Jehovah’s Witnesses in Europe
The religious association of Jehovah’s Witnesses has existed for about 150 years in Europe. This volume investigates the effect of the differing circumstances in these various national societies on these religious societies, and the challenges they had to overcome.
Episodes in Early Modern and Modern Christian-Jewish Relations
Bernardini documents the long history of friendship and diffidence, mutual understanding and dramatic disagreements in the encounters between Christianity and Judaism, which, even today, largely conditions the Western intellectual world.
Creation, Sin and Reconciliation
Through a close reading of chapters 1–11, 32–33 and 37–50, Letellier investigates the unique position of the Book of Genesis in its provision of the foundational stories of Creation and the emergence of mankind, paying particular attention to the language and style of the text.
Quality Enhancement in Madrasa Education
This study focuses on the different quality dimensions of the Madrasa education system in Kerala, southwestern India, much neglected in academia. It examines the Madrasa education system in terms of different quality dimensions, including curriculum planning and designing.
The Gülen Hizmet Movement
This volume covers the origins, development, and ideas of the Gülen Hizmet Movement (GHM), one of the world’s largest Islamic movements. It explores Gülen’s educational philosophy, views on Islam and democracy, political engagement, and interfaith dialogue.
After the Postsecular and the Postmodern
A vanguard of scholars asks what comes after the postsecular and postmodern in Continental philosophy of religion. This volume argues philosophy must liberate itself from theological norms and mutate into a new speculative practice to confront the challenges of our time.
Sacred Geography of Goddesses in South Asia
A tribute to David Kinsley, this interdisciplinary anthology explores the sacred geography of goddesses. Essays from scholars of religious studies, geography, and anthropology link ecology and shamanism with landscape as temple and territory as cosmos.
Rethinking Secularization
A philosophical appraisal of secularization in light of religion’s re-emergence. This volume challenges dominant theories of a linear emancipation from a religious past to a secular age, considering philosophy’s role in such prophecies and offering a more complex view.
The Future of Post-Human Geometry
Challenging conventional wisdom, this book reveals a new geometry beyond human conception. Its implications are profound: time travel, hyperspace, and a glimpse into our post-human fate.
Devotions for Life
Wrestling with the trials of life? This collection of devotions will help you build your faith and strengthen your trust in God. Based on scripture and the author’s own experiences, you will discover new ways to overcome your daily struggles.
The Secret History of the Soul
What if the soul wasn’t an abstract entity but a physical force? This book examines forgotten models from the ancient world where spirit was a potent, transferable energy that blurred the line between body and soul and was used to effect magical cures.
Religion and Politics in the 21st Century
This volume captures diverse perspectives on contemporary religion and politics, from theoretical approaches to case studies. Exploring past interactions, present realities, and future directions, it is a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, and the public.
Europe as a Multiple Modernity
Challenging predominant modernity theory, this book argues Europe is a multiple modernity. Essays explore the plurality of religious identities and belonging in the everyday lives of individuals, focusing on their multiple senses of identification.
Irish religion is being redefined beyond Catholic power and sectarianism. This first-of-its-kind book explores the widespread changes, from new religious movements and migrant religion to the spread of New Age spirituality, in a wide-ranging overview.
A New Hope
Modern physics suggests a predictable future, leaving no room for new hope or miracles. To defend God’s freedom, theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg invoked God’s absolute power over time. But does this create an arms race between God and nature?
Restoring the Balance
Morrow presents a penetrating reflection upon the reality of Islam in the modern world, addressing a myriad of pressing issues that impact Muslims in the East, West, North, and South, topics that are both difficult and troubling.
Islam-Oriented Parties’ Ideologies and Political Communication in the Quest for Power in Morocco
Unlike many other prominent Islam-oriented parties, Morocco’s PJD does not focus on commonly used precepts such as madawiyya and al da’awa al nidaliyya. This book explores the party’s recent political ideologies and its use of the internet in political advertising strategies.
Mysticism and Narcissism
This personal narrative of a long-serving Cenacle nun applies psychoanalytic theory to questions of theological and Marian identity and relationality, and is an historical resource for the study of women’s religious orders in the twentieth century.
Religion of Democracy
Gender Agenda Matters
Feminism has often been declared dead. This volume offers vivid proof that feminist studies have not lost their appeal, bringing together fresh and interesting research from young scholars. It shows that gender agendas still matter, especially when feminism is a political aim.