Religious issues and debates Books

In The Meal That Reconnects, Dr. Mary McGann, RSCJ, invites readers to a more profound appreciation of the sacredness of eating, the planetary interdependence that food and the sharing of food entails, and the destructiveness of the industrial food...

A unique and major contribution to the scholarly and policy debate on American foreign and economic policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. A volume that will be of interest to scholars and policy makers who struggle to understand the complex...

Whilst the views of leaders within the Church of England are frequently canvassed during periods of national crisis, little attention has been devoted to finding out whether there are Church perspectives on contemporary foreign policy issues. The Church...

Exploring the effects of globalization in India and the problem of identity formation, this book contributes to the theoretical and empirical debate on identity, globalization, religious nationalism and (in)security. The author puts forward a new...

The controversy over Intelligent Design (ID) has now continued for over two decades, with no signs of ending. A balanced and deep analysis of a controversial debate, this volume argues that beliefs about the purposiveness or non-purposiveness of nature...

Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, particularly when the church is involved. In Five Views on the Church and Politics, Amy Black brings together five scholars from robust, historically developed religious-political...

Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design presents the current 'state of the conversation' about origins among evangelicals representing four key positions: Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth (Progressive) Creationism, Evolutionary...

These essays not only acknowledge and clarify Jeffrey's achievement but also extend it in their attention to literary, philosophical, and religious works of the West.

For as long as humans have pondered philosophical issues, they have contemplated "the good life." Yet most suggestions about how to live a good life rest on assumptions about what the good life actually is. Thomas Carson here confronts that question from...

In colonial Africa, Christianity has often supported, sustained, and legitimated a violent process of governance. More recently, however, following decades of violence and oppression, churches and religious organizations have mobilized African publics...

Why is the Catholic Church against the death penalty? This second edition of Brugger's classic work Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition traces the doctrinal path the Church has taken over the centuries to its present position as the...

Was God merely reprimanding Job for his presumption? Or was God also issuing an invitation to explore? The author shows how religious experience can illuminate our understanding of physics of light and how, in that light, we can see what modern physics...

Nicholas Boyle's latest work begins with an observation--from theologian and medievalist Father Marie-Dominique Chenu, O.P.--that the Bible should be seen as a divinely ordained mediation between human culture and divine truth. But how far can we say...

This comprehensive study offers the first book-length examination of the influence of modernism on the intellectual life of the American Catholic community at the beginning of the twentieth century. R. Scott Appleby chronicles the story from 1895, when...

Johannes Kepler's discovery of the basic quantitative laws that describe planetary motion placed the heliocentric cosmology of Copernicus on a sound mathematic basis and proved the way for Newton's work in the next century. In this balanced, clearly...

At 6:03 p.m. on Tuesday, the 25th of August 1970, Alexander Marcel Andre Sebastian Barker Bailiff was born to protect the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Governor General of Australia, President of International Commission of Jurists, and...

As ecological degradation continues to threaten permanent and dramatic changes for life on our planet, the question of how we can protect our imperiled Earth has become more pressing than ever before. In this book, Daniel Scheid draws on Catholic social...

La Morale Universelle: Contenant, Les Eloges De La Morale, De L�������Homme (1687) est un livre �����crit par Jacques Parrain Des Coutures. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui explore la morale universelle et qui pr�����sente des �����loges sur la morale et...

""Origin And Nature Of Conscience"" is a book written by Pitt G. Knowlton in 1897 that delves into the philosophical and psychological aspects of conscience. The author explores the various theories of conscience and attempts to provide a comprehensive...

The Epistle of the Apostle Paul to Romans is a religious text that was written by St. Paul and translated into English in 1873. This book is a new translation of the original text, which is considered to be one of the most important works in the...

Joh. Frid. Oservaldii, Ecclesiae Neocomensis Pastoris, Ethicae Christianae Compendium (1739) est liber qui continet compendium Ethicae Christianae, scriptum a Johanne Frid. Ostervaldio, qui fuit pastor Ecclesiae Neocomensis. In hoc libro, Ostervaldius...

An objective and dispassionate study of the oldest religion based regional political party: the Shiromani Akali Dal, participating in the democratic politics and processes of socio-economic development and transformation of the country. It delineates and...

This book argues that the principles and institutions of political liberalism are necessary conditions for achieving reliable stability amid conditions of pluralism. Only a political system of this sort can bring citizens' moral, religious, and political...

This book collects essays published in journals including Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and elsewhere. It centers on three profound mysteries: the existence of the human mind; the existence and diversity of living creatures; and the existence of...

The recurring economic crises, or near crises,...have slowly impressed the public mind that we have moved into an era signaling the end of affluence. The source as well as the visible symptom of these crises has been shortages of energy, which have made...

The Journal of Public Philosophy is the official publication of the Public Philosophy Society. The goal of the Journal is to publish papers, essays, and book reviews in the mode of classical philosophy. We seek to know the basic truths that are...

This book examines American popular culture to demonstrate that celebrities have superseded religious figures as moral authorities. As trust in religious institutions has waned over recent decades, the once frivolous entertainment fringe has become the...

This book analyses South Asian Islam's engagement with the West, and Britain in particular. It traces the roots of British multiculturalism to South Asia and the Deobandi school of Islam. The work shows how the pattern of interaction that initially...

The SCM Core Text "Theological Ethics" is intended for those studying Christian ethics at upper undergraduate level. The book offers a discussion of Christian moral thought in a variety of key areas. Many discussions of ethics start by considering...

Dr. Watts' Divine and Moral Songs for Children, Improved: and Rendered Suitable for Persons of Every Condition, of Both Sexes, and of All Ages is a collection of religious and moral songs written by Isaac Watts. Originally published in 1715, this edition...

Decapolis Or The Individual Obligation Of Christians To Save Souls From Death: An Essay is a religious work written by David Everard Ford and published in 1841. The book explores the concept of individual responsibility for the salvation of souls,...

Free Discussion Of Religious Topics is a book written by Samuel Hinds in 1868. The book is a collection of essays and discussions on various religious topics. The author presents his views on topics such as the existence of God, the nature of the soul,...

Forms of Sin: Or A Manual of Self-Examination, with Scripture Readings or Meditations and an Introduction on the Nature of Sin is a book written by Edgar Dyke Whitmarsh and published in 1871. The book is a guide for individuals seeking to examine...

Essays In Ethics is a collection of essays written by John Mackinnon Robertson in 1903. The book explores various ethical and moral issues such as the nature of morality, the relationship between morality and religion, and the role of individual...

""Ein Paar Worte Zur Belehrung, Beherzigung Und Besserung An Den Herrn Ex-Professor Fichte (1799)"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Schriftstellers Christian Gottfried Gruner. Das Werk ist eine Sammlung von Briefen, die an den ehemaligen Professor Johann...

Philosophical naturalism is taken to be the preferred and reigning epistemology and metaphysics that underwrites many ideas and knowledge claims. But what if we cannot know reality on that basis? What if the institution of science is threatened by its...

Rodnoverie was one of the first new religious movements to emerge following the collapse of the Soviet Union, its development providing an important lens through which to view changes in post-Soviet religious and political life. Rodnovers view social and...

Is religion a factor in initiating interstate armed conflict, and do different religions have different effects? Breaking new ground in political science, this book explores these questions both qualitatively and quantitively, concluding that the answer...

This book provides an important case study of how local cultures, religions and spiritualities can enhance development activities, and provide helpful frameworks for contemporary societies facing the pressures of neo-liberalism. It specifically traces...

This book focuses on the themes of border violence; racial criminalization; competing hermeneutics of the sacred; and State-sponsored modes of desacralizing black and brown-bodied people, all in the context of the US-Mexico borderlands. It provides a...

Religious capacity is a highly elaborate, neurocognitive human trait that has a solid evolutionary foundation. This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to describe millions of years of biological innovations that eventually give rise to the modern...

A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many believe that determinism would prevent God from acting at all, since to do so would require violating the...

The Third Choice provides a compelling introduction to Islam on the basis of its primary sources, the Quran and the life of Muhammad. Topics covered include the sharia; interpretation of the Quran; abrogation; women's rights (including female genital...