Religious issues and debates Books

This book is a result of a joint conference, which was held from 18th-22nd July 2017 under the theme Religion, Citizenship and Development – Southern African Perspectives." The theme of the conference was adopted in order to underline the...

It has now been twenty years since the Executive Commitee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, called upon churches worldwide to urgently address the issue of HIV/AIDS. The call arose out of a consultation on the theme...

Africa is a religiously plural society with interaction between people of different religions and diverse value systems. The author, Professor of Comparative Religion in Uganda, describes and compares the position of traditional African religion,...

Today's drive-by narrative is that the tech space is an entirely humanistic endeavor built apart from God. If that's true, then is it really just a coincidence that the very essence of the space points to the second part of Hebrews 11:3, "the invisible...

Der Jude Jesus Christus hat keine Kirche gegründet, geschweige Sakramente erfunden.Ihr Machtimperium verdankt die katholische Kirche dem Dekret "Cunctos populos", das sie am 27. Februar 380 n. Chr. zur römischen Staatsreligion machte. Theologie als...

A historical and contemporary exploration of Phenomenology of Religion as a method in the study of religion.This book of twelve chapters may be conceptually divided into three parts, each consisting of four chapters. The connotations of the term...

Éon de l'Étoile est un personnage historique. Des siècles durant, il a été présenté comme un mage hérétique possédé par l'esprit du Malin. On l'a dépeint pillant châteaux et abbayes, offrant de somptueux festins, menant une vie de débauche ou prônant la...

In Patriots Betrayed: A Soldier, Scholar, Spy's Warning about America's Leadership Crisis, a West Point graduate and former FBI Special Agent, who is currently under an unconstitutional investigation by the corrupt FBI, exposes the corruption and...

The events of the Arab Spring saw renewed hope for Arab Civil Society. However, the fall of authoritarian regimes did not always seem to benefit Civil Society – whilst Political Islamic movements often took advantage.In Syria, Iraq, and beyond,...

The key question for many anthropologists and historians today is not whether to cross the boundary between their disciplines, but whether the idea of a disciplinary boundary should be sustained. Reinterpreting the dynamic interplay between archive and...

Author Teaches Christians to Become Eternally Cancel ProofRadio Host/Political Activist Stacy Washington's New Book Advises Faithful on Overcoming Woke CultureWhile so many Americans are paralyzed about the cancel culture coming for them - ruining...

This book considers the problem of ecological degradation from the perspective of a Christian clergyman and hunter. Drawing on the tradition of Christian mysticism, the author offers a series of meditations on various aspects of the natural world,...

Religion in American Today describes how sacred powers and secular religions have overtaken and infiltrated Christianity. Secular religion is now dominant in America: It assumes the forms of personal religion and political religion. Christianity makes...

Funk is an African American musical genre that causes the average listener to have an uncontrollable desire to move their feet and dance. Funknology is a synthesis of ideas designed to cause the average reader to have an irresistible urge to move their...

The Pentecostal Hypothesis is the capacity to resist conventional wisdom in social actions.On a daily basis Pentecostals deploy or enact this capacity through the use of the formula: ""It does not make sense, but it makes spirit"" in their...

Given the fierce urgency of now, this important book confronts and addresses key problems and questions of political theology with the aim of proposing a radical political theology for the Anthropocene Age. LaMothe invites readers to think and be...

Is There Hope for Afghans?Everyone has heard of the Taliban, but how well do we know the Afghan people? The winds of change are blowing through Afghanistan, one of the hardest countries in the world in which to be a Christian. How can Afghans build...

You will find that Create America is both enlightening and entertaining. It is written from the scriptural teaching standpoint. As an ordained minister, scripturally backing his work is paramount. Vernon shares that coming to know the Lord as his Savior,...

The World, Genesis, and Theology of the Pentateuch sets its focus on God's redemption of the entire human race following the entrance of sin into the physical timeâ€"space (i.e., the physical universe, physical realm of creation). Redemption didn't begin...

How does God manifest himself in the world? Through the righteous lives of his holy people (the saints). As a religion of witnesses, Christianity is dependent upon its saints (defined as activated disciples) to ""testify"" to the grace of Christ and the...

In 1984, Ron Sider challenged that until Christians are ready to risk everything in pursuit of peace, ""we dare never whisper another word about pacifism . . . Unless we are ready to die developing new nonviolent attempts to reduce conflict, we should...

It is a truism that religion has to do with social cohesion, but the precise nature of this link has eluded scholars and scientists. Drawing on new research in religiously motivated prosociality, evolution of cooperation, and system theory, this book...

This book helps Christian voters and politicians think through two perennial questions. Are we required to apply the judicial laws of the Old Testament to our present-day political contexts? And if we are required to obey these laws, how shall we do so?...

Benedict de Spinoza's writings laid the groundwork for the 18th century Enlightenment and for modern Biblical criticism. By virtue of his magnum opus, the Ethics, Spinoza is considered one of Western philosophy's definitive ethicists. Men would never be...

The purpose of this book is to help those engaged in Christian formation, or those exploring faith perspectives for themselves, to see the Ten Commandments in a positive and liberating, rather than a restrictive, sense. Seen in the context of Israel's...

All of these statements are false: Christians are science-deniers when it comes to evolution. Real science actually lines up more with evolution than creation as found in Genesis. Fossils are evidence for evolution. The Genesis account is fully...

What is the Good Life? Learn from some of the greatest minds in Greek, Jewish, and Christian thought. Comparing their thought reveals a new apex reached in the age-old question concerning the relationship of Jerusalem and Athens, faith and reason. Few...

Children and Youth: Forming the Moral LifeEdied by Mary M. Doyle Roche Children and Youth: Forming the Moral Life Mary M. Doyle RocheThe Vice of ""Virtue"": Teaching Consumer Practice in an Unjust World Cristina L.H. TrainaFamilies in Crisis and the Need...

""Helps To A Devout Life"" is a religious text written by George Lawson in 1878. The book serves as a guide for those seeking to live a more devout and religious life. It covers a wide range of topics related to religious duties, including prayer,...

God's Ten Words: A Course of Lectures on the Decalogue is a book written by Walter Senior in 1880. The book is a series of lectures that explore the Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, as found in the Bible. The lectures provide an in-depth...

Gleanings In Prose And Verse: Religious, Moral, And Literary is a book published in 1847 by S. Moon. The book is a collection of various writings, including essays, poems, and excerpts from novels and religious texts. The content is focused on religious,...

Forms of Ecclesiastical Law: Or The Mode of Conducting Suits in the Consistory Courts is a book written by James Thomas Law and first published in 1831. The book is a comprehensive guide to the laws and procedures of the ecclesiastical courts in England,...

""Facts And Documents Bearing Upon The Legal And Moral Questions Connected With The Recent Destruction Of The Quarantine Buildings Of Staten Island"" is a historical book published in 1858 by the Executive Committee of Staten Island. The book contains...

The book ""Ethics of Nonconformity, and Workings of Willinghood"" was written by Edward Miall in 1848. It is a philosophical work that explores the concept of nonconformity and the workings of the human will. Miall argues that nonconformity is a...

The Call to Care: Charity in Ancient Christianity asks and answers pointed questions about charity, using ancient Christian literature immediately after the New Testament until the early 4th century. How important is charity to the Christian faith? ...

With global disasters lurking on the horizon, today's rapidlygrowing political and economical uncertainty has once again become thebreeding ground of fear and depression. And while end-time prophesiesare slowly unfolding, the Christian church finds...

El libro ""Anexi������n del Reino de Navarra en Tiempo del Rey Cat������lico (1899)"" escrito por Fernando Ruano Prieto, es una obra hist������rica que relata los eventos y circunstancias que llevaron a la anexi������n del Reino de Navarra al territorio...

Le livre intitul����� ""Traittez Sur La Priere Publique; Lettres Sur Divers Sujets De Morale De Piete; Lettre Sur L'Ancienne Discipline De L'Eglise"" a �����t����� �����crit par Jacques Joseph Duguet et publi����� en 1715. Le livre traite de la...

""�����ber Religionsfreiheit in der Helvetischen Republik"" ist ein Buch von Eduard Herzog, das im Jahr 1884 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es behandelt das Thema der Religionsfreiheit in der Schweiz w�����hrend der Helvetischen Republik, die von 1798 bis...

""Three Phases of Christian Love"" is a book written by Mary Elizabeth Herbert and first published in 1867. The book explores the different stages or phases of love that a Christian experiences in their spiritual journey. The first phase of Christian...

Das Buch ""Pflichten Und Tugendlehre Der Vernunft Und Religion"" wurde im Jahr 1817 von Johann Heinrich Martin Ernesti ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um ein Werk, das sich mit der Ethik und Moral auseinandersetzt und dabei sowohl auf die Vernunft...

Pilgrimage, Politics, and International Relations addresses issues of global politics, from cooperation to conflict, and shows how a religious metaphor, the pilgrim, can help us to rethink our concepts of self, agency, and community in a time of changing...

Today's shifting discourses regarding life and death are about theology, medicine, economics, and politics as much as they are about life and death. At the heart of one of these discourses is HIV & AIDS, a pandemic that allows for a slippery discussion...

Constructing Solidarity for a Liberative Ethic offers a critical path for all readers toward the transformation of white worldviews, theologies, ethics, and praxis. Specific guidance is directed towards white readers on working as allies in solidarity...