Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
The Holy Vote: Inequality and Anxiety among White Evangelicals by Sarah Diefendorf
$41.14Through two years of ethnographic fieldwork at a megachurch, sociologist Sarah Diefendorf investigates the ways in which the evangelical church is working to grow during a time in which cultural shifts are leading young people to leave religion behind... -
Muslims and Humour: Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Islamic Contexts by Bernard Schweizer
RRP: $178.50$138.10This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims, and Islam. Beginning with theoretical perspectives and scriptural guidance on permissible and restricted humour, the volume presents a variety of... -
Religion, Media, and Social Change by Kennet Granholm
RRP: $96.58$84.27In an era of heightened globalization, macro-level transformations in the general socioeconomic and cultural makeup of modern societies have been studied in great depth. Yet little attention has been paid to the growing influence of media and... -
Mobilizing Regions, Mobilizing Europe: Expert Knowledge and Scientific Planning in European Regional Development by Sebastian M. Buettner
RRP: $52.48$45.80Regional development strategies are becoming more similar all around Europe, even though regional differences are more pronounced than ever and many European regions have become more autonomous actors. This thesis of a peculiar standardized... -
Saving America?: Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society by Robert Wuthnow
$58.25On January 29, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. This action marked a key step toward institutionalizing an idea that emerged in the mid-1990s under the... -
A World Survey of Religion and the State by Jonathan Fox
RRP: $65.08$56.22This book delves into the extent of government involvement in religion between 1990 and 2002 using both quantitative and qualitative methodology. The study is based on the Religion and State dataset, which includes 175 governments across the globe, all... -
Society and the Death of God by Sal Restivo
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book advances the "strong" programme that sociology and anthropology provide a scientific foundation for arguing that God and the gods are human creations. Contending that religion is one - but not the only - way to systematize and institutionalize... -
To Care for Creation: The Emergence of the Religious Environmental Movement by Stephen Ellingson
RRP: $168.00$160.88Controversial megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll proclaimed from a conference stage in 2013, "I know who made the environment and he's coming back and going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV." The comment, which Driscoll later explained... -
Agents of God: Boundaries and Authority in Muslim and Christian Schools by Jeffrey Guhin
$112.88Sociologist Jeffrey Guhin spent a year and a half embedded in four high schools in the New York City area -- two of them Sunni Muslim and two Evangelical Christian. At first pass, these communities do not seem to have much in common. But under closer... -
Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy by Robert Wuthnow
$46.62How the actions and advocacy of diverse religious communities in the United States have supported democracy's development during the past century Does religion benefit democracy? Robert Wuthnow says yes. In Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy,... -
Political Secularism, Religion, and the State: A Time Series Analysis of Worldwide Data by Jonathon Fox
RRP: $155.40$140.41This book examines 111 types of state religion policy in 177 countries between 1990 and 2008. Jonathan Fox argues that policy is largely a result of the competition between political secular actors and religious actors, both of which try to influence... -
Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts by Caroline Blyth
RRP: $83.98$73.63Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts explores the phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves as a means of communication. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of... -
Where Paralytics Walk and the Blind See: Stories of Sickness and Disability at the Juncture of Worlds by Mary Dunn
$45.78An exploration of early modern accounts of sickness and disability-and what they tell us about our own approach to bodily differenceIn our age of biomedicine, society often treats sickness and disability as problems in need of solution. Phenomena of... -
Faith as an Option: Possible Futures for Christianity by Hans Joas
RRP: $52.50$40.99Many people these days regard religion as outdated and are unable to understand how believers can intellectually justify their faith. Nonbelievers have long assumed that progress in technology and the sciences renders religion irrelevant. Believers, in... -
Drawn to the Gods: Religion and Humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy by David Feltmate 9781479890361
$50.69A new world of religious satire illuminated through the layers of religion and humor that make up the The Simpsons, South Park and Family Guy. Drawing on the worldviews put forth by three wildly popular animated shows - The Simpsons, South Park, and... -
Re-imagining Religion and Belief: 21st Century Policy and Practice by Christopher Baker 9781447347095
RRP: $100.78$77.81The need to reimagine religion and belief is precipitated by their greater visibility in public life. Meanwhile, social policy responses often see them from a problem-based, rather than an asset-based, approach. However, with growing diversity of... -
Inward: Vipassana Meditation and the Embodiment of the Self by Michal Pagis
RRP: $50.40$48.36Western society has never been more interested in interiority. Indeed, it seems more and more people are deliberately looking inward--toward the mind, the body, or both. Michal Pagis's Inward focuses on one increasingly popular channel for the... -
What Happens When We Practice Religion?: Textures of Devotion in Everyday Life by Robert Wuthnow
$46.62An exploration of the interdisciplinary methods used to understand religious practiceReligion is commonly viewed as something that people practice, whether in the presence of others or alone. But what do we mean exactly by "practice"? What approaches... -
Deeper Shades of Purple: Womanism in Religion and Society by Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas
$50.69A collection of leading voices on the study of Black women in religious life Womanist approaches to the study of religion and society have contributed much to our understanding of Black religious life, activism, and women's liberation. Deeper Shades of... -
Aliens & Strangers?: The Struggle for Coherence in the Everyday Lives of Evangelicals by Anna Strhan 9780198724469 [USED COPY]
RRP: $136.50$60.56Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion--Now More than Ever Samuel L. Perry 9780197672556
RRP: $27.28$23.18More than half a century ago, sociologist J. Milton Yinger remarked about religion, "There are few major subjects about which men know so little, yet feel so certain." Samuel L. Perry says that Yinger had it right. Americans--and Westerners more... -
Islamic Religious Education in the Current Discourse: Empirical Insights in a Plural Society Şenol Yağdı 9783658457907
RRP: $94.48$80.30The volume presents the most current empirical research in the field of Islamic religious education. Its findings are an important contribution to the development of theory in Islamic religious education. The contributions address the challenges of... -
Muslim Religiosity in the Digital Transformation: How young people deal with images of Islam in the media Ednan Aslan 9783658456610
RRP: $167.98$142.78The effects of social media can be observed particularly in relation to the religious commitment and religious practices of young people - who today are summarized under terms such as "internet generation", "media generation" or "digital natives". Online... -
Religion, Life, and Death: Untangling Fears and the Search for Coherence Pamela Leong 9781032404738
$86.67Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Research in the Islamic Context: Political and Methodological Reflections from South Asia, Indian Ocean and the Arab World M H Ilias 9781032156033
$86.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032156033Author M H IliasImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd -
Zwischen Frömmigkeit, Konsumkultur und Feminismus: Zur diskursiven Konstruktion und affektiven Animation muslimisch-weiblicher Subjektpositionen Gabriel Malli 9783658434342
RRP: $104.98$89.23Die "muslimische Frau" ist in europäischen Gesellschaften Objekt politischer Sorge. Ihre vermeintlichen Lebensumstände werden emotional diskutiert, wobei Sprecher*innen laufend präskriptive Aussagen darüber produzieren, wie eine "muslimische Frau" zu... -
Restorative Justice and Lived Religion: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago Jason A. Springs 9781479823789
$62.16Frames restorative justice as a form of moral and spiritual practice with the capacity to transform injustice In the United States “restorative justice” typically refers to small-scale measures that divert alleged wrongdoers from a standard path through... -
Beyond Dialogue: Building Bonds Between Christians and Muslims Craig Considine 9781509555260
RRP: $115.50$98.18In these times of rising tensions between Christians and Muslims across the world, the need for harmony and peace has never been more urgent. As one of the world’s leading advocates of interfaith dialogue, Craig Considine introduces readers to the... -
Interreligiöse Hermeneutik in pluralen Gesellschaften: Begründungen, Herausforderungen, Chancen und Grenzen Ibrahim Koçyiğit 9783658445225
RRP: $167.98$142.78Die interreligiöse Hermeneutik erweist sich in einer von kultureller Vielfalt und religiöser Pluralität geprägten globalisierten Welt als unverzichtbar für den interreligiösen Diskurs. Sie bietet einen Rahmen für einen konstruktiven Dialog zwischen... -
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Migration Rubina Ramji 9781350258471
$84.19The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Migration presents the story of religion and migration predominantly through the experiences of Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists, considering intersectional issues including race, ethnicity, class, gender and... -
Religiosität junger bildungsnaher Muslime in Deutschland Jörg Imran Schröter 9783658315245
RRP: $83.98$71.38„Wie religiös sind die Muslime in Deutschland?“ Diese zentrale Frage stellt sich im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Islam-Debatte. Von großer Relevanz ist auch die Frage nach der Bedeutung von Religion für die Gesellschaft und die Funktion von Religion... -
Restorative Justice and Lived Religion: Transforming Mass Incarceration in Chicago Jason A. Springs 9781479823772
$188.75Frames restorative justice as a form of moral and spiritual practice with the capacity to transform injustice In the United States “restorative justice” typically refers to small-scale measures that divert alleged wrongdoers from a standard path through... -
One Nation, Many Faiths: Religious Pluralism and National Identity in a Scottish Interfaith Organisation Liam T. Sutherland 9781350425866
RRP: $178.50$151.73This book examines the understudied role of the interfaith movement in institutionalizing religious pluralism in the public life of contemporary societies through the case study of Interfaith Scotland. It analyzes the organization and their literature,... -
Practicing Interdisciplinarity: A Bottom-Up Approach Rafael Antonio Barroso Romero 9783111339832
RRP: $166.95$141.92In interdisciplinary projects and research collaborations, participants face multiple demands. However, these expectations encounter a reality that is characterized by time pressure, high demands in one's own discipline, and often increasingly... -
Under the Spell of Freedom: Theory of Religion after Hegel and Nietzsche Hans Joas 9780197642153
RRP: $100.78$91.37How do the history of religion and the history of political freedom relate to each other? The variety of views on this subject in philosophy, the humanities and social sciences, and the public is broad and confusing. But the grandiose synthesis in which... -
And Mankind Created the Gods: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of Pascal Boyer’s Religion Explained Joseph Béhé 9781637790663
RRP: $83.90$51.91Why does religion exist?Why do people believe?Do all religions start with the same basic idea?These are some of the most fundamental and enduring questions we have about the mysteries of religion, and they may well hold the key to humankind's future on... -
Religionsanalyse und Theorieentwicklung: Beiträge zur 25. Jahrestagung der Sektion Religionssoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Annette Schnabel 9783658445324
RRP: $69.28$58.88Religion ist ein gesellschaftliches Feld, das starken Dynamiken unterworfen ist: Religion und Religiosität reagieren sensibel auf sozialen Wandel, treiben ihn mit ihren Eigendynamiken voran oder blockieren ihn. Der vorliegende Band entstand im Anschluss... -
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music Christopher Partridge 9781350286870
RRP: $83.98$71.38The second edition of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music provides an updated, state-of-the-art analysis of the most important themes and concepts in the field, combining research in religious studies, theology, critical musicology,... -
Religion Matters: Volume 2: Further Explorations of Connectedness P. T. Babie 9789819997763
RRP: $251.98$214.18This book constitutes the second volume of 'Religion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion' (Springer, 2020). Offering a fresh and much-needed perspective, it explores the role of religion in the modern, neo-liberal world. The book acclaims... -
The Evolution of Religion: A Sociological Outline Volkhard Krech 9783111325385
RRP: $229.95$195.47How can the emergence of religion be understood consistently as a genuinely social process without resorting to phenomenological, intellectual-historical, biological, or cognitive-scientific approaches? To answer this question, the book refers to three...