In the contemporary world, there are many democratic states whose minority nations have pushed for constitutional reform, greater autonomy, and asymmetric federalism.
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.
The uniqueness of America has been alternately celebrated and panned, emphasized and denied, for most of the country's history-both by its own people and by visitors and observers from around the world.
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.
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.
This chronicle of observant Muslim women's daily challenges in secular settings is "e;a welcome contribution [that] can be useful in many disciplines"e; (Journal of Church and State).
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).
In its full-color poster for elections to the All-Russian Jewish Congress in 1917, the Jewish People's Party depicted a variety of Jews in seeking to enlist the support of the broadest possible segment of Russia's Jewish population.
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.
Rooted in the latest theoretical debates about nationalism and ethnicity, yet written in an accessible and engaging style, Islam and Nation presents a fascinating study of the genesis, growth and decline of a nationalist movement.
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.
The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position.
Making Religion, Making the State combines cutting-edge perspectives on religion with rich empirical data to offer a challenging new argument about the politics of religion in modern China.
This book examines the perspectives of American liberalism and conservatism in the new millenniumtheir general political and social philosophy and their positions in leading public issue areasand evaluates them in light of Catholic social teaching.
Pursuing Justice in Africa focuses on the many actors pursuing many visions of justice across the African continenttheir aspirations, divergent practices, and articulations of international and vernacular idioms of justice.
Scientific Challenges to Evolutionary Theory: How These Challenges Affect Religion addresses all aspects of the giant battle between two major belief systemsthose that believe in a ';naturalistic worldview' and evolution, and those that believe in a miracle-performing God and the Creation of all things.
Nationalists from Quebec and Catholic militants from Mexico once shared a common cause, one that influenced international relations between their two countries.
Nationalists from Quebec and Catholic militants from Mexico once shared a common cause, one that influenced international relations between their two countries.
Examining cases such as the introduction of the Maple Leaf to replace the Canadian Red Ensign and Union Jack as the national flag, Champion shows that, despite what he calls Canada's "e;crisis of Britishness,"e; Pearson and his supporters unwittingly perpetuated a continuing Britishness because they - and their ideals - were the product of a British world.