Religion: General

"International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education"

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"International Handbooks of Religion and Education" series; Presents the research and professional practice of scholars who are engaged in the consideration of the religious, spiritual and moral dimensions in education. This book includes chapters which contain an agenda for the future, where the religious, moral and spiritual dimensions in education are proposed as a challenging way forward for educators. With (in 2 volumes, not available separately).. Hardback, 1442 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 2714g.

Author: (Souza, Marian De, ed.)
ISBN: 1402048033
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2007 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Religion: General

"Learning Religion"

Anthropological Approaches

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"Methodology & History in Anthropology" series; Studying how people become religious, this volume offers a perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. It argues that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. With bibliog., index. Hardback, 240 pages. Weight: 483g.

Author: (Berliner, David, ed.)
ISBN: 1845453743
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Religion: General

"Liberating Texts?"

Sacred Scriptures in Public Life

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How can sacred texts be used to encourage respectful conversation and interaction among people of different faiths? How can the scriptures be interpreted in ways that illuminate and enhance public life? This book asks these questions and reflects on the use and abuse of scriptures in public life. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 231g.

Author: (Kim, Sebastian C. H., ed.)
ISBN: 0281058563
Publisher: Spck Publishing
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Religion: General

"Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches"

Five Perspectives

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With illustrations. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 228 x 155 mm. Weight: 287g.

Author: (Webber, Robert E., ed.)
ISBN: 0310271355
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Religion: General

"The Next Step in Studying Religion"

A Graduate's Guide

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A collection of essays which aims to help graduate students of Religious Studies and Theology to become professional scholars and professors. This title covers various themes of studying religion or religions within the narratives of the lives of experienced professors. It is useful for scholars who are dealing with the oeuvre of contributors. With illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 383g.

Author: (Courville, Mathieu E., ed.)
ISBN: 0826498434
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Religion: General

"Not Necessarily the New Age"

Critical Essays

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Containing contributions by Carl Sagan, Martin Gardner, Philip J Klass, Marc Medoff, J Gordon Melton, and many others, this book presents the analysis and examination of the New Age, along with multi-faceted and balanced explanations about the movement. Hardback, 395 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 748g.

Author: (Basil, Robert, ed.)
ISBN: 0879754907
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date: 1994 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Religion: General

"On Earth as It is in Heaven"

Religion in Modern Latin America

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"Jaguar Books" series; Latin America has long been strongly identified with the Roman Catholic Church. Yet the face of religion has changed in the region, as is evidenced by various landmarks that appear on the social and geographic landscape. Hardback, 251 pages. Size: 236 x 156 mm. Weight: 476g.

Author: (Garrard-Burnett, Virginia, ed.)
ISBN: 0842025847
Publisher: Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
Date: 1999 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Religion: General

"On the Margins of Religion"

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Focusing on places, objects, bodies, narratives, and ritual spaces where religion may be found or inscribed, the authors reveal the role of religion in contesting rights to places, to knowledge and to property, as well as access to resources. It also considers implicitly or explicitly the problematic relation between science and religion. With 12 ills.. Hardback, 352 pages. Weight: 539g.

Author: (Pine, Frances, ed.)
ISBN: 184545409X
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Religion: General

"Practicing Science, Living Faith"

Interviews With Twelve Leading Scientists

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"Columbia Series in Science and Religion" series; I hope that this volume of spiritual reflections from scientists around the globe will help its readers find a calm and valuable refuge from a tempest of conflict about science and spirit. -- William Phillips, from the introduction With 12 illus.. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 244 x 165 mm. Weight: 512g.

Author: (Clayton, Philip, ed.)
ISBN: 0231135769
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Religion: General

"Questioning the Secular State"

Worldwide Resurgence of Religion in Politics

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Examines how Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh fundamentalists are seeking to overthrow established political, religious and social norms in their quest for a religiously based form of government. The coverage of the work is global and includes studies of all the world's major religons. With bibliography, index. Paperback, 425 pages. Weight: 649g.

Author: (Westerlund, David, ed.)
ISBN: 1850652414
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date: 1995 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Religion: General

"A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion"

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"Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology" series; Examines numerous aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures, and expands upon the idea of what we mean by 'religion,' linking it to some of the broader questions of culture and politics. This book presents an introduction to familiarize the reader with the subject matter. With ill. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 696 pages. Size: 247 x 177 mm. Weight: 587g.

Author: (Lambek, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 1405136146
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Religion: General

"A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion"

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"Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology" series; Examines various aspects of religion in a diversity of cultures and expands upon the idea of what we mean by 'religion', linking it to some of the broader questions of culture and politics. This title collects classic and contemporary articles from the major thinkers in both North American and British anthropology. With ill. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 696 pages. Size: 252 x 183 mm. Weight: 1346g.

Author: (Lambek, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 1405136154
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Religion: General

"Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States"

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Includes essays from a issue of American Quarterly that explores the complex and sometimes contradictory ways that religion matters in contemporary public life. This work offers a conversation between scholars in American studies and religious studies. It explores numerous modes through which religious faith has mobilized political action. Paperback, 552 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 692g.

Author: (Griffith, R. Marie, ed.)
ISBN: 0801888689
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Religion: General

"Religion and Social Theory"

A Materialist Perspective

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"Published in Association With Theory, Culture & Society" series; Analyzes the role of religion as a global cultural force in the tension between tradition and modernity. Social theories of religion are explored through a comparative and historical analysis of the Abrahamic faiths and theoretical approaches to the social function of religion are assessed. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 375g.

Author: (Turner, Bryan S., ed.)
ISBN: 080398569X
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 1991 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Religion: General