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Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict by Ara Norenzayan 9780691169743
RRP: $42.00$33.37How did human societies scale up from tight-knit groups of hunter-gatherers to the large, anonymous, cooperative societies of today--even though anonymity is the enemy of cooperation? How did organized religions with "Big Gods"--the great monotheistic... -
The Natural History Of Unicorns by Chris Lavers 9781847081179
RRP: $18.88$12.77For centuries, unicorns have inspired, enchanted and eluded humanity. The beast appears in the Old Testament and there was a brisk trade in unicorn parts in medieval times, with travellers regularly reporting sightings into the modern era. But by the... -
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... -
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber 9781621380931
$25.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621380931Author Max WeberFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm -
The Gospels for All Christians: Rethinking the Gospel Audiences by Richard Bauckham 9780802844446
RRP: $44.08$33.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802844446Author Richard BauckhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing... -
Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam by Talal Asad
RRP: $60.90$50.13In "Geneologies of Religion", Talal Asad explores how religion as a historical category emerged in the West and has come to be applied as a universal concept. The idea that religion has undergone a radical change since the Christian Reformation-from... -
Pilgrimage: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Reader
RRP: $18.88$13.88Pilgrimage is found in most religious cultures, with large numbers of sites - from globally renowned places to regional shrines - flourishing historically and in the modern day. Pilgrimage centres around the world, including Mecca in Saudi Arabia,... -
Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World by James E. Lindsay 9780313322709
$133.79From the time of its birth in Mecca in the 7th century C.E., Islam and the Islamic world rapidly expanded outward, extending to Spain and West Africa in the west, and to Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in the east. An examination of the daily... -
Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out by Ibn Warraq 9781591020684
RRP: $52.50$46.56In the West abandoning one's religion (apostasy) can be a difficult, emotional decision, which sometimes has social repercussions. However, in culturally diverse societies where there is a mixture of ethnic groups and various philosophies of life, most... -
Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox Grace Davie (University of Exeter, UK) 9781405135962
RRP: $52.40$45.74Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country's increasing secularity alongside religion's growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain's... -
Demon Lovers: Witchcraft, Sex and the Crisis of Belief by Walter Stephens 9780226772622
RRP: $58.80$58.36On September 20, 1587, Walpurga Hausmannin of Dillingen in southern Germany was burned at the stake as a witch. Although she had confessed to committing a long list of "maleficia" (deeds of harmful magic), including killing 41 infants and two mothers in... -
Equality, Freedom, and Religion by Professor Roger Trigg 9780199671298
$63.34Is religious freedom being curtailed in pursuit of equality, and the outlawing of discrimination? Is enough effort made to accommodate those motivated by a religious conscience? All rights matter but at times the right to put religious beliefs into... -
Black Theology and Black Power: 50th Anniversary Edition by James H Cone
RRP: $41.98$37.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626983083Author James H. ConeFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Orbis Books (USA)Publisher Orbis Books (USA) -
The Amish by Donald B. Kraybill 9781421425665
RRP: $50.40$46.58Companion to the acclaimed PBS American Experience documentary.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLThe Amish have always struggled with the modern world. Known for their simple clothing, plain lifestyle, and horse-and-buggy... -
Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran by Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
RRP: $52.50$41.14Since the 1979 revolution, scholars and policy makers alike have tended to see Iranian political actors as religiously driven-dedicated to overturning the international order in line with a theologically prescribed outlook. This provocative book argues... -
Britain's Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety by Harry Freedman 9781472987235
RRP: $31.48$24.68'...detailed and fair.' - The Spectator 'An exhaustive, impressive achievement.' - The Tablet As a minority, Jews in Britain are confident, their institutions competent and mature. And yet within Jewish life in Britain there is a pervading sense of... -
A Taste of Eid: A Celebration of Food and Culture - Recipes for Every Occasion Emma Marsden 9781916329102
RRP: $52.50$31.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916329102Author Emma MarsdenFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint BrunchBooksPublisher BrunchBooks -
Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation by Christian Smith
RRP: $51.43$43.64The most important influence shaping the religious and spiritual lives of children, youth, and teenagers is their parents. A myriad of studies show that the parents of American youth play the leading role in shaping the character of their religious and... -
American Idolatry - How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church Andrew L. Whitehead 9781587435768
RRP: $39.88$29.99"Heartfelt, incisive, and worthy of thoughtful consideration."--Library Journal "A fascinating investigation of politics and racism in American Christian evangelicalism."--Foreword Reviews "An important book with an important message."--Englewood... -
Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age by Robert N. Bellah
RRP: $52.40$43.87A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Religion Section of the American Sociological AssociationReligion in Human Evolution is a work of... -
Living Buddhism: Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community by Julia Cassaniti
RRP: $48.28$42.02In Living Buddhism, Julia Cassaniti explores Buddhist ideas of impermanence, nonattachment, and intention as they are translated into everyday practice in contemporary Thailand. Although most lay people find these philosophical concepts difficult to... -
Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life by Makoto Fujimura
RRP: $35.68$26.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830845033Author Makoto FujimuraFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm)... -
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't by Stephen Prothero 9780060859527
RRP: $33.58$25.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060859527Author Stephen ProtheroFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Mapping Faith: Theologies of Migration and Community by Lia Shimada
RRP: $62.98$61.09This enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, conceptions of 'ministry' and artistic response. The... -
Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction by Alan Aldridge
RRP: $39.88$35.43In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies... -
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor 9780674026766
RRP: $109.10$88.91What does it mean to say that we live in a secular age? Almost everyone would agree that we-in the West, at least-largely do. And clearly the place of religion in our societies has changed profoundly in the last few centuries. In what will be a defining... -
The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction by Adam S. McHugh 9780830844128
RRP: $35.68$20.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830844128Author Adam S. MchughFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)... -
The Japanese Talmud: Antisemitism in East Asia by Christopher L. Schilling
RRP: $52.50$46.26The image of Jews in East Asia is a strange mixture of opposites, a paradoxical blend of admiration and mockery, identification and denial. This book explores what 'Jew' means to many East Asians, and whether it is anything that Jewish people themselves... -
Religious Interaction Ritual: The Microsociology of the Spirit by Scott Draper 9781498576314
RRP: $73.50$65.00This 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... -
Studying Lived Religion: Contexts and Practices by Nancy Tatom Ammerman
RRP: $50.38$43.76Offers an overarching definition and framework for the study of religion as it manifests itself in everyday life Look around you as you walk down the street; somewhere, usually hidden in plain sight, there will be traces of religion. Perhaps it is the... -
The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction Fiona Bowie (University of Bristol) 9781405121057
RRP: $58.70$50.93Now available in a revised second edition, this popular introduction to the anthropology of religion combines discussion of the origin and development of debates within the field, with a look at where the subject is heading. Introduces readers to the... -
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales: The Christian Church 1900-2000 by Keith Robbins 9780199570317
$97.67Keith Robbins, building on his previous writing on the modern history of the interlocking but distinctive territories of the British Isles, takes a wide-ranging, innovative and challenging look at the twentieth-century history of the main bodies, at once... -
Religion: Vintage Minis by Karen Armstrong
RRP: $10.48$7.98'Because "God" is infinite, nobody can have the last word'What is this thing, religion, supposedly the cause of bloodshed and warring for centuries? What is 'God' and do we need 'Him' in our modern world? Karen Armstrong looks again at these questions in... -
Sangharakshita: The Boy, the Monk, the Man by Nagabodhi
RRP: $27.28$19.09Sangharakshita was a Buddhist monk, a writer, a poet, and the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community - a pioneering worldwide Buddhist movement. He was also an audacious reformer, and for some a deeply controversial figure. In an absorbing... -
Integral Spirituality by Ken Wilber 9781590305270
RRP: $67.20$43.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590305270Author Ken WilberFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion by Ken Wilber
RRP: $37.80$26.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767903431Author Ken WilberFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A Division of... -
I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism by Alice Collett
RRP: $35.68$25.79Is there gender equality in Buddhist traditions? What do Buddhist texts say about women? How have Buddhist women responded to misogyny? Collett is well placed to review both recent scholarship and original writing by and about women in Buddhism. She... -
The Power of the Sacred: An Alternative to the Narrative of Disenchantment by Hans Joas
RRP: $88.18$76.21Disenchantment is a key term in the self-understanding of modernity. But what exactly does this concept mean? What was its original meaning when Max Weber introduced it? And can the conventional meaning or Max Weber's view really be defended, given the... -
Undocumented Saints: The Politics of Transborder Spiritualities by William A. Calvo-Quiros 9780197630235
RRP: $59.83$55.17This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Undocumented Saints... -
Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith
RRP: $37.78$27.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Book of the Year (Top 10) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780830841141Author C. Christopher SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 247Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher...