Religion and politics Books

No canonical Gospel is more concerned with wealth and poverty than Luke. A centuries-long debate rages over just how revolutionary Luke's message is. This book seeks to recover Luke's radical economic message, to place it in its ancient context, and to...

Unmask fake Christianity and reject its slippery slope of compromise! Dive into 'Winning Not Winsome' as Ray Fava fearlessly steps into the ring of modern Christian debates. In this electrifying discourse, societal norms crumble as Fava challenges...

Book Synopsis: This book brings 21st-century clarity to prophetic events recorded in the Book of Revelation and the Lord's calling for Warrior-Spirited Christians of this generation. We are right on the verge of devastating events that will create great...

Who was America's god in her formative years; and should we take her back to the god of our fathers?This book will answer those questions in an eye-opening way that will cause both Christians and non-Christians to marvel.Sonny Rios is a graduate of South...

When the people of Judah refused to acknowledge the way they were living was displeasing to God, Jeremiah encouraged them to "look and see." America is as sinful as Judah was in the days of Jeremiah. God judged Judah (Jeremiah 36:16). God will soon judge...

This original book is a comprehensive, richly documented and critical examination of laws applicable to Anglican cathedrals in England, some of the most iconic monuments in the national heritage and centres of spiritual and cultural capital. Law is the...

This book explores how female agency is defined and exists on both Mediterranean shores. It focuses on the role of women believers in the processes of transformation of political contexts of the North African and Euro-Mediterranean area, and on the role...

Former Congressman and Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Mark D. Siljander takes us on an eye-opening journey of personal, religious, and political discovery. In the 1980s, Siljander was a newly minted Reagan Republican from Michigan who joined...

Christians are increasingly interested in justice issues. Relief and development work are important, but beyond that is a need for advocacy. This book shows how transforming systems and structures results in lasting change, providing theological...

This new book tackles two crucial questions: First, how does religion in its various forms and manifestations influence world politics? Second, how will adding religion to the discourse on international relations modify our theoretical understanding?...

Faith-based organisations (FBOs) have long been recognised as having an advantage in delivering programs and interventions amongst communities of the same faith. However, many FBOs today work across a variety of contexts, including with local partners...

This comprehensive volume analyses the phenomena of populism and Islamism in Turkey under Justice and Development Party (JDP) rule since 2002, and its impact on the country's foreign policy. The authors seek to identify the meanings of 'populism' and...

This book relates some of the major trends within religion and politics to offer a historical framework with which to assess their interactions and a point of departure for studies to come. The study of the interrelationship between contemporary...

". . . one of those rare edited volumes that advances social thought as it provides substantive religious and media ethnography that is good to think with." -Dale Eickelman, Dartmouth CollegeIncreasingly, Pentecostal, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, and...

أولت جماعة الإخوان المسلمين أهمية كبيرة للإعلام منذ نشأتها عام 1928؛ وقد جعلته إحدى أهم الركائز التي تقوم عليها بنيتها التنظيمية والدعوية. وتتمثل وظائفه في مجموعة من الأهداف التي تسعى الجماعة لتحقيقها والتي تتمحور حول نشـر فكر الجماعة، والدعوة إلى...

عرفت جماعة الإخوان المسلمين منحنى تصاعدياً سريعاً في التوسع والتمـدد خـلال سنوات قليلة بعد تأسيسها عام 1928. فبعد فترة وجيزة من انتقالها إلى القاهرة عـام 1932، أصبح لديها أكثر من 100 فرع عام 1936 ليصل العـدد إلى 400 فـرع في نهايـة الثلاثينيات. وتضاعفت...

From Fringe to Forefront: The Tumultuous Journey of American PoliticsEmbark on an odyssey through one of the most turbulent periods in recent American political history with "Tea Party to Trump: A Political Revolution Unveiled." This riveting narrative...

Readers, would discovering wonderful benefits through 5 important points that will help them transform their communities. 1. Understanding our past public policies. 2. Understanding the Government mentality when they are preparing public policy. 3...

This volume demonstrates that the Christian Right has a surprising past. Historical analysis reveals that the countercultural movements and evangelicalism share a common heritage. Shires warns that political operatives in both parties need to heed this...

This book analyses how the country changed from the austerity of the 1940's to the affluence of the 1950's. The Labour Party after winning the 1945 General Election by a landslide had to endure opposition just six years later. The 1950's saw the...

Leading to Disaster is an absorbing book which takes a view of some high-profile disasters through a different lens. In this book, the focus is not on the individual who parked a vehicle in the wrong place or did not close a watertight door, but the...

There was a time in international relations, when in spite of the regular interests and intrigues used to seek them, some were able to keep the fundamentals of decency, truth, conscience, the respect for facts, traditions and history, and the search for...

The key to America's future begins with exploring our past. In Freedom Is Costly, But Priceless, Dave Meyer shares the importance of our nation's true history--learning about our rich, godly heritage and discovering Who and what has made this nation so...

It's too late to repent as a nation. God is preparing us now to remove the flag from between us and Him and replace it with the cross. Satan can and will destroy the American flag that represents freedom, but he will never and cannot destroy the freedom...

What does it mean to think, believe, and act like an American?The soul of America is far more than a concept-it is a people.  Even the most sacred principles mean very little unless lived out passionately by an informed citizenry. In The Portable Patriot...

America at the Gates of Hell is about the need for transformation of the hearts and minds of Americans. Never before have we faced such stark historical contrasts of good and evil. We stand at the precipice! Will we choose life? Can we escape our fate?...

In these essays I often refer to social contracts such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other international conventions that describe a vision of just human...

A cross-case analysis of fifteen faith communities striving to care for the earth and live more sustainably.

This book considers the situation of intersex people who have faced erasure in the areas of science, law, culture, and theology due to the assumption that all humans are either 'female' or 'male.'

In these days of spiritual ignorance in the country and doctrinal laxity in the church, many Anglicans look back to former times with a certain degree of wistfulness. One date lingers in the collective Anglican memory as suggestive of a golden era:...

Much current commentary on climate change, both secular and theological, focuses on the duties of individual citizens to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels. In A Political Theology of Climate Change, however, Michael Northcott discusses nations as...

Religion, Language and Power shows that the language of 'religion' is far from neutral, and that the packaging and naming of what English speakers call 'religious' groups or identities is imbued with the play of power. Religious Studies has all too...

The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities. While some of these activities and stories may play an important role in the emergence of potential pilgrimage sites and in helping create wider interest in...

This book discusses the evolution of state governance of Islam and the nature and forms of local Muslims' rediscovery of their 'Muslimness' across post-communist Eurasia.

EditorialThe Subjunctive Power of GodJOHN D. CAPUTO 12The Inter-Action of Power and Authority:The Force of the Symbol and the Strengthening of RealityJOÃO J. VILA-CHÃ 22Power As Service: A Critical Reading of Power from the New TestamentIVONI...

Arguing from Scripture and history, Dr. Boyd makes a compelling case that whenever the church gets too close to any political or national ideology, it is disastrous for the church and harmful to society. Dr. Boyd contends that the American Evangelical...

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 to...

With a sharp wit, and an abundance of sarcasm and cynicism, it is as though the author was looking under every rug and opening all the closet doors exposing the dirty little secrets and the skeletons that have America marching toward the exit doors of...

The revised edition of The Rise and Fall of Satan: A Socio-Cultural and Psycho-Spiritual Analysis of the Most Invisible and Enigmatic Figure in Human History is an insightful text that views Satan from a diverse range of perspectives in a way that's...

Secularism emerged in 17th-century Europe as an essential element of whatbecame the modern state. The separation of church and state that it entailedpaved the way for the democratic republics we take for granted today.Tolerance, as understood in the...

The colonial church was critical in training the founding generation on biblical principles for governing justly. When England governed unjustly over a long period of time with no intention of changing course, the leaders of the Continental Congress...

In the Middle Ages half of those who chose the religious life were women, yet historians have overlooked entire generations of educated, feisty, capable and enterprising nuns, condemning them to the dusty silence of the archives. What, though, were their...

In a fallen world, politics will be a brutal, at times violent, sport. Grandstanding, demonizing, misleading, and lying are the native language of political debate. Violence is historically how political conflicts are ultimately resolved. This fact...