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Uplifting the People is a history of the Alabama Missionary Baptist State Convention-its origins, churches, associations, conventions, and leaders.

Twice in the winter of 1999-2000, citizens of the Russian Federation flocked to their neighborhood voting stations and scratched their ballots in an atmosphere of uncertainty, rancor, and fear.

The standard view of the transition is based on a distinction between campaigning and governing, with election day as the marker: campaigning before, preparing to govern after.

This volume provides an in-depth examination of six political campaigns waged during competitive 1998 races for the U.

The question of whether Islam is compatible with democracy may best be answered not from the classical sources or even from the cauldron of Middle East politics but from the lived experiences of Muslim communities around the world.

The New Campaign Finance Sourcebook has been integrated with the award-winning and frequently visited Brookings website to provide a timely, interactive tool for policymakers, journalists, and scholars.

How Picking the Vice President Has Changedand Why It MattersDuring the past three decades, two important things have changed about the U.

More than two hundred years have passed since the Constitution was written, yet Americans still cannot make up their minds whether religion is primarily private, public, or a combination of the two.

The First Amendment of the U.

A close-up look at the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong.

The 2016 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this new edition of Elaine Kamarcks Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them.

What electoral mobilization choices do Islamist opposition parties make?

Hndiyya al-'Ujaimi, a young eighteenth-century nun whose faith was matched by her ambition and intellect, lies at the heart of this absorbing history of Middle Eastern Christianity.

Do your company and employees have the necessary "e;IQ"e; not only to withstand a crisis but also come through it with strength and confidence?

This eye-opening book will show you how the power of persuasion can help you talk to anybody about anything and get what you want from it.

Iraq, holding oil reserves second only to those of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, is locked in a war with Iran whose outcome will affect Western energy supplies and the prospects for stability in the Arabian Gulf.

While domestic issues loom large in voters' minds during American presidential elections, matters of foreign policy have consistently shaped candidates and their campaigns.

While domestic issues loom large in voters' minds during American presidential elections, matters of foreign policy have consistently shaped candidates and their campaigns.

Politics, while always an integral part of the daily life in the South, took on a new level of importance after the Civil War.

"e; The South continues to be the most distinctive region in American politics.

In the late 1800s, Southern evangelicals believed contemporary troubles-everything from poverty to political corruption to violence between African Americans and whites-sprang from the bottles of "e;demon rum"e; regularly consumed in the South.

During the summer of 1964, hundreds of American college students descended on Mississippi to help the state's African American citizens register to vote.

The president of the United States traditionally serves as a symbol of power, virtue, ability, dominance, popularity, and patriarchy.

Should parents receive vouchers to send their children to religious schools?

The South has always been one of the most distinctive regions of the United States, with its own set of traditions and a turbulent history.

"e; The South continues to be the most distinctive region in American politics.

Politics, while always an integral part of the daily life in the South, took on a new level of importance after the Civil War.

In the late 1800s, Southern evangelicals believed contemporary troubleseverything from poverty to political corruption to violence between African Americans and whitessprang from the bottles of "e;demon rum"e; regularly consumed in the South.

Should parents receive vouchers to send their children to religious schools?

The South has always been one of the most distinctive regions of the United States, with its own set of traditions and a turbulent history.

President Barack Obama decisively won reelection to a second term, garnering the popular vote as well as 332 electoral votes to the challenger's 206, but the course of presidential campaigning never did run smooth.

There is a mytheasily shatteredthat Western societies since the Enlightenment have been dedicated to the ideal of protecting the differences between individuals and groups, and anothertoo readily acceptedthat before the rise of secularism in the modern period, intolerance and persecution held sway throughout Europe.

Confronted with two historically unpopular presidential candidates, the American electorate in 2016 delivered a shock to the political system.

How powerful is integrity?

The renowned philosopher and author of Homo Sacer continues his groundbreaking work with this examination of selfhood and Western ontology.

The visible increase in religious practice among young European-born Muslims has provoked public anxiety.

John Locke's theory of toleration is generally seen as advocating the privatization of religion.

In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy.

This study of religion and violence "e;forces us to reexamine some of our most cherished self-images of modern liberal democratic societies"e; (Charles Taylor).

Combining theology, politics and historical analysis, "e;theorizes what might be at stake-ethically-for America's current political life"e; (Andrew Taylor, Journal of American History).

Nasty, below-the-belt campaigns, mudslinging, and character attacks.

Master the delicate art of balancing competition and cooperation: "e;A powerful guide that will help you redo something you do every day.

The renowned philosopher expounds on the ideas he introduced in Homo Sacer with this analysis of the theological foundations of political power.

"e;A dark but brilliantly original work .

Many today place great hope in law as a vehicle for the transformation of society and accept that law is autonomous, universal, and above all, secular.

While the construction of architecture has a place in architectural discourse, its destruction, generally seen as incompatible with the very idea of "e;culture,"e; has been neglected in theoretical and historical discussion.

American Evangelicals have long considered Africa a welcoming place for joining faith with social action, but their work overseas is often ambivalently received.