Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict Books

Agrin, a joyful young woman with sweet dreams has great hopes for a promising future for herself and her family. She lives a peaceful life in a picturesque and harmonious village in the Sinjar Mountains in Iraq. She is unaware that everything is about to...

Si echas un vistazo a nuestro mundo actual, se están erigiendo muros por todas partes entre continentes, países, comunidades y familias. Incluso la Iglesia de nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo no se salva de la segregación y las divisiones...

Si vous jetez un coup d'œil autour de notre monde aujourd'hui, des murs sont érigés partout entre les continents, les pays, les communautés et les familles. Même l'Église de notre Seigneur et Sauveur Jésus-Christ n'est pas épargnée par la ségrégation et...

Wenn man sich heute in unserer Welt umschaut, werden überall Mauern zwischen Kontinenten, Ländern, Gemeinschaften und Familien errichtet. Sogar die Kirche unseres Herrn und Erlösers Jesus Christus bleibt nicht von Segregation und konfessionellen...

If you take a look around our world today, walls are being erected everywhere between continents, countries, communities and families. Even the Church of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is not spared out of segregation and denominational divides right...

Recent revelations about government surveillance of citizens have led to questions about whether there should be better defined boundaries around privacy. Should government officials have the right to specifically target certain groups for extended...

The far right is on the rise across Europe, pushing a battle scenario in which Islam clashes with Christianity as much as Christianity clashes with Islam. From the margins to the mainstream, far-right protesters and far-right politicians call for the...

Studying the reception of Farsi Christian television channels by Muslim audiences in Iran, this book uses a wealth of empirical research to explore religious conversion, making it a great resource for any scholar of Religious Studies, Media Studies and...

This book offers a comprehensive view of the legal, political, and ethical challenges related to the global regulation of ayahuasca, bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars.

This book introduces the prominent role that fundamentalists play in religious, cultural, and political arenas. With engaging discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, this book is ideal for students of social science and religion, as...

The twenty-first century began with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Much has been written and debated on the relationship between faith and violence, with acts of terror at the forefront. However, the twentieth century also gave rise to many...

Trauma therapist Teresa B. Pasquale offers healing exercises, true-life examples, and life-giving discussion for anyone suffering from the very real pain of church hurt. Pasquale, a trauma survivor herself, understands the immeasurable value of our...

A personal depiction of life in Poland set against the Nazi and Soviet takeovers of Europe and their cataclysmic aftermaths. It is the compelling memoir of Alexander Kimel, taking him from a shtetl in the Polish Ukraine to a Nazi ghetto to liberation. It...

This book is meant to be an encouraging word for those who are struggling. This book is based upon real life struggles we all may face from time-to-time. Each day presents new challenges in life. It is my hope and desire to help people through those...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

""Letters On Prejudice V1: In Which The Nature, Causes, And Consequences Of Prejudice In Religion Are Considered, With An Application To The Present Times"" is a book written by Martha Kenney in 1822. The book is a collection of letters that explore the...

In Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Bahá'u'lláh addresses a Muslim cleric known for his persecution of Bahá'ís, offering a powerful message of reconciliation and reflection. This work, written toward the end of Bahá'u'lláh's life, encapsulates key...

The Ancient Laws of Ireland V3: Senchus Mor, Conclusion (1873) is a historical book written by Ireland Commissioners. This book is the third volume in a series that explores the ancient laws of Ireland, specifically the Senchus Mor. The Senchus Mor is a...

With heart, humor, stories and insight, progressive Christian Pastor Kaye Glennon offers these spiritual reflections as a way to maintain a connection to the Divine and our deepest selves no matter what life throws at us.Keeping a Calm...

The world today is filled with angry voices, voices that often call for isolation and even violence against those who differ from us by race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or lifestyle. At the same time there are many voices that call for us...

The book explores the antisemitic potential of Matthew's Gospel in the Christian New Testament. It begins with a detailed discussion of the occasion of the text, before discussing key questions (Matthew's fulfilment theology, and the use of polemic in...

Twenty-first-century Christians in the West crave comfort, affluence, freedom from pain, and even power. However, the story of global Christianity--from Christ, the early church, right up to the present day--has been shaped by suffering and even...

Of Resisting The Lawful Magistrate Under Color Of Religion is a book written by Henry Hammond in 1647. The book discusses the issue of religious resistance to the lawful magistrate, which was a common problem during the time of the English Civil War...

Apologie Des Misvergnigens Und Uebels V2 (1790) est un livre �����crit par Adam Weishaupt. Il s'agit d'une apologie de ses id�����es et de ses actions controvers�����es en tant que fondateur de l'Ordre des Illumin�����s de Bavi�����re. Dans ce livre,...

Renunciation of Popery is a historical book written by Samuel B. Smith in 1833. The book is a first-hand account of the author's journey from being a devout Catholic to renouncing the faith and embracing Protestantism. The book provides a detailed...

All of his life, Darwin Sator wondered why the New Testament contains so many appeals to hate and prejudice, why it so often contradicts itself, and why magic, as opposed to wisdom, has become so important to Christians.Following in the footsteps of a...

Sind die Religionen Ursache von Krieg und Terror? Die Heiligen Schriften der Religionen ebenso wie ihre Praxis sind oftmals höchst irritierend. Die Spannbreite ihrer Botschaften reicht von brutalen Aufforderungen zur Gewalt bis hin zur Feindesliebe. Das...

Una noche lo cambió todo. El 11 de septiembre de 2001, el joven Ahmed vio a sus primos y tribus asesinar a casi tres mil infieles en el nombre de Alá, el dios del Islam. ¡Mientras llenaba el cielo de Arabia Saudita con balas y gritos triunfantes de...

Describing the Islamic State's ideologues as 'entrepreneurs of identity', this book explores how the group defined categories of social identity and used them as tools of communicative and cognitive structuring. Based on a wide dossier of original texts,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Praktische (Ethik, Ästhetik, Kultur, Natur, Recht, ...), Note: 2,0, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Muslime und säkularer Rechtstaat. Zwei...

This book examines the religious influences in society, the validity of those influences, and how better outcomes might be produced by relying on evidence rather than faith to make public policy decisions.

Seeking recognition presents an important driving force in the making of religious minorities, as is shown in this study that examines current debates on religion, globalization, diaspora, and secularism through the lens of Hindus living in the French...

GOD called me to be a watchman to announce that Christianity has same-sex marriages (or what GOD calls Rainbow Marriages) wrong. Obviously, this goes against some very plain words by Moses in Leviticus. The funny thing about being a Biblical...

With the theory of secularization increasingly contested as a plausible development at a global scale, this book focuses on the changing significance of the religious element within a context of complex diversity. This concept reflects the rationale...

""Consultation sur les d�����crets du 29 mars 1880 et sur les mesures annonc�����es: contre les associations religieuses"" est un livre �����crit par Edmond Rousse en 1880. Ce livre traite des d�����crets du 29 mars 1880 qui ont �����t����� �����mis par...

The largest military mobilization in Israeli history since the Six Day War has begun. Bethlehem will soon be under siege. Bashira, a young Palestinian Christian nurse seeks to hold her family, and those in her charge, together amidst the increasing...

The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland offers a comprehensive examination of the history of Jewish cemeteries in Poland, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Holocaust history. Beginning with the settlement of Jewish communities in Poland,...

In 1590 three hundred Scottish 'witches' were tried for plotting the murder of their King, James VI of Scotland (soon to be James I of England). James is known to have suffered from a morbid fear of violent death, and the trial heightened his...

Faith, War, and Violence analyzes the age-old links between religion and violence perpetrated in the name of God, and the role religion performs in politically infusing the state with romantic spiritualism

During World War II, approximately 10,000 Moldovan Jews were imprisoned in the Obodovka ghetto, located in the Romanian-occupied part of Ukraine. Unlike the areas under German control where Jews faced systematic extermination, survival rates were...

Inclusive Hymns for Liberating Christians will expand the spiritual experience of any group, large or small. These hymns inspire justice and peacemaking. They empower women, men, and children of all races to become all they are created to be in the...