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University of Illinois Press The Only True God
Book SynopsisA provocative reexamination of the shared monotheistic views of Jews and Christians in New Testament timesTrade Review“Sheds new light on the date and reasons for the division between Jewish and Christian monotheism. . . . Recommended.”--Choice"An important corrective to the view that tends to interpret New Testament Christology in terms of Nicaea and later developments, thereby missing the Jewish intertextual and hermeneutical keys to interpreting many New Testament texts."--Review of Biblical Literature"Provocative and valuable."--Journal of Ecumenical Studies"A provocative challenge to the 'Early High Christology Club.'"--Journal for the Study of the New Testament"This work puts forward a compelling thesis, questioning the default assumption that what separated first-century Jews and Christians was the Christian elevation of Jesus of Nazareth to divine status as equal with YHWH. McGrath shows decisively that this was not so, arguing with clarity and force and engaging the relevant bodies of primary and secondary literature with precision. A significant and useful book."--Paul J. Griffiths, author of Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity"If anyone thinks that the concept and definition of 'monotheism' are clear-cut, they need to read this book. Similarly, if you think that the issue of 'early Christian monotheism' or the question of Jesus's status within or in relation to 'early Christian monotheism' (as maintained by the writers of the New Testament) can be neatly resolved in straightforward terms, then McGrath will enable you to make a more informed judgment, and hopefully to reach a more mature view."--James D. G. Dunn, author of Christology in the Making: A New Testament Inquiry Into the Origins of the Doctrine of the IncarnationTable of ContentsPreface vii 1. Monotheism and Method: An Introduction to the Study of Early Jewish and Christian Thought about God 1 2. Worship and the Question of Jewish Monotheism in the Greco-Roman Era 23 3. Monotheism and the Letters Attributed to Paul 38 4. Monotheism and the Gospel of John 55 5. Monotheism and Worship in the Book of Revelation 71 6. Two Powers Heresy: Rethinking (and Redating) the Parting of Ways between Jewish and Christian Monotheism 81 Conclusion 97 Notes 105 Bibliography 131 Index of Modern Authors 149 Index of Subjects 152 Index of Ancient Sources 154
£77.35
University of Illinois Press Ritual Soundings Women Performers and World
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ritual Soundings incorporates a remarkable range of diverse case studies that demonstrate Weiss's thorough scholarship and great knowledge surrounding women's performance practices within localized forms of major world religions." --Journal of Folklore Research Reviews"This study is a treasure trove of marriage-rituals that women perform within the context of the world religion they are affiliated to. It is a pleasure to savour the presentation of their variety." --Religion and Gender"As I read along, I found myself smiling and nodding at the text's cleverness and its validating evidence for women's agency in the performance of scandalous 'soundings' of protest and dissent. This is a fascinating, well-written, and extraordinarily well-research book."--Ellen Koskoff, author of A Feminist Ethnomusicology: Writings on Music and Gender"A fine book that synthesizes and analyzes a fascinating variety of case studies. She argues that comparative studies are ethically important because they enable us to see connections--how people in different contexts respond to situations in some interestingly similar ways--rather than focus on what divides us."--Lisa I. Knight, author of Contradictory Lives: Baul Women in India and Bangladesh
£77.35
University of Illinois Press Latterday Saint Perspectives on Atonement
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is a landmark work that fills a desperate need for more serious attention to philosophy and theology in the Mormon tradition.”--Matthew Bowman, author of Christian: The Politics of a Word in AmericaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Atonement in Latter-day Saint Scripture and Thought Part I. Scriptural and Historical Foundations Chapter 1. Atonement in the Old Testament: Implications for Latter-day Saints T. Benjamin Spackman Chapter 2. Latter-day Saints and the Atonement in the New Testament Eric D. Huntsman Chapter 3. “He Shall Find Satisfaction Through His Knowledge”: Atonement in Early Christianity and the Middle Ages Ariel Bybee Laughton Chapter 4. “Atonement” in the Book of Mormon Nicholas J. Frederick Chapter 5. Saving the House of Israel: Collective Atonement in the Book of Mormon Sharon J. Harris Chapter 6. “This Perfect Atonement”: Agency, Law, Theosis, and Atonement Theology J. B. Haws Chapter 7. “I have, to be sure, been called to drink deep of the bitter cup”: Nineteenth-Century Latter-day Saint Women and Atonement Jennifer Reeder Part II. Theological Explorations Chapter 8. “Notes on Life, Grace, and Atonement” Adam S. Miller Chapter 9. Atonement and Retributive Justice Fiona Givens Chapter 10. Relational Atonement: Groundwork Benjamin Keogh Chapter 11. One Prophet’s Vision of a Non-Violent Atonement: The Book of Mormon as Theological Resource Joseph M. Spencer Chapter 12. Enveloping Grace Deidre Nicole Green Bibliography Contributors Index
£87.55
University of Illinois Press The Only True God
Book SynopsisA provocative reexamination of the shared monotheistic views of Jews and Christians in New Testament timesTrade Review“Sheds new light on the date and reasons for the division between Jewish and Christian monotheism. . . . Recommended.”--Choice"An important corrective to the view that tends to interpret New Testament Christology in terms of Nicaea and later developments, thereby missing the Jewish intertextual and hermeneutical keys to interpreting many New Testament texts."--Review of Biblical Literature"Provocative and valuable."--Journal of Ecumenical Studies"A provocative challenge to the 'Early High Christology Club.'"--Journal for the Study of the New Testament"This work puts forward a compelling thesis, questioning the default assumption that what separated first-century Jews and Christians was the Christian elevation of Jesus of Nazareth to divine status as equal with YHWH. McGrath shows decisively that this was not so, arguing with clarity and force and engaging the relevant bodies of primary and secondary literature with precision. A significant and useful book."--Paul J. Griffiths, author of Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity"If anyone thinks that the concept and definition of 'monotheism' are clear-cut, they need to read this book. Similarly, if you think that the issue of 'early Christian monotheism' or the question of Jesus's status within or in relation to 'early Christian monotheism' (as maintained by the writers of the New Testament) can be neatly resolved in straightforward terms, then McGrath will enable you to make a more informed judgment, and hopefully to reach a more mature view."--James D. G. Dunn, author of Christology in the Making: A New Testament Inquiry Into the Origins of the Doctrine of the IncarnationTable of ContentsPreface vii 1. Monotheism and Method: An Introduction to the Study of Early Jewish and Christian Thought about God 1 2. Worship and the Question of Jewish Monotheism in the Greco-Roman Era 23 3. Monotheism and the Letters Attributed to Paul 38 4. Monotheism and the Gospel of John 55 5. Monotheism and Worship in the Book of Revelation 71 6. Two Powers Heresy: Rethinking (and Redating) the Parting of Ways between Jewish and Christian Monotheism 81 Conclusion 97 Notes 105 Bibliography 131 Index of Modern Authors 149 Index of Subjects 152 Index of Ancient Sources 154
£21.59
University of Illinois Press Latterday Saint Perspectives on Atonement
Book SynopsisNew approaches to a central area of Latter-day Saint belief The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Christians have always shared a fundamental belief in the connection between personal salvation and the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While having faith in and experiencing the atonement of Christ remains a core tenet for Latter-day Saints, some thinkers have in recent decades reconsidered traditional understandings of atonement. Deidre Nicole Green and Eric D. Huntsman edit a collection that brings together multiple and diverse approaches to thinking about Latter-day Saint views on this foundational area of theology. The essayists draw on and go beyond a wide range of perspectives, classical atonement theories, and contemporary reformulations of atonement theory. The first section focuses on scriptural and historical foundations while the second concentrates on theological explorations. Together, the contributors evaluate what isTrade Review“This is a landmark work that fills a desperate need for more serious attention to philosophy and theology in the Mormon tradition.”--Matthew Bowman, author of Christian: The Politics of a Word in AmericaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Atonement in Latter-day Saint Scripture and Thought Part I. Scriptural and Historical Foundations Chapter 1. Atonement in the Old Testament: Implications for Latter-day Saints T. Benjamin Spackman Chapter 2. Latter-day Saints and the Atonement in the New Testament Eric D. Huntsman Chapter 3. “He Shall Find Satisfaction Through His Knowledge”: Atonement in Early Christianity and the Middle Ages Ariel Bybee Laughton Chapter 4. “Atonement” in the Book of Mormon Nicholas J. Frederick Chapter 5. Saving the House of Israel: Collective Atonement in the Book of Mormon Sharon J. Harris Chapter 6. “This Perfect Atonement”: Agency, Law, Theosis, and Atonement Theology J. B. Haws Chapter 7. “I have, to be sure, been called to drink deep of the bitter cup”: Nineteenth-Century Latter-day Saint Women and Atonement Jennifer Reeder Part II. Theological Explorations Chapter 8. “Notes on Life, Grace, and Atonement” Adam S. Miller Chapter 9. Atonement and Retributive Justice Fiona Givens Chapter 10. Relational Atonement: Groundwork Benjamin Keogh Chapter 11. One Prophet’s Vision of a Non-Violent Atonement: The Book of Mormon as Theological Resource Joseph M. Spencer Chapter 12. Enveloping Grace Deidre Nicole Green Bibliography Contributors Index
£25.19
Indiana University Press HinduCatholic Encounters in Goa
Book SynopsisThe state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. This study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa.Trade Review[A]n important, persuasive, and enduring work for its primary audience, as well as engaging reading for Christians and Hindus interested in learning from a painful moment of cultural encounter. * Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies *This is a passionate and honest book in its approach and contents. And it is worth reading for that very reason. Henn's account is at its best in the detailed anthropological and ethnographic descriptions of his chosen—and obviously much cherished—field: Goan village culture. * Journal of Jesuit Studies *[A] number of fine monographs have added further depth and nuance to questions of syncretism and hybridity . . . Alexander Henn's 'Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa' stands in this scholarly trajectory, and contributes significantly to it. March 2016 * Journal of Hindu Studies *Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa is a rich work in which the author shows the processes of religious interaction and development. The writing is clear and concise and would be great required reading for upper division undergraduate courses on religion that could easily range from courses on South Asia, Christianity, Hinduism, Religion and modernity, and a whole host of others. * newbooks.asia *[T]his is a refreshing and inspiring book, necessary to this ongoing debate on the Goan religious experience, and it should be read as a challenge and a complement to other recent literature that has the religious history of Goa as an object of analysis. * Studies in History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on TransliterationIntroduction1. Vasco Da Gama's Error: Conquest and Plurality 2. Image Wars: Iconoclasm, Idolatry, and Survival3. Christian Puranas: Hermeneutic, Similarity, and Violence4. Ganv: Place, Genealogy, and Bodies 5. Demotic Ritual: Religion and Memory 6. Crossroads of Religions: Shrines and Urban Mobility Conclusion. Religion and religions: Syncretism ReconsideredNotesReferences Index
£56.10
Indiana University Press HinduCatholic Encounters in Goa
Book SynopsisThe state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. This study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa.Trade Review[A]n important, persuasive, and enduring work for its primary audience, as well as engaging reading for Christians and Hindus interested in learning from a painful moment of cultural encounter. * Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies *This is a passionate and honest book in its approach and contents. And it is worth reading for that very reason. Henn's account is at its best in the detailed anthropological and ethnographic descriptions of his chosen—and obviously much cherished—field: Goan village culture. * Journal of Jesuit Studies *[A] number of fine monographs have added further depth and nuance to questions of syncretism and hybridity . . . Alexander Henn's 'Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa' stands in this scholarly trajectory, and contributes significantly to it. March 2016 * Journal of Hindu Studies *Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa is a rich work in which the author shows the processes of religious interaction and development. The writing is clear and concise and would be great required reading for upper division undergraduate courses on religion that could easily range from courses on South Asia, Christianity, Hinduism, Religion and modernity, and a whole host of others. * newbooks.asia *[T]his is a refreshing and inspiring book, necessary to this ongoing debate on the Goan religious experience, and it should be read as a challenge and a complement to other recent literature that has the religious history of Goa as an object of analysis. * Studies in History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on TransliterationIntroduction1. Vasco Da Gama's Error: Conquest and Plurality 2. Image Wars: Iconoclasm, Idolatry, and Survival3. Christian Puranas: Hermeneutic, Similarity, and Violence4. Ganv: Place, Genealogy, and Bodies 5. Demotic Ritual: Religion and Memory 6. Crossroads of Religions: Shrines and Urban Mobility Conclusion. Religion and religions: Syncretism ReconsideredNotesReferences Index
£22.79
Indiana University Press The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis monograph would be best for people grounded in anthropology, religion, and English history, but offers many insights to nonexperts. It would be a good addition to any university library. * Religion and Gender *Hausner's is an affectionate and sympathetic portrayal of the Crossbones ritualists, and it is excellent to see this tradition receiving scholarly attention * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction Set And Setting1. The Myth of the Winchester Goose2. Medieval Bankside3. Shamanism and the Ritual Oscillation of Time4. The Virgin Queen and the English Nation5. Southwark, Then and NowConclusion Making the PresentEpilogue Crossbones Garden
£56.10
Indiana University Press Religion and Personal Law in Secular India A
Book SynopsisA multidisciplinary exploration of the major challenges for religion and law in India today.Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents: PrefaceIntroduction: The Secular State in a Religious Society Gerald James LarsonPart 1. The Secular State and Legal Pluralism: The Current Debate and Its Historical Antecedents1. Religion, Personal Law and Identity Granville Austin2. Religious Minorities and the Law Ruma Pal3. Living with Difference in India: Legal Pluralism and Legal Universalism in Historical Context Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and Lloyd I. RudolphPart 2. Religious Endowments, Reservations Law, and Criminal Law4. Religious and Charitable Endowments and a Uniform Civil Code John H. Mansfield5. Personal Law and Reservations: Volition and Religion in Contemporary India Laura Dudley Jenkins6. The Uniform Civil Code Debate: Lessons from the Criminal Procedures Arvind VermaPart 3. Personal Law and Issues of Gender7. Gender Implications for a Uniform Civil Code Robert D. Baird8. The Personal and the Political: Indian Women and Inheritance Law Srimati Basu9. Colonialism, Nationalism, and Gendered Legal Subjectivities: Observations on the Historical Destruction of Separate Legal Regimes Kunal M. Parker10. Who Was Roop Kanwar? Sati, Law, Religion, and Post-Colonial Feminism in Contemporary India Paul Courtright and Namita Goswami11. "Where Will She Go? What Will She Do?" Paternalism towards Women in the Administration of Muslim Family Law in Contemporary India Sylvia VatukPart 4. Cross-Cultural Perspectives12. Affirmative Action in the United States and the Reservation System in India: Some Comparative Perspectives Kevin Brown13. Personal Law Systems and Religious Conflict: A Comparison of India and Israel Marc Galanter and Jayanth Krishnan14. The Road to Xanadu: India's Quest for Secularism Rajeev DhavanSome Continuing Issues William D. PopkinBibliographical Note Gerald James LarsonContributorsIndex
£17.09
Indiana University Press Who Knows
Book SynopsisInvites reader to explore some beautiful and some horrible ideas related to religious and mystical thought. This book focuses on the doctrine of Hell and its justification, presenting arguments on both sides of the controversy.Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:PrefaceI Wherefore the Why'sII Through Dark CloudsIII Cosmic ConsciousnessIndex
£13.29
Indiana University Press Sàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora
Book SynopsisSango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship.Trade Review[This] volume gives u a glimpse at how cultural identity is tied to religion in pervasive ways. Whether it be Nigeria, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, or the United States, belief in Orisha traditions deeply influences the contours of nationality, history, and place.43.1 2010 * Intnl Journal African Historical Studies *Because of the wide range of scholarship included in this volume it has great potential in many different venues, from undergraduate class- rooms and research projects to the work of graduate students to that of senior scholars. This book will be a welcome addition to both university libraries and the personal collection of anyone interested in either the Yoruba-based traditions highlighted or African-based traditions in general. * Nova Religio *For those who want to expand their knowledge of African religion, this is an important addition to a growing series of probing studies. Vol. 52, 2011 * The Journal of African History *The contributions demonstrate the breadth of variation and difference residing within this singular name, Sango, while elucidating the struggles and stakes faced by communities and individuals interacting and identifying with this deity.2010, Vol. 41 no. 1 * Research in African Literatures *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction / Joel E. Tishken, Tóyìn Fálolá, and Akíntúndé AkínyemíPart 1. Defining Sàngó in West Africa 2. The Place of Sàngó in the Yorùbá Pantheon / Akíntúndé Akínyemí 3. The Practice and Worship of Sàngó in Contemporary Yorùbáland / Arìnpé Gbekelólú Adéjùmo 4. Sàngó's Eerìndínlógún Divinatory System / George Olúsolá Ajíbádé 5. Yorùbá Thunder Deities and Sovereignty: Ará versus Sàngó / Marc SchiltzPart 2. Representations of Sàngó in Oral and Written Popular Cultures 6. Sàngó and the Elements: Gender and Cultural Discourses / Diedre L. Bádéjo 7. Reconfiguration of Sàngó on the Screen / Dúrótoyè A. Adélékè 8. Art in the Service of Sàngó/ Stephen Folárànmí 9. The Ambivalent Representations of Sàngó in Yorùbá Literature / Akíntúndé AkínyemíPart 3. Sàngó in the African Diaspora 10. The Cultural Aesthetics of Sàngó Africanization / Kamari Maxine Clarke 11. Wither Sàngó? An Inquiry into Sàngó's "Authenticity" and Prominence in the Caribbean / Stephen D. Glazier 12. Xangô in Afro-Brazilian Religion: "Aristocracy" and "Syncretic" Interactions / Luis Nicolau Parés 13. The Literary Manifestation of Xangô in Brazil: Esmeralda Ribeiro's "A procura de uma borboleta preta" / Laura Edmunds 14. Drums of Sàngó: Bàtá Drum and the Symbolic Reestablishment of Oyo in Colonial Cuba, 1817-1867 / Henry B. LovejoyPart 4. The Voices of Sàngó Devotees 15. Sàngó beyond Male and Female / Olóyè Aìná Olomo 16. Searching for Thunder: A Conversation about Changó / Michael Atwood Mason and Ernesto PichardoList of ContributorsBibliographyIndex
£22.49
University of Notre Dame Press Friendship and Ways to Truth
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£15.19
Pennsylvania State University Press Holiness and Pentecostal Movements
Book SynopsisA collection of essays examining the Holiness, Radical Holiness, and Pentecostal movements, focusing on the circulation of ideas among these movements in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and Southeast and East Asia.Trade Review“This is a book that contains well presented, expertly researched pieces that together make a real and distinct contribution to our appreciation of these different intersections from historical and theological perspectives. Advanced students and scholars working in this field will make it an essential reference point.”—Mark J. Cartledge The Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society“According to the editors, their objectives were to provide readers with a work that was interdisciplinary and global in scope, and that demonstrates the ways in which these two movements are intertwined. They have delivered on this promise and produced a work that is highly suitable for those undergoing study in Pentecostal or Holiness seminaries.”—Andrea Shan Johnson Reading Religion“This is a rich and fascinating collection of essays that offers a variety of historical and theological insights, the fruit of closer academic cooperation between two traditions with deep Wesleyan roots to the benefit of both.”—Tim Woolley Wesley and Methodist Studies“A landmark study in not only Holiness and Pentecostal historiography, but the historiography of global Christianity itself.”—William Kostlevy Wesleyan Theological Journal“All chapters demonstrate erudite cutting-edge research and conclusions, making this collection an imperative resource. . . .”—Monte Lee Rice Journal of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity“The book lays a promising foundation for further scholarship and is a valuable resource for those interested in Holiness and Pentecostal movements.”—Sarah Anne Snyder Methodist History“The essays in this significant, well-researched volume make a valuable contribution to our understanding of the complex relations between Radical Holiness and Pentecostalism from both historical and theological perspectives. They cover a well-selected range of individuals, institutions, and ideas; they address key themes, such as gender, ethnicity, technologies, and mobilities; and they are dependably attentive to social, cultural, and economic contexts. Those working in this field will be grateful for such an authoritative collection.”—John Maiden,The Open University“The essays within this collection are thematically connected, insightfully written, and contextually responsible. By utilizing various methodologies, new perspectives are brought forth on current and past social issues, and through reconfiguring the interlocutors, new light is shed on standing themes of interest. This interdisciplinary volume signals the importance of this new series, highly recommended for scholars and students.”—Kenneth J. Archer,author of The Gospel Revisited: Towards a Pentecostal Theology of Worship and Witness“[Holiness and Pentecostal Movements] asserts the primary importance of the Wesleyan tradition to the intertwining of Holiness networks and Pentecostalism.”—Doug Weaver Church HistoryTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction: Intertwined History, Theology, and ScholarshipDavid Bundy, Geordan Hammond, and David Sang-Ehil HanAt the Beginning1. The Preachers and Their Students: God’s Bible School as a Seedbed of Radical Holiness and Pentecostal Leaders, 1982-1910David Bundy2. Pandita Ramabai, the Holiness Movement, and the Mukti Revival of 1905Robert A. Danielson3. Alexander A. Boddy, the Pentecostal League of Prayer, and the Wesleyan Roots of British PentecostalismKimberley Ervin Alexander4. A World Tour of Evangelism: Henry Clay Morrison’s Radical Holiness meets “Global Holiness,” 1909-10Luther OconerUnity and Diversity5. “Spiritual Railroading”: Trains as Metaphor and Reality in the Holiness and Pentecostal Movements, ca. 1880—ca. 1920Daniel Woods6. Black Radical Holy Women at the Intersection of Christian Unity and Social JusticeCheryl J. Sanders7. Pneumatology as a Basis for Ecumenical Dialogue Between the Korean Methodist, Holiness, and Pentecostal TraditionsInsik ChoiTheological Engagement8. Baptized in the Spirit and Fire: The Relevance of Spirit Baptism for a Holiness and Pentecostal View of the AtonementFrank D. Macchia9. The Presence of the Kingdom: Optimism of Grace in the Holiness and Pentecostal MovementsHenry H. Knight III10. Fulfilling the Full Gospel: The Promise of the Theology of the Cleveland SchoolChris E. W. GreenList of ContributorsIndex
£81.56
Yale University Press The Quran and the Bible
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Magisterial”—Eric Ormsby, Wall Street Journal“Enormously helpful as a way not just into an unknown text but into another religious tradition.”—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker“[A] clear analysis of the debates within the communities of religious scholars concerning the relationship of these scriptures, providing a new lens through which to view the powerful links that bond these three major religions.”—Salzburger Theologischen Zeitschrift journal“Gabriel Reynolds’ The Qur’an & the Bible fills a gaping hole to revelatory effect. . . It contributes hugely to the ongoing project of anchoring the qur’anic texts to the bedrock of late antiquity. The impossibility of understanding the Qur’an’s origins without reference to the context provided by Jewish and Christian scripture has never been more painstakingly demonstrated.”—Tom Holland, History Today (The Best History Books 2018)“Consistently with his well-known scholarly approach, Reynolds concentrates his research and his analysis on the Qur’ānic text seen as a Late Antiquity product [. . .] This book would have attained its goal even if it simply managed to encourage students to get deeply involved with both Qur’ānic and Biblical literature.” – Valentino Cottini, Islamochristiana“This book fills a gaping hole to revelatory effect. Essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between the Qur’ān and the religious context of late antiquity.”—Tom Holland, author of In the Shadow of the Sword"Gabriel Reynolds’s concise commentary on the Qur’ān text offers an indispensable key to many parallel Biblical and para-Biblical traditions and clarifies the Qur’ān’s unique relationship to these earlier traditions and texts."—Fred M. Donner, University of Chicago“Gabriel Reynolds is one of the world’s leading Qur’ānic scholars, and this learned and readable commentary sheds great light on the religious impulses that shaped Islam at its beginnings and on the relationship between Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Muhammad's day.”—Gary A. Anderson, author of Charity: The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition“This important and unprecedented book demonstrates that the Qur’ān cannot be fully appreciated without an awareness of its Biblical backdrop.”—Suleyman Dost, Brandeis University“This major contribution to our understanding of the Qur’ān makes a powerful argument for the profound influence of Biblical traditions, and especially Christian traditions, on the Qur’ān.”—Devin Stewart, Emory University
£47.50
University of California Press City of 201 Gods IlIf in Time Space and the
Book SynopsisFocuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods.
£50.40
University of California Press City of 201 Gods
Book SynopsisFocuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods.
£28.50
University of California Press Islam and Christianity
Book SynopsisIn light of the widespread public perception of incompatibility between Islam and Christianity, this book provides a comparison of these two great faith traditions from a broad theological perspective.Trade Review"Perfectly functional, remarkably insightful, and a little bit controversial." American Theological Inquiry "Without glossing over fundamental differences between Christianity and Islam ... Renard shows how the reality has often been more nuanced." Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Outstanding Academic Title for 2011... Highly recommended." -- P. S. Spalding Choice "One of the best books available for use in courses comparing Muslim and Christian thought." Journal Of Islamic Studies "Written with sensitivity and beauty." -- Matthew Friedman, Asbury Theological Seminary Religious Studies Review "Renard has a good grasp on what is important, foundational, and formative across a multitude of disciplines in both religious traditions." State Of Formation "John Renard offers, in this beautiful book, a new contribution in the field of comparative study of Christianity and Islam." -- John Loboka Morris IslamochristianaTable of ContentsPreface Prologue: Christian-Muslim Theological Dialogue in Retrospect Introduction: Theological Themes and Subdisciplines Part I. Historical Dimensions: Interpreting God's Communication and Divine Engagement in Time and Space 1. Sacred Sources and Community Origins 2. Development and Spread Part II. Creedal Dimensions: Faith and the Development of Theology as a Religious Discipline 3. From Story to Creed 4. The Emergence of Theological Disciplines Part III. Institutional Dimensions: The Structures of Theologically Grounded Community 5. Beneath the Brick and Mortar 6. Institutions in Action Part IV. Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions: Mapping Outward and Inward Journeys of Faith 7. Sources, Methods, and Social Values in Theological Ethics 8. Sources and Models in Traditions of Spirituality 9. Themes in Prayer and Mystical Theology Epilogue: Reflections on the Prospects for Christian-Muslim Theological Dialogue Notes Theological Glossary Selected Bibliography General Index Index of Biblical and Qur'anic Citations
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University of California Press From Jeremiad to Jihad
Book SynopsisCharting and interpreting the tendrils of religion and violence, this book reveals how formative moments of their intersection in American history have influenced the ideas, institutions, and identities associated with the United States. It shows how religion and violence provide crucial yet underutilized lenses for seeing America anew.Trade Review"An excellent study of the complex relationship between religion and violence... Highly recommended." -- J. R. Asher, Georgetown College ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword Martin E. Marty Preface Introduction. John Brown, Jeremiad, and Jihad: Reflections on Religion, Violence, and America John D. Carlson and Jonathan H. Ebel Part I. Religious Origins and Tropes of American Violence 1. From King Philip's War to September 11: Religion, Violence, and the American Way Andrew R. Murphy and Elizabeth Hanson 2. A Nation Birthed in Blood: Violent Cosmogonies and American Film S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate 3. From Covenant to Crusade and Back: American Christianity and the Late Great War Jonathan H. Ebel 4. From Jeremiad to Manifesto: The Rhetorical Evolution of John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" Ned O'Gorman 5. American Providence, American Violence Stephen H. Webb Part II. Religion and America's "Others" 6. New Israel, New Amalek: Biblical Exhortations to Religious Violence John Corrigan 7. Religion and Violence in Black and White Eddie S. Glaude Jr. 8. State Violence and the Un-American West: Mormons, American Indians, and Cults Todd M. Kerstetter 9. Alma White's Bloodless Warfare: Women and Violence in U.S. Religious History Lynn S. Neal 10. Of Tragedy and Its Aftermath: The Search for Religious Meaning in the Shootings at Virginia Tech Grace Y. Kao Part III. The Ethics of Violence and War 11. A Just or Holy War of Independence? The Revolution's Legacy for Religion, Violence, and American Exceptionalism John D. Carlson 12. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for America: Realism, Sacrifice, and the Civil War Stanley Hauerwas 13. Contemporary Warfare and American Efforts at Restraint James Turner Johnson 14. Enemies Near and Far: The United States and Its Muslim Allies in Radical Islamist Discourse Sohail H. Hashmi 15. Varieties of "Violence": Thinking Ethically about the Use of Force in the War on Terror Jean Bethke Elshtain Contributors Index
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University of California Press New Age Neopagan and New Religious Movements
Book SynopsisCovering a range of emerging religions from the mid-nineteenth century, this essential text engages students by addressing major theoretical and methodological issues in the study of new religions and is organized to guide students in their learning.Trade Review"Urban points to the need for respect as well as critical thinking in approaching these new religious movements, and he prods readers to be thoughtful in discussing and debating these issues... There is no better textbook available on this topic. Summing Up: Highly recommended." CHOICETable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America 2. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context 3. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS 4. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds 5. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop 6. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja 7. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption 8. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism 9. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic 10. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the "Brainwashing" Debate 11. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media 12. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and the "Cult" Label 13. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy 14. The Raelians: UFOs and Human Cloning Appendix: Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions Index
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University of California Press Christianity Islam and OrisaReligion
Book SynopsisExplores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. This title offers an insight into important contemporary themes such as religious conversion, new religious movements, relations between world religions, the conditions of religious violence, and more.Trade Review"Clearly written, cogently argued, and offering deep insights into the interwoven trajectories of three different religious traditions in one society, this book undoubtedly constitutes required reading for scholars and students of religion, both in Africa and beyond." * Anthropos Reviews *"Stimulating . . . A welcome contribution to our knowledge of Yoruba Islam." * International Journal of African Historical Studies *
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University of California Press Crossing Confessional Boundaries Exemplary Lives
Book SynopsisArguably the single most important element in Abrahamic cross-confessional relations has been an ongoing mutual interest in perennial spiritual and ethical exemplars of one another's communities. Ranging from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages, Crossing Confessional Boundaries explores the complex roles played by saints, sages, and Friends of God in the communal and intercommunal lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews across the Mediterranean world, from Spain and North Africa to the Middle East to the Balkans. By examining these stories in their broad institutional, social, and cultural contexts, Crossing Confessional Boundaries reveals unique theological insights into the interlocking histories of the Abrahamic faiths. Trade Review"A smashing success; the literature Renard reviews is extensive and his ability to present the most salient points toward future scholarship is impressive. He elaborates a genealogy of the exemplary figure that will surely shape any future work in the field." * Reading Religion *"The book becomes both roadmap and toolkit, guiding readers though the use of hagiography and equipping them to apply it as a resource for fresh scholarship." * Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations *"John Renard is one of few scholars to possess the intellectual toolkit and dexterity necessary for the breadth of Crossing Confessional Boundaries and the ways in which it weaves multiple historiographical strands together. . . . [Renard] reminds us that Late Antiquity was not a period of crisis and decline. . . . [but] was one of deep cross-cultural contacts and complex interfaith encounters." * Mediterranean Seminar *"Crossing Confessional Boundaries remains an excellent hagiography manual." * Critical Bulletin of the Islamic Annals *"There is much to appreciate in what Renard has produced. . . . Renard’s book will provide a concise overview of a significant corpus of recent scholarship on late antiquity, and the significance therein of holy persons. His juxtaposition of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literatures will provide readers with an awareness of these religious traditions’ interconnections that many may not have otherwise realized." * Journal of Early Christian History *"[Renard] shows amazing range while displaying the promise of comparative hagiography." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Metaphor, Method, and the Three “Sources” of Hagiographic Narrative PART ONE: GEOGRAPHIES SHARED-HISTORICAL/ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Geographies Shared I—The Central Middle East 2. Geographies Shared II—Spain and North Africa 3. Geographies Shared III—From Anatolia to the Balkans PART TWO: HAGIOGRAPHIES COMPARED-LITERARY PERSPECTIVES: FORM, CONTENT, AND FUNCTION 4. Hagiography Constructed: An Owner’s Manual 5. Hagiography Deconstructed: A Reader’s Toolbox 6. Hagiography at Work: A Job Description PART THREE: DRAMATIS PERSONAE: HISTORY, AUTHORITY, AND COMMUNITY 7. Historical Themes and Institutional Authority 8. Constructions of Personal Authority—Epistemic and Charismatic 9. Exemplars and Their Communities Conclusion: Comparative Approaches to Religious Exemplarity and Hagiography Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Crossing Confessional Boundaries Exemplary Lives
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A smashing success; the literature Renard reviews is extensive and his ability to present the most salient points toward future scholarship is impressive. He elaborates a genealogy of the exemplary figure that will surely shape any future work in the field." * Reading Religion *"The book becomes both roadmap and toolkit, guiding readers though the use of hagiography and equipping them to apply it as a resource for fresh scholarship." * Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations *"John Renard is one of few scholars to possess the intellectual toolkit and dexterity necessary for the breadth of Crossing Confessional Boundaries and the ways in which it weaves multiple historiographical strands together. . . . [Renard] reminds us that Late Antiquity was not a period of crisis and decline. . . . [but] was one of deep cross-cultural contacts and complex interfaith encounters." * Mediterranean Seminar *"Crossing Confessional Boundaries remains an excellent hagiography manual." * Critical Bulletin of the Islamic Annals *"There is much to appreciate in what Renard has produced. . . . Renard’s book will provide a concise overview of a significant corpus of recent scholarship on late antiquity, and the significance therein of holy persons. His juxtaposition of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literatures will provide readers with an awareness of these religious traditions’ interconnections that many may not have otherwise realized." * Journal of Early Christian History *"[Renard] shows amazing range while displaying the promise of comparative hagiography." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Metaphor, Method, and the Three “Sources” of Hagiographic Narrative PART ONE: GEOGRAPHIES SHARED-HISTORICAL/ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Geographies Shared I—The Central Middle East 2. Geographies Shared II—Spain and North Africa 3. Geographies Shared III—From Anatolia to the Balkans PART TWO: HAGIOGRAPHIES COMPARED-LITERARY PERSPECTIVES: FORM, CONTENT, AND FUNCTION 4. Hagiography Constructed: An Owner’s Manual 5. Hagiography Deconstructed: A Reader’s Toolbox 6. Hagiography at Work: A Job Description PART THREE: DRAMATIS PERSONAE: HISTORY, AUTHORITY, AND COMMUNITY 7. Historical Themes and Institutional Authority 8. Constructions of Personal Authority—Epistemic and Charismatic 9. Exemplars and Their Communities Conclusion: Comparative Approaches to Religious Exemplarity and Hagiography Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£27.00
University of California Press Learning Love from a Tiger
Book SynopsisExplores the variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, Buddhist, and Chinese shamanic traditions. This book includes tales of house cats who teach monks how to meditate, shamans who shape-shift into jaguars, and rivers that grant salvation.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: Into Muir’s Forest 1. All the Christian Birds Chanted 2. The Donkey Who Communed with Allah 3. Hindu Trees Tremble with Ecstasy 4. Sharing Mayan Natural Souls 5. Friendly Yetis 6. Enlightened Buddhist Stones Epilogue: The Mountain Peaks Leaped and Danced Notes Bibliography Index
£22.50
University of California Press Magic Monsters and MakeBelieve Heroes
Book SynopsisMagic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic visionfor stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can't possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today. Trade Review"Magic, Monsters and Make-Believe Heroes is a joy to read because it gloriously and lovingly destabilises texts by reminding us that the reader/viewer/gamer is not a blank slate. In roaming across platforms, it also breaks down some of the artificial divides within the study of the fantastic." * Times Higher Education *"I would recommend this book for anyone interested in fantasy culture. It is entertaining, informative, and accessible. Using it in an undergraduate course setting would be ideal. It would also work well as a birthday gift for that D&D fanatic or Buffy fan in your own family tree." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"The book’s accessible writing style would make it ideal for an undergraduate course looking at religion and popular culture. But Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes would also be well-suited for a course on creative writing, or even game design." * Nova Religio *"Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes aims to discover the contours of fantasy culture and explain why these works hold such power over us. It is very successful in doing so." * Reading Religion *"The broad scope of Cowan’s analysis can be a delight to readers who enjoy a panoramic view of culture." * Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research *"A treat for the popular culture aficionados. It is a highly recommended read for scholars of religion and popular culture." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Here Be Dragons 2. Once Upon a Time . . . 3. Imagining Magic 4. Between Puer Aeternus and Vitam Aeternam 5. The Mythic Hero: East 6. The Mythic Hero: West 7. Imagining the Warrior-Heroine 8. The Stuff of Legends 9. . . . Happily Ever After? Mediography Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Magic Monsters and MakeBelieve Heroes
Book SynopsisMagic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic visionfor stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can't possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today. Trade Review"Magic, Monsters and Make-Believe Heroes is a joy to read because it gloriously and lovingly destabilises texts by reminding us that the reader/viewer/gamer is not a blank slate. In roaming across platforms, it also breaks down some of the artificial divides within the study of the fantastic." * Times Higher Education *"I would recommend this book for anyone interested in fantasy culture. It is entertaining, informative, and accessible. Using it in an undergraduate course setting would be ideal. It would also work well as a birthday gift for that D&D fanatic or Buffy fan in your own family tree." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"The book’s accessible writing style would make it ideal for an undergraduate course looking at religion and popular culture. But Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes would also be well-suited for a course on creative writing, or even game design." * Nova Religio *"Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes aims to discover the contours of fantasy culture and explain why these works hold such power over us. It is very successful in doing so." * Reading Religion *"The broad scope of Cowan’s analysis can be a delight to readers who enjoy a panoramic view of culture." * Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research *"A treat for the popular culture aficionados. It is a highly recommended read for scholars of religion and popular culture." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Here Be Dragons 2. Once Upon a Time . . . 3. Imagining Magic 4. Between Puer Aeternus and Vitam Aeternam 5. The Mythic Hero: East 6. The Mythic Hero: West 7. Imagining the Warrior-Heroine 8. The Stuff of Legends 9. . . . Happily Ever After? Mediography Bibliography Index
£22.50
University of California Press Understanding Religion Theories and Methods for
Book SynopsisA cutting-edge introduction to contemporary religious studies theory, connecting theory to data. This innovative coursebook introduces students to interdisciplinary theoretical tools for understanding contemporary religiously diverse societiesboth Western and non-Western. Using a case-study model, the text considers: A wide and diverse array of contemporary issues, questions, andcriticalapproaches to the study of religionrelevant to students and scholarsA variety of theoretical approaches, including decolonial, feminist, hermeneutical, poststructuralist, and phenomenological analysesCurrent debates on whether the term religionis meaningfulMany key issues about the study of religion, including the insider-outsider debate, material religion, and lived religionPlural and religiously diverse societies, including the theological ideas of traditions and the political and social questions that arise for those living alongside adherents of other religionsUnderstanding Religion is designed to provide a strong foundation for instructors to explore the ideas presented in each chapter in multiple ways, engage students in meaningful activities in the classroom, and integrate additional material into their lectures. Students will gain the tools to apply specific methods from a variety of disciplines to analyze the social, political, spiritual, and cultural aspects of religions. Its unique pedagogical design means it can be used from undergraduate- to postgraduate-level courses.Trade Review"Understanding Religion is a lucid, creatively structured, and nearly jargon-free introduction to theories and methods for studying religious communities and traditions in diverse societies, bold in scope, and presented in a manner that is undergraduate-friendly, yet sophisticated enough for use in a graduate-level course." * Journal of Interreligious Studies *"Explores themes one might expect in a textbook as well as ones welcomely added, emphasizing a 'deeply political' approach that continually draws the reader’s attention back to whose voice gets expressed in scholarship, and whose does not." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Boxes Acknowledgments and Dedications Introduction PART I. WHAT IS RELIGION AND HOW TO APPROACH IT? 1. Religion: Language, Law, and Legacies Case Study 1A: Falun Gong: Religion or Self-Cultivation Practice? Case Study 1B: Christians and Ancestor Veneration: Religion or Culture? 2. Method: Insider-Outsider Debates, Phenomenology, and Reflexivity Case Study 2A: Living between Religious Worlds: Conversion and Reconversion Case Study 2B: Hindu and Christian? Multiple Religious Identities 3. Life: Lived Religion, Syncretism, and Hybridity Case Study 3A: Mexican American Catholicism and Our Lady of Guadalupe Case Study 3B: Thai Buddhism as Lived Religion and Syncretic Practice PART II. THEORIES, METHODOLOGIES, AND CRITICAL DEBATES 4. History: Historical Methodology and the Invention of Tradition Case Study 4A: The Historical Jesus and the Christ of Faith Case Study 4B: Laozi, the Daodejing, and the Origins of Daoism 5. Power: Social Constructionism, Habitus, and Authority Case Study 5A: Mosques, Minarets, and Power Case Study 5B: Individual (New Age/Alternative) Spirituality as Modernity's Ideology 6. Identity: Social Identity Theory, In-Groups, Out-Groups, and Conflict Case Study 6A: Shiv Sena, Hindu Nationalism, and Identity Politics Case Study 6B: Race, Religion, and the American White Evangelical 7. Colonialism: Postcolonialism, Orientalism, and Decolonization Case Study 7A: Beyond "Inventing" Hinduism Case Study 7B: Magic, Superstition, and Religion in Southeast Asia and Africa 8. Brains: The Cognitive Science of Religion and Beyond Case Study 8A: Religion, Non-Religion, and Atheism Case Study 8B: Ancestors, Jesus, and Prosocial Behavior in Fiji 9. Bodies: Material Religion, Embodiment, and Materiality Case Study 9A: Weeping Gods and Drinking Statues Case Study 9B: Embodied Practice at a Christian Shrine 10. Gender: Feminism, Sexuality, and Religion Case Study 10A: Priests, Paul, and Rewriting Texts Case Study 10B: Buddhist Feminisms and Nuns 11. Comparison: Comparative and Contrastive Methodologies Case Study 11A: Comparing Hinduism and Judaism Case Study 11B: A Comparison of Zen Buddhist and Protestant Christian Sitting Practices 12. Ritual: Ritualization, Myth, and Performance Case Study 12A: The Zen Tea Ceremony and Protestant Eucharist as Performance and Ritual Case Study 12B: Buddhist Ordination Rites PART III. RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND SOCIETY 13. Diversity: Religious Borders, Identities, and Discourses Case Study 13A: The Memory of Al-Andalusia Case Study 13B: Dominus Iesus and Catholic Christianity in Asia 14. Dialogue: Interreligious Discourse and Critique Case Study 14A: Christian and Muslim Women Reading Scriptures Case Study 14B: Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: History and Discourse 15. Violence: Fundamentalism, Extremism, and Radicalization Case Study 15A: The Invention of Islamic Terrorism Case Study 15B: Buddhism and Violence 16. Secularism: Secularization, Human Rights, and Religion Case Study 16A: Laïcité and the Burkini Ban Case Study 16B: Singapore's Common Space 17. Geography: Place, the Lived Environment, and Environmentalism Case Study 17A: Trees as Monks? Case Study 17B: Protestant Christian Understandings of the "Holy Land" 18. Politics: Governance, the Colonial Wound, and the Sacred Case Study 18A: Ethnicity and Religion: The Singaporean Malay-Muslim Identity Case Study 18B: Saluting the Flag: The Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States Glossary Who's Who Notes Index
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University of California Press The Ancient Dialect
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£64.00
University of California Press When God Stops Fighting How Religious Violence
Book SynopsisA gripping study of how religiously motivated violence and militant movements end, from the perspectives of those most deeply involved. Mark Juergensmeyer is arguably the globe's leading expert on religious violence, and for decades his books have helped us understand the worlds and worldviews of those who take up arms in the name of their faith. But even the most violent of movements, characterized by grand religious visions of holy warfare, eventually come to an end. Juergensmeyer takes readers into the minds of religiously motivated militants associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, the Sikh Khalistan movement in India's Punjab, and the Moro movement for a Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines to understand what leads to drastic changes in the attitudes of those once devoted to all-out ideological war. When God Stops Fighting reveals how the transformation of religious violence manifests for those who once promoted it as the only answer. Trade Review"When God Stops Fighting is an excellent introductory work. . . .[its] brevity, its smooth readability and its lively descriptions make it both a thought-provoking and an enjoyable read." * Medicine, Conflict, and Survival *"Anyone, be they theologians, religious studies majors, sociologists, psychologists, historians, politicians, lawyers, those entrusted with the arts of conflict resolution, or just a member of the public, should read this book. In doing so, they will come to understand more about the many subtle (and not so subtle) processes by which men (usually) can steer situations either towards tragic disasters or in the direction of those more promising situations When God Stops Fighting." * Reading Religion *"A valuable read for all those interested in militant violence." * Religion *Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Trajectory of Imagined Wars 2. The Apocalyptic War of the Islamic State 3. The Militant Struggle of Mindanao Muslims 4. The Fight for Khalistan in India's Punjab 5. How Imagined Wars End Notes Interviews Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press When God Stops Fighting
Book SynopsisA gripping study of how religiously motivated violence and militant movements end, from the perspectives of those most deeply involved. Mark Juergensmeyer is arguably the globe's leading expert on religious violence, and for decades his books have helped us understand the worlds and worldviews of those who take up arms in the name of their faith. But even the most violent of movements, characterized by grand religious visions of holy warfare, eventually come to an end. Juergensmeyer takes readers into the minds of religiously motivated militants associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, the Sikh Khalistan movement in India's Punjab, and the Moro movement for a Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines to understand what leads to drastic changes in the attitudes of those once devoted to all-out ideological war. When God Stops Fighting reveals how the transformation of religious violence manifests for those who once promoted it as the only answer. Trade Review"When God Stops Fighting is an excellent introductory work. . . .[its] brevity, its smooth readability and its lively descriptions make it both a thought-provoking and an enjoyable read." * Medicine, Conflict, and Survival *"Anyone, be they theologians, religious studies majors, sociologists, psychologists, historians, politicians, lawyers, those entrusted with the arts of conflict resolution, or just a member of the public, should read this book. In doing so, they will come to understand more about the many subtle (and not so subtle) processes by which men (usually) can steer situations either towards tragic disasters or in the direction of those more promising situations When God Stops Fighting." * Reading Religion *"A valuable read for all those interested in militant violence." * Religion *Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Trajectory of Imagined Wars 2. The Apocalyptic War of the Islamic State 3. The Militant Struggle of Mindanao Muslims 4. The Fight for Khalistan in India's Punjab 5. How Imagined Wars End Notes Interviews Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Problems of Religious Diversity
Book SynopsisExploring Religious Diversity analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice. aeo Analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice.Trade Review"At a time when words like tolerance, diversity, pluralism, and truth are brandished as rhetorical weapons, Paul Griffiths provides a crisp and elegant analysis of the philosophical, moral, and political contexts in which these and other terms function. A bracing and helpful treatment of a perpetually vexed subject." Stanley Fish, University of Illinois at Chicago "Problems of Religious Diversity is a rare work – an introduction that not only accurately orients beginners, but draws them into the midst of current dialogue. Its bracing clarity has challenges for the expert as well as the novice. It should become a favored port of entry for those who want to think philosophically about the relations among religions." S. Mark Heim, Andover Newton Theological School "A profound, challenging, and edifying appraisal of what it means to keep faith with integrity in a religiously plural world, Problems of Religious Diversity is indispensable for those who seek philosophical grounding for the dialogue with world religions." Carol Zaleski, Smith College "A must read for both introductory students and seasoned scholars alike!" Amos Young, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, October 2001 "Griffiths skilfully balances a general introductory perspective accessible to serious students with profound analysis that will appeal to professionals." Bernardo J. Cantens, Theological Studies, Vol. 63, June 2002 "Problems of Religious Diversity is a very helpful introduction to the cluster of questions arising from religious diversity in the West. Both those just becoming acquainted with the issues and those already quite familiar with the debates will benefit from careful study of Paul Griffith's clear and stimulating treatment of the subject." Journal of the Evangelical Philosophic Society, February 2003Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Key Terms xiv 1 Religious Diversity 1 1.1 Religion: Some Historical Remarks 1 1.2 Religion: A Definition 7 1.3 Diversity in Religion 12 1.4 Philosophical Questions about Religious Diversity 16 1.5 Standpoints and Answers 19 2 Religious Diversity and Truth 21 2.1 Religious Claims: Doctrines and Teachings 21 2.2 Assent and Acceptance 26 2.3 Truth, Falsehood, Incompatibility 31 2.4 Parity with Respect to Truth: A Kantian View 37 2.5 Parity with Respect to Truth: A Wittgensteinean View 45 2.6 Parity with Respect to Truth: Nonreligious Views 50 2.7 Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Exclusivism 53 2.8 Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Inclusivism 60 2.9 A Catholic Christian Argument for Open lnclusivism 60 3 Religious Diversity and Epistemic Confidence 66 3.1 Epistemic Confidence 66 3.2 Awareness of Diversity 70 3.3 Religious Responses to the Question of Epistemic Confidence 75 3.4 Privatization 81 3.5 The Epistemic Significance of Religious Diversity: A Christian View in Conversation with William Alston 89 4 The Religious Alien 99 4.1 Toleration: Enduring the Religious Alien 101 4.2 Separation: Isolating the Religious Alien 111 4.3 Conversion: Domesticating the Religious Alien 119 4.4 Christian Evangelism 132 5 The Question of Salvation 138 5.1 Pluralism 142 5.2 Exclusivism 150 5.3 Inclusivism 159 5.4 Restrictivism and Universalism 161 A Brief Guide to Further Reading 170 Index 172
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Harvard University Press The Deepest Dye
Book SynopsisAisha Khan examines two cultural phenomena of colonized laborers in the West Indies: the “African” supernatural practice of obeah and the “Indian” mourning festival of Hosay. The British criminalized both, establishing hierarchies through racial and religious identities still relevant to postcolonial power dynamics, as well as justice movements.Trade ReviewKhan captures the dynamism of West Indian popular religion in this indispensable book. Examining the hard realities of colonization, exploitation, and racism, The Deepest Dye offers an unparalleled insight into the intersection of religion and race. This is a brilliant history of how the religious imagination is colored in ways that come to seem natural and permanent, but are nevertheless subject to constant change. -- Vincent Brown, author of Tacky’s RevoltIlluminating…Khan’s sophisticated and complex analysis will challenge readers to reconsider concepts like ‘race’ and ‘religion,’ inviting them to revisit how the terms came to exist in the first place. Anthropologists, theologians, and scholarly readers alike can glean much from Khan’s sweeping exploration. * Publishers Weekly *The Deepest Dye offers a story of the making of the Anglophone Caribbean focused especially on the generative and paradoxical impact of slavery and indenture, and their enduring afterlives. In thinking through the mutually constitutive domains of racial and religious identity—obeah coded African and Hosay coded Indian—Aisha Khan provides a richly textured account of the historical and ideological powers that continue to structure the Caribbean region and its diasporas. -- David Scott, author of Conscripts of ModernityThrough a rich examination of the entwined destinies of obeah and Hosay over the longue dureé, Aisha Khan provides a compelling account of the staying power of racial and religious discourses. The Deepest Dye makes an important contribution to understanding the intersections of race and religion. -- Robert A. Orsi, author of History and Presence
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Princeton University Press The King and the Corpse
Book SynopsisDrawing on both Eastern and Western literature, this is an anthology of stories linked by the theme of conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the "Arabian Nights", this theme unfolds in stories from early Hinduism, Irish paganism, the Arthurian cycle and other legends.Trade Review"This handsome volume of essays ... is the yield of what can be called an Indologist's holiday... Expertly edited by Joseph Campbell, these essays rest upon Zimmer's belief--a belief which he shares with Jung and others--that the spiritual heritage of archaic man still survives in "the deeper unconscious layers of our soul.'"--Saturday Review of Literature
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Princeton University Press The Modern Spirit of Asia The Spiritual and the
Book SynopsisChallenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in distinctive ways.Trade ReviewFinalist for the 2014 Award for Excellence in Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014 "A fascinating read."--Nick Leech, National "The authority of this study is based on a combination of field research in each of the two nations (China and India), along with an impressive command of the literature and tools of cultural anthropology, comparative sociology, and conceptual analysis. The author is a well-respected, contemporary European social scientist, and this study is likely to stimulate intense scholarly discussion for years ahead."--Choice "[A] particularly outstanding work."--Guo Ting, Oxford Comparative Critical Review "One of the many merits of Peter van der Veer's The Modern Spirit of Asia is that he acknowledges the unprecedented nature of 'the project of modernity with all its revolutionary ideas of nation, equality, citizenship, democracy, and rights,' yet shows how it has taken strikingly different shapes in the Chinese and Indian cultural spheres."--Benjamin Schewel, Hedgehog Review "This is an important book, which will be useful for helping scholars of Chinese religion think more deeply about the question of modernity."--Erik Hammerstrom, Review of Religion and Chinese Society "This book will be a fundamental point of reference for any ethnography of secularism and for anyone interested in the study of religion, secularism, modernity, and politics in Asia and in the global world."--Chiara Letizia, American AnthropologistTable of ContentsPreface ix Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Spirituality in Modern Society 35 Chapter 3 The Making of Oriental Religion 63 Chapter 4 Conversion to Indian and Chinese Modernities 90 Chapter 5 Secularism's Magic 115 Chapter 6 "Smash Temples, Build Schools": Comparing Secularism in India and China 140 Chapter 7 The Spiritual Body 168 Chapter 8 Muslims in India and China 193 Chapter 9 Conclusion 214 Notes 231 Bibliography 253 Index 271
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Princeton University Press America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
Book SynopsisLooks at how we have adapted to diversity and the ways rank-and-file Americans, clergy, and other community leaders are responding. This book contends that responses to religious diversity are fundamentally deeper than polite discussions about civil liberties and tolerance would suggest.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2007 Mirra Komarovsky Best Book Award, Eastern Sociological Society Finalist for the 2006 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion Finalist for the 2006 Book Award in Christianity and Culture, Christianity Today "As Robert Wuthnow amply documents, the United States is (on the whole) an open and welcoming country, ready to extend the full benefits of citizenship to strangers who could expect second-class status in much of the rest of the world."--Gary Rosen, New York Times Book Review "With ... America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity, Wuthnow zeros in on one of the most significant issues facing the country today."--Heather Grennan Gary,Publishers Weekly "All of Robert Wuthnow's formidable skills as the nation's leading 'public sociologist' are prominently displayed in this disciplined, accessible study."--Mark A. Noll, Christianity Today "This is a supple, nuanced and thoughtful book, among Wuthnow's best."--John A. Coleman, America "The great virtue of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity lies in its careful depiction of the state of American Christianity today. Wuthnow's narrative is endlessly subtle and informative."--Clifford Orwin, The American Interest "Wuthnow has conducted careful research, including thousands of interviews, to find out how ordinary American Christians deal in their day-to-day lives with this new religious diversity: how they think about non-Christians; what sort of encounters they have with them, from workplace chatter to interfaith services and even intermarriage; and how they and their pastors deal with such theologically troubling issues as whether non-Christians can be saved or whether Christians should make active efforts to convert them."--Charlotte Allen,Washington Post "Wuthnow is one of the best and most prolific sociologists of religion on the contemporary scene. His work often sets the agenda not only for other scholars, but also for religious leaders and practitioners concerned with making their faith relevant to social issues... In the end [of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity], Wuthnow calls for a strategy of 'reflective pluralism.' Reflective pluralism will overcome the reluctance to acknowledge significant differences between religions."--Fred Kniss, Christian Century "Another commendable study from prolific sociologist Robert Wuthnow, this comprehensive assessment of US religious self-understanding demonstrates how religious diversity is challenging the privileged notion of the US as a 'Christian' nation... Since Americans believe in the right of groups to worship freely but are not motivated to learn about or interact with diverse believers, Wuthnow advocates a proactive 'reflective pluralism' for creating a more hospitable national ethos."--Choice "His book marks a major contribution to the study of American religion, both for its lucid arguments, its broad canvassing of the relevant literature, and its research methodology."--Patrick J. Hayes, Catholic Library World "A wide-ranging and insightful study into how Americans are responding to dramatic increases in religious and cultural diversity."--Mark E. Button, Perspectives on Politics "Wuthnow's book is a clear exposition of the state of belief and practice with regards to views on religious diversity in America, and an impassioned call for increasing religious tolerance."--Albert Wu, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Tables ix Preface xi Introduction Confronting Diversity 1 Chapter 1: A Special People in a Diverse World 8 First Encounters 10 Toward a New Nation 14 From Missions to Comparative Religion 19 The Tripartite Settlement 30 Beyond Christian America? 34 Chapter 2: The New Diversity 37 American Hindus 38 American Buddhists 47 American Muslims 56 Living among Christians 63 Pluralism or Coexistence? 73 Chapter 3: The Signi .cance of Religious Diversity 75 A Threat to Democracy? 78 Fairness and Decency 84 Challenges to American Values 88 Religion as Moral Order 95 Chapter 4: Embracing Diversity: Shopping in the Spiritual Marketplace 106 Trev Granger's Story 108 Becoming a Spiritual Shopper 110 The Shopping Mentality 119 Toward a New Consciousness? 126 Chapter 5: "Many Mansions": Accepting Diversity 130 Sandra Michaelson: Beauty in Every Religion 133 Coming to Terms with Diversity 135 How to Be an Inclusive Christian 143 Envisioning an Inclusive Society 153 Chapter 6: "One Way" : Resisting Diversity 159 Trisha Mobley: "It Is Written" 160 The Road to Resistance 163 Maintaining an Exclusivist Worldview 173 The Social Implications of Christian Exclusivism 183 Chapter 7: The Public's Beliefs and Practices 188 Beliefs about Religious Truth 190 Views of America 198 The Impact of Non-Western Religions 201 Social and Cultural Factors 208 Interreligious Contact and Attitudes 212 Interreligious Programs 220 Conclusions 228 Chapter 8: How Congregations Manage Diversity 230 What Churches Are Doing 233 The Role of Theology 237 Strategies of Avoidance 244 Strategies of Engagement 247 The Imprint of Pluralism 253 Beyond Insularity? 255 Chapter 9: Negotiating Religiously Mixed Marriages 259 Falling in Love 260 Negotiating with Religious Authorities 264 The Parsing of Practices 270 Disaggregating Religious Identities 276 The Normalization of Diversity 278 From Religion to Culture 281 Chapter 10: How Pluralistic Should We Be? 286 Reflective Pluralism 287 The Case for Cooperation 292 An Effort to Promote Understanding 295 Multiple Models 299 Why Interreligious Efforts Fail 301 How Interreligious Efforts Succeed 303 What Else Needs to Be Done 305 Extrapolating to Other Kinds of Diversity 306 The Challenges Ahead 308 Notes 315 Selected Bibliography 351 Index 371
£40.50
Princeton University Press The Children of Abraham
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005""As John L. Esposito makes clear in his helpful foreword, Professor F.E. Peters' revision of this important, accessible discussion of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition is a welcome contribution for a new generation of readers facing an international political environment where respectful engagement is imperative." * Jewish Book World *"The new edition of Francis E. Peters' The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam . . . is written in a direct and accessible style with thorough and nuanced discussions of each of the three Abrahamic traditions. . . . We have to try our best to understand other religions and our own. Perhaps Peters' book can help us in this."---Horst Jesse, European Legacy
£15.29
Princeton University Press What Happens When We Practice Religion
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n erudite and thought-provoking take on the turn to practice in the study of religion." * Sociology of Religion *"Wuthnow skillfully engages with practices from a theoretical point of view, which introduces the reader to numerous paradigms and ways of thinking that will undoubtedly lead to many discussions on how scholars approach religion."---Mie Astrup Jensen, Review of Religious Research
£94.50
Princeton University Press What Happens When We Practice Religion
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n erudite and thought-provoking take on the turn to practice in the study of religion." * Sociology of Religion *
£25.20
Princeton University Press The Imam of the Christians
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book greatly contributes to our understanding of Abbasid era politics and the situation of religious minorities."---Usman Butt, The New Arab"Wood’s careful, fine-grained analysis of Dionysius and his world provides a fascinating glimpse at one Christian community in the Abbasid caliphate."---John Tolan, The Journal of Religion
£33.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Gods Zeal
Book SynopsisThe conflicts between the three great monotheistic religions - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - are shaping our world more than ever before. This book examines the forms of conflict that arise between the three monotheisms by analyzing the basic possibilities stemming from anti-Paganism, anti-Judaism, anti-Islamism and anti-Christianism.Trade Review"Peter Sloterdijk has a strong claim to being Germany's foremost public philosopher."The Philosopher's MagazineTable of ContentsDedication page vii 1 The premises 1 2 The formations 19 3 The battle fronts 40 4 The campaigns 50 5 The matrix 82 6 The pharmaka 105 7 The parables of the ring 122 8 After-zeal 150 Index 161
£49.50
Johns Hopkins University Press World Religions and Democracy
Book SynopsisMasmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand.Trade ReviewA rich feast of the topic. -- Majid Tehranian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: A Conceptual FrameworkChapter 1. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"Part II: Eastern ReligionsChapter 2. The Ironies of ConfucianismChapter 3. Confucianism and DemocracyChapter 4. Hinduism and Self-RuleChapter 5. Buddhism, Asian Values, and DemocracyChapter 6. Burma's Quest for DemocracyPart III: Judaism and Christianity Chapter 7. Judaism and Political LifeChapter 8. The Catholic WaveChapter 9. The Pioneering ProtestantsChapter 10. The Ambivalent OrthodoxChapter 11. Christianity: The Global PicturePart IV: IslamChapter 12. Muslims and DemocracyChapter 13. A Historical OverviewChapter 14. Two Visions of ReformationChapter 15. The Challenge of SecularizationChapter 16. The Sources of Enlightened Muslim ThoughtChapter 17. The Elusive ReformationChapter 18. The Silent MajorityChapter 19. Faith and Modernity Chapter 20. Terror, Islam, and DemocracyEpilogue: Does Democracy Need ReligionIndex
£37.35
Johns Hopkins University Press World Religions and Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisMasmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand.Trade ReviewA rich feast of the topic. -- Majid Tehranian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: A Conceptual FrameworkChapter 1. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"Part II: Eastern ReligionsChapter 2. The Ironies of ConfucianismChapter 3. Confucianism and DemocracyChapter 4. Hinduism and Self-RuleChapter 5. Buddhism, Asian Values, and DemocracyChapter 6. Burma's Quest for DemocracyPart III: Judaism and Christianity Chapter 7. Judaism and Political LifeChapter 8. The Catholic WaveChapter 9. The Pioneering ProtestantsChapter 10. The Ambivalent OrthodoxChapter 11. Christianity: The Global PicturePart IV: IslamChapter 12. Muslims and DemocracyChapter 13. A Historical OverviewChapter 14. Two Visions of ReformationChapter 15. The Challenge of SecularizationChapter 16. The Sources of Enlightened Muslim ThoughtChapter 17. The Elusive ReformationChapter 18. The Silent MajorityChapter 19. Faith and Modernity Chapter 20. Terror, Islam, and DemocracyEpilogue: Does Democracy Need ReligionIndex
£20.25
Stanford University Press Idol Anxiety
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary collection of essays on idolatry, including both historical and theoretical contributions, shows that the concept of idolatry is helpful for all who study the ways that people interact with and conceive of the things around them.Trade Review"Idol Anxiety opens a broad vista onto a critical but understudied topic of interdisciplinary interest beyond the fields of art history and religious studies. Religious, social, political, philosophical, and cultural methodologies create a unique matrix within the multiple scholarly approaches toward idolatry reflected herein. Editors Ellenbogen and Tugendhaft deserve praise for their development of this topic and for the academic breadth of their invited contributors."— D. Apostolos-Cappadona, Choice"Idol Anxiety is a fresh, eclectic combination of established and new voices on an old problem that is important to at least three different fields: religious studies, art history, and philosophy."—Seth Sanders, Trinity College"This collection is essential reading for anyone concerned with idols, made things, and our longstanding attraction to them."—Glenn Peers, University of Texas at Austin
£19.94
Stanford University Press Hasidism Incarnate
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hasidism Incarnate offers a unique exploration of sensitive subjects, stressing the affinities between two religions widely perceived as staunch adversaries. Focusing on the Hasidic strand of Judaism, a strict orthodox sect, creates for Magid the space to make provocative arguments without giving the impression that he is a proponent of the problematic 'Judeo-Christian culture' school of thought." -- Adi Mahalel * H-Judaic *"For critical scholars of Hasidic thought, Magid's book has enormous potential to inspire fresh and more detailed studies of the genuinely radical ideas of both the Hasidic masters whose works he cites, as well as the treasury of literature produced by subsequent generations of Hasidic authors . . . Magid's book is overwhelmingly a work of scholarship, of original exegeses of arcane Hasidic texts." -- Allan Nadler * Marginalia *"But as Shaul Magid's fascinating new book Hasidism Incarnate shows, the deep religious structures of [Christianity and Judaism] may not always be as different as that first glance might suggest . . . Hasidism Incarnate offers a sophisticated approach to the thorny question of the differences between Jewish and Christian religious theology and practice . . . Hasidism Incarnate is a solid book about an important subject." -- Emily McAvan * Global Comment *"Hasidism Incarnate brings a fresh vision to one of the most fascinating modern religious movements and helps us to appreciates how revolutionary leaders such as R. Nahman of Bratslav truly were. Magid's subtle and sophisticated challenge to the habitual divide between Judaism and Christianity is pregnant with implications that transcend mere academic study and will help us to face some of the most interesting dilemmas of twenty-first century Western religion. His compelling book will be read and re-read by those drawn to Kabbalah and Hasidism and by anyone aspiring to comparative, imaginal, and embodied understandings of religion." -- Jonathan Garb * Hebrew University *
£52.70
University of Pennsylvania Press Nordic Religions in the Viking Age
Book SynopsisThomas DuBois unravels for the first time the history of the Nordic religions in the Viking Age. "A seminal study of Nordic religions that future scholars will not be able to avoid."-Church HistoryTrade Review"This is a sophisticated, well-written, and convincing reconception of the nature of religious change in the early medieval world." * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *"A seminal study of Nordic religions that future scholars will not be able to avoid." * Church History *
£21.59
MT - University of Pennsylvania Press Kingdom of Snow
Book SynopsisKingdom of Snow investigates the impact of Roman rule in Cappadocia and the fate of classical Greek culture in an increasingly Christian society.Trade Review"Essential reading for theology students and any inquiry into the world of late antiquity." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction BADLANDS 1. "The Viper Died": Local Notables and Imperial Rule 2. "The Hook Hidden in the Bait": The Rewards of Giving 3. "The Singing of the Sirens": Service in the Imperial Administration 4. The Highlander EMPIRE AND PROVINCE 5. "Surpass Me with Your Generosity": Provincial Governors and Tax Assessors 6. "Men in an Oven": Emperors in Cappadocia 7. "Birds Cowering Before an Eagle": Basil and Valens' Court at Antioch 8. "Everything Yields to Theodosius": Gregory of Nazianzus at Constantinople CULTURE WARS 9. "A True Hellene Among the Cappadocians": Julian in Asia Minor 10. Basil's "Outline of Virtue" 11. Gregory of Nazianzus and the Philosopher Emperor Epilogue: Admonishment and Compassion Abbreviations Notes Editions and Translations 1. The Cappadocian Fathers 2. Ancient Authors and Texts Bibliography Index
£49.30
New York University Press Powers of Pilgrimage Religion in a World of
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn impressive overview of the state of the field of pilgrimage studies. Coleman does an excellent job of putting scholars in context and in dialogue with each other, from anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner to cultural studies scholar Stuart Hall. Coleman presents a complex view of pilgrimage that opens up new possibilities for study and analysis. . . . This book will be an invaluable resource for scholars of ritual, pilgrimage, religion, geography, politics, and beyond. -- Sarah Pike, California State University, ChicoA lucid, wide-reaching, and brilliant book that provides us with a valuable new theoretical lexicon and framework for exploring human pilgrimage. Coleman’s attention to mobilities, context at multiple scales, emergence, uncertainties, and ambiguities further illustrates the relevance of political economy and social justice for pilgrimage studies. This volume will have a major and lasting impact on Pilgrimage Studies and beyond. -- Sharon R. Roseman, co-editor of The Tourism Imaginary and Pilgrimages to the Edges of the WorldPowers of Pilgrimage is an important book for scholars of pilgrimage and religion, but also for scholars of culture, mobility, economy, and geography. The book provides an impressive overview and analysis of the field as well as an impassioned call to expand the field’s approaches and subjects. -- Melissa Coles * The Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism *Coleman’s book is an extremely worthwhile read, bound to leave its mark on the anthropology of religion and beyond.It successfully sets an agenda of interest to anyone, or any discipline engaged in the study of religion. -- Maja Balle and Bjorn Thomassen * Social Sciences and Missions *
£69.70
Fordham University Press No Religion is an Island The Nostra Aetate
Book SynopsisThese dialogues began in 1993 as an outgrowth of a 1990 conference on Catholic-Jewish relations that commemorated the 25th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican II document encouraging dialogue between the Catholic church and non-Christian religions.Trade Review"These dialogues are models of how such exchanges should be done: respectful, scholarly, honest, and genuinely enlightening." -Commonweal
£27.90
ME - Fordham University Press The Symbolic Imagination Coleridge and the
Book Synopsis"An excellent consideration of the religious dimension of symbol in Coleridge's thought and its relation to English Romanticism."-Library JournalTrade Review"This study is an excellent consideration of the religious dimension of symbol in Coleridge's thought and its relation to English Romanticism." -Library Journal "Barth's book is an important one." -America
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