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Routledge Handbook of Body Studies Bryan Turner (Australian Catholic University, Australia) 9781138080119
RRP: €47.59€42.20In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern social sciences and humanities. Modern technologies - such as organ transplants, stem-cell research,... -
Religion: Vintage Minis by Karen Armstrong
RRP: €5.94€4.52'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... -
A Secular Age by Charles Taylor 9780674026766
RRP: €61.82€50.38What 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... -
Sangharakshita: The Boy, the Monk, the Man by Nagabodhi
RRP: €15.46€10.82Sangharakshita 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... -
The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to COVID-19 by Jeremy Brown
RRP: €33.31€28.10A physician and historian of science and medicine at the National Institute of Health tells the hidden story of how plagues and pandemics shaped the history of the Jewish people. Plagues, pandemics, and infectious diseases have shaped the history of... -
Integral Spirituality by Ken Wilber 9781590305270
RRP: €38.08€24.53Apologies 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)... -
CSB Study Bible, Hardcover by CSB Bibles by Holman CSB Bibles by Holman 9781433648090
RRP: €57.11€51.19The CSB Study Bible is designed to help you know and be transformed by God's Word. Featuring the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB), this study Bible keeps Scripture primary on every page. To inspire you to grow... -
The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion by Ken Wilber
RRP: €21.42€15.18Apologies 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... -
God is Dead: Secularization in the West Steve Bruce (University Aberdeen) 9780631232759
RRP: €41.59€36.69Drawing on an international range of examples, Steve Bruce offers a comprehensive and up-to-date defence of the secularisation debate.About the Author Steve Bruce is the Professor of Sociology and Head of Department of Sociology at the University of... -
Teachings from the American Earth: Indian Religion and Philosophy by Dennis Tedlock 9780871401465
RRP: €23.80€19.47This collection of writings is from authors who are either Indians who have tried to make themselves heard, or whites who have tried to hear Indians. The first part of the book emphasizes the practical and includes Isaac Tens's "Career of the Medicine... -
The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction Fiona Bowie (University of Bristol) 9781405121057
RRP: €33.26€28.86Now 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... -
I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism by Alice Collett
RRP: €20.22€14.61Is 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... -
Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley by Carolyn Chen
RRP: €26.18€21.13How tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivitySilicon Valley is known for its lavish perks, intense work culture, and spiritual gurus. Work Pray Code explores how tech companies are bringing religion into the... -
The Power of the Sacred: An Alternative to the Narrative of Disenchantment by Hans Joas
RRP: €49.97€43.19Disenchantment 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... -
Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report by Saba Mahmood 9780691153285
RRP: €26.18€20.66The plight of religious minorities in the Middle East is often attributed to the failure of secularism to take root in the region. Religious Difference in a Secular Age challenges this assessment by examining four cornerstones of secularism--political... -
Undocumented Saints: The Politics of Transborder Spiritualities by William A. Calvo-Quiros 9780197630235
RRP: €33.90€31.26This 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... -
Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction by Alan Aldridge
RRP: €22.60€20.08In 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... -
The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India - Revised and Expanded Edition by C. J. Fuller
RRP: €49.98€39.32Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings--a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. The fluid relationship between these beings and humans is a central theme of... -
The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion by Peter L. Berger
RRP: €16.65€12.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385073059Author Peter L. BergerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Patterns in Comparative Religion by Mircea Eliade
RRP: €46.41€41.08In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in... -
Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions by Gregory Shushan 9780197685433
RRP: €23.79€21.67Near-death experiences are known around the world and throughout human history. They are sometimes reported by individuals who have revived from a period of clinical death or near-death and they typically feature sensations of leaving the body, entering... -
Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith
RRP: €21.41€17.20Apologies 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... -
The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction Mark Lilla 9781590179024
RRP: €17.84€13.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590179024Author Mark LillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
The Krampus And The Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil by Al Ridenour 9781627310345
RRP: €28.55€19.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310345Author Al RidenourFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 772g -
Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues by Paul G. Hiebert 9780801043949
€33.39Anthropology's contributions explored for cross-cultural understanding of epistemology, globalism, urbanization, church planting, and spiritual warfare.About the AuthorThe late Paul G. Hiebert (1932-2007) was distinguished professor of mission and... -
Women in God's Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead by Mary T. Lederleitner
RRP: €23.79€18.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830845514Author Mary T. LederleitnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams)... -
A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace by B. Walker 9780230361478
RRP: €53.54€53.51This ground-breaking political history of the two Irish States provides unique new insights into the 'Troubles' and the peace process. It examines the impact of the fraught dynamics between the competing identities of the Nationalist-Catholic-Irish... -
The Amish: A Concise Introduction by Steven M. Nolt 9781421419565
RRP: €19.04€17.23There seems to be no end to our fascination with the Amish, a religious minority that has both placed itself outside the mainstream of American culture and flourished within it. Yet most people know very little about the nuanced relationship the Amish... -
Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II by Stephen Bullivant 9780198837947
RRP: €42.23€36.77In 1962, Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council with the prophecy that 'a new day is dawning on the Church, bathing her in radiant splendour'. Desiring 'to impart an ever increasing vigour to the Christian life of the faithful', the Council... -
Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity by Roy A. Rappaport 9780521296908
RRP: €36.88€30.98Roy Rappaport argues that religion is central to the continuing evolution of life, although it has been been displaced from its original position of intellectual authority by the rise of modern science. His book, which could be construed as in some... -
Theologising Brexit: A Liberationist and Postcolonial Critique by Anthony G. Reddie
RRP: €49.97€43.73This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the theological challenge presented by the new post-Brexit epoch. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union has led to a seismic shift in the ways in which parts of the British population... -
The Nones, Second Edition: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going by Ryan P. Burge
€20.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506488240Author Ryan P. BurgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g -
Memory in Culture by Astrid Erll
RRP: €29.74€25.92This book questions the sociocultural dimensions of remembering. It offers an overview of the history and theory of memory studies through the lens of sociology, political science, anthropology, psychology, literature, art and media studies; documenting... -
Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality by Robert Geraci 9780199964000
RRP: €45.21€25.49Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and... -
Not in It to Win It: Why Choosing Sides Sidelines The Church by Andy Stanley
RRP: €20.22€19.05Is it possible to disagree politically and love unconditionally? The reaction of evangelicals to political and cultural shifts in recent years revealed what they value most. Lurking beneath our Bible-laced rhetoric, faith claims, books, and sermons is a... -
Grieving a Suicide: A loved one's search for comfort, answers, and hope by Albert Y Hsu
RRP: €22.60€14.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830844937Author Albert Y. HsuFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)... -
Post-Christendom, 2nd Edition: Church and Mission in a Strange New World by Stuart Murray 9780334057048
€22.80Western societies are experiencing a series of disorientating culture shifts. Uncertain where we are heading, observers use "post" words to signal that familiar landmarks are disappearing, but we cannot yet discern the shape of what is emerging... -
Atheist Awakening: Secular Activism and Community in America by Richard Cimino 9780199986323
RRP: €36.28€32.61Surveys over the last twenty years have seen an ever-growing number of Americans disclaim religious affiliations and instead check the "none" box. In the first sociological exploration of organized secularism in America, Richard Cimino and... -
Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy, Change by Paul Michael Brannagan
RRP: €53.54€47.71This book offers the first, full academic analysis of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Adopting an international relations perspective, the authors critically interrogate the politics and controversy that has surrounded arguably the most controversial... -
Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life by Meredith B. McGuire 9780195368338
RRP: €30.93€20.38What are we to make of the Latina schoolteacher who considers herself a good Catholic, rarely attends Mass, but meditates daily at her home altar (where she mixes images of the Virgin of Guadalupe with those of Frida Kahlo, and traditional votive candles...