Political structures: democracy

This book argues that it is time for African nations to govern themselves using modified, indigenous political structures and ideologies.

Cultures at War explains the rise and impact of moral conflicts on the recent political life of western democracies.

Lurking in the back of the minds of many students of American government is the question, "e;How well does the American political system work?

Emma Goldman's "e;Anarchism and Other Essays"e; captures her fiercely radical spirit and sharp intellect, articulating her views on various social issues, including anarchism, women's emancipation, and free speech.

Hans Kelsen is widely recognized as one of the most important legal theorists of the 20th century.

Davide Panagia's Impressions of Hume: Cinematic Thinking and the Politics of Discontinuity is volume fifteen of Modernity and Political Thought, the Rowman & Littlefield series in contemporary political theory.

Evangelicals today probably have more political influence in the United States than at any time in the last century--but they might not be certain what to do with it.

In today's political environment, who speaks for whom is not always clear.

Jim Wallis thinks our life together can be better.

Christians across the spectrum have soured on religious involvement in politics, tempted either to withdraw or to secularize their public engagement.

Internationally acclaimed theologian Graham Ward is well known for his thoughtful engagement with postmodernism.

This groundbreaking collection considers empire from a global perspective, exploring the role of evangelicals in political, social, and economic engagement at a time when empire is alternately denounced and embraced.

Leslie Griffiths is one of the outstanding Christians of his generation.

Scholars in International Relations concerned with religion and its relations to world politics are rhetorically constructing a powerful modern myth.

As Northern Ireland moves from conflict to tentative peace, ongoing violence and unrest underline that the province remains a turbulent and troubled society.

In the days of Moses, blasphemy was the mortal offence of failing to respect the divine.

Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging focuses on the Heraka, a religious reform movement, and its impact on the Zeme, a Naga tribe, in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India.

According to the World Evangelical Alliance, over 200 million Christians in at least 60 countries are denied fundamental human rights solely because of their faith.

Leslie Griffiths is one of the outstanding Christians of his generation.

Politics in a Religious World examines why US diplomacy often misunderstands, if not ignores, the role of religion in international conflicts.

This book reflects the way in which the city interacts with the sacred in all its many guises, with religion and the human search for meaning in life.

Politics of Fear, Practices of Hope is about the relationship between two hugely influential ideas in political life: fear and hope.

Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging focuses on the Heraka, a religious reform movement, and its impact on the Zeme, a Naga tribe, in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India.

Politics in a Religious World examines why US diplomacy often misunderstands, if not ignores, the role of religion in international conflicts.

As Northern Ireland moves from conflict to tentative peace, ongoing violence and unrest underline that the province remains a turbulent and troubled society.

The Secular Contract seeks to defend the European Enlightenment's secularization of political philosophy by promoting an understanding of Enlightenment secular liberalism and extending it to contemporary issues.

This book reflects the way in which the city interacts with the sacred in all its many guises, with religion and the human search for meaning in life.

Twenty years have passed since the fall of the Iron Curtain, yet emerging democracies continue to struggle with a secular state which does not give preference to churches as major political players.

This volume is centred around the theme of veiling in Islam and provides multifarious aspects of the discussion regarding veiling of Muslim women, especially in the West.

This engaging work tells the story of democracy through the perspective of tragic drama.

For more than twenty years, Bishop Tom Butler has related religious belief to the events of public life, both national and global, in regular contributions to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.

What does liberation theology actually look like in 21st century Britain?

At a time of renewed interest in the monarchy (stimulated by the marriage of Prince William of Wales and the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II), the institution is analyzed and dissected from almost every point of view apart from the sacred -- which arguably stands at its heart and is its ultimate raison d'etre.

Rudolf Steiner is one of the most controversially judged educational reformers of the twentieth century.

Using a key religious freedom Act, the book analyzes legislative process, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and discusses the role of religion in public life.

This volume presents a wide range of literary and epigraphic sources on the history of the world's first democracy, offering a comprehensive survey of the key themes and principles of Athenian democratic culture.

The work examines how the attitudes and preferences of various Christian groups in the United States can influence U.

It has been maintained that the secular nature of modern human rights makes them incompatible with the religious orientation of African and non-Western societies.

Peter Hitchens lost faith as a teenager.

Rudolf Steiner is one of the most controversially judged educational reformers of the twentieth century.

This volume is centred around the theme of veiling in Islam and provides multifarious aspects of the discussion regarding veiling of Muslim women, especially in the West.

For more than twenty years, Bishop Tom Butler has related religious belief to the events of public life, both national and global, in regular contributions to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.

Religion is prevalent in world politics today, and international relation theory is at pains to understand and explain this phenomenon.