Religion and politics Books

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...

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...

"What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" - Micah 6.8International speaker, preacher, and author Adrianne Watson unapologetically reveals how the evangelical movement has moved away...

Among historians there is little disagreement about the significance of Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), but discussions about Kuyper have centered mostly on his worldview, with little said about his context and personal life...

Now a National Bestseller!Evangelicals are losing the culture war. What if it's their fault?In 2016, writer and filmmaker Ben Howe found himself disillusioned with the religious movement he'd always called home. In the pursuit of electoral victory, many...

La Chute de Babylon et de son Roy (1668) de Jean-Pierre Polier est un livre qui raconte l'histoire de la chute de la ville de Babylone et de son roi. Le livre est divis����� en plusieurs parties qui d�����crivent les �����v�����nements qui ont conduit...

As we move toward the third decade of the 21st century, Christians concerned with defending the right to life face daunting new challenges. To protect fellow humans against emerging threats, we must re-examine the effectiveness of our most fundamental...

During his 2019 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump talked about the “miracle” of the American economy. Could this miracle be connected to a prophecy given in 2007?Is the current controversy over Donald Trump’s presidency...

The final book in Dallas' 'The Political Writings' is the culmination of his life's work. It begins with a proposal, that what happens in life simultaneously occurs on three levels; the outward, the inward, and the hidden. Applying this method of making...

This book discusses in detail how Orthodox Christianity was involved in and influenced political transition in Ukraine, Serbia, and Georgia after the collapse of communism. Based on original research, including extensive interviews with clergy and...

Christianity and the Alt-Right: Exploring the Relationship looks back at the 2016 presidential election and the support President Trump enjoyed among white Evangelicals. This cutting-edge volume offers insights into the role of race and racism...

For nearly three decades, political observers have sought to understand the complex relationship between Hillary Clinton's faith and her politics. Now, in this first spiritual biography of the former first lady, acclaimed historian Paul Kengor sets out...

: Conclave est liber scriptus a Johannis Carstens, qui narrat de electione novi Summi Pontificis anno 1656. In hoc libro, auctor describit processum eligendi novum papam post mortem Innocentii X. Fabius Chisius, qui postea nomen suum in Alexandrum VII...

The Number of Man: The Climax of Civilization is a book written by Philip Mauro and first published in 1910. The book explores the concept of the number 666 as mentioned in the book of Revelation in the Bible, and argues that it represents a symbol of...

This book puts forward a new epistemological framework for a theory of religion and gender's role in the public sphere. It provides a sophisticated understanding of gender and its relation to religion as a primarily performative category of knowledge...

This book investigates the ways in which the humanitarian system is secular and understands religious beliefs and practices when responding to disasters. The book teases out the reasons why humanitarians are reluctant to engage with what are seen as...

This volume interrogates settled ways of thinking about the seemingly interminable conflict between religious and secular values in our world today. What are the assumptions and resources internal to secular conceptions of critique that help or hinder...

The prominence of religion in recent debates around politics, identity formation, and international terrorism has led to an increased demand on those studying religion to help clarify and contextualise religious belief and practice in the public sphere...

Using as their starting point a 1976 Newsweek cover story on the emerging politicization of evangelical Christians, contributors to Evangelicals and Presidential Politics engage the scholarly literature on evangelicalism from a variety of angles to offer...

This volume presents an essential but underestimated role that Dionysus played in Greek and Roman political thought. Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, the volume covers the period from archaic Greece to the late Roman Empire.The reader...

This book explores in unprecedented detail the theological thinking of John Witherspoon during his often overlooked ministerial career in Scotland. In contrast to the arguments made by other historians, it shows that there was considerable continuity of...

This book presents critical engagements with the work of Hent de Vries, widely regarded as one of the most important living philosophers of religion. Contributions by a distinguished group of scholars discuss the role played by religion in philosophy;...

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the theological challenge presented by the new post-Brexit epoch. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union has led to a seismic shift in the ways in which parts of the British population...

Bruce Feiler's New York Times bestsellers Abraham, Walking the Bible, and Where God Was Born brilliantly explored the roots of faith. With America's Prophet, Feiler looks at Moses and the essential role the prophet has played in our nation's history and...

Put Your Faith into ActionA leading voice at the crossroads of faith and politics offers a prophetic appeal for our times: faced with a growing gap between the rich and poor, bombarded by national security alerts that ratchet up our stress levels, taxed...

George W. Bush has brought the question of religion back into American political life in a way that it has not been for decades. From the 2000 election through the challenges America has faced in the wake of September 11, Bush's personal faith -- and his...

Anarchism and religion have historically had an uneasy relationship. Indeed, representatives of both sides have regularly insisted on the fundamental incompatibility of anarchist and religious ideas and practices. Yet, ever since the emergence of...

Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer"Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer. I heard that you don't know who Stahl is. And I could not help wondering - please pardon my incivility, but ... what rock have you been hiding...

A fé, a política e os direitos humanos são três termos que carregam universos de sentidos e significados bastante complexos. Postos em interação, neste trabalho de Carlos Alberto Bezerra Jr., promovem reflexões ricas e análises desafiadoras para o mundo...

Tendo como elemento central o resgate da esperança para aqueles que sofrem as consequências do racismo, Uma leitura negra propõea prática da leitura da Bíblia e de sua interpretação a partir da rica herança da igreja negra, ou da "interpretação...

Im 7. Jh. geriet die Kirche in eine tiefe Krise der Theologie und der kirchlichen Autoritäten mit einer Vielzahl von Synoden, Anathematismen, staatlichen Prozessen und Schismen. Auslöser war der letztmalige Versuch einer Wiederherstellung kirchlicher...

Words incessantly pounded into our brains, hearts, and souls by the various mass media organs of our Global Motherland often cannot help but stick-if we seek to protect ourselves from them only in some wishy-washy, merely "conservative" type of defense...

"War is a terrible thing, but we should examine if it is just. It is not easy to develop an eye to see through international politics. I deliver Mr. Putin's true thoughts to the people of Japan who are tone-deaf to international matters and the rest of...

A Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel is the sine qua non of a stable peace between Arabs and Israelis, and at this late date would realize a modicum of the Palestinians' moral and legal territorial rights (roughly equal to those of the...

The book title announces a broad thesis that religion is about nation building. Some essays argue with moderns such as Fareed Zakaria, who was transplanted to complex nation building in America from complex tribalism in India.

The election of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth president of the United States was a watershed moment in American history. In this book, Michael Coffey reflects on major social and religious issues leading up to and following the election. Coffey...

Communication is the key to all successful human interactions. In light of the expanding use of texting and other forms of electronic communication, we risk losing the personal, face-to-face meetings that have been the mainstay of positive relationships...

Veteran reporter Jo Piazza profiles ten extraordinary nuns and the causes to which they have dedicated their lives—from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a sassy campaigner for equal wealth distributionMeet Sister Simone Campbell,...

Moral Education is a book written by Anna Graham Flack and published in 1910. The book explores the importance of moral education in the development of individuals and society as a whole. Flack argues that moral education is essential for the cultivation...

First Adam vs Last Adam offers an historical perspective on America's founding fathers role in drafting The Declaration of Independence. Their belief focused upon a Creator who provides certain inalienable rights to citizens that government must protect.

""Idea storica e razionale della diplomazia ecclesiastica"" (1864) di Guglielmo Audisio ����� un saggio che analizza la storia e la razionalit������ della diplomazia ecclesiastica, ovvero l'insieme delle attivit������ diplomatiche svolte dalla Chiesa...