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Book SynopsisEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CATHOLICISM, ALL IN ONE PLACEThis is your go-to guide to the Catholic faith. It covers the basics and history of Catholicism, the Catholic Church today and teachings and traditions. It is your comprehensive and essential account of Catholic doctrine, faith and history. On the world stage, Catholicism is the largest of the branches of Christianity with over 1.2 billion followers. How has the Catholic Church''s message reached into every corner of the globe, and what challenges does it face now and in the future?Catholicism: A Complete Introduction is a thorough and structured overview of the subject, covering the basics of the faith, the history of Catholicism, the role of the papacy, and teachings and traditions within the Church. It includes topics as diverse as the role of women in the Catholic Church, the celebrity of the Pope, and how 2000-year-old traditions still shape what it is to be a Catholic in the 21st cTrade ReviewInformative and interestingA readable and important book of referencePacked with information... it is a most engaging read

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Book SynopsisHow Black Christians, Muslims, and Jews have used media to prove their equality, not only in the eyes of God but in society. The institutional structures of white supremacyslavery, Jim Crow laws, convict leasing, and mass incarcerationrequire a commonsense belief that black people lack the moral and intellectual capacities of white people. It is through this lens of belief that racial exclusions have been justified and reproduced in the United States. Televised Redemption argues that African American religious media has long played a key role in humanizing the race by unabashedly claiming that blacks are endowed by God with the same gifts of goodness and reason as whitesif not more, thereby legitimizing black Americans' rights to citizenship. If racism is a form of perception, then religious media has not only altered how others perceive blacks, but has also altered how blacks perceive themselves. Televised Redemption argues that black religious media has provided black Americans wiTrade Review"Could not be more timely or important. The authors are three outstanding scholars who have put their heads together to write a definitive book about the neglected yet crucial intersection of representation and religion by and for African Americans from anti-slavery and anti-colonial movements to #blacklivesmatter in ways that 'denaturalize white supremacist commonsense.' Integrating their ethnographic and historical research on the mediation of black identity through different traditions - Christianity prosperity ministry, African American Islam, and Black Hebrew Israelite - they show us the complexity of black faith communities over time. This book should be required reading in anthropology and media studies, African American studies, American history, religious studies, and many more disciplines." -- Faye Ginsburg,David B. Kriser Professor of Anthropology, New York University"This book is one of a kind in disentangling the enduring and transformative power of black, religio-political representation as embodied praxis, as hermeneutics of race, and as the radical reimaging of subjectivity in reshaping legislation, culture, and the black subject. This is a book that unveils contesting histories and hidden abodes of white supremacist narratives set against the existential remapping of Christianity, Islam and Judaism that are lived, practiced, and meditated through black spirituality and the profundity of its rhetorical mission. Media and black religion become something more in this book: they become a culmination of this moment in which a black president and the call for black lives to matter rise out of the machinery of representation, the passion of belonging, and the endurance of belief." -- D. Soyini Madison ,Professor of Performance Studies, Northwestern University"This book stands as a herculean ethnographic effort and an innovative historical analysis of the uses of print, television, radio, sound technologies, and new media by African American religious actors in the United States and diasporic Africana communities." * Reading Religion *

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Book SynopsisUncovers the inherently religious structure of the criminalization of Black, Indigenous, and dispossessed peoplesMost popular critical accounts of mass criminalization interpret police and prisons as purely social or political phenomena. While such accounts have been indispensable in moving millions into collective action and resistance, the carceral state remains as pervasive as ever.White Property, Black Trespass argues that understanding why we have police and prisons, and building a world of safety and abundance beyond them, requires that we acknowledge the inherently religious function that criminalization fulfills for a colonial and racial capitalist order that puts its faith in cops and cages to save it from the existential threat of disorder that its own structural violence creates.The story of criminalization, Krinks shows, begins with the eurochristian aspiration to become God at the expense of all othersan aspiration that gives rise to the

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Book SynopsisDrawing on archival and ethnographic research in Canada and the Philippines from 1880 to 2017, Bayanihan and Belonging aims to understand the role of religion within present-day Filipino Canadian communities.Trade Review"Alison Marshall is a wise ethnographer. She is keenly aware of her own positionality as both non-Filipino and a researcher interacting with her participants…Marshall is self-aware, and she knows that what appears mundane to some reveals just as much about the beholder as the object of their gaze." -- Lydia Bringerud, Memorial University of Newfoundland * Journal of Folklore Research *"This study of Filipinos in Manitoba is highly recommended for its scholarly value and as an interesting read about energetic and hardworking new Canadians." -- Terence J. Fay SJ, University of Toronto * Historical Studies *Table of ContentsReligion Migration History Filipinos in Winnipeg Filipinos in Brandon Religious Activities and Expressions Outside of Church Filipino-Canadian Protestants and their Churches The Rise of Voluntary Associations Winnipeg’s Church Staff Filipinos in Manitoba beyond Winnipeg

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Book SynopsisBecause of illness and age the Jesuit theologian and philosopher Bernard Lonergan never completed the systematic study on Christology, the doctrine concerning the person of Christ, that he had planned to write. Christ and History, written by his former student Frederick E. Crowe, is an attempt to rectify that loss by tracing the outline of Lonergan’s possible work on the subject.Moving from the Jesuit philosopher’s early student work, through the fertile and productive years in which he wrote Insight and Method in Theology, to his final lectures on the topic, Crowe presents the evolution of Lonergan’s thinking on Christology in the context of the radical developments contained within his other theological writings. Written in the spirit of piety towards his revered teacher, Christ and History is an important analysis of these works and the Christology that they contain.Trade Review"[Crowe] has devoted a lifetime, now well beyond the Psalmist's threescore years and ten, to studying, editing, expounding and building on Lonergan's work. Now he has crowned an already impressive list of publications with this book." -- Charles Helfling Toronto Journal of Theology "An interesting and accessible overview of how Lonergan's approach to Christology changed in the course of his intellectual pilgrimage." -- Don Schweitzer Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses "Students of Lonergan will be the first to profit from the breadth of data and sure-footed interpretation that Crowe offers." -- William P. Loewe Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology SocietyTable of ContentsPrologue: In Search of History Chapter 1: Lonergan's Religion, and His Theology Chapter 2: The Christology of 1935 Chapter 3: Causality in Sacraments and Sacrifice Chapter 4: First Courses in Christology: 1948, 1952 Chapter 5: First Courses at the Gregorian University Chapter 6: De Verbo incarnato Chapter 7: Critique of Scholasticism Chapter 8: Modernism, Dogma, Truth Chapter 9: 'De bono et malo' Chapter 10: 'Una Parola Nuova' Chapter 11: The New Christology, 1971-1975 Chapter 12: Lonergan and History in General Chapter 13: Christ and History: 'Via receptionis' Chapter 14: Christ and Historical Causality: 'Via motionis' Chapter 15: History, Faith, and the New Fundamental Theology Chapter 16: Christianity and World Religions Epilogue: Beyond History to the Secret Counsels of God

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Book SynopsisThe desire to erase the religions of Indigenous Peoples is an ideological fixture of the colonial project that marked the first century of Canada’s nationhood. While the ban on certain Indigenous religious practices was lifted after the Second World War, it was not until 1982 that Canada recognized Aboriginal rights, constitutionally protecting the diverse cultures of Indigenous Peoples. As former prime minister Stephen Harper stated in Canada’s apology for Indian residential schools, the desire to destroy Indigenous cultures, including religions, has no place in Canada today. And yet Indigenous religions continue to remain under threat. Framed through a postcolonial lens, What Has No Place, Remains analyses state actions, responses, and decisions on matters of Indigenous religious freedom. The book is particularly concerned with legal cases, such as Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia (2017), but also draws on political negotiations, such as those Trade Review"Nicholas Shrubsole’s What Has No Place, Remains is an important contribution to the discussion of Indigenous religious freedom in Canada. Shrubsole provides a thorough and compelling analysis of how the Canadian Constitution’s multiple apparent promises to Indigenous Peoples have often gone unfulfilled." -- Howard Kislowicz, University of Calgary * Journal of Church and State *Table of ContentsPreface A Comment on Terminology Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Depth of Religious Freedom 2. Secularization, Dispossession, and Forced Deprivatization 3. Religions Plus? Competing Frameworks of Indigenous Religious Freedom 4. Dealing with Diversity Poorly and the Gustafsen Lake Standoff 5. The Duty to Consult and Accommodate 6. The Potential and Limits of International Mechanisms of Redress Conclusion: Challenges for Reconciliation Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSet in late sixteenth-century Spain, this book tells the gripping story of Lucrecia de León, a young woman of modest background who gained a dangerously popular reputation as a prophetic dreamer predicting apocalyptic ruin for her country. When Lucrecia was still a teenager, several Catholic priests took great interest in her prolific dreams and began to record them in detail. But the growing public attention to the dreams eventually became too much for the Spanish king. Stung that Lucrecia had accurately foreseen the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, Philip II ordered the Inquisition to arrest her on charges of heresy and sedition. During Lucrecia's imprisonment, trial, and torture, the carefully collected records of her dreams were preserved and analyzed by the court. The authenticity of these dreams, and their potentially explosive significance, became the focal point of the Church's investigation. Returning to these records of a dreamer from another era, Lucrecia the Dreamer is the first book to examine Lucrecia's dreams as dreams, as accurate reports of psychological experiences with roots in the brain's natural cycles of activity during sleep. Using methods from the cognitive science of religion, dream researcher Kelly Bulkeley finds meaningful patterns in Lucrecia's dreaming prophecies and sheds new light on the infinitely puzzling question at the center of her trial, a question that has vexed all religious traditions throughout history: How can we determine if a dream is, or is not, a true revelation?Trade Review"An excellent scholarly work, Lucrecia the Dreamer reads like a novel of political and religious intrigue, for the scenes are stranger than fiction—even though they are a matter of historical record. Anyone interested in dreams should read this book."—Patrick McNamara, Boston University and Northcentral University"Structured like a police procedural and delightful to read, Lucrecia the Dreamer employs concepts from psychology, anthropology, and history to situate Lucrecia de León in a broader human story about the power of dreaming. Given the difficulties of crossing disciplinary boundaries while maintaining the integrity of each discipline's rules of analysis, Kelly Bulkeley's achievement is most impressive."—Leslie Tuttle, Louisiana State University"While Lucrecia's personal story becomes the framework on which the fault-lines of Spanish society are displayed, Bulkeley sees a bigger picture....4/5 stars"—Bob Rickard, Fortean Times"Bulkeley's book presents an intriguing micro-history that illuminates life in late sixteenth-century Madrid and suggests the potential value of incorporating cognitive and digital approaches to scholarship on early modern events and texts. Bulkeley portrays Lucrecia as a living, breathing person, and he attempts to reconstruct her lived experiences, both waking and sleeping. His multifaceted analyses may indicate new paths for studying other visionaries and mystics of Golden-Age Spain."—Teresa Hancock-Parmer, Bulletin of Spanish StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction Historical Prologue 1. Early Life 2. A Record of Dreams 3. The Three Companions 4. Esta Negra Soñadora 5. New Powers 6. The Trial 7. What She Was Not 8. Patterns in the Dreams 9. Cognitive Science 10. Relational Psychology 11. Politics and Society 12. History of Religions 13. What She Most Likely Was Historical Epilogue Conclusion

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Book SynopsisExam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: Religious StudiesFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018 Strengthen and refine the understanding and skills that your students require to excel in OCR A Level Religious Studies.Written by subject specialists with examining experience, this time-saving Workbook can be used flexibly for classwork or homework, throughout the course or for revision and exam practice.- Review knowledge with content summaries that will provide a concise overview of what students need to know for the exam- Develop exam skills with practice questions that check understanding and highlight common pitfalls- Build exam confidence as students work through the exam-style questions provided, giving them the chance to practise and perfect their technique- Save marking time and help students understand how to improve their responses by consulting the online answers supplied for all questions

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the academic study of religion, Claiming Identity in the Study of Religion is the first in a series that grapples with the historicity of identity and the social and rhetorical techniques that make claims to identity possible. In this volume, six previously published essays by scholar of religion Russell T. McCutcheon are each coupled with a new substantive commentary by North American contributors. McCutcheon's essays highlight different identifying claims within the work of a number of leading scholars of religion. The companion contributions analyze the strategies of identification employed by the scholars whom McCutcheon discusses. Monica R. Miller provides an introduction to the volume and there is a concluding essay by Steven Ramey. The strategies of identification highlighted and exposed in this text are further explored in the second volume in the series, The Problem of Nostalgia in the Study of Identity through a set of detailed ethnographic/historical studies that press novel ways of studying identity as an always active and ongoing process of signification.Trade ReviewMiller and her contributing authors remind us that concepts such as "identity," "culture," and "religion," are anything but self-evident. Rather than tangible material entities, they are ghosts given form by the writer's desires;Sean McCloud, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina, Charlotte;Claiming Identity in the Study of Religion tackles some of the most formidable questions relating to the discursive construction of identity that scholars and students struggle to negotiate. Whether you find yourself nodding in agreement with these essays, or eagerly searching for weaknesses in their arguments, the book provides an accessible and invaluable entryway into theoretical challenges religious studies scholars face when making identity claims and points toward fruitful methods of dealing with questions of classification. This is a "must read" for anyone interested in identity formation;Craig Prentiss, Professor of Religious Studies, Rockhurst University, Missouri;When religion, culture, society, identity, and other such concepts are destabilized and revealed to be dynamic, manufactured constructs, what is the academic study of religion to do? One answer, as represented by the essays in this provocative volume, is to turn to the study of processes of classification. The studies of strategies of identification contained within exemplify recent attempts to rethink the study of religion as the reflexive examination of "battles for capital and positions";Richard J. Callahan, Jr., Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of MissouriTable of ContentsEditor's IntroductionMonica R. Miller Topic I: Claiming IdentityK. Merinda Simmons (University of Alabama): '"Well, Isn't That Special?': What We Talk about When We Talk about Identity"Russell T. McCutcheon (University of Alabama): "Will Your Cognitive Anchor Hold in the Storms of Culture?" Topic II: Behind the 'A-historical'Leslie Dorrough Smith (Avila University): "Everything is a Cemetery: On the History Behind the 'Ahistorical"'Russell T. McCutcheon: "The Melancholy Empire Builder: The Life and Works of Mircea Eliade"Topic III: Theoretical and Methodological CakeMonica R. Miller: "Who Is the Nigger?: Strategies of Using the 'N' Word and Having it Both Ways"Russell T. McCutcheon: "A Gift with Diminished Returns: On Jeff Kripal's The Serpent's Gift"Topic IV: Costs of Conceptual ColonialismCraig Martin (St Thomas Aquinas College): "Conceptual Colonialism: How Descriptions Carry Explanations"Russell T. McCutcheon: "It's a Lie. There's No Truth in It! It's a Sin!": The Cost of Saving Others from Themselves" Topic V: Cost-Benefit AnalysisSteven Ramey (University of Alabama): "Authorizing Identifications, Disciplining Techniques: The Affinities of Public Advocacy"Russell T. McCutcheon: "Affinities, Benefits, and Costs: The ABCs of Good Scholars Gone Public" Topic VI: Limiting EngagementsVaia Touna (University of Alberta, PhD candidate): "What's New is Old Again: The ALPHAnualphapialphalambdaalpha omegasigmaeta of Tradition"Russell T. McCutcheon: "The Resiliency of Conceptual Anachronisms: On the Limits of 'the West' and 'Religion"'AfterwordSteven Ramey: "Accidental Favorites: The Implicit in the Study of Religion"

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Book SynopsisBoth history and current events attest to the continued significance of religion in society. Despite the role and importance of the institution of religion, and the profound influence that religious organizations continue to exert, it occupies a curiously marginal place in organization theory. At the same time, organization theory has been criticized for its narrow focus on corporations and there have been calls to study a much broader range of organizational forms (e.g., Bamberger and Pratt, 2010). Interestingly, the small number of studies on religious organizations to have published have had a disproportionate impact on the field. This suggests that religious organizations deserve more attention, and that attending to them will have significant benefits for our understanding of organizations. This volume brings together leading organization theorists with an interest in religion. The aim is to consolidate and make available in one place existing knowledge on religion and organizations, as well as encouraging more organization theorists to include religion as part of their research activities and agenda.Table of ContentsReligion and organization theory. Research in the sociology of organizations. Religion and organization theory. Copyright page. List of Contributors. Advisory Board. Taking religion seriously in the study of organizations. God on management: The world’s largest religions, the “theological turn,” and organization and management theory and practice. Religion in organizations: Cognition and behavior. Myths to work by: Redemptive self-narratives and generative agency for organizational change. Organizational form, structure, and religious organizations. Pastor practices in the era of megachurches: New organizational practices and forms for a changing institutional environment. Divine institution: Max Weber’s value spheres and institutional theory. Productive resistance: A study of change, emotions, and identity in the context of the Apostolic Visitation of U.S. women religious, 2008–2012. Serving two masters: Transformative resolutions to institutional contradictions. The devil’s advocate and the church: Building adaptable organizations. Organizing belief: Interfaith social change organizations in the religious-environmental movement. The institutional complexity of religious mutual funds: Appreciating the uniqueness of societal logics.

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Book SynopsisLaw and religion, as a subdiscipline of law, has gained increasing attention in recent years. However, the complex relationship between law and religion cannot be fully understood with reference to legal research alone. This Research Handbook includes provocative chapters from experts on a range of concepts, perspectives and theories, drawing on a variety of disciplines, which can be used to further law and religion scholarship. Featuring chapters written by authors from a diverse range of backgrounds, the Handbook focuses on five main perspectives on law and religion: historical, philosophical, sociological, theological and comparative. Each chapter provides a new way of looking at law and religion which can complement and enhance a doctrinal legal understanding of the topic. Crucially, this Handbook also highlights the importance of recognising doctrinal legal study as an approach in itself, which will shape research questions and outputs accordingly. Providing an engaging and thoughtful introduction to the range of interdisciplinary approaches that can be taken to law and religion, this Handbook will be of interest to scholars in law and religion, theologians, sociologists, legal historians and political scientists. It will provide a rich foundation for future interdisciplinary research in this important area of study. Contributors include: L.G. Beaman, L. Bell, P. Billingham, C.G. Brown, J. Burnside, J. Chaplin, B. Clark, D. Dabby, N. Doe, D. Ezzy, M.A. Failinger, P. Fitzpatrick, D.J. Hill, B.C. Kane, J. Machielson, M. McIvor, T. Modood, P. Monti, A. Nazir, J. Neoh, L. Öztig, D. Perfect, S. Perfect, C. Roberts, R. Sandberg, S. Thompson, M. Travers, C. Ungureanu, D. Whistler, J. YorkeTrade Review'In the United Kingdom the study of law and religion is now an established sub-discipline with academic legal studies, itself an ever-expanding and ever-more adventurous part of the university. In this book Professor Sandberg and his colleagues from Cardiff University, an acknowledged centre for the study of law and religion, have brought together scholarship from a range of authors, mainly based in or from the United Kingdom, which attests to the vitality and breadth of work being done in the area.' --Anthony Bradney, Keele University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Snakepits & Sandpits Russell Sandberg Part I: Historical Approaches 2. Ecclesiastical Court Records for Social and Cultural History Bronach C Kane 3. Trial by Ordeal: An Interdisciplinary Approach Yields Fresh Insights Lindsey Bell 4. ‘Moved and Seduced by the Instigation of the Devil’: Witchcraft and the Law, 1450-1700 Jan Machielson 5. Secularisation and Law in Modern Societies Callum G Brown Part II: Philosophical Approaches 6. Philosophy, Law, and Religion Daniel Whistler and Daniel J Hill 7. Law, Religion, and Public Reason Paul Billingham and Jonathan Chaplin 8. Multicultural Political Theory Simon Thompson and Tariq Modood 9. Charles Taylor on Recognition, Inclusive Secularism, and Religion Camil Ungureanu and Paolo Monti 10. ‘Gods Would be Needed…’: Derrida on Law and Religion Peter Fitzpatrick Part III: Sociological Approaches 11. Interpretive Issues in Researching Law and Religion Max Travers and Doug Ezzy 12. The Lure of Luhmann: A Systems Theory of Law and Religion Russell Sandberg 13. Social Anthropology Méadhbh McIvor 14.Religion or Belief, Equality and Human Rights Law and the Media David Perfect and Simon Perfect Part IV: Theological Approaches 15. Biblical Law Jonathan Burnside 16. Political Theology and Legal Theory Joshua Neoh 17. Feminism Meets Law and Religion: Commonalities and Critiques Marie A Failinger Part V: Comparative Approaches 18. A Comparative Method for the Study of Law and Religion: Is this a Defensible Methodology? Brigitte Clark 19. Monotheism and the Death Penalty: Towards a Homogenous Exegesis for Abolition Jon Yorke and Amna Nazir 20. The Turkish Constitutional Court Rulings on the Headscarf: The Construction of Villains and Victims Laçin İdil Öztığ 21. Diversity in Death: A Case Study of a Muslim Cemetery Project in Quebec Dia Dabby and Lori G Beaman Index

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Book SynopsisHow can children begin to understand death and cope with bereavement? And how can we, as adults, support and engage with children as they encounter this complex subject?Exploring how children and adolescents can engage with all aspects of death, dying and bereavement, this comprehensive guide looks at how children comprehend the death of a pet or someone close to them, their own dying, bereavement and grieving. It covers how you should discuss death with children, with a particular emphasis on the importance of listening to the child and adapting your approach based on their responses. The book offers guidance on how your own experiences of loss can provide you with models for your interactions with children on the subject of death.Trade ReviewHelping Children and Adolescents Think About Death, Dying and Bereavement is a comprehensive resource that addresses how young people feel and think about death and includes practical suggestions on how to include them when a pet or person dies in their life. Marian Carter has shared excellent examples about children and has created a useful 'spiral curriculum' to aid the reader in understanding a situation more deeply. She also includes intervention that schools can use to help kids cope with bereavement. I would recommend this book highly for parents and professionals working with grieving children. -- Linda Goldman, author of 'Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know'Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. What is Death?. 2. Grief and Bereavement. 3. Challenging Factors Influencing Grief. 4. What Should We Tell Children and Adolescents?. 5. Schools Coping with Bereavement and Death. 6. Funerals: The Attendance and Participation of the Child or Adolescent. 7. Continuing Care of the Child and Adolescent. 8. Care of the Carers Including Ourselves. 9. Weaving the Threads Together. Appendices. Further Reading.

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Book Synopsis‘Ridiculously enjoyable’ Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The ‘Mermaid of Morwenstow’ excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming commandeered a Navy helicopter. ‘Mad Jack’ swapped his surplice for leopard skin and insisted on being carried around in a coffin. And then there was the man who, like Noah’s evil twin, tried to eat one of each of God’s creatures… In spite of all this they saw the church as their true calling. These portraits reveal the Anglican church in all its colourful madness.Trade Review‘One of the best Christmas books of the past few years... both hilarious and unusually elegant in conception and execution.’ * Marcus Berkmann, Spectator *‘Eye-popping tales of lunacy, debauchery and depravity…Butler-Gallie has done a splendid job presenting a smorgasbord of most peculiar parsons.’ * Sebastian Shakespeare, Daily Mail *‘We have…always kept a special haven for oddballs in the Church of England, as Fergus Butler-Gallie demonstrates in this entertaining compendium…Their foibles cover all bases from absentmindedness to epic drunkenness…I’m glad I read this one. It’s a lot of fun.’ * The Times *‘Entertainingly erudite…But it is also a surprisingly profound work…For all its mischief, Butler-Gallie’s work of lightly worn erudition is a paean to a great English institution, finely tuned to the temper of its representatives, good, bad and indifferent. We should treasure it more.’ * Literary Review *‘A humorous compendium of some of the oddball clergy who have served the Church over the centuries...These thumbnail portraits reveal a very broad church indeed.’ * New Statesman *‘The Church of England has produced some real oddballs in its time, and this is an entertaining gallop through several centuries’ worth of them…Butler-Gallie has done his homework, digging out some rare gems…This is the story not just of eccentrics, but also of a leisured age that is no more.’ * Harry Mount, Spectator *‘Wonderfully entertaining…A hilarious yet thoughtful reminder that the Christian faith wasn’t always thought incompatible with a sense of humour or a healthy bolshiness.’ * Sunday Times *‘It may have the makings of a modern classic…Butler-Gallie chronicles not just Anglican follies, but also human weaknesses which we all share and with which we can perhaps sympathise.’ * The Catholic Herald *‘This is a ridiculously enjoyable book: funny, compassionate, and wonderfully well-written.’ -- Tom Holland‘A delightful, sympathetic, humorous and earthed cocktail of quirky English clergy.’ -- The Rt Revd David Wilbourne‘Fabulously enjoyable compendium of the Anglican Church’s most eccentric ministers – who prove to be very eccentric indeed.’ -- Reader’s Digest‘Some of the most riotous misbehaviour in Church of England history is chronicled in this sprightly book.’ * Daily Mail *

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Book Synopsis‘Ridiculously enjoyable’ Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The ‘Mermaid of Morwenstow’ excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming commandeered a Navy helicopter. ‘Mad Jack’ swapped his surplice for leopard skin and insisted on being carried around in a coffin. And then there was the man who, like Noah’s evil twin, tried to eat one of each of God’s creatures… In spite of all this they saw the church as their true calling. These portraits reveal the Anglican church in all its colourful madness.Trade Review‘One of the best Christmas books of the past few years... both hilarious and unusually elegant in conception and execution.’ * Marcus Berkmann, Spectator *‘Eye-popping tales of lunacy, debauchery and depravity…Butler-Gallie has done a splendid job presenting a smorgasbord of most peculiar parsons.’ * Sebastian Shakespeare, Daily Mail *‘We have…always kept a special haven for oddballs in the Church of England, as Fergus Butler-Gallie demonstrates in this entertaining compendium…Their foibles cover all bases from absentmindedness to epic drunkenness…I’m glad I read this one. It’s a lot of fun.’ * The Times *‘Entertainingly erudite…But it is also a surprisingly profound work…For all its mischief, Butler-Gallie’s work of lightly worn erudition is a paean to a great English institution, finely tuned to the temper of its representatives, good, bad and indifferent. We should treasure it more.’ * Literary Review *‘A humorous compendium of some of the oddball clergy who have served the Church over the centuries...These thumbnail portraits reveal a very broad church indeed.’ * New Statesman *‘The Church of England has produced some real oddballs in its time, and this is an entertaining gallop through several centuries’ worth of them…Butler-Gallie has done his homework, digging out some rare gems…This is the story not just of eccentrics, but also of a leisured age that is no more.’ * Harry Mount, Spectator *‘Wonderfully entertaining…A hilarious yet thoughtful reminder that the Christian faith wasn’t always thought incompatible with a sense of humour or a healthy bolshiness.’ * Sunday Times *‘It may have the makings of a modern classic…Butler-Gallie chronicles not just Anglican follies, but also human weaknesses which we all share and with which we can perhaps sympathise.’ * The Catholic Herald *‘This is a ridiculously enjoyable book: funny, compassionate, and wonderfully well-written.’ -- Tom Holland‘A delightful, sympathetic, humorous and earthed cocktail of quirky English clergy.’ -- The Rt Revd David Wilbourne‘Fabulously enjoyable compendium of the Anglican Church’s most eccentric ministers – who prove to be very eccentric indeed.’ -- Reader’s Digest‘Some of the most riotous misbehaviour in Church of England history is chronicled in this sprightly book.’ * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisManaging Religious Tourism provides a global view of the tools and resources used in demand and supply management, in the context of pilgrimage and religious tourism. With a focus on toolkits and best practices, the book reinforces the quality of service provision and offers a reflection on consumers' perspectives and what drives their purchasing decisions with regards to a variety of destinations. These central themes are complemented by an understanding of management responses to consumer behaviour and mobility, accessibility, individualism and tourism for both sacred and secular purposes. The book also examines the ways in which networks, partnerships and the conceptual stakeholder approach can be employed by religious tourism suppliers working with destination management organisations. The text promotes sustainable development and a triple bottom line focus, with all chapters supporting policy for framing development. Key features include: - Global perspective on tools as well as management approaches and techniques. - Emphasis on sustainability in connecting sacred and secular consumers. - Focus on promoting learning and development within this important tourism sector.Table of Contents1: Introduction Part I: Theory 2: Managing the Sacred: A Governance Perspective for Religious Tourism Destinations 3: Innovation, Religion and Managing Value Creation: The World Heritage Site of the ArchAbbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary 4: Managing St John’s – Working for the Greater Good Part II: Best Practice 5: Managing Visitors at Sacred Sites: The Case of Montserrat 6: Best Practice and Sacred Site Management: The Case of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah 7: Tackling the Problems of Deficient Data when Planning for Religious Tourism Management 8: Issues and Approaches in Managing Visitors to Pagan Sacred Sites Part III: Case Studies 9: Analysis of Territorial Development and Management Practices along the Way of St James in Galicia (Spain) 10: Managing Cultural Shift Within Religious Sites in UK and the Role of the Performing and Visual Arts as Transforming the Experiences of Visitors 11: Implications for Managed Visitor Experiences at Muktinath Temple (Chumig Gyatsa) in Nepal: A Netnography 12: The Impact of Development of Religious Tourism on the Host Community – A Case Study of Mount E’mei in China 13: Strategic Project Manresa 2022: Using Religious Tourism as a Keystone for the Revitalization of a Non-touristic and Non-religious City 14: Toolkit: Managing Relationship Marketing with Sacred and Secular Consumers

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews tourist motivations for making religious or spiritual journeys, and the management aspects related to them. It explores sacred journeys across both traditional religions such as Christianity and Islam, and newer forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities such as sport, music and food. Demonstrating to the reader the intrinsic elements and events that play a crucial role within the destination management process, it provides a timely re-assessment of the increasing interconnections between religion and spirituality as a motivation for travel. The book: - Includes applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management for converting theory into good practice; - Addresses theories of motivation and why travel to religious destinations has increased; - Explores key learning points from a selection of international case study perspectives. Providing researchers and students of tourism, religious studies, anthropology and related subjects with an important review of the topic, this book aims to bridge the ever-widening gap between specialists within the religious, tourism, management and education sectors.Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL AND SACRED JOURNEYS 1: Introduction to Spiritual and Religious Journeys 2: The Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys 3: Motivations of the Pilgrim to Attend the Annual Pilgrimage of Hajj 4: Islamic Motivation for Tourism and Contradictions of the American Tradition 5: From Spiritualism to a New Paradigm in Tourism: Spiritual Tourism and Motivations PART 2: MANAGING MOTIVATIONAL ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS 6: The Selfie in Islamic Pilgrimages as a Communication Tool in Hajj and Umrah 7: Spiritual Motivation for Religious Tourism Destinations 8: Pilgrim Tourist Motivations in Religious Heritage, Culture and Art 9: Diminishing Religious Cultural Heritage of Holy Makkah and Medina due to Commercialization of the Sacred Event 10: Managing the Physical Environment of the Sacred Tourist Destination PART 3: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS 11: Motivations to Visit Sacred Historical Objects: the Lindisfarne Gospels’ Visit to Durham 2013 – a Sacred Journey? 12: Visiting with a Mission(ary) – Engaging with Stakeholders at New Zealand Heritage Sites 13: The Pilgrim Goes to the Festival: Changes in Daily Life Caused by the Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abadia in Romaria, Brazil 14: Managing Catholic Churches and Sacred Sites for Protestant Visitors to Malta 15: The Ancient Wisdom and Motivation of Shams-i Tabrezi or Analogy of Contemporary Systems Science and Shams-i Tabrezi Ancient Wisdom 16: Inbound and Outbound Religious Tourism in Turkey 17: Walking the Way of St James: Spiritual Journeys to the Cathedrals of Sport

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Book SynopsisOffering an interdisciplinary, international and philosophical perspective, this comprehensive Research Handbook explores both perennial and recent legal issues that concern the modern state and its interaction with religious communities and individuals.Providing in-depth, original analysis the book includes studies of a wide array of nation states, such as India and Turkey, which each have their own complex issues centred on law, religion and the interactions between the two. Longstanding issues of religious liberty are explored such as the right of conscientious objection, religious confession privilege and the wearing of religious apparel. The contested meanings of the secular state and religious neutrality are revisited from different perspectives and the reality of the international human rights protections for religious freedom are analysed.Timely and astute, this discerning Research Handbook will be a valuable resource for both academics and researchers interested in the many topics surrounding law and religion. Lawyers and practitioners will also appreciate the clarity with which the rights of religious liberty, and the challenges in making these compatible with state law, are presented.Contributors include: R. Ahdar, F. Ahmed, R. Albert, R. Barker, B.L. Berger, J.E. Buckingham, J. Burnside, P. Dane, J. Harrison, M.A. Helfand, M. Hill, M. Kiviorg, A. Koppelman, I. Leigh, J. Neo, Y. Rosnai, R. Sandberg, S.D. Smith, P.M. Taylor, H.-M. ten Napel, K. Thompson, F. VenterTrade Review'Over the course of the last generation, the study of 'law and religion' has exploded in breadth, subtlety and significance. This Research Handbook provides its readers with a rich, varied, and sometimes provocative introduction to the field. Expert chapters not only shed new light on familiar topics, they also identify further avenues for fruitful scholarship. One is left with the sense that the most significant work still lies ahead - and also the intellectual tools to face that challenge.' --Julian Rivers, University of Bristol Law School, UKThe authors who have contributed so ably to this excellent volume are to be congratulated on scholarship of the highest quality, which treats a wide and rich range of issues at the centre of the field of law and religion today. Their contribution here will be of enormous value to all those who teach, study, and practise in this rapidly developing and important sphere of life.' --Norman Doe, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword John Witte, Jr Part I Law and Religion 1. Navigating Law and Religion: Familiar Waterways, Rivers Less Travelled and Uncharted Seas Rex Ahdar 2. The Sociological Dimension of Law and Religion Russell Sandberg Part II Jurisprudential Themes 3. Equality, Religion, and Nihilism Steve D Smith 4. Jeremy Bentham and the Problem of the Authority of Biblical Law Jonathan Burnside 5. Dworkin’s Religion and the End of Religious Liberty Joel Harrison 6. What Kind of Human Right is Religious Liberty? Andrew Koppelman Part III Religion-State Relations 7. Establishment and Encounter Perry Dane 8. Religion, Secularism and Limitations on Constitutional Amendment Richard Albert and Yaniv Roznai 9. Regulation of Religious Communities in a Multicultural Polity Jaclyn L Neo 10. Liberal Constitutionalism and the Unsettling of the Secular Benjamin L Berger 11. The Boundaries of Faith-Based Organizations in Europe Hans-Martien ten Napel 12. Enforcing Religious Law Farrah Ahmed Part IV Adjudicating Religion 13. When Judges are Theologians: Adjudicating Religious Questions Michael A. Helfand 14. The Justiciability and Adjudication of Religious Disputes Francois Venter Part V International Perspectives 15. Controversial Doctrine: The Relevance of Religious Content in the Supervisory Role of International Human Rights Bodies Paul M Taylor 16. Dangers of the Changing Narrative of Human Rights: Why Democracy and Security Need Religious Freedom Merilin Kiviorg Part VI Freedom of Religion Issues 17. Freedom of Religion and the Rise of Secularism: Struggles in the British Workplace Mark Hill QC 18. The Legal Recognition of Freedom of Conscience as Conscientious Objection: Familiar Problems and New Lessons Ian Leigh 19. Of Burqas (and Niqabs) in Courtrooms: The Neglected Women’s Voice Renae Barker 20. Trinity Western University’s Law School: Reconciling Rights Janet Epp Buckingham 21. The Persistence of Religious Confession Privilege A Keith Thompson Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction sets out the difficulty of defining religion itself and the subsequent impact this has on creating laws which regulate and protect it. Taking a global comparative approach, Frank S. Ravitch guides the reader in how this unique interaction plays out in differing legal systems including in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Providing further context by contrasting specific case studies, the book provides a rounded and coherent exploration of the complexities of law in relation to religion.Key Features:Addresses the many issues surrounding religious exceptions to general lawsConsiders the extent of separation between government and religion, and the role of courts in deciding religious questionsLooks at the ways in which law may govern discrimination by government or by private entities, based on religion or religious concernsExplores the multifaceted interactions between religion and law in many areas, including human rights; public schooling; health and property; tax exemptions; and clergy abuseThis foundational book offers a platform for researchers and students in the fields of law, political science, ethics, and religious studies. It also provides valuable insight for lawyers, judges and legislators with a focus on law and religion..Trade Review‘Advanced Introduction to Law and Religion is a major achievement in the US and comparative law and religion scholarship. Professor Ravitch crisply and insightfully synthesizes the history, major concepts, and current trends of the complicated world of church-state law in a single readable volume. Examining representative doctrinal areas, he places these in a truly global context by providing comparative analyses of alternate church-state models in Canada and the countries of the European Union as well as in Japan and other Asian countries too often neglected by Western scholars. The result is the perfect book for academics, graduate students, and others looking for sophisticated analysis beyond the introductory.’ -- Frederick Mark Gedicks, Brigham Young University Law School

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Book SynopsisA second book of stories for every week of the Christian year, and a few more besides. Relates to lectionary cycle A. Tom Gordon's stories are a product of his awareness of the issues of our current age. As a consequence, what he offers are truly contemporary parables, drawing our attention to facets of our modern living and pointing us to lesson

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Book SynopsisThird in the series following This Is the Day and Gathered and Scattered. Daily readings for four months from a wide range of contributors within the Iona Community.

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Book SynopsisA Way of Knowing is about small things and little occasions, the smells, colours, sounds, the looking, perceiving, thinking, remembering of our lives and the love that makes them significant. In a mix of poems, stories and material suitable for private or public reflection the book explores our knowing and our unknowing.

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Book SynopsisThe Still Small Voice is a book for those who feel themselves travelling at an increasingly frantic pace each day, and are hungry for snatches of nourishment to feed their souls - energy and inspiration and wonder to help keep them on the Way.

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Book SynopsisIn this book you will find a wide variety of spiritual experiences openly explored - from the mystical to the practical, from very personal reflections, to stories with passion for social justice.

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Book SynopsisA major account of the life of the Bab, the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet, including fascinating information not available in other sources, based on a lifetime of research by the author.Trade Review"Weiner has interesting stories to tell about the antics of hedge funds and so-called 'private equity' businesses...and the new great game of 'energy diplomacy'." The Guardian

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Book SynopsisA Heart for Creation offers prayers, worship resources and reflections to help individuals and groups effect change. From our love for God and love for creation we can grow in our care for the earth as exhorted in the Bible.

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Book SynopsisIn The Spirit of Psychotherapy, Holmes considers whether the principles which underpin religion can be applied to the largely secular world of psychotherapy. Having a belief system is generally associated with good physical and mental health. The prime focus of psychotherapy theory and practice is intrapersonal and interpersonal, but these are nested in an often-unexamined supra-personal context, sociological, ecological and spiritual. Structured around a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with people from a wide range of faith backgrounds, Holmes presents the role belief and spirituality play in everyday lives. From these interviews, the author identifies core themes such as attachment and hope, frameworks of meaning, and rhythm and ritual. Individual chapters are devoted to detailed descriptions of these themes, while drawing parallels and implications for psychotherapy.

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Book SynopsisThe Bible is not some dusty textbook, but a veritable circus of humanity, with high-soaring saints, back-talking donkeys, left-handed kingslayers, and all the glory and gore you can fit inside the big top of this biblical tent. And everywhere in this story is God who, in his wild and passionate love for humanity, is shepherding history toward the birth and ministry of Jesus the Messiah. Do you already have a good grasp of the Old Testament? Wonderful. This book will be an enjoyable review. Do you not know the difference between the Bible and The Hobbit? Also fine. This book will be a helpful map into unknown territory. By the time we're done, you won't know all the ins and outs of the story, but you will have a strong grasp of the major movers and shakers. We will sit shotgun with patriarchs and prophets. Each one will take us a little farther down the Old Testament road until we get to the goal: to Jesus, the one in whom the whole story finds fulfillment and meaning.

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to glorify God? What does it mean to be an Enjoyer of God? Does it mean we should put controls on ourselves and our personal enjoyment of life? According to C.S. Lewis, our ultimate destiny is to partake in God’s glory because we’re created by God and for God.The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis is a collection of nine sermons delivered by Lewis during World War II. Lewis’s writings explore the concept of glory and how it relates to our spiritual journey. He presents key discussions that every person should consider:       The respect we should give each other       The need for constant learning       The importance of forgiveness       The need for collaboration amongst opposing sidesThis is a book for C. S. Lewis fans and readers interested in

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Book SynopsisAs part of the Christian Bible, the New Testament is at once widely influential and (especially among the young and the educated) increasingly unknown. Those who want to know the basics can find in this introduction the sort of information that locates these ancient writings in their historical and literary context. Those who want to learn why these compositions have had such impact can find here an appreciation for the religious experiences of the first Christians that forced them to reinterpret their Jewish and Greek heritage and reshape their symbolic world. In addition to providing the broad conceptual and factual framework for the New Testament --- including the process by which distinct compositions became a sacred book --- this introduction provides as well a more detailed examination of specific compositions that have had particularly strong influence, including Paul''s letters to the Corinthians and Romans, the four Gospels, and the Book of Revelation.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1. Approaching the New Testament 2. The New Testament and History 3. The Resurrection Experience 4. The Process of Interpretation 5. Literary Forms 6. The Synoptic Gospels 7. Paul and His Letters 8. Two Hidden Treasures 9. Johannine Literature 10. Becoming the New Testament 11. The Pertinence of the New Testament The Canonical Arrangement of the New Testament Chronology Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisRest. Home. Community. Peace. Devotions from the Front Porch beckons you to slow down and enjoy these God-given gifts from the comfort of your front porch (or the front porch you dream of).

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Book SynopsisThis volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space.Trade ReviewAn excellent resource for students in religious studies and scholars of the various religious movements examined. -- Ida Jones Journal of African American History 2008 Women and Religion in the African Diaspora both preserves and lovingly encompasses a multiplicity of black women's religious experiences. -- Stephen D. Glazier Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Diasporic Knowledge Chapter 1. É a Senzala: Slavery, Women, and Embodied Knowledge in Afro-Brazilian CandombléChapter 2. "I Smoothed the Way, I Opened Doors": Women in the Yoruba-Orisha Tradition of TrinidadChapter 3. Joining the African Diaspora: Migration and Diasporic Religious Culture among the Garífuna in Honduras and New YorkChapter 4. Women of the African Diaspora Within: The Masowe Apostles, an African Initiated ChurchChapter 5. "Power in the Blood": Menstrual Taboos and Women's Power in an African Instituted ChurchPart II: Power, Authority, and SubversionChapter 6. "The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is a Male Spirit": African American Preaching Women and the Paradoxes of GenderChapter 7. "Make Us a Power": African American Methodists Debate the "Woman Question," 1870–1900Chapter 8. "Only a Woman Would Do": Bible Reading and African American Women's Organizing WorkChapter 9. Exploring the Religious Connection: Black Women Community Workers, Religious Agency, and the Force of FaithPart III: Performing ReligionChapter 10. The Arts of Loving Chapter 11. "Truths that Liberate the Soul": Eva Jessye and the Politics of Religious PerformanceChapter 12. Shopping with Sister Zubayda: African American Sunni Muslim Rituals of Consumption and BelongingChapter 13. "But, It's Bible": African American Women and Television PreachersNotesAbout the ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisWith the sensitivity of a dedicated doctor and the curiosity of an accomplished scholar, Trimble offers an insightful analysis of how the study of people with paradigmatical neuropsychiatric conditions can be the cornerstone to unraveling some of the mysteries of the cerebral representations of our highest cultural experiences.Trade ReviewThis book exists... to explain matters of the heart using our knowledge of the mind... A host of professional students, clinicians, educators, and other well-read individuals will find this worthy of a close and careful read. -- Mark H. Fleisher JAMA 2007 Perfect for either college-level collections strong in science, health, or social science and for public lending collections alike... An intriguing, lively survey. Midwest Book Review 2007 A highly thought-provoking excursion. Scientific American Mind 2007 This scholarly, yet provocative, book from an insightful, observant neurologist... is rich with thought-provoking ideas. -- Chris McManus British Journal of Psychiatry 2008Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Where Did It All Begin?2. The Neuroanatomy of Emotion3. Language and the Human Brain4. The Other Way of Using Language5. The Breakdown of Language6. Music and the Brain7. Neurotheology I: Epilepsy8. Neurotheology II: Other Neurological Conditions9. God, Music, and the Poetry of the BrainEpilogueAppendix I: Brief Biographies of Some Poets with Bipolar DisorderAppendix II: Some Notable Religious PoetsNotesReferencesIndex

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