Religion, Politics & State

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438465340Author Yaacov YadgarFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

The idea of British identity has been thrown into question by the debates around the EU Referendum, but now that Brexit is here, it's time to think positively and constructively about Britain's future. How might Britain as a multinational state...

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal ), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world"...

This volume interrogates settled ways of thinking about the seemingly interminable conflict between religious and secular values in our world today. What are the assumptions and resources internal to secular conceptions of critique that help or hinder...

Homelessness, black neighborhood development, problems of abortion and sex education--how does religion affect the politics of an American city confronting these and other concerns? And what differences have "church and state" issues made in these...

Creating Ourselves is a unique effort to lay the cultural and theological groundwork for cross-cultural collaboration between the African and Latino/a American communities. In the introduction, the editors contend that given overlapping histories and...

According to some of the most influential thinkers of the modern era, it is madness to subordinate all one's aims to one end. Such thinkers believe that the church in particular should limit itself to matters of religion, spirituality, and moral values,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506431611Author John C. McDowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506449173Author Patrick, GnanaFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506446240Author Stone, Ronald H.Format PaperbackPage Count 205Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931112765Author Scott E. HendrixFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Truman State University PressPublisher Truman State University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781505126501Author Steven W MosherFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Saint Benedict PressPublisher Saint Benedict Press

How do urbanization and development intersect with religious dynamics to shape contemporary African cityscapes? To answer this timely question, contributors from across Europe, North America and Africa are brought together to explore mega-cities...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506447056Author Chammah J KaundaFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 Media

Turning Prayers into Protests is a comparative study of religious-based oppositional activity in Slovakia and East Germany prior to 1989.About the AuthorDavid Doellinger is professor of history at Western Oregon University.Book InformationISBN...

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Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers intended a strict separation of church and state, right? He would have been very upset to find out about a child praying in a public school or a government building used for religious purposes, correct? Actually,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561840311Author Shelley MarmorFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint New Falcon Publications,U.S.Publisher New Falcon Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 344g

Focusing on the roles of Russian Orthodoxy and Islam in constituting, challenging and changing national and ethnic identities in Russia, this study takes Tsarist and Soviet legacies into account, paying special attention to the evolution of the...

Across America, strip clubs have come under attack by a politically aggressive segment of the Christian Right. Using plausible-sounding but factually untrue arguments about the harmful effects of strip clubs on their communities, the Christian Right has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsA sustained study of De Regno holds out the possibility of yielding rich rewards. McCormick's study aims to do just that by exploring its responses to the problem of the...

Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy highlights the use of religious identity to fuel the rise of illiberal, nationalist, and populist democracy. In Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy, David Elcott, C. Colt...

An urgent exploration of borders as sacred objects in American culture. Our national conversation about the border has taken a religious turn. When televangelists declare, "Heaven has a wall," activists shout back, "Jesus was a refugee." For Elizabeth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802884350Author Michael W AustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815773733Author A. James ReichleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815768173Author John N. PadenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm)...

Over the past 50 years, the architects of the religious right have become household names: Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, James Dobson. They have used their massively influential platforms to build the profiles of evangelical politicians like Mike...

Religion as it relates to public education, and problems of religion in public school, such as Bible reading in schools, are treated in this volume.Book InformationISBN 9780313204449Format HardbackPage Count 261Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher...

Religious repression-defined as the non-violent suppression of civil and political rights-is a growing global phenomenon, but one that has not received much attention. Most often practiced in authoritarian countries, levels of religious repression...

This groundbreaking book investigates the religious issues that businesses confront as they expand their global activity and proposes that corporations can become instruments of peace. Timothy Fort discusses the newly emerging idea of "peace through...

This book focuses on the dynamics of democracy and populism in Muslim-majority countries, such as Turkey and Indonesia. It does so by examining the complexities of democratic development in these areas, ranging from 'flawed' to 'hybrid' regimes. Despite...

This book explores the evaluations made by religious groups and individuals about the potential of public spheres for religious practice, focussing upon public religion in societies of the Asia-Pacific. Across this region we observe a resurgence of...

The book considers some of the solutions proposed by Muslim activists and thinkers in their attempts to renew (tajdid) their ways of life and thought in accord with the demands of the age in which they lived. The two ways of reacting are studied - the...

This book explores the increasing political and social prominence of Islamist groups across the Middle East in recent years. The aftermath of the 2011 uprisings saw some groups access or even control political institutions through success at the ballot...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506498287Author Amanda TylerFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher Augsburg Fortress PublishersWeight(grams) 318g

This resource helps readers navigate and better understand the religious, cultural, and political impact of American views of religious faith and scientific inquiry. Do different religious faiths and traditions hold varying views on Charles Darwin's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765126905Author Lora StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA

How does a regime, whose members have been actively involved in the previous one, appropriate and deploy religious ideas and rhetoric to cast itself as 'born-again' and attractive? Exploring intersections between politics, religion and economics,...

In Icons Axed, Freedoms Lost, Vyacheslav Karpov and Rachel L. Schroeder demonstrate how Russia went from persecuting believers to jailing critics of religion and why, in contrast, religious pluralism and tolerance have solidified in Ukraine. Offering a...

Recent immigration is changing American religion. No longer only a Protestant, Christian, or even Judeo-Christian nation, the United States is increasingly home to religious traditions from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The history,...