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The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare by Ram A. Cnaan 9780814716182
RRP: $52.48$45.51Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political support and engendering heated debate about the separation of church and state. Yet we lack concrete... -
The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare by Ram A. Cnaan 9780814716175
$189.59Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political support and engendering heated debate about the separation of church and state. Yet we lack concrete... -
A Gospel for the Poor: Global Social Christianity and the Latin American Evangelical Left by David C. Kirkpatrick 9780812250947
RRP: $105.00$91.16In 1974, the International Congress on World Evangelization met in Lausanne, Switzerland. Gathering together nearly 2,500 Protestant evangelical leaders from more than 150 countries and 135 denominations, it rivaled Vatican II in terms of its influence... -
A Nation of Religions: The Politics of Pluralism in Multireligious America by Stephen Prothero 9780807857700
RRP: $79.70$69.93The United States has long been described as a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of religions in which Muslims and Methodists, Buddhists and Baptists live and work side by side. This book explores that nation of religions, focusing on how... -
Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada by Richard John Moon 9780774814973
RRP: $182.70$159.45Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada will appeal to lawyers, legal academics, political scientists, religious studies scholars, and anyone interested in the issue of religion in the public sphere.Book InformationISBN 9780774814973Author Richard John... -
Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition by James K. Wellman 9780742558236
RRP: $226.80$198.05Intended for students as well as scholars of religion and violence, Belief and Bloodshed discusses how the relationship between religion and violence is not unique to a post-9/11 world-it has existed throughout all of recorded history and culture. The... -
Christianity and Culture in the City: A Postcolonial Approach by Samuel Cruz 9780739176757
RRP: $193.20$169.11Christianity and Culture in the City: A Postcolonial Approach offers an introduction to the broad diversity of contemporary Christianities in a rich, complex, changing, and challenging city context. Cruz focuses upon a variety of changing communities... -
Participation, Representation and Global Civil Society: Christian and Islamic Fundamentalist Anti-Abortion Networks and United Nations Conferences by Jane W. Muthumbi 9780739144619
RRP: $182.70$160.08This book focuses on religious fundamentalists' mobilization efforts against abortion in three United Nations Conferences. Using U.S. Christian and Egyptian Islamic fundamentalist groups as empirical cases, this account highlights these groups' efforts... -
Political Symbols in Russian History: Church, State, and the Quest for Order and Justice by Lee Trepanier 9780739117880
RRP: $201.60$176.36Political Symbols in Russian History is one of the few works that presents an analytical and comprehensive account of Russian history and politics between the years of 988 to 2005. From Kievan Rus to Putin's Russia, this book traces the development,... -
Becoming Religious in a Secular Age by Mark Elmore 9780520290549
RRP: $52.50$41.14Religion is often viewed as a universally ancient element of the human inheritance, but in the Western Himalayas the community of Himachal Pradesh discovered its religion only after India became an independent secular state. Based on extensive... -
American Religion, American Politics: An Anthology by Joseph Kip Kosek 9780300203516
$61.91Essential primary sources reveal the central tensions between American politics and religion throughout the nation's history Despite the centrality of separation of church and state in American government, religion has played an important role in the... -
The Church in Pluralist Society: Social and Political Roles by Cornelius J. Casey 9780268106416
RRP: $174.30$152.27Vatican II opened new pathways to engagement with societies shaped by modernity. Its project could be read as an attempt to interpret the stance of the church in relation to the whole project of modernity. The fundamental presumption of this collection... -
Mormonism and American Politics by Randall Balmer 9780231165983
RRP: $184.80$144.38When Joseph Smith ran for president as a radical protest candidate in 1844, Mormons were a deeply distrusted group in American society, and their efforts to enter public life were met with derision. When Mitt Romney ran for president as a Republican in... -
New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa by Rosalind I. J. Hackett 9780253015198
RRP: $147.00$127.49New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa casts a critical look at Africa's rapidly evolving religious media scene. Following political liberalization, media deregulation, and the proliferation of new media technologies, many African religious... -
Religion, Modernity, and Politics in Hegel by Thomas A. Lewis 9780199595594
$203.30Religion, Modernity, and Politics in Hegel analyzes Hegel's philosophy of religion and develops its significance for ongoing debates about the relation between religion and politics as well as the history of the conceptualization of religion. One of the... -
Mapping the Legal Boundaries of Belonging: Religion and Multiculturalism from Israel to Canada by Mr. Rene Provost 9780199383016
$71.88This collection of essays explores the complex relationship between religion and multiculturalism and the role of the state and law in the creation of boundaries. Western secular democracies are composed of increasingly religiously diverse populations... -
Secularism, Catholicism, and the Future of Public Life: A Dialogue with Ambassador Douglas W. Kmiec by Gary J. Adler 9780190205430
$60.29How can religion contribute to democracy in a secular age? What can the millennia-old Catholic tradition say to church-state controversies in the United States and around the world? Secularism, Catholicism, and the Future of Public Life, presents a... -
Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Africa by Terence O. Ranger 9780195174779
$122.43This 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 scriptual orthodoxy participates in the volatile politics of the Third World? At a time... -
Religion, Politics, Evangelism by Purna Chandra Jena 9781845401672
$23.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401672Author Purna Chandra JenaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint SocietasPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 200g -
Judaism's Challenge: Election, Divine Love, and Human Enmity by Alon Goshen-Gottstein 9781644691489
RRP: $178.48$170.44One cannot think of Judaism without taking some stance relating to Israel's special status, its election. The present collection highlights the challenges that Judaism faces, as it continues to uphold a sense of chosenness and as it seeks to engage the... -
Sovereignty: Moral and Historical Perspectives by James Turner Johnson 9781626160569
RRP: $100.80$89.06Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nation's borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability. From the Middle Ages until well into the Modern Period,... -
Pope Francis and the Caring Society by Robert M. Whaples 9781598132878
RRP: $55.65$35.26Pope Francis and the Caring Society is a thoughtful exploration of the Pope's earnest call for a dialogue on building a truly compassionate society. Francis's fervent support for uplifting the poor and protecting the environment has inspired far-reaching... -
God Is Alive and Well: The Future of Religion in America by Frank Newport 9781595620620
RRP: $41.98$32.57Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport examines religion in America today, reviews just how powerfully intertwined religion is with every aspect of American society, and explores what appears to be religion's vibrant future in the U.S. - all based on more... -
Pews, Prayers, and Participation: Religion and Civic Responsibility in America by Corwin E. Smidt 9781589012172
RRP: $55.65$48.91Is the "private" experience of religion counterproductive to engagement in public life? Does the "public" experience of religion contribute anything distinctive to civic engagement? "Pews, Prayers, and Participation" offers... -
Catholics and Politics: The Dynamic Tension Between Faith and Power by Kristin E. Heyer 9781589012158
RRP: $100.80$89.06Catholic political identity and engagement defy categorization. The complexities of political realities and the human nature of such institutions as church and government often produce a more fractured reality than the pure unity depicted in doctrine... -
From Pews to Polling Places: Faith and Politics in the American Religious Mosaic by J. Matthew Wilson 9781589011724
RRP: $55.65$48.91Does religion promote political mobilization? Are individuals motivated by their faith to focus on issues of social justice, personal morality, or both? What is the relationship between religious conviction and partisanship? Does religious identity... -
Faith and Force: A Christian Debate about War by Dr. David L. Clough 9781589011656
RRP: $58.80$51.53"This book began in an argument between friends surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the debate about whether the United States and the United Kingdom should invade Iraq in 2003. Situated on opposite sides of the Atlantic, in different... -
Of Little Faith: The Politics of George W. Bush's Faith-Based Initiatives by Amy E. Black 9781589010130
RRP: $100.80$89.06George W. Bush had planned to swear his oath of office with his hand on the Masonic Bible used by both his father and George Washington, however, due to the inclement weather, a family Bible was substituted. Almost immediately on taking office, President... -
School Board Battles: The Christian Right in Local Politics by Melissa M. Deckman 9781589010017
RRP: $100.80$89.06If there is a "culture war" taking place in the United States, one of the most interesting, if under-the-radar, battlegrounds is in local school board elections. Rarely does the pitch of this battle reach national attention, as it did in Kansas... -
One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America by George Yancey 9781479808663
RRP: $155.40$135.35Irreconcilable differences drive the division between progressive and conservative Christians-is there a divorce coming? Much attention has been paid to political polarization in America, but far less to the growing schism between progressive and... -
Religion, Secularism, and Political Belonging by Leerom Medovoi 9781478010784
RRP: $50.38$43.76Working in four scholarly teams focused on different global regions-North America, the European Union, the Middle East, and China-the contributors to Religion, Secularism, and Political Belonging examine how new political worlds intersect with locally... -
The Production of American Religious Freedom by Finbarr Curtis 9781479882113
$188.75Americans love religious freedom. Few agree, however, about what they mean by either "religion" or "freedom." Rather than resolve these debates, Finbarr Curtis argues that there is no such thing as religious freedom. Lacking any... -
The Crisis of Civil Law: What the Bible Teaches about Law and What It Means Today by Benjamin B Saunders 9781683597568
RRP: $41.98$35.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683597568Author Benjamin B SaundersFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Faithlife CorporationPublisher Faithlife Corporation -
Reparations and the Theological Disciplines: Prophetic Voices for Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair by Michael Barram 9781666922462
RRP: $193.20$169.95What do the theological disciplines have to do with reparations? Historically, many churches and theologians defended and supported race-based slavery and subsequent forms of racial hierarchy and violence. While today many in our society see reparations... -
International Religious Freedom Act: Elements & Implementation Efforts by Don C. Hunter 9781626188969
RRP: $354.88$233.52Because of concerns about increasing restrictions on religious rights around the world, Congress passed the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (the Act) to strengthen U.S. advocacy of individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of... -
Perilous Intimacies: Debating Hindu-Muslim Friendship After Empire by SherAli Tareen 9780231210300
RRP: $245.70$190.95Friendship—particularly interreligious friendship—offers both promise and peril. After the end of Muslim political sovereignty in South Asia, how did Muslim scholars grapple with the possibilities and dangers of Hindu-Muslim friendship? How did they... -
Faith, Hope, and Jobs: Welfare-to-Work in Los Angeles by Stephen V. Monsma 9781589011106
$111.57This title offers a front-burner issue on the public policy agenda today is the increased use of partnerships between government and nongovernmental entities, including faith-based social service organizations. In the wake of President Bush's faith-based... -
Prayers in the Precincts: The Christian Right in the 1998 Elections by John C. Green 9780878407750
$113.34In the wake of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, the Christian Right expected major victories in the 1998 elections. Instead, many of its allies lost close contests, and the movement was seen as a liability in some high-profile campaigns. In the only... -
Religion and Politics: Religious Liberty and Confronting New Ethical Challenges: What Is the Public Role of Faith in Today's Globalized World? by Samuele Sangalli 9788878393271
$55.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788878393271Author Samuele SangalliFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Gregorian & Biblical PressPublisher Gregorian & Biblical PressWeight(grams) 522g -
Essays on Religious and Political Experience by R. Feist 9789042932456
RRP: $119.70$113.38The precise nature and relationship between religious and political experiences has been the subject of much controversy and debate in recent years. It is well known that some religious experiences have been used to justify terrible...