Religious and theocratic ideologies Books

Mastering the Art of Cult Leadership: How to Recruit, Dominate, and Profit by A.A. CastorHave you ever been intrigued by the magnetic power of cult leaders and wondered how they attract such unwavering devotion? Or perhaps you're curious about the...

Congratulations on finding this book. If you are reading this book, you are fortunate and blessed. After hundreds, perhaps a thousand years or more, the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ is revealed.The truth of the gospel has been stolen and perverted...

Governor Paterson's commemorative birthday book. Version 2 for 2023. Originally published May 20, 2016.David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician. He was the 55th Governor of New York, in office from 2008 to 2010. He was the...

As the so-called 'antisemitism crisis' in the UK Labour Party hardens into an unassailable 'truth,' it becomes more important to challenge it.  This book is the voice of a Jewish person saying 'no' to it; saying 'no' to the political leveraging of...

During the formation of the Turkish national movement, while Istanbul was under British, French, and Italian occupation, a distinct factional split emerged. One side supported the Ottoman sultanate's sovereignty, while the other championed a populist,...

God's Queer Kin: The Secret Lives of LGBTQ+ Religious Figures is a groundbreaking exploration of the hidden stories and contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals in religions worldwide.Reverend Addison Clarke delves into ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Hindu,...

This book offers a holistic account of the problems posed by freedom of expression in our current times and offers corrective measures to allow for a more genuine exchange of ideas within the global society.The topic of free speech is rarely addressed...

على الرغم من خطاب الرئيس جو بايدن الحاد والمحموم، فإنه يمتلك خيارات محدودة في سياسته الخارجية تجاه الصين، وليس لديه سياسة خارجية واضحة المعالم بشأنها. حيث تعدُّ سياساته امتداداً لسياسات ترامب؛ لأن اللحظة التاريخية الراهنة ليست لحظته، إنه رهينة للانقسامات...

"I bought an El Al ticket. Destination Ben Gurion airport. Tel Aviv. Israel. 60 years ago, my mother was born a few dozen kilometers away. In Haifa, Palestine." So begins the story of the "return" of Ziyad Clot, grandson of Palestinian exiles. In...

Man, God, Religion, and State, is a reflection on our physical, philosophical, and political, past, present, and possible future. This book may challenge the religious views of some readers, but it is not my intention to cause offence to any religious...

In this practical guide on political engagement and citizenship, David Koyzis present a case for political engagement as a way to love our neighbors without full devotion to parties or ideologies. Using examples from various eras and places, he explores...

Feature Story: Shocking testimony from Patrick Byrne hits news stands. Byrne's J6 testimony transcript is made public. Byrne's top secret chronicles of bribery and corruption could disrupt the 2024 Presidential election. Byrne details his relationship...

The writings selected here are based mainly on talks and lectures delivered by Dr Norman Porter during the period 1994-1998. This period, stretching from paramilitary ceasefires through to the signing and endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement,...

For many Indians, the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 1990s was and continues to be a highly controversial addition to Indian electoral politics. The BJP has advocated a vision of Indian national unity through the concept of Hindutva,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This book came because I wanted to be a notary public. I met the lady in charge. She asked me to raise my right hand and swear to uphold the Constitution. My answer was, "I do not know what it says." Her answer was what caused me to study more and then...

Scott H. Moore offers a bracing critique of the limits of liberal democracy that calls for and points the way toward a more faithful engagement of Christians with public life--a participation that takes seriously the reality of the Christian church and...

Christian thinking about involvement in human government was not born (or born again!) with the latest elections or with the founding of the Moral Majority in 1979. Greg Forster introduces the history of Christian political thought traced out in Western...

Should religion and politics mix? Brendan Sweetman says it can, and that in fact, politics without some religious belief contributes little to civil society. Likewise, religion is in no danger when it takes its proper place in political debate. For any...

Part memoir, part myth-busting, wrapped up in a guide for revolutionary change, this book challenges the dogmatic ideologies of the physical and social sciences, and updates them using a series of 'useful fictions' based on process philosophy.More than...

All 'Beings' Are of Equal Value: Consciousness and the Pursuit of Excellence In Service to Self and In Service to All Beings. Blueprint is a simple description of the author's vision for a blueprint for the creation of the New Societies of a New...

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...

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...

Buddhist Violence and Religious Authority is a tribute to the work of Michael Jerryson, one of the initiators of the academic discourse on Buddhism and violence, whose intellectual pursuits have resulted in a trailblazing shift in the academic study...

Your Next Step in the American Political Arena Begins Here!Witnessing the U.S. political scene with intrigue and ambition? Have the aspiration to make a real difference but daunted by the complex electoral process? If so, "Pathway to the Podium: How to...

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...

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...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Abraham Lincoln was not yet born when the United States was foundered...

El prestigioso intelectual, escritor y diplomático boliviano Carlos Antonio Carrasco F. nos brinda la traducción de su obra "LOS CUBANOS EN ANGOLA (1975-990)" (Bases para el estudio de una guerra olvidada), cuyo título original en francés es de...

Conscience is a survival tool for humankind, hammered out over millennia on the anvil of life experience. It is where our ideas of morality, right and wrong, fairness and honour live. If we outsource these to the law we need to be sure...

Beatified in Warsaw in 2021, Blessed Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński (1901-1981) is widely recognized as one of Poland's greatest heroes of the twentieth century. Exercising the function of Primate of Poland from 1948 until his death, he reminded the Polish...

Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry (SHERM Journal) is a biannual (not-for-profit) peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes the latest social-scientific, historiographic, and ecclesiastic research on religious institutions and...

In 1961, Holm O. Bursum III led a group of enthusiastic Young Republicans (YRs) into an unprecedentedly close partnership with the senior wing of their party. From a family of prominent public servants, Bursum became a protégé of Republican Governor...