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Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski 9780861547326
RRP: £10.99£7.38An epic history of the 'other' Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. 'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the... -
Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church by Peter Ross 9781472281951
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Sunday Times paperback bestseller and Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month*Featuring a brand new chapter!*'Never have the joys of exploring the churches and cathedrals of this country been so vividly conveyed as they are in this engaging and... -
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
RRP: £8.99£6.45'A seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers' Barack Obama 'We, the black and the white, deeply need each other here if we are really to become a nation'James Baldwin's impassioned plea to 'end the racial nightmare' in America was a... -
The Missing Lands: Uncovering Earth's Pre-flood Civilization by Freddy Silva 9780578482194
£19.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578482194Author Freddy SilvaFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Freddy SilvaPublisher Freddy SilvaWeight(grams) 549g -
Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology by Thomas Hylland Eriksen
RRP: £19.99£16.16This introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, revealing the rich global variation in social life and culture across the world. Presenting a clear overview of anthropology, it focuses on central topics such as... -
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta 9780063226883
RRP: £35.00£20.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063226883Author Tim AlbertaFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
The God Delusion: 10th Anniversary Edition by Richard Dawkins
RRP: £10.99£7.77The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types... -
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Fr Gregory Boyle
RRP: £19.00£10.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439153154Author Fr Gregory BoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
Free Will by Sam Harris
RRP: £7.99£5.23The physiologist Benjamin Libet famously demonstrated that activity in the brain's motor regions can be detected some 300 milliseconds before a person feels that he has decided to move. Another lab recently used fMRI data to show that some "conscious"... -
Himalaya: A Human History by Ed Douglas
RRP: £14.99£10.87'Magnificent ... this book is unlikely to be surpassed' TelegraphThis is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains.SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 DUFF COOPER PRIZEAn epic... -
American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology by D. W. Pasulka
RRP: £20.99£14.94More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving... -
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great by Ben Shapiro
RRP: £12.99£8.48Now a #1 New York Times Bestseller. Human beings have never had it better than we have it now in the West. So why are we on the verge of throwing it all away? In 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro spoke at the University of... -
Shariʿa and Life: Authority, Compromise, and Mission in European Mosques by Uriya Shavit 9781487552275
RRP: £66.00£53.56Drawing on five years of field studies in pragmatic- and dogmatic-inclined mosques across Europe, Shari'a and Life explores how Muslims engage with shari'a norms in general, and specifically with the challenges they face as Muslims living in majority... -
Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin
RRP: £40.00£29.39*With a foreword from Tim Keller*A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive.In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin shows how the Bible and its unfolding story help us... -
Prophetic Grappling: Including as-Suyuti's al-Musārʿah ilā al-Muṣārʿah by Nisar Shaikh 9781915025159
£13.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915025159Author Nisar ShaikhFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Beacon Books and Media LtdPublisher Beacon Books and Media LtdWeight(grams)... -
Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land by Jacob Mikanowski
RRP: £22.00£15.24An epic history of the 'other' Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. 'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the... -
Religion's Sudden Decline: What's Causing It, and What Comes Next? by Ronald F Inglehart
RRP: £25.99£19.04Mass attachment to religion is rapidly declining in most of the world; Why, and What comes next? The world is becoming less religious. Since 2007, there has been a pervasive decline in religious belief and most of the world's people now say that God... -
Situating Spirituality: Contemporary Spiritual Practice in Global Context by Brian Steensland 9780197565018
RRP: £28.49£26.27Spirituality is in the spotlight. While levels of religious belief and observance are declining in much of the Western world, the number of people who identify as "spiritual but not religious" is on the rise. Practices such as yoga, meditation, and... -
Sacred Nature: How we can recover our bond with the natural world by Karen Armstrong 9781529114799
RRP: £10.99£7.12'A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity' Guardian In this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that it isn't enough to change our behaviour to avert environmental catastrophe -... -
They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other by Sarfraz Manzoor 9781472266842
RRP: £12.99£8.60A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK and a powerful and deeply personal exploration of a divided country - and a hopeful vision for change.'This is not another book about the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims. It is THE book. . . . Absolutely not to be... -
Kneelers: The Unsung Folk Art of England and Wales by Elizabeth Bingham
RRP: £20.00£15.01A charming and witty history of the quirky - but surprisingly widespread - craft of embroidering kneeler cushions. The perfect gift book this Christmas, for those who love kneelers and those who don't!'A lovely look at a not-quite-vanishing craft that... -
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer 9781400032808
RRP: £15.99£9.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400032808Author Jon KrakauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Murder Trial by Janet Malcolm
RRP: £9.99£8.59Prizewinning journalist Janet Malcolm discovers the elements of Greek tragedy in a sensational New York City murder trial"Astringent and absorbing. . . . Iphigenia in Forest Hills casts, from its first pages, a genuine spell - the kind of spell to which... -
The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People by Paul Seabright 9780691133003
RRP: £30.00£23.79A novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern worldReligion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition... -
Leviticus as Literature by Professor Mary Douglas 9780199244195
RRP: £40.99£29.84This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world-renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts... -
The Sufi Journey of Baba Rexheb by Frances Trix 9781934536124
RRP: £46.30£43.43Baba Rexheb, a Muslim mystic from the Balkans, founded the first Bektashi community in America. This is his life story and the story of his communities: the traditional Bektashi tekke in Albania where he first served, the displaced persons camps to which... -
Satanism: A Reader by Per Faxneld 9780199913558
RRP: £22.99£19.56Satanism is a current of thought that generates intense feelings. It remains understudied by academics. This selection of key source texts from the period 1841 to 2017 attempts to remedy that gap. Ranging from the esoteric to the anti-clerical,... -
Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality and the Future of Humanity by Sam Harris
RRP: £10.99£7.77"Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations." Sam HarrisNeuroscientist, philosopher, podcaster and bestselling author Sam Harris, has been exploring some of the greatest questions concerning the human mind, society, and the events that... -
The Rastafarians by Leonard E. Barrett 9780807010396
RRP: £19.99£13.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807010396Author Leonard BarrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm *... -
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
RRP: £21.95£18.62A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA Globe and Mail Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA Tablet Best Book of the YearWinner of a Christianity Today Book Award"One finds big... -
Burgenland: Village Secrets and the First Tremors of the Holocaust by David Joseph
RRP: £25.00£16.83When Hitler marched into Austria in March 1938, he was given a rapturous reception. Millions lined the streets and filled the squares of Vienna. Tobias Portschy, a self-appointed regional Nazi chief, considered what to give the Fuhrer for his birthday,... -
Not Without My Sister: The True Story of Three Girls Violated and Betrayed by Those They Trusted by Kristina Jones
RRP: £9.99£6.64The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. It reveals three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting... -
Ars Erotica: Sex and Somaesthetics in the Classical Arts of Love by Richard Shusterman
RRP: £26.99£23.20The term ars erotica refers to the styles and techniques of lovemaking with the honorific title of art. But in what sense are these practices artistic and how do they contribute to the aesthetics and ethics of self-cultivation in the art of living? In... -
TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information Erik Davis 9781583949306
RRP: £19.99£13.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583949306Author Erik DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism by Rasamandala Das 9780754820567
RRP: £17.99£14.55Hinduism is perhaps the oldest major religion. The comprehensive book explores its rich historical and cultural development, from its Indian roots to its vibrant application in the present, global context. Over 500 photographs, plus a useful... -
Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia by John Gray
RRP: £10.99£7.77A prophetic warning against the foolishness of crusades, John Gray's Black Mass challenges our belief in human progress. Our conventional view of history is wrong. It is founded on a pernicious myth of an achievable utopia that in the last century alone... -
The Religion of the Future by Roberto Mangabeira Unger 9781784787301
RRP: £28.99£25.05How can we live in such a way that we die only once? How can we organize a society that gives us a better chance to be fully alive? How can we reinvent religion so that it liberates us instead of consoling us? These questions stand at the center of... -
Reading While Black – African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau Mccaulley
RRP: £17.99£15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830854868Author Esau MccaulleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 294gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm *... -
Protestant Ethic and Other Writings by Max Weber
RRP: £14.99£10.95In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties.About the... -
Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton
RRP: £22.00£16.02In Strange Rites, Tara Isabella Burton takes a tour through contemporary American religiosity. As the once dominant totems of civic connection and civil discourse--traditional churches--continue to sink into obsolescence, people are looking elsewhere for...