Understanding what others believe is essential. This collection of essays by international scholars examines the role of love in the world’s major religions, eschewing the dangerous idea that all faiths are the same. An invaluable guide to dialogue.
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.
Weapons Upon Her Body
This study reinterprets the biblical stories of Lot’s daughters, Tamar, Ruth, and Bathsheba. It finds women who use deception, resolve, and cleverness to their own benefit, saving themselves through pluck and ingenuity. They are a new kind of hero.
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.
An anthology of texts from significant writers between the Renaissance and the late seventeenth century, from Ficino to Dryden. The study traces a growth of self-awareness, worldview scepticism, and aesthetic exuberance.
The Philosophical Basis of Inter-religious Dialogue
In an age of global tension, can religions remain isolated islands? What is the true role of inter-religious dialogue? This selection of articles uses process philosophy to explore different points of view on these essential questions.
Was Abraham deluded? When is faith just self-deception? In a world of doubt, Kierkegaard’s answers to the haunting questions of faith and authenticity are more urgent than ever.
Living with the AK-47
This book explores Hezbollah through extensive ethnography in its Beirut stronghold and training camps. Focusing on micro-narratives, it reveals how volunteers become militants, scripting a rich tale of ‘resistance’ and everyday life that offsets stereotypes.
Confessional Theology?
Christian confessions are often seen as purely theological, but this study argues they cannot ignore their political contexts. It explores the link through Karl Barth’s theology, examining the Barmen Declaration in Nazi Germany and the Belhar Confession.
The religious diversity of Hispanics in the United States has been inadequately studied, contributing to a perception of a monolithic Catholic culture. This volume presents original work on topics rarely addressed, laying the groundwork for a new sub-discipline.
Names play pivotal roles in unlocking early Christianity, revealing theological positions and triggering the suggestion of a nameless god. This book is a primer for those who value objective observation over orthodoxy, offering a fresh, positive view of agnostic thought.
An innovative exposition of Rabbi Johanan Ben Zakkai, the 1st century sage who crossed enemy lines during the siege of Jerusalem. He proclaimed Torah learning more essential than independence and established schools at Jabneh. Controversial, we claim he saved Judaism.
The Neo Abu Sayyaf
East follows the rise of criminality in the greater Mindanao region regarding the participation of major players in the suppression of the Moros—indigenous Muslims. He contemplates, among other things, why a murderous group such as the Abu Sayyaf has so much local support.
This book challenges contemporary phenomenology’s denegation of Being. It provides a fruitful alternative through a reassessment of Edith Stein’s ontology, considering Being in Steinian terms of support and safety to overcome this critical impasse.
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.
On Exceeding Determination and the Ideal of Reason
This book argues that Kant’s metaphysical system conceals a deeper reality behind phenomenal appearances. Drawing on William Desmond, Shaw critiques Kant’s theological limits and lays the groundwork for a new discourse: “Noumenology”.
Islam in Contemporary Africa
Scholars, Christians, and Muslims analyze the impact of terrorism on Islam, harmony, and development in Africa. These essays examine the global war on terror from diverse perspectives including jurisprudence, history, gender, and international diplomacy.
How was the perception of time in medieval Europe influenced by religious faith? This book explores the “spiritual temporalities” of the age, showing how Christian faith was malleable and how artists and writers negotiated with their spiritual tradition.
Paisleyism and Civil Rights
This book examines Ian Paisley’s opposition to the Northern Ireland civil rights movement. It reveals how his ties to North American militant fundamentalists shaped his counter-demonstrations and helped create the atmosphere for sectarian strife and the “Troubles.”
Dowry is a Serious Economic Violence
This book argues that the practice of dowry in India is evolving into gruesome economic violence, while the law has failed to keep pace. It explores the coercion and exploitation of women and suggests a multipronged approach to ending the culture of dowry violence with impunity.