Through sections containing overview essays and reference entries related to particular religions, this resource explores the rise of religious violence, hate crime, and persecution around the world.
This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi'a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.
American Heresy uncovers the complex legacy of America's founding principles, demonstrating how the very same values have produced both good fruit and the bitter harvest of white Christian nationalism.
Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia examines the conditions facilitating democracy, women's rights, and inclusive citizenship in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country and the third largest democracy in the world.
Father Andrei Papkovs unique textbook is the only book addressing the liturgical performance practices of religious singing in the Russian Orthodox Church.
'Witty, knowledgeable and mind-expanding' RICHARD FISHER | 'A joyful romp' TOM HARFORD | 'A fun and inspiring teaser for curious minds' J R MIE HARRISEvery so often, a new idea comes along that changes everything.
La persona de Lutero y cuanto representó supuso una convulsión en el panorama religioso, político, social, literario y artístico de la Europa de su tiempo.
The alt-right movement in the United States has actively been endorsing the use of left theory to achieve its ends-and with varying degrees of success.
The alt-right movement in the United States has actively been endorsing the use of left theory to achieve its ends-and with varying degrees of success.
Christianity Today 2024 Book Award Finalist (Culture and the Arts)Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press.
This book explores how political, economic and social crises in Europe have led to electoral realignments, territorial forms of politics and new nationalisms.
This book explores how political, economic and social crises in Europe have led to electoral realignments, territorial forms of politics and new nationalisms.
This book outlines the history of same-sex marriage, explaining how politics and religion have intersected to decide and control who can legally marry.
Based on the celebrated five-volume set published in 2005, this updated one-volume edition offers readers a concise yet complete understanding of the interplay between the major religions and human rights.
This book tackles the assumptions behind common understandings of religious nationalism, exploring the complex connections between religion, nationalism, conflict, and conflict transformation.
This title undertakes an impartial, authoritative, and in-depth examination of the moral arguments and ideas behind the laws and policies that govern personal, corporate, and government behavior in the United States.
This book examines the countervailing arguments in the religious exemption debate and explains why this issue continues to be so heated and controversial in modern-day America.
This work aims to demonstrate academic evidence for how Ulster Unionists would have responded to the task of governing a nine-county Northern Ireland, the challenges they would face and the measures they would take to hold the province of Ulster.
Some Christians may be uncomfortable to think of Jesus as being political, since the word "e;politics"e; or "e;political"e; has evolved to have negative overtones and connotations in our world today, particularly in Africa, where this monograph from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Malawi has originated.
Religion and Conspiracy Theories: An Introduction is the first accessible volume to systematically examine the relationship between religion and conspiracy theories in the contemporary world in critical and historical perspective.
Deconstructing Transhumanism: A Religion Without Religion challenges the widely held view that transhumanism-a movement advocating for the enhancement of human life through technology-is purely secular and scientific.
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the many visions of nationalism and nationalist leadership that emerged during India's struggle for independence.
