold War.
From the fashion label Dior being accused of cultural appropriation after using American Indian imagery in an ad campaign for its "e;Sauvage"e; fragrance, to the backlash against Kendall Jenner's afro-esque hairstyle in Vogue, debates about cultural appropriation have reached a fever pitch.
First published in 1983, in The Crown, the Sages and Supreme Morality the first account of the universal science of Supreme Morality, or Moralogy, to be published in the West, Robert Ball shows how it is based on the moral teaching of Christ, Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, and is influenced by ancient Chinese thought.
Beyond The Labels: The Duality of Faith UnveiledIn a world where spirituality often intertwines with power, Pray and Prey: When Religion Becomes a Mask takes you on an eye-opening journey through the shadows of religious practice.
Discussing multiple aspects of material culture and domestic consumption, this book tackles the relationship between the trajectories and biographies of people, families, houses and objects and how they intertwine and produce each other.
This book is an extrapolation of the research I conducted for my doctoral thesis about my people's struggle to come to terms with native title claim processes, in which we are required to prove our connection to land, culture and kin.
Women in Soviet Society: Equality, Development, and Social Change reframes one of the twentieth century's most sweeping social experiments: the promise-and limits-of Soviet sexual equality.
Professing in the Postmodern Academy examines the landscape of religiously affiliated higher education in America from the perspective of faculty members critically committed to the future of church-related institutions.
After authoring a devotional commentary on Luke's Gospel, Keith plunged into Luke's second book, The Acts of the Apostles, to understand how and why the Christian Church was founded by the Apostles of Jesus after His resurrection.
Women in Soviet Society: Equality, Development, and Social Change reframes one of the twentieth century's most sweeping social experiments: the promise-and limits-of Soviet sexual equality.
Politics and Religion in Seventeenth-Century France: A Study of Political Ideas from the Monarchomachs to Bayle, as Reflected in the Toleration Controversy explores the evolving and contested concept of toleration within the complex interplay of religion and politics during a pivotal era in French history.
An indispensable clinical resource and text, this book offers therapists evidence-based strategies to support families through lifes inevitable transitions.
In a profound revelation of what truly undergirds modern political rhetoric, Morgan Marietta shows that the language of America's leaders often relies on deep, even sacred, ideals.
In this final installment of his trilogy on the central ordinances of the Christian faith (baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the proclamation of God's Word), Ben Witherington asks: What does it mean to call the Bible "e;God's word"e;?
A Renaissance Likeness: Art and Culture in Raphael's Julius II, by Loren Partridge and Randolph Starn, is both a focused study of one of Raphael's most compelling portraits and a wide-ranging exploration of the cultural world it represents.
Kierkegaard is considered one of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century, but until now very little scholarly work had been done on his epistemology.
This second volume in the Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible series provides expert, comprehensive guidance in answering significant questions about the Hebrew text.
Faithful Inheritances bridges academic rigor and accessibility, inviting readers to deeply explore how Christian faith shapes the ethnic identity and sense of belonging among second-generation Puerto Ricans.
