Sociology of Religion

While congregational studies have expanded our understanding of American religion, little is known about the local practices of a single denomination at its smallest jurisdiction. This book explores how national denominational commitments are affecting...

This book studies the politics of Pentecostal conversion and anti-Christian violence in India. It asks: why has India been experiencing increasing incidents of anti-Christian violence since the 1990s? Why are the Bhil Adivasis increasingly converting to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636254784Author Geoffrey Robert BeechFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint ISBN ServicesPublisher ISBN ServicesWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589630376Author Thomas WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Fredonia Books (NL)Publisher Fredonia Books (NL)Weight(grams) 299g

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In the past thirty years there has been a sea change in North American intellectual life regarding the role of religious commitments in academic endeavors. Driven partly by post-modernism and the fragmentation of knowledge and partly by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732611306Author Tim OrumFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Tim N OrumPublisher Tim N OrumWeight(grams) 549g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781718168848Author Michael QuinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 145g

This book provides an original concept of authenticity to illuminate the transformation of Christian consciousness in the increasingly more secular and pluralistic culture of Western societies. The present work is unique in offering an in-depth study of...

Through ethnographic research, Killian examines vitality in Philadelphia and Berea, two Christian Intentional Communities whose participants live in close proximity with one another to achieve religious values. Pulling from Anthony Giddens' theory of...

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"Enjoying religion" seems to be a contradiction because religion is generally perceived as a serious or even suppressive phenomenon. This volume is the first to study the increase of enjoying religion systematically by presenting eleven new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498190688Author Ernst TroeltschFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Literary Licensing, LLCPublisher Literary Licensing, LLCWeight(grams) 304g

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The United States is the world's primary creator and exporter of popular mass culture and arguably one of the most religious countries in modern history. As a result, the coexistence of American religion with popular culture has created a fertile yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493581702Author Borge MadsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

This book is a microsociological study of religious practice, based on fieldwork with Conservative Jews, Bible Belt Muslims, white Baptists, black Baptists, Buddhist meditators, and Latino Catholics. In each case, the author scrutinizes how a...

As immigration and religion remain important topics in contemporary social, political, and academic debates, The Legitimation Crisis of the Orthodox Church in the United States: From Assimilation to Incorporation analyzes the assimilation and...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781466248434Author Phillip R Greaves 2ndFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint CreatespacePublisher CreatespaceWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434915191Author Edward FrenchFormat PaperbackImprint Dorrance Publishing Co.Publisher Dorrance Publishing Co.Weight(grams) 644g

Mixing religion and public diplomacy can produce volatile results, but in a world in which the dissemination and influence of religious beliefs are enhanced by new communications technologies, religion is a factor in many foreign policy issues and must...

In this insightful work, Harry H. Singleton, III, analyzes the white religious establishment's use of Christian faith throughout American history to link divine will with black oppression. This exploitation establishes Christian faith as the single most...

Diversity and the Common Good: Civil Society, Religion, and Catholic Sisters in a Small City examines how Catholic Sisters and their congregations have been critical nodes in religious and civil networks, investing their social capital to address one of...

In the past thirty years there has been a sea change in North American intellectual life regarding the role of religious commitments in academic endeavors. Driven partly by post-modernism and the fragmentation of knowledge and partly by the...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, is quickly becoming a global religion with more than 12 million members worldwide. In Japan, the number of official members has more than doubled since 1980. Yet...

Researchers, activists, and educators draw inspiration from the radical thought of Lorenzo Milani to invite readers to explore the intricacies, logistics, ethics and pedagogy of conflict and peace as played out in a number of domains, including religion,...

Mixing religion and public diplomacy can produce volatile results, but in a world in which the dissemination and influence of religious beliefs are enhanced by new communications technologies, religion is a factor in many foreign policy issues and must...

In the early 1970s accompanying the current wave of globalization, conservative nationalist religious movements began using religion to oppose non-democratic and often western oriented regimes. Reasserting patriarchal gender relations presumably...

Drawing on the latest research and scholarship, this newly revised and updated edition of Religions of the Silk Road explores the majestically fabled cities and exotic peoples that make up the romantic notions of the colonial era.About the AuthorRICHARD...