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Cambridge University Press Democracys Dhamma
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Cambridge University Press Early Twentieth Century New Black Religious Movements in the United States
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Cambridge University Press Anticultism in France
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Cambridge University Press In the Shadow of Minority Rights
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Periyar
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Cambridge University Press QAnon
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Cambridge University Press Law State and Religion in the New Europe
Book SynopsisDo the Islamic veil or the crucifix have a place in schools? Should the secular state make allowances for religion? Such questions are examples of important issues for scholars and politicians and law-makers, and to answer them this book goes back to the fundamentals of European law and politics.Table of ContentsIntroduction Camil Ungureanu; Part I: 1. Religion and political liberty in Italian republics (thirteenth to fifteenth centuries) Maurizio Viroli; 2. Two stories about toleration Rainer Forst; 3. Natural reason, religious conviction, and the justification of coercion in democratic societies Robert Audi; 4. The 'other' citizens: religion in a multicultural Europe Maleiha Malik; 5. Islam and the public sphere: public reason or public imagination? Chiara Bottici and Benoit Challand; Part II: 6. Law v. religion Lorenzo Zucca; 7. Unveiling the limits of tolerance: comparing the treatment of majority and minority religious symbols in the public sphere Susanna Mancini and Michel Rosenfeld; 8. Objective, critical and pluralistic? Religious education and human rights in the European public sphere Ian Leigh; 9. Religion and (in)equality in the European framework Aileen McColgan; 10. Is there a right not to be offended in one's religious beliefs? George Letsas; 11. Religious pluralism versus social cohesion? Daniel Augenstein; Part III: 12. Rights, religion and the public sphere: the European Court of Human Rights in search of a theory? Julie Ringelheim; 13. Towards a European 'approach' to religion? Camil Ungureanu.
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Cambridge University Press Islam and Democracy in Indonesia
Book SynopsisThis book explains what tolerance means to the leaders of the world's largest Islamic organizations. It is based on two years of research in Indonesia - the world's largest Muslim-majority country and a consolidated democracy - including hundreds of archival documents, in-depth interviews, personal observations, and a new survey.Trade Review'The world's largest Muslim-majority country, Indonesia's success at transitioning to democracy has perplexed students of comparative Muslim politics - as has the tendency for Indonesian democracy to show a decidedly non-liberal attitude toward matters of religious pluralism. In this richly researched and elegantly argued book, Jeremy Menchik explains how both phenomena have been possible. In so doing, he also offers a study of great importance, not just to Indonesianists, but to scholars and readers interested in the prospects for democracy in the broader Muslim world.' Robert Hefner, Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, Boston University'At a time when calls for tolerance usually impugn religion and imply the secular, political scientist Jeremy Menchik proposes an original vision of democracy that includes and is even grounded in religion - godly nationalism, he calls it. To make his case, he turns to Indonesia, the world's largest Islamic democracy, where he conducted tireless research that he presents here with assertive vivacity and intellectual versatility. Ranging across political theory, sociology, religious studies, and political science, the product is a major contribution to scholarship on religion and politics.' Daniel Philpott, Director, Center for Civil and Human Rights, University of Notre Dame, Indiana'Jeremy Menchik's thought-provoking and carefully crafted study examines the complex and politically productive role of Islamic organizations in the world's largest Muslim-majority democracy. He challenges the notion that liberal modes of tolerance are a sine qua non of democratization. This book opens new possibilities for the study of religion, governance, politics, and power in a world than can be neither dominated nor defined by Euro-American history and experience.' Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Northwestern University, Illinois'Brilliant! This is by far the best book on the complex relationships between the state and the three major Islamic civil-society organizations in Indonesia. It is a conceptual and empirical tour de force, integrating political science, anthropology and history.' Alfred Stepan, Wallace Sayre Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, New York'Menchik's illumination of an alternative to the Rawlsian vision of secular-liberal democracy operating in Indonesia challenges long held assumptions that place religion on the fringes of political science. He provides a different way of conceptualizing religion and politics that is productive for not only the field of political science, but also religious studies, area studies, Islamic studies, and Indonesian studies. His notions of godly nationalism and communal tolerance deserve further analysis and inclusion in other contexts outside of Indonesia.' James Edmonds, Reading Religion'Jeremy Menchik's wonderful new book takes the challenges of doing constructivist political science theory seriously. That is no simple task, since even the best works in the constructivist tradition often avoid the difficult work of actually defining the approach and its implications. What Menchik achieves is not a replacement for the grand theoretical traditions of religion and politics that he criticizes but something more useful. He provides a careful research design that produces a handful of empirically consequential mechanisms explaining why leading Indonesian Islamic organizations are sometimes more or less tolerant of non-Muslim minorities, a credible account of how these mechanisms might generalize to other times and places, and a clear examination of their normative consequences. … [t]his is a book that deserves to be widely read and debated not only by Indonesia scholars but also by all who study religion and democratic politics.' Brandon Kendhammer, Perspectives on Politics'His revealing research into local history shows how the diverse experiences of different Muslim organizations have produced a wide range of beliefs about religious tolerance and even about what a belief system has to look like in order to be counted as a religion.' Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs'This line of argumentation is invigorating, but what makes it convincing - and a joy to read - is the richness of the data Menchik draws from and the unique structure in which the book is arranged. Each chapter describes a new point upon which he builds his main argument, highlighting attitudes towards a different segment of Indonesian society during a given time period by each of the three Islamic organisations he has selected as a case study. … the book provides a significant contribution not only for those concerned with Islam in Indonesia but for political theorists more broadly.' Chris Chaplin, South East Asia Research'Islam and democracy in Indonesia was a co-winner of the International Studies Association Religion and International Relations Best Book award in February 2017 and it is easy to see why. … Menchik has some real insights into the Islamization of Indonesia, and the concept of Godly nationalism offers opportunities to generalize and rethink our understanding of the ways in which religion can operate in the public sphere. His argument is supported by a weight of material and detail, and a careful exposition of the book's methodology.' Katherine Brown, International Affairs'Jeremy Menchik's data rich and insightful book, Islam and Democracy in Indonesia: Tolerance without Liberalism, is a valuable contribution to the political science scholarship on Indonesia's particular brand of democracy and religious pluralism.' Zeynep Atalay, American Journal of SociologyTable of Contents1. After secularization; 2. Explaining tolerance and intolerance; 3. Local genealogies; 4. Godly nationalism; 5. The coevolution of religion and state; 6. Communal tolerance; 7. Religious democracy; Methodological appendices; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Papacy Monarchy and Marriage 8601600
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive survey of royal marriage cases across seven centuries explores how popes dealt with the marriage problems of kings, especially dissolutions and dispensations. It seeks to unveil a rationale for papal involvement in royal marriages and to show the significance of the relationship between the church, royalty and marriage.Trade Review'Scholars not interested in marriage specifically can also learn a great deal from this volume, because one of d'Avray's most important arguments concerns not the formation and de-formation of royal marriages but rather the nature of historical cause and effect. Taking from Quentin Skinner the lesson that 'we do not need to be sure about sincerity before we estimate the effects of principles on actions' … he demonstrates that a certain cynicism about papal motivations is not incompatible with taking seriously the legal and theological ideas and the rhetoric they used to justify their decisions. Legal formality in both the annulment and dispensation process served the papacy well.' Ruth Mazo Karras, The Catholic Historical Review'Elegantly and tightly written. … likely to remain definitive for years to come.' Charles Donahue, Jr, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History'Reveals clearly the structural and legalistic details of the give-and-take employed by the monarchies and high nobility, on the one hand, and by the papacy, on the other, during the Middle Ages … will be of interest to historians and anthropologists who are concerned with the sociology of the relationship between church and state during the Middle Ages and the early modern period in Western Europe.' Uta-Renate Blumenthal, The American Historical Review'Medieval marriages have been subject to a huge amount of scholarship. … Therefore one could ask, is there really need and space for yet another monograph of this … topic or can someone still find something that has not already been said by others? I would be tempted to answer those questions negatively but the book written by Professor David d'Avray from University College London proves my answer wrong … This book … is a welcome resource for university teaching because it deals with the most famous medieval marriage troubles and especially because it offers English translations of numerous documents otherwise accessible only in Latin editions … It offers a lot of new thinking also for experts on medieval marriages, marriage legislation, or medieval papacy.' Kirsi Salonen, SpeculumTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. A Gallican forerunner; 3. Concepts; 4. Polygyny; 5. Emotional persuasion in a public sphere: Nicholas I and Lothar; 6. Canon law subverts itself; 7. Due process; 8. Biological kinship; 9. Spiritual kinship; 10. Impotence and magic; 11. Pre-puberty marriage; 12. Physical impotence; 13. Adult non-consummation and pre-contract; 14. Henry VIII's biblical bid; 15. Reception of dispensation: plaisance and Henri IV; 16. Diverging trends: annulments and dispensations; 17. Annulments and dispensations: two theological rationalities; 18. Dispensations and their diplomatic; 19. Ten theses and an argument; Documents; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Becoming Activists in Global China
Book SynopsisBecoming Activists in Global China is the first purely sociological study of the religious movement Falun Gong and its resistance to the Chinese state. The literature on Chinese protest has intensively studied the 1989 democracy movement while largely ignoring opposition by Falun Gong, even though the latter has been more enduring. This comparative study explains why the Falun Gong protest took off in diaspora and the democracy movement did not. Using multiple methods, Becoming Activists in Global China explains how Falun Gong''s roots in proselytizing and its ethic of volunteerism provided the launch pad for its political mobilization. Simultaneously, diaspora democracy activists adopted practices that effectively discouraged grassroots participation. The study also shows how the policy goal of eliminating Falun Gong helped shape today''s security-focused Chinese state. Explaining Falun Gong''s two decades of protest illuminates a suppressed piece of Chinese contemporary history and aTrade Review'Junker's incisive analysis of the two largest and most organized citizen movements in China's reform era - Falun Gong and the post-1989 democracy movement - is an invaluable resource for scholars of contentious politics and state-society relations, as well as those seeking to understand the direction of politics within the overseas Chinese diaspora.' Carl Minzner, Fordham University School of Law, New York'Becoming Activists in Global China is an extraordinarily interesting book. Employing impressive hermeneutic skills, Junker comes up with one eye-popping cultural interpretation after another. These empirical discoveries serve Junker's broader, theoretical ambition, which is to demonstrate that shared meanings - what he terms 'in-group culture' - play a much more consequential role in the formation of social movements than previous sociological thinking has allowed.' Jeffrey C. Alexander, Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology, Yale University, Connecticut'An excellent book, meticulously researched, clearly written, and theoretically path-breaking.' David A. Palmer, author of Qigong Fever: Body, Science and Utopia in China'The book is methodologically solid, empirically nuanced, and theoretically provocative. Each page is an intellectually rewarding experience.' Rongbin Han, MobilizationTable of ContentsPart I. Thinking Comparatively: 1. Protest made in global China; 2. Comparing Falun Gong and Minyun as movements; 3. The forgotten importance of Falun Gong; Part II. The Cases: 4. Falun Gong: Qigong fad, new religion, protest movement; 5. Falun Gong's history of 'stepping forward'; 6. Overseas Minyun: democracy through bureaucracy, factionalism, and asylum brokering; Part III. Making Social Movements in Diaspora; 7. Publics, proselytizing, and protest: tactical repertoires compared; 8. Clarifying truth and saving souls; 9. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Montazeri
Book SynopsisBy the time of his death in 2009, the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri was lauded as the spiritual leader of the Green movement in Iran. Since the 1960s, when he supported Ayatollah Khomeini''s opposition to the Shah, Montazeri''s life reflected the crucial political shifts within Iran. In this book, Sussan Siavoshi presents the historical context as well as Montazeri''s own political and intellectual journey. Siavoshi highlights how Montazeri, originally a student of Khomeini became one of the key figures during the revolution of 19789. She furthermore analyses his subsequent writings, explaining how he went from trusted advisor to and nominated successor of Khomeini to an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic. Examining Montazeri''s political thought and practice as well as the historical context, Siavoshi''s book is vital for those interested in post-revolutionary Iran and the phenomenon of political Islam.Trade Review'Siavoshi's book shows the making of this unique revolutionary personality in detail and is a most welcome addition to the study of the 1979 revolution in Iran.' Maziar Behrooz, International Journal of Middle East StudiesTable of ContentsPart I: 1. Life in the seminary: the making of a religious scholar; 2. Birth of a revolutionary; 3. The post-revolutionary state and Montazeri: the bearer, the agitator; 4. Life of a dissident; Part II: 5. Juridico-political theory: state-society relations; 6. Human rights; 7. Legacy of a grand Ayatollah.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Holy Vote
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Zondervan Gods Politics
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestseller God''s Politics struck a chord with Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics, and with the Left, who were mute on the subject. Jim Wallis argues that America''s separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. God''s Politics offers a vision for how to convert spiritual values into real social change and has started a grassroots movement to hold our political leaders accountable by incorporating our deepest convictions about war, poverty, racism, abortion, capital punishment, and other moral issues into our nation''s public life. Who can change the political wind? Only we can.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Why Liberals Win Even When They Lose Elections
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Right Side of History
Book SynopsisTrade Review“As an ideological refresher on what the West got right, Shapiro’s book gets the job done.” — The Washington Post Shapiro cavorts through 3,000 years of intellectual history in the span of about 250 pages, offering a perspicuous, “user-friendly” dive into some of our civilization’s biggest ideas. — The Washington Examiner “Ben Shapiro knows the power of his voice. He stands up and fights for what he believes with time-tested ideas. The Right Side of History is thoughtful and well-reasoned - exactly what Shapiro’s critics don’t want you to hear.” — Nikki Haley, former premanent representative of the U.S. Mission of the United Nations
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc American Prophets
Book SynopsisFrom one of the country’s most respected religion reporters, a paradigm-shifting discussion of how the Religious Left is actually the moral compass that has long steered America’s political debates, including today.Since the ascendancy of the Religious Right in the 1970s, common wisdom holds that it is a coalition of fundamentalist powerbrokers who are the “moral majority,” setting the standard for conservative Christian values and working to preserve the status quo.But, as national religion reporter Jack Jenkins contends, the country is also driven by a vibrant, long-standing moral force from the left. Constituting an amorphous group of interfaith activists that goes by many names and takes many forms, this coalition has operated since America’s founding — praying, protesting, and marching for common goals that have moved society forward. Throughout our history, the Religious Left has embodied and championed the progressive values at the heart of American democracy—abolition, labor reform, civil rights, environmental preservation.Drawing on his years of reporting, Jenkins examines the re-emergence of progressive faith-based activism, detailing its origins and contrasting its goals with those of the Religious Right. Today’s rapidly expanding interfaith coalition — which includes Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and other faiths — has become a force within the larger “resistance” movement. Jenkins profiles Washington political insiders—including former White House staffers and faith outreach directors for the campaigns of Barack Obama, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton—as well as a new generation of progressive faith leaders at the forefront today, including: Rev. William Barber II, leader of North Carolina’s Moral Mondays and co-chair of the nationwide Poor People’s campaign Linda Sarsour, co-chair of the Women’s March Rev. Traci Blackmon, a pastor near Ferguson, Missouri who works to lift up black liberation efforts across the country Sister Simone Campbell, head of the Catholic social justice lobby and the “Nuns on the Bus” tour organizer Native American “water protectors” who demonstrated against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop An exciting reevaluation of America’s moral center and an inspiring portrait of progressive faith-in-action, American Prophets will change the way we think about the intersection of politics and religion.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Christ in Crisis Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Render Unto Caesar
Book SynopsisThe revered Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus explores the Christian culture wars—the debates over church and state—from a biblical perspective, exploring the earliest tensions evident in the New Testament, and offering a way forward for Christians today.Leading Bible scholar John Dominic Crossan, the author of the pioneering work The Historical Jesus, provides new insight into the Christian culture wars which began in the New Testament and persist strongly today. For decades, Americans have been divided on how Christians should relate to government and lawmakers, a dispute that has impacted every area of society and grown more rancorous over the past forty years. But as Crossan makes clear, this debate isn’t new; it can be found in the New Testament itself, most notably in the tensions between Luke-Acts and Revelation. In the texts of Luke-Acts, Rome is considered favorably. In the book
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Way to the Spring
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Penguin Random House India The Essentials of World Religions
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Oxford University Press, USA Faithonomics Religion and the Free Market
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OUP India Revenge Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan
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The University of Chicago Press Political Theology and Early Modernity
Book SynopsisPolitical theology is a distinctly modern problem, one that takes shape in some of the most important theoretical writings of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book assembles scholars to examine the role played by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and thought in modern conceptions of political theology.
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University of Chicago Press The Figural Jew
Book SynopsisReveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance, whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity, modern Jewish thought, and continental philosophy.Trade Review"In The Figural Jew, Sarah Hammerschlag deftly brings together intellectual history, literary analysis, and philosophical argument in a wonderfully insightful and engaging account of the role the figure of the Jew plays within twentieth-century French philosophy. She also makes a vital philosophical contribution to contemporary debates about ethics, alterity, and politics." - Amy Hollywood, Harvard Divinity School.
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The University of Chicago Press The Mosaic Constitution
Book SynopsisIt is a common belief that scripture has no place in modern, secular politics. The author challenges this notion, arguing that Moses' constitution of Israel, which created people bound by the rule of law, was central to early modern writings about government and state.Trade Review"The Mosaic Constitution is an extraordinary work of scholarship - remarkable in its depth and range, remarkable in its implications for the field. The scale and texture of the historical scholarship show the kind of period fluency and scholarly gravitas that will place Graham Hammill squarely in the ranks of the most accomplished of contemporary analysts of the early modern era." (Christopher Pye, Williams College)"
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University of Chicago Press From Politics to the Pews How Partisanship and
Book SynopsisOne of the most distinctive aspects of our politics today is the sorting of religious and non-religious voters into different parties; Margolis shows that this is more an effect of partisan sorting than a cause.Trade Review"There are no other books like From Politics to the Pews, with its original and persuasive argument that the relationship between political partisanship and religious identity is a reciprocal one. Margolis has added much to the research on partisan conflict and polarization."--Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University
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The University of Chicago Press Conceived in Doubt
Book SynopsisAmericans have long acknowledged a deep connection between evangelical religion and democracy in the early days of the republic. This title challenges this standard interpretation and describes the intertwined relationship between religion and partisan politics that emerged in the formative era of the early republic.Trade Review"With sound scholarship and deep research, Amanda Porterfield offers a fresh interpretation of the symbiotic relationship between evangelical popular religion and libertarian politics in the early republic. I am confident that Conceived in Doubt will take its place as a seminal work in the study of American religion and politics." -Franklin Lambert, Purdue University"
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Yale University Press American Religion American Politics An Anthology
Book SynopsisEssential primary sources reveal the central tensions between American politics and religion throughout the nation's historyTrade Review"Joseph Kip Kosek has rendered valuable service by bringing together these sources. A careful perusal of American Religion, American Politics may bring some clarity to matters that have never been more contested in our public conversation."—Randall Balmer, Dartmouth College "Joseph Kip Kosek’s intelligent, informative, and insightful assemblage of documents illuminates questions central to American history and intensely relevant at the present."—Mark A. Noll, co-editor of Religion and American Politics: From the Colonial Period to the Present "Kosek's collection breaks new ground in tying U.S. spiritual diversity to the swirl of American politics. From the 17th century to the 21st, the book captures the quest to infuse public life with religious energy while shielding it from religious control. Cogent introductions make these 34 documents ideal for classroom use."—Richard Wightman Fox, author of Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History
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Zondervan Jesus for President
Book SynopsisJesus for President is a radical manifesto to awaken the Christian political imagination, reminding us that our ultimate hope lies not in partisan political options but in Jesus and the incarnation of the peculiar politic of the church as a people set apart from this world.This collaboration between Shane Claiborne''s writing and stories, Chris Haw''s reflections and research, and Chico Fajardo-Heflin''s 4-color art and design creates lyrical theology that poetically weaves together words and images to sing (rather than dictate) its message.This one-of-a-kind book includes: Messages drawn from biblical theologians Lessons from church history Examples from modern-day saints and ordinary radicals A poetic and illustrative perspective of faith This book is perfect for those who seek to follow Jesus, rediscover the spirit of the early church, and represent the kingdom of God.
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Zondervan Politics According to the Bible
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Random House Publishing Group In the Courts of Three Popes
Book SynopsisA rare firsthand account of the three popes who worked to modernize the Catholic Church—and to evangelize the modern world—from a renowned international lawyer, Harvard law professor, and former ambassador to the Vatican“Mary Ann Glendon’s book joyfully, and with humility, brings us inside her deft, grace-filled, and brilliant public diplomacy career.”—Mike Pompeo, former U.S. secretary of stateFor twenty centuries, the Catholic Church has radically shaped world history—and survived it. In the decades following the Second Vatican Council, three popes have carried forward this legacy, striving to lead the Church and its governing body—the last absolute monarchy of the West—into the modern world.With In the Courts of Three Popes, accomplished diplomat, international lawyer, and Harvard professor Mary Ann Glendon gives readers a rare inside look at the papacies of John Paul II, Benedi
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Penguin Random House India Sunrise over Ayodhya
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Polity Press The New Governance of Religious Diversity
Book SynopsisReligious diversity is a key feature of countries across the world today, but it also presents governments with very real challenges. Controversies around religious free speech, symbols, social values and morals, and the role of faith leaders as critical voices, are just a few of the issues that have given rise to fierce social, political and scholarly debate. So how do states include and accommodate religious diversity and should this change? What are the key difficulties facing states when it comes to governing religious diversity? Understanding this complex phenomenon means thinking through secularism, liberalism, multiculturalism and nationalism in theory and practice. In this new book, Tariq Modood and Thomas Sealy draw on original research to present new ways of analysing the governance of religious diversity in different regions of the world. Identifying the key challenges at stake, they also argue for a new statement of multiculturalism in relation to the governance of religious diversity, that of multiculturalised secularism', which represents a constructive and productive response to the reality of religiously plural societies.
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Two Men from Babylon Nebuchadnezzar Trump and the
Book SynopsisDiscover the Key to Unlocking the Meaning of History.Trade Review'A powerful, thought-provoking read that brings into perspective how God uses unlikely leaders to bring about His plans and purpose. You won't just read the book; you'll reread each chapter; write in the margins, and lean back and say . . . WOW . . . God really is in control!' * PERRY ATKINSON, Christian media leader, president and general manager of the Dove Radio and TV *'In this book, author Wallace Henley, with his background in the White House and in pastoral service in the church, writes about 'the Lord of History,' who raises up and tears down whom He will--ultimately for the furtherance of His kingdom. That includes King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of ancient Babylon, and Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States. The overall point of this important new book is to explore what Christian historian Christopher Dawson calls 'the overruling purpose of God.' I recommend it highly.' * Dr. Jerry Newcombe; author; senior producer, on-air host, and columnist, D. James Kennedy Ministries *'Wallace Henley has written one of the most insightful books I have ever read. God is the Master of history and chooses the leaders that shape it. Man looks at the outside and questions why many leaders fill the seats they do, not understanding God's bigger design and how He uses the most unusual to accomplish the sometimes unexplainable. Honestly, this is a book that will challenge you greatly and help you understand God's ways better.' * STU JOHNSON, retired US Air Force colonel; executive administrator of Grace International Churches and Ministries *'While working together at the White House, both Wallace Henley and my late father developed a spiritual, more comprehensive lens that allowed them to see how God's ultimate plan is played out in history through improbable leaders and nations. In this book, your spiritual eyes will be opened to see how God works in human history.' * Ginny Dent Brant *
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Baker Publishing Group The Politics of Discipleship Becoming
Book SynopsisA world renowned theologian shows Christians what faithful political discipleship looks like under the realities of our global, post-everything world.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Christian Clergy in American Politics
Book SynopsisSawyer, Iowa State University; Corwin E. Smidt, Calvin CollegeTrade ReviewAddressing an understudied social phenomenon, these essays examine the political influence of American clergy on their congregations... The high quality of the field research and the extensive editorial work set benchmarks for further publication in this field. Religious Studies Review 2004Table of ContentsContents: List of Tables Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 Clergy in Politics: Political Choices and Consequences Laura R. Olson and Sue E. S. Crawford 2 Notes for a Theory of Clergy as Political Leaders Ted G. Jelen 3 Reflections on the Status of Research on Clergy in Politics James L. Guth PART II: POLITICAL CHOICES 4 Gender and Political Choices of Women Clergy Sue E.S. Crawford, Melissa M. Deckman, and Christi J. Braun 5 Theocratic, Prophetic, and Ecumenical: Political Roles of African American Clergy Mary M. Sawyer 6 The Construction of Political Strategies among African American Clergy Katie Day 7 Clergy as Political Actors in Urban Contexts Sue E.S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson 8 American Church or Church in America?: The Politics of Catholic Bishops in Comparative Perspective Timothy A. Byrnes 9 The Mobilization of a Religious Elite: Political Activism Among Southern Baptist Clergy in 1996 James L. Guth 10 Reformed Preachers in Politics James M. Penning and Corwin E. Smidt PART III: POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES 11 Shaping Pacifism: The Role of the Local Anabaptist Pastor Joel S. Fetzer 12 Cardinal O'Connor and His Constituents: Differential Benefits and Public Evaluations Paul A. Djupe 13 To March or Not to March: Clergy Mobilization Strategies and Grassroots Antidrug Activism James C. Cavendish PART IV: CONCLUSION 14 Choices and Consequences in Context Sue E. S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson Notes References Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Religious Politics and Secular States Egypt India
Book SynopsisReligious Politics and Secular States fills this gap by situating this trend within long-standing debates over the proper role of religion in public life.Trade ReviewStudents of contemporary religion and contemporary politics should consider Hibbard's argument very seriously. -- Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database 2011 With its accessible language and rich examples, this book would be of interest to a wide audience that includes general readers as well as scholars of religion and politics. Choice 2011Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Rethinking the Secular State1. Reinterpreting Modern Religious Politics2. The Rise and Decline of Egyptian Secularism3. The Islamization of Egyptian Politics4. The Rise and Decline of Indian Secularism5. Embedding Communalism in Indian Politics6. The Rise and Decline of American Secularism7. Religious Nationalism in the Reagan-Bush EraConclusion: Religious Politics ReconsideredNotesIndex
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MJ - Ohio University Press The Politics of Compassion and Transformation
Book SynopsisIn our time, we require a religion, ethics, and politics adequate to confront the global crises we face. In our scientific era of “progress,” we might expect to look with confidence to the “scientific” disciplines of political science, sociology, and economics to solve the problems of our civilization.Trade Review“[Simpson] argues forcefully and convincingly for ‘a new politics of compassion and transformation’…As a blend of religion and politics molded into a prescription for action, it is an intriguing work.” * Perspectives on Political Science *“This book deserves a wide readership. It is required reading for anyone who is concerned about translating spirituality into action in contemporary life. It is an extremely helpful resource for courses on urban affairs, spirituality, practical theology and social action by religious organizations.” * Chicago Theological Seminary *
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University Press of Kentucky The Future of Religion in American Politics
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The Catholic University of America Press The American Constitution and Religion
Book SynopsisThe US Supreme Court’s decisions concerning the first amendment are hotly debated, and the controversy shows no signs of abating as additional cases come before the court. Adding much-needed historical and philosophical background to the discussion, Richard J. Regan reconsiders some of the most important Supreme Court cases regarding the establishment clause and the free exercise of religion.
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The Catholic University of America Press The Holy See and the Emergence of the Modern
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The University of Alabama Press Revolution as Reformation Protestant Faith in the
Book SynopsisHighlights the role that Protestantism played in shaping both individual and collective responses to revolution. These essays explore the ways that the Protestant tradition, rooted in a perpetual process of recalibration and reformulation, provided the lens through which Protestants understood social and political change in the Age of Revolutions.Trade ReviewRevolution as Reformation is an important addition to studies of the Atlantic world and to histories of Protestantism. Any scholar working on the intersection between religion and politics in this era would be happy to have this volume handy."—Amanda Porterfield, author of Corporate Spirit: Religion and the Rise of the Modern Corporation"For anyone who thinks the road from medieval hierarchies to modern liberties is straight and smooth, these essays show the need for a new map. The curves and rough surfaces on which the modern West traveled were often the result not of conflicts between faith and reason but tensions between religious establishments and religious dissent. This book’s strength is the addition of French examples to a story dominated by Anglo-American developments. Readers should buckle up."—D. G. Hart, author of American Catholic: The Politics of Faith during the Cold War"Revolution as Reformation is an immensely helpful and refreshing set of essays on a timely topic: the relationship of Protestantism to the so-called democratic revolutions in Europe and America during the long eighteenth century. These smart, historically rich, well-documented, and original pieces demonstrate the variety of ways in which religious faith shaped the modern political world. They eschew outworn generalizations about religion, secularization, and modernity and offer real insight based on historical specificity."—Mark Valeri, The Reverend Wood Neaves Distinguished Professor at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis"This rich, wide-ranging volume demonstrates the multitude of ways that religion could influence and foster political revolution in the long eighteenth century. I recommend it highly."—Thomas S. Kidd, Distinguished Professor of History, Baylor
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MJ - Ohio University Press East African Expressions of Christianity East African Studies Eastern African Studies
Book SynopsisChristianity has been spread in Africa by Africans. It is the story of peoples seizing control of their own spiritual destinies—rather than the commonplace notion that the continent’s Christian churches represent colonial and capitalist powers that helped subdue Africans to European domination.Trade Review“An important contribution to the field. Its emphasis on the examination of Christianity as a religious phenomenon is an important one, and one increasingly recognized as of central significance for an understanding of Africa’s history and society.”
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MJ - Ohio University Press Facing the Truth
Book SynopsisThe unique desire of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to turn its back on revenge and to create a space where deeper processes of “forgiveness, confession, repentance, reparation, and reconciliation can take place” reflects the spirit of some churches and faith communities in South Africa.
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MJ - Ohio University Press Christian Missionaries and the State in the Third World
Book SynopsisThe fact that many of the leaders in the Third World were educated by Christian missionaries is a decisive factor in world politics today.
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MJ - Ohio University Press Creating a Perfect World
Book SynopsisPowerful currents of religious revival and political and social reform swept nineteenth-century America. Many people expressed their radical religious and social ideals by creating or joining self-contained utopian communities.Trade Review“Will pique the interest of students and general readers who are less familiar wit Ohio’s utopian past…Creating a Perfect World raises a number of questions that merit further investigation.” * Ohio History *“The book is thoroughly researched…and packed with information about a movement that spoke forcefully for religious freedom, and political, economic, and social change. The reader comes away with a good sense of how all of this related to the history of Ohio.” * Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society Newsletter *
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Pilgrim Press Hope in Disarray Piecing Our Lives Together in
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Georgetown University Press Claiming Power Over Life Religion and
Book SynopsisDevelopments in biotechnology, such as cloning and the decoding of the human genome, are generating questions and choices that traditionally have fallen within the realm of religion and philosophy. This title challenge policymakers to recognize the value of religious views on biotechnology.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionMark J. Hanson Meaningful Resistance: Religion and BiotechnologyCourtney CampbellHuman Cloning and Liberal Neutrality: Why We Need to Broaden the Public DialogueB. Andrew Lang The Uneven Playing Field of the Dialogue on PatentingJohn H. Evans Religious Voices in Biotechnology: The Case of Gene PatentingMark J. Hanson Religious Perspectives on Biotechnology: Issues and QuestionsRonald Cole-Turner Religion, Biotechnology, and the Integrity of Nature: Critical ExaminationGerald P. McKenny Jewish Views on Technology in Health CareElliot N. Dorff Contributors Index
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