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Soul Winners: The Ascent of America's Evangelical Entrepreneurs by David Clary
RRP: £25.00£18.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633887824Author David ClaryFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Prometheus BooksPublisher Prometheus Books -
What is Religion? by Alban G. Widgery
RRP: £110.00£95.11First Published in 1953 What is Religion provides an understanding of religious faith which embraces all of the great and enduring religions. In the process it strips off the irrelevant and inconsequential which every religion accumulates in the course... -
Unruly Souls: The Digital Activism of Muslim and Christian Feminists by Kristin M. Peterson
RRP: £25.99£22.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978822665Author Kristin M. PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University Press -
The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives by Peter Losonczi
RRP: £43.99£38.44Recent shifts in the contemporary cultural, political, and religious landscape are engendering intensive attention concerning political theology. New trends and traditional ideas equally colour these movements. Given that a medley of recent books and... -
Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society by Isabella Kasselstrand
RRP: £80.00£64.45Demonstrates definitively that the secularization thesis is correct, and religion is losing its grip on societies worldwide In the decades since its introduction, secularization theory has been subjected to doubt and criticism from a number of leading... -
Faith on Trial: Religion and the Law in the United States by Mark J. T. Caggiano
RRP: £14.99£9.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558968769Author Mark J. T. CaggianoFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Skinner House BooksPublisher Skinner House BooksWeight(grams) 139g -
Tolerance and Risk: How U.S. Liberalism Racializes Muslims by Mitra Rastegar
RRP: £97.00£77.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517904845Author Mitra RastegarFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint University of Minnesota PressPublisher University of Minnesota Press -
Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa: A new hermeneutic for nonviolence by Marius Nel
RRP: £41.99£36.75Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection. However, since the Second World War Pentecostals have largely abandoned their pacifist viewpoint as they have taken on... -
Black Hands, White House: Slave Labor and the Making of America by Renee K Harrison
RRP: £19.99£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506474670Author Renee K HarrisonFormat HardbackImprint Fortress PressPublisher Fortress PressWeight(grams) 159g -
Religious Diversity in Canadian Public Schools: Rethinking the Role of Law by Dia Dabby
RRP: £27.99£24.14Canadian public schools have long been entrusted with socializing children. Yet this duty can rest uneasily alongside religious diversity questions. Grounding its analysis in three seminal Supreme Court cases, Religious Diversity in Canadian Public... -
Protestant "sects" and the Spirit of (Anti-) Imperialism: Religious Entanglements in the Americas by Heinrich Wilhelm Schafer
RRP: £34.50£33.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608012091Author Heinrich Wilhelm SchaferFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint University of New Orleans PressPublisher University of New Orleans... -
Religion and Politics in Contemporary Russia: Beyond the Binary of Power and Authority by Tobias Koellner
RRP: £39.99£35.06Based on extensive original research at the local level, this book explores the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and politics in contemporary Russia. It reveals close personal links between politicians at the local, regional and national levels and... -
Abusing Religion: Literary Persecution, Sex Scandals, and American Minority Religions by Megan Goodwin
RRP: £124.00£107.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978807792Author Megan GoodwinFormat HardbackPage Count 238Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Religion in Public and Private Life by Clarke E. Cochran
RRP: £37.99£33.38Religious crosses the spheres of both the private life and the public institution. In a liberal democracy, public and private interests and goals prove to be inseparable. Clarke Cochran's interdisciplinary study brings political theory and the sociology... -
The Politics of Morality: Portraits in Seven Lives by J David Woodard
RRP: £28.00£23.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587316456Author J David WoodardFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint St. Augustine's PressPublisher St. Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 590g -
Rastafari: The Evolution of a People and Their Identity by Charles Price
RRP: £74.00£64.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479807154Author Charles PriceFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint New York University PressPublisher New York University PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Government Surveillance of Religious Expression: Mormons, Quakers, and Muslims in the United States by Kathryn Montalbano
RRP: £39.99£35.06Recent revelations about government surveillance of citizens have led to questions about whether there should be better defined boundaries around privacy. Should government officials have the right to specifically target certain groups for extended... -
A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option under the Islamic Republic by Fatemeh Shams
RRP: £105.00£81.03A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option under the Islamic Republic offers, for the first time, an original, timely examination of the pivotal role poetry plays in policy, power and political legitimacy in modern-day Iran. Through a compelling... -
Past and Present Political Theology: Expanding the Canon by Dennis Vanden Auweele
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book demonstrates how discussions of Political Theology have been a constant feature throughout philosophical modernity and that they continue to impact contemporary political debates.Book InformationISBN 9781032237107Author Dennis Vanden... -
Religion, Religious Organisations and Development: Scrutinising religious perceptions and organisations by Carole Rakodi
RRP: £135.00£117.68This collection adds to a burgeoning literature concerned with the roles played by religions in development. The authors do not assume that religion and religious organisations can be 'used' to achieve development objectives, or that religiously inspired... -
Naked Truth: Strip Clubs, Democracy, and a Christian Right by Judith Lynne Hanna
RRP: £19.99£17.94Across 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... -
Rethinking the Religious Factor in Foreign Policy by Maria Toropova
RRP: £79.99£72.16The authors of this book analyze the set of mechanisms that allow specific religious institutions to influence the foreign policy decisions of the countries in which they are active. Taking into consideration that there are events and phenomena with a... -
Borders of Belief: Religious Nationalism and the Formation of Identity in Ireland and Turkey by Gregory J. Goalwin
RRP: £29.99£26.50Religion and nationalism are two of the most powerful forces in the world. And as powerful as they are separately, humans throughout history have fused religious beliefs and nationalist politics to develop religious nationalism, which uses religious... -
The Twenty-first Century Confronts Its Gods: Globalization, Technology, and War by David J. Hawkin
RRP: £25.51£22.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791461822Author David J. HawkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Religion, Empire, and Torture: The Case of Achaemenian Persia, with a Postscript on Abu Ghraib by Bruce Lincoln
RRP: £24.00£23.03In Religion, Empire, and Torture, Bruce Lincoln identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. He shows how... -
The Sexual Politics of Black Churches by Josef Sorett
RRP: £30.00£27.39Winner, 2022-2023 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award for chapter 5 "Everybody Knew He Was 'That Way': Chicago's Clarence H. Cobbs, American Religion, and Sexuality during the Post-World War II Period" by Wallace BestThis book brings together an... -
Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment by John Witte
RRP: £31.49£29.31This accessible and authoritative introduction tells the American story of religious liberty from its colonial beginnings to the latest Supreme Court cases. The authors analyze closely the formation of the First Amendment religion clauses and describe... -
Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom by Brandon J. O'Brien
RRP: £14.99£14.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830845286Author Brandon J. O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint IVP BooksPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 254g -
Religion, Culture and Politics in the Twentieth-century United States by Mark Hulsether
RRP: £24.99£22.71Anyone who seeks to understand the dynamics of culture and politics in the United States must grapple with the importance of religion in its many diverse and contentious manifestations. With conservative evangelicals forming the base of the Republican... -
The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right by Jon A. Shields
RRP: £42.00£33.04The Christian Right is frequently accused of threatening democratic values. But in The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right, Jon Shields argues that religious conservatives have in fact dramatically increased and improved democratic participation... -
Christian: The Politics of a Word in America by Matthew Bowman
RRP: £25.95£20.64A Publishers Weekly Best Religion Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic TitleFor many Americans, being Christian is central to their political outlook. Political Christianity is most often associated with the Religious Right, but the Christian... -
When Religion Becomes Lethal: The Explosive Mix of Politics and Religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Charles A. Kimball
RRP: £21.99£14.56A compelling look at today's complex relationship between religion and politics In his second book, bestselling author Charles Kimball addresses the urgent global problem of the interplay between fundamentalist Abrahamic religions and politics and moves... -
Religion, Law, USA by Isaac Weiner
RRP: £33.00£24.96Offers insight into the complex relationship between religion and law in contemporary America Why religion? Why law? Why now? In recent years, the United States has witnessed a number of high-profile court cases involving religion, forcing Americans... -
One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America by George Yancey
RRP: £27.99£21.67Irreconcilable 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... -
Between Heaven and Russia: Religious Conversion and Political Apostasy in Appalachia by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz
RRP: £23.99£20.84How is religious conversion transforming American democracy? In one corner of Appalachia, a group of American citizens has embraced the Russian Orthodox Church and through it Putin's New Russia. Historically a minority immigrant faith in the United... -
Going Low: How Profane Politics Challenges American Democracy by Finbarr Curtis
RRP: £22.00£17.36Liberalism puts its trust in civil discourse and rational argument. Today, its opponents enthusiastically flout these norms, making a show of defying so-called political correctness. In the Trump era and beyond, right-wing figures delight in sheer... -
Religion and Identity in Modern Russia: The Revival of Orthodoxy and Islam by Marietta Stepaniants
RRP: £53.99£46.87Focusing 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... -
Religious Transnational Actors and Soft Power by Jeffrey Haynes
RRP: £53.99£46.87Haynes looks at religious transnational actors in the context of international relations, with a focus on both security and order. With renewed scholarly interest in the involvement of religion in international relations, many observers and scholars have... -
Writing of the Formless: Jose Lezama Lima and the End of Time by Jaime Rodriguez Matos
RRP: £23.99£20.84In this book, Jaime Rodriguez Matos proposes the "formless" as a point of departure in thinking through the relationship between politics and time. Thinking through both literary and political writings around the Cuban Revolution, Rodriguez... -
Contested Conversions to Islam: Narratives of Religious Change in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire by Tijana Krstic
RRP: £23.99£20.84This book explores how Ottoman Muslims and Christians understood the phenomenon of conversion to Islam from the 15th to the 17th centuries. The Ottomans ruled over a large non-Muslim population and conversion to Islam was a contentious subject for all...