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Cover of The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History brings together a number of established scholars, as well as younger scholars on the rise, to provide a scholarly overview for those interested in the role of religion and race in American history. Thirty-four scholars from the fields of...
Cover of Religion on Campus
by Conrad Cherry, Betty A. DeBerg, Amanda Porterfield
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003

The first intensive, close-up investigation of the practice and teaching of religion at American colleges and universities, Religion on Campus is an indispensable resource for all who want to understand what religion really means to today's undergraduates. To explore firsthand how college students...
Cover of Religion and Politics in the United States
by Kenneth D. Wald, Allison Calhoun-Brown
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018

Using an evidenced-based, social-scientific approach to religion, Kenneth D. Wald and Allison Calhoun-Brown challenge the perception that religious influence in American politics is a problem to be solved. Instead, they contend that religion is a form of social identification that not only shapes...
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Gettysburg Religion

Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North

by Steve Longenecker
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014

In the borderland between freedom and slavery, Gettysburg remains among the most legendary Civil War landmarks. A century and a half after the great battle, Cemetery Hill, the Seminary and its ridge, and the Peach Orchard remain powerful memories for their embodiment of the small-town North and their...
Cover of Empire and the Meaning of Religion in Northeast Asia
by Thomas David DuBois
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2016

Manchuria entered the twentieth century as a neglected backwater of the dying Qing dynasty, and within a few short years became the focus of intense international rivalry to control its resources and shape its people. This book examines the place of religion in the development of Manchuria from the...
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God Without Religion

An Alternative View of Life, the Universe and Everything

by Michael Arnheim
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2019

Which is right, atheism or organised religion? Answer: Neither. What's wrong with atheism? The intolerant radical "New Atheists" of today champion the theory of evolution by natural selection, which may help to explain small changes and variations in living things but can't explain the origin...
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Marketplace of the Gods

How Economics Explains Religion

by Larry Witham
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010

Two centuries after Adam Smith illuminated the workings of the marketplace, a new movement among economists and social scientists is expanding his insights into a groundbreaking "economics of religion." Using cutting edge ideas from the behavioral sciences, and a deep knowledge of religious history,...
Cover of Themes in Religion and American Culture
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Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005

Designed to serve as an introduction to American religion, this volume is distinctive in its approach: instead of following a traditional narrative, the book is arranged thematically. Eleven chapters by top scholars present, in carefully organized and accessible fashion, topics and perspectives fundamental...
Cover of Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays
by Bronislaw Malinowski
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014

This vintage book comprises three famous Malinowski essays on the subject of religion. Malinowski is one of the most important and influential anthropologists of all time. He is particularly renowned for his ability to combine the reality of human experience, with the cold calculations of science....
Cover of Barbarism and Religion: Volume 5, Religion: The First Triumph
by J. G. A. Pocock
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011

This fifth volume in John Pocock's acclaimed sequence on Barbarism and Religion turns to the controversy caused by Edward Gibbon's treatment of the early Christian church. Examining this controversy in unprecedented depth, Pocock challenges the assumption that Gibbon wrote with the intention of destroying...
Cover of African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora and Gendered Societies
by Ezra Chitando
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary...
Cover of Religion, Gender, and the Public Sphere
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

The re-emergence of religion as a significant cultural, social and political, force is not gender neutral. Tensions between claims for women’s equality and the rights of sexual minorities on one side and the claims of religions on the other side are well-documented across all major religions and...
Cover of Politics and Religion in the White South
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2005

Politics, while always an integral part of the daily life in the South, took on a new level of importance after the Civil War. Today, political strategists view the South as an essential region to cultivate if political hopefuls are to have a chance of winning elections at the national level. Although...
Cover of An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

Classical and Contemporary Perspectives

by Inger Furseth, Pål Repstad
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017

Is it true that religion is weakening in modern times, or are we facing religious resurgence? What is fundamentalism? How does it emerge and grow? What role does religion play in ethnic and national conflicts? Is religion a fundamental driving force or do political leaders use religion for their own...
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