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“THE RELIGION OF NUMA” As, in the triumph of Christianity, the old religion lingered latest in the country, and died out at last as but paganism—the religion of the villagers, before the advance of the Christian Church; so, in an earlier century, it was in places remote from town-life that the...

Criticism about the neo-Victorian novel — a genre of historical fiction that re-imagines aspects of the Victorian world from present-day perspectives — has expanded rapidly in the last fifteen years but given little attention to the engagement between science and religion. Of great interest to...

Supernatural Religion -Volume II Walter Richard Cassels, speculated author of the anonymous work Supernatural Religion (1826-1907) This ebook presents «Supernatural Religion -Volume II», from Walter Richard Cassels. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

Evolution by God is a collection of essays and a must-read for all who are interested in learning the true meaning of God’s real name and how it may forever alter their worldview. Whenever an ancient relic is uncovered from the earth, the world celebrates its discovery. Evolution by God, by contrast,...

Why are all the major religions consumed with sex? What makes sex so important whether Buddhism or Islam, Christianity or Mormonism? What is the impact of religion on human sexuality. This book explores this and more. It ventures into territory that has never been examined. You will be surprised at...

Over the course of a career of more than forty years, Jonathan Z. Smith was among the most important voices of critical reflection within the academic study of religion, distinguishing himself as perhaps the most influential theorist of religion of the last half century. Among his significant body...

The Peace of the Gods takes a new approach to the study of Roman elites' religious practices and beliefs, using current theories in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as cultural and literary studies. Craige Champion focuses on what the elites of the Middle Republic (ca. 250–ca. 100...

This book explores the elective affinity of religion and post-secularism with neoliberalism. With the help of digital capitalism, neoliberalism dominates, more and more, all aspects of life, and religion is not left unaffected. While some faith groups are embracing this hegemony, and others are simply...

Aufl., Das neuzeitliche Religionsverständnis hat seine Wurzeln im Humanismus der Renaissance und entwickelt sich im 17. Jahrhundert als ein Mittel zur Befriedung der nachreformatorischen Konfessionen. Im Zuge der Aufklärung gerät die Religion dann in den Strudel der Kritik. Philosophische, soziologische...

Asherah has always enchanted me. I recall when I was young and learning the Jewish faith that much of my Sephardic father's family followed, I remember reading verses from the bible; more specifically, the Old Testament that would mention her name. It was one of the very first times I encountered...

Sigmund Freud’s essay 'The Uncanny' is celebrating a century since publication. It is arguably his greatest and most fruitful contribution to the study of culture and the environment. Environmental Humanities and the Uncanny brings into the open neglected aspects of the uncanny in this famous essay...

This book addresses the fact that, for the first time in history, a large segment of the population in the western world is living without any form of religious belief.  While a number of writers have examined the implications of this shift, none have approached the phenomenon from the perspective...

For hundreds of years we have learned and accepted Christianity in the format of our various religions. But you will see in this book that God has a different viewpoint for how His people are to live. This book starts off with the various malodies of Christian religion and the harms that these...

Religion is not only about understanding the world - it is just as much about how to develop and shape the self’s experience of itself. Because the religious self is shaped by our symbols of God - and symbols of God are also shaped by the self, theology and philosophy of religion cannot ignore this...