Religion, Politics & State

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648145721Author James HoustonFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Coventry PressPublisher Coventry PressWeight(grams) 494g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578751924Author Rachel J WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 133g

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This tour of the American church/state issue revisits past controversies and personalities in the hope of enlightening present-day debates. Examining an issue that has been a matter of controversy since the founding of the United States, Separation of...

Despite an anti-religious reputation and the anti-religious worldview of many members, the American Socialist movement held a primarily religious and moral attraction for a small but highly articulate group of American Christians of diverse religious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313246203Author Paul BlanshardFormat HardbackPage Count 402Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

The second in a two-volume bibliography on church-state relations in U.S. history, this book contains eleven critical essays and accompanying bibliographical listings on periods or topics from the Civil War to the present day. Each essay reviews the...

A study of the role of Christians in the twentieth-century world.Book InformationISBN 9780313249259Author Denys Lawrence MunbyFormat HardbackPage Count 209Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

This annotated bibliography covers the available literature on the relationship between Soviet and Eastern European churches and the societies in which they have existed since the end of World War II. In order to shed some light on the mutual relations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313205408Author James R. WhittemoreFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

If America is sliding into a moral swamp, what's the best Christian response? The hardball approach of the religious right? Or is there a more productive way to engage our culture? Dean Merrill, a former vice president with Focus on the Family,...

Every week a terrorist attack, riot, or political scandal makes the headlines-and we feel the world around us shaking again. We struggle to separate truth from biased statements and hope from naivete. We wonder how we got here and where these uncertain...

An examination of the rise of political evangelicalism and what it tells us about the relations between religion, race, and politics in America This timely book investigates the increasing visibility and influence of evangelical Christians in recent...

In today's discussions of church, state, and the American way of life, the serious real differences that divided the religious settlers of this country are frequently overlooked. This book offers readers a survey of the often uneasy relationship between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780268011727Author Stanley HauerwasFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint University of Notre Dame PressPublisher University of Notre Dame PressWeight(grams)...

Behind the walls of a church, Liliana and her baby eat, sleep, and wait. Outside, protestors shout ''Go back to Mexico!'' and ''Tax this political church!'' They demand that the U.S. government deport Liliana, which would separate her from her husband...

There is often more than meets the eye where politics, religion and money are concerned. This is certainly the case with the Faith-Based Initiative. Section 104, a small provision of the 1996 Welfare Reform bill called "Charitable Choice," was...

As Senegal prepares to celebrate fifty years of independence from French colonial rule, academic and policy circles are engaged in a vigorous debate about its experience in nation building. An important aspect of this debate is the impact of...

Since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, the United States and Western Europe's paths to modernity have diverged sharply with respect to religion. In short, Americans have maintained much friendlier ties with traditional forms of religion than their...

How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies, where many different beliefs clamour for attention. Should we celebrate...

There is often more than meets the eye where politics, religion and money are concerned. This is certainly the case with the Faith-Based Initiative. Section 104, a small provision of the 1996 Welfare Reform bill called "Charitable Choice," was...

Are human rights universal or the product of specific cultures? Is democracy a necessary condition for the achievement of human rights in practice? And when, if ever, is it legitimate for external actors to impose their understandings of human rights...

This is one of four projected volumes to emerge from a massive, Pew-funded study that sought to answer the question: What happens when a revivalist religion based on scriptural orthodoxy participates in the volatile politics of the Third World? Is the...

This is one of four projected volumes to emerge from a massive, Pew-funded study that sought to answer the question: What happens when a revivalist religion based on scriptural orthodoxy participates in the volatile politics of the Third World? Is the...

In this book, a group of leading scholars-including Peter Berger, John Esposito, Robert Wuthnow, Martha Nussbaum, Diana Eck, Stanley Hauerwas, and Miroslav Volf-examines the new religious pluralism and the challenges it poses for democratic societies on...

Relying on religious traditions that are as old as their faith itself, many devout Christians turn to prayer rather than medicine when their children fall victim to illness or injury. Faith healers claim that their practices are effective in restoring...

In this volume, Curry argues that discussion and interpretation of the First Amendment have reached a point of deep crisis. Historical scholarship dealing with the background and interpretation of the Amendment are at an impasse and judicial...

Religious Lessons tells the story of Zellers v. Huff, a court case that challenged the employment of nearly 150 Catholic sisters in public schools across New Mexico in 1948. Known nationally as the "Dixon case," after one of the towns involved,...

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'Orr's great clarity in forming and forwarding his ideas and ideological critique of nationalism, statehood, socialism and Zionism over four decades makes this book an important and timely contribution to the discussion of fundamental values for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514007495Author Miranda Zapor CruzFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 340g

It is now more than a decade since the violent Islamic group Boko Haram launched its reign of terror across northern Nigeria, claiming more than 27,000 lives and displacing over 2 million people. While its territorial gains have largely been recaptured,...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478717775Author Paul O RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 191g

The modern world struggles to make sense of the savage violence and terror perpetrated by Islamic State. In this timely publication Dr Patrick Sookhdeo analyses its ideology, theology, eschatology and strategy and scrutinizes key IS publications...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532615337Author John HeathershawFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams) 476g

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