Religious issues and debates Books

It's Sunday in America is about the return of mandatory Sunday worship and rest to the center of American national life and how this will shape the future of America and the world.American greatness rests upon its constitutional guarantees of civil...

Ever since the Apostle John coined the Antichrist title 2,000 years ago, it has been misidentified more often than not. This plays right into Satan's hand of disinformation and deception. Find out exactly who the Antichrist is, how the Devil has used...

Constantine and his bishops are credited for creating the early Bible in 313 AD. Canonized in 419 AD, this book would eventually morph into many versions, resulting in a host of religious beliefs and practices. Originally written by unknown Jewish...

This is the first book-length critical analysis in any language of Hans Blumenberg's theory of myth. Blumenberg can be regarded as the most important German theorist of myth of the second half of the twentieth century, and his　Work on Myth　(1979) has...

This book provides fresh, contemporary accounts of Said Nursi and Thomas Aquinas on miracles and science, challenges contemporary noninterventionist presuppositions, and explores rich, untapped avenues in the theology, metaphysics, and epistemology of...

The Catholic Tradition requires the faithful to form and follow their conscience. This is the case even with the recognition that consciences can be malformed and one can make errs in practical judgments. "Water Shaping Stone" examines various aspects of...

For more than thirty years, Douglas Laycock has been studying, defending, and writing about religious liberty. In this second volume of the comprehensive collection of his writings on the subject, he has compiled articles, amicus briefs, and actual court...

Conventional wisdom holds that the theology and social ethics of the Reformed tradition stand at odds with concepts of natural law and the two kingdoms. This volume challenges that conventional wisdom through a study of Reformed social thought from the...

Translated by John BowdenIn an age when faith and science seem constantly to clash, can theologians and scientists come to a meeting of minds? Yes, maintains the intrepid Hans Kung, as he brilliantly argues here that religion and science are not mutually...

Available again, this convenient, pocket-size volume contains a variety of forms, orders, prayers, and aids for pastors. Arranged by topic in seven sections -- public worship, the sacraments, marriages, funerals, special occasions, ministering to the...

Owning the Secular examines three case studies dealing with religious symbols and cultural identity, including two public controversies over the veil in Canada - at the federal level and in the province of Québec - and an ex-Muslim podcaster rethinking...

Shame is a much misunderstood and often misdiagnosed problem that can cause significant issues in the church as in wider society. Indeed, there have been times when the church has even been the cause of shame. How, then, do we create a less shaming...

What do Christian Churches say Islam is? What does the Church of England say Islam is? And, in the end, what space is there for genuine engagement with Islam? Richard Sudworth's unique study takes as its cue the question of political theology and...

This book is written as an exercise in theological reflection on one of the knottiest questions imaginable: the connection between being a Christian and the way we own and use things. Thinking is always hard work, and thinking about the things we own and...

Lectures On Civil And Religious Liberty: With Reflections On The Constitutions Of France And England (1792) is a book written by David Williamson. The book is a collection of lectures on the topics of civil and religious liberty, and it also includes...

Lectiones Academicae est liber scriptus a Frederik Adolf Van Der Marck, anno 1771 editus. In hoc libro, selecta capita philosophiae practicae et juris naturae traduntur, cum praecipuis officiis erga Deum tractatis. Opus hoc adhibetur in academia, ut...

Bibliographia Moralis est opus magnum a Heinricho Julio Scheurl anno MDCLXXXVI editum. In hoc libro, autor varia scripta moralia describit et recenset, ut lectoribus ad studium morum et virtutum excitandis utile sit. Scheurl, qui erat theologus et...

America, Donald Trump, God, and MeThrough My Great-Grandma EyesLet her liberty ring! Let her fire be inextinguishable!Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for us! Raging waters pound her shores relentlessly. Inward fighting has taken its toll upon...

Just as the bible ceased, in the nineteenth century, to be convincing as the repository of divinely revealed knowledge, so the twentieth century witnessed the death of the conventional image of God. Lloyd Geering asks whether this death of God spells the...

In his Epistle to the Corinthians, written around the year 100 CE, Clement of Rome remarked that 'it is by faith and hospitality that Abraham became the son of the Covenant'. Not by faith alone, but also by a hospitality that had its origin in faith...

Life is the most precious possession anyone has. Nevertheless, in today’s society not everyone places a high value on human life and this puts many lives at risk. Through the practices of embryo destruction, abortion and euthanasia, far more lives...

A classic statement of a Mennonite peace position in faith and practice,Guy F. Hershberger made a significant contribution to the development of peace theology in the (Old) Mennonite Church. Perhaps the greatest service of this book is to explain clearly...

Patrick Downey explores the biblical writings of Genesis and the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah, the Greek tragedies, Plato, Aristotle, and political philosophers--such as Rousseau, Hobbes, Nietzsche and René Girard--to seek answers to the profound question,...

Scott H. Moore offers a bracing critique of the limits of liberal democracy that calls for and points the way toward a more faithful engagement of Christians with public life--a participation that takes seriously the reality of the Christian church and...

Christian thinking about involvement in human government was not born (or born again!) with the latest elections or with the founding of the Moral Majority in 1979. Greg Forster introduces the history of Christian political thought traced out in Western...

Davis A. Young and Ralph Stearley seek to convince readers of the vast antiquity of the Earth. They point out the flaws of young-Earth creationism and counter the impression by many scientists that all Christians are young-Earth creationists.

Should religion and politics mix? Brendan Sweetman says it can, and that in fact, politics without some religious belief contributes little to civil society. Likewise, religion is in no danger when it takes its proper place in political debate. For any...

Violence in its wide range of horrifying expressions is real in people's lives, and biblical interpreters must take violence in the world seriously to arrive at exegetically noteworthy and culturally-theologically relevant ideas about the place of the...

Creating Ourselves is a unique effort to lay the cultural and theological groundwork for cross-cultural collaboration between the African and Latino/a American communities. In the introduction, the editors contend that given overlapping histories and...

The Untold True Story, About Dr. Ron Karenga, The Creator of Kwanzaa, is RevealedThis hard to put down, exposure of the "hidden truth; that could change, your Worldview and the Course of History!Jaw dropping secrets, hidden for decades; are...

When Heaven and Earth Embrace: How do we engage spiritually in an emerging universe? is a profound exploration of how we can engage spiritually with the evolving universe by merging contemporary scientific understanding with a robust ecotheology. This...

Written for preachers, seminary students, laypersons, teachers, and anyone interested in biblical hermeneutics and Christian theology.

Part memoir, part myth-busting, wrapped up in a guide for revolutionary change, this book challenges the dogmatic ideologies of the physical and social sciences, and updates them using a series of 'useful fictions' based on process philosophy.More than...

The Sunday School Singing Book is a collection of religious songs and hymns intended for use in Sunday schools. Originally published in 1832, the book includes traditional hymns as well as newer compositions by the author, George Kingsley. In addition to...

The Problems of Boyhood: A Course in Ethics for Boys of High School Age is a book written by Franklin Winslow Johnson in 1914. The book is aimed at young boys who are in high school and aims to teach them about ethical behavior and decision-making. The...

The Groundwork of Christian Perfection is a book written by Patrick Ryan and first published in 1910. The book explores the concept of Christian perfection and provides a framework for achieving it. Ryan argues that Christian perfection is attainable for...

The Function of Christian Ethics is a book written by Arthur Erastus Holt and originally published in 1904. In this book, Holt explores the role of Christian ethics in society and the individual's life. He argues that Christian ethics should be the...

The Ethics of Marriage is a book written by H.S. Pomeroy in 1895 that delves into the moral and ethical considerations surrounding marriage. The book explores the various aspects of marriage, including courtship, engagement, and the responsibilities that...

The Ethics of George Eliot's Works, written by John Crombie Brown in 1879, is a comprehensive analysis of the ethical and moral themes present in the literary works of George Eliot. Brown examines Eliot's novels, essays, and poetry, exploring the...

The Ethical Ideal of Renunciation, written by Cordie Jacob Culp and published in 1914, is a philosophical exploration of the concept of renunciation and its ethical implications. Culp argues that the act of renouncing one's desires and attachments is not...

Religion And War is a book written by William Herbert Perry Faunce and originally published in 1918. The book explores the relationship between religion and war, and the role that religion has played in conflicts throughout history. Faunce argues that...