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The essays in this volume explore how two domains of human experience and action—religion and technology—are implicated in each other. Contrary to commonsense understandings of both religion (as an “otherworldly” orientation) and technology (as the name for tools, techniques, and expert knowledges...

We as individuals make up God's Church, not buildings or religion. People leaving religion also left God behind. Why? Can they come back to Him - would they want to? This is about good people from all walks of life coming together no matter beliefs or unbelief's. With or without God, with or without...

Take My Yok is a must-read! So many truths are revealed in this book! You will discover hidden Kingdom keys that few people know about. Discover the mysteries of Matthew 13:11—“To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.” Find...

The ways in which people change and grow, and learn to become good, are not only about conscious decisions to behave well, but about internal change which allows a loving and compassionate response to others. Such change can take place in psychotherapy; this book explores whether similar processes...

The world contains a bewildering variety of religions, each containing an equally bewildering variety of practices and beliefs. How have religions developed and become so widespread? Why do they matter so much to so many people? Why do some believe that their faith requires them to terrorize...

This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The chapters explore the roots of contemporary American religion from the 1950s up to the present day, looking at the major traditions including mainline Protestantism, the evangelical-pentecostal...

This book consists of twenty articles covering world’s major religions including Atheism and comparing these religions with Islam at a glance. This book would benefit all those who are in search of truth and those who are trying to discover religion and are not sure which religion will suffice their...

From opposition toward Ben Franklin’s lightning rod to the modern-day circus of abortion and stem cell research, Marvin Rubinstein’s new book offers a frankly honest insight into the battle between religion and science. For Marvin Rubinstein, his question is clear; why does...

Culture and the Cognitive Science of Religion is the first book to bring together cultural psychology and the cognitive science of religion (CSR). Containing much-needed discussion of how good research should do more than simply follow methodological prescriptions, this thought-provoking and original...

An Ancient Theory of Religion examines a theory of religion put forward by Euhemerus of Messene (late 4th—early 3rd century BCE) in his lost work Sacred Inscription, and shows not only how and why euhemerism came about but also how it was— and still is—used. By studying the utilization...

This volume, published in 1891, is in two sections—one on the certainty of religion and the other on authority in religion. Sterrett discusses what he believes religion is, revelation, the psychological forms of religion—both feeling and knowing—the church and the state, and much more.

Find solace and wise counsel in these classics of spiritual gerontology! In these days, when so many people live beyond the Biblical threescore and ten, the spiritual questing and questioning of the aged demands a meaningful response from clergy, family members, and nursing home staff. The...

What are you drawn to like, to watch, or even to binge? What are you free to consume, and what do you become through consumption? These questions of desire and value, Kathryn Lofton argues, are questions for the study of religion. In eleven essays exploring soap and office cubicles, Britney Spears...

Religion has been excluded from development studies for decades. Religious traditions have contributed greatly towards development work, yet major international players have tended to ignore its role. Recent years have shown a noticeable shift in development policy, practice and research to recognize...