A comparison of the faith and politics of former Confederate chaplains with intriguing insights about the evolution of their postwar beliefs and the Lost Cause Pulpits of the Lost Cause: The Faith and Politics of Former Confederate Chaplains during Reconstruction is the first in-depth study of former chaplains that juxtaposes their religion and politics, thereby revealing important insights about the Lost Cause movement.
In the steamy summer of 1787, as America's founding fathers fashioned their Constitution, they told the most powerful institution in their new nation what it must not do: "e;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
This book examines the failure of Islamic politics in becoming a hegemonic force in Indonesia and the far-reaching consequences for current practices of democracy and of Islam itself.
This book examines transnational civil society-based democracy-promoting resistance activities in Asia in a global era, focusing on the cases of Myanmar and Palestine.
A uniquely comprehensive analysis of human rights combining historical, philosophical, and legal perspectives with research from psychology and the cognitive sciences.
En los últimos años se ha desarrollado un creciente movimiento económico impulsado por el auge del comercio electrónico y la utilización de las nuevas tecnologías, basado en la realización de transacciones económicas a través de plataformas virtuales y aplicaciones para dispositivos inteligentes (apps).
A provocative look at the central role of slavery in Augustine's religious, ethical, and political thoughtAugustine believed that slavery is permissible, but to understand why, we must situate him in his late antique Roman intellectual context.
Examining the prevalent issue of domestic violence, this book breaks down the reasons behind the ineffectiveness of existing human rights instruments and the gaps in current legal systems failing those in need.
Examining the prevalent issue of domestic violence, this book breaks down the reasons behind the ineffectiveness of existing human rights instruments and the gaps in current legal systems failing those in need.
'Jesús y John Wayne' es una amplia historia revisionista de los últimos setenta y cinco años del evangelismo blanco que revela cómo los evangélicos han trabajado para sustituir al Jesús de los Evangelios por un ídolo de la masculinidad ruda y el nacionalismo cristiano, o en palabras de un capellán moderno, por "un malote espiritual".
«Este libro reúne textos de Joseph Ratzinger/Benedicto XVI en torno a un hilo conductor: su gran apuesta —a los creyentes y a los no creyentes— de vivir y organizar nuestra convivencia 'como si Dios existiera'.
This book presents a collection of double-blind peer reviewed papers under the scope of sustainable and resilient approaches for rebuilding displaced and host communities.
Empowerment of women through Entrepreneurship is a collection of 31 papers, which presents a new and fundamental way of bringing empowerment through different entrepreneurial activities.
Ranging from chattel slavery, through the New Deal to the Covid pandemic, a groundbreaking work thatinvestigateshow pivotal decisions have established and perpetuated discriminatory practices, even as the rise of disinformation and other modern advertising techniques have plunged democracy into an ever-deepening crisis.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM: Oprah Daily, Business Insider, Marie Claire, The Seattle Times, Lit Hub, Bustle, and New York Magazines Vulture Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.
In this single square mile hemmed in by White areas, residents engaged in what is arguably the most multi-faceted, inventive, and versatile strategy of resistance during the 1970s.
When Henry Vizetelly was imprisoned in 1889 for publishing the novels of Emile Zola in English, the problem was not just Zola's French candour about sex - it was that Vizetelly's books were cheap, and ordinary people could read them.
When Henry Vizetelly was imprisoned in 1889 for publishing the novels of Emile Zola in English, the problem was not just Zola's French candour about sex - it was that Vizetelly's books were cheap, and ordinary people could read them.
There is a common assumption that the promotion of democracy and economic development are the most effective means of quelling widespread political unrest within a country.
There is a common assumption that the promotion of democracy and economic development are the most effective means of quelling widespread political unrest within a country.
