This book provides a new translation and readable commentary on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. It interprets the letter in its historical context, clarifying Paul’s defense of his ministry and his arguments on marriage, spiritual gifts, love, and the resurrection.
Witchcraft in Africa
This book examines the complexities and challenges of witchcraft in contemporary Africa. It opens new areas of research into the intersections of witchcraft with governance, development, and conflict, providing holistic knowledge on this phenomenon in African ontology.
The Jagannath temple’s heterogeneous tradition has given rise to a vibrant oral and written culture. This volume explores the representation of Jagannath in literary texts, oral tales, songs, and dance, investigating the different modes of representation of the deity.
The Contribution of Cornelio Fabro to Fundamental Theology
Explore faith’s metaphysical and existential roots through the dynamic Thomism of Cornelio Fabro. This dialogue with Kierkegaard and modern thought affirms the human being’s essential openness to the Absolute.
Varieties of Islamisation
For the first time, this book critically examines the Islamisation of knowledge (IOK) movement. It argues that its proponents have failed to integrate theory, practice, and spirituality, and analyzes the problematic relationship between Islamic and Western knowledge.
This book presents a combination of Christian faith and scientific knowledge as an answer to human suffering. Addressing individual and collective pain, it offers therapeutic models and deepens understanding of the value of spiritual insight in therapy.
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed irrational behaviours like those described as diabolical possessions. This book presents the first edition of the Xiropotamou manuscript 98, an ancient exorcistic prayer, with a biblical study and an overview of the Rite of Exorcism in Byzantium.
This book tackles gender injustice in religion. It explores how Buddhist feminists meditate to empty the gender ego—a skill applicable in Christian theology. For women’s spiritual liberation and happiness, inner training and external social action must go together.
The Rise of Protestantism in Modern Korea
This book unpacks the extraordinary rise of Protestant Christianity as South Korea’s largest religion. In just 130 years, it eclipsed ancient traditions like Buddhism and Confucianism. A vital resource for students of religion, history, sociology, and culture.
A Physicist’s Journey between Science and Faith
Science and religion are often presented as two opposing universes. This volume argues that the reality is different: science and faith are both expressions of the human desire to know. They are not mutually exclusive, but invite a close and constructive dialogue.
Sacred Trees of India
Drawing on 10 years of fieldwork in India, this book documents sacred trees and groves. Featuring hundreds of original photographs, it reveals how a culture’s reverence for trees presents a powerful alternative to the commodification of nature that fuels the ecological crisis.
We worship the Father, but do we truly know him? While we focus on Christ and the Spirit, the first Person of the Trinity is often neglected. This book explores his distinct nature, challenges our assumptions, and reveals how knowing the Father will transform your faith.
This book reveals how Bede Griffiths’ images for God are relevant for our times. Led by Christ, Griffiths promoted “the marriage of East and West,” the essential value of the feminine, and interreligious dialogue, all grounded in his motto to “always go beyond.”
Intuitive Instructional Speech in Sufism
This book demystifies the Sufi practice of the sohbet—an ad hoc discourse. Approaching it like improvised music, it reveals how these talks provoke prolonged states of raised awareness in listeners and condition their sympathetic nervous system.
This book builds on critiques of development theory by exploring the transformation of religious fundamentalism. Raising themes of development and intersectionality, it considers these processes in the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish-Zionist worlds and in China.
This book examines the key contributions of the Apostles John and Paul to the New Testament. In light of recent scholarship, it finds new perspectives on enduring questions about Jesus and the Church by re-considering the Gospel of John and the Letters and Theology of Paul.
This book applies new feminist and gender methodologies to biblical texts. It continues pioneering discussions while introducing new theories to challenge accepted interpretations and ideologies that reinforce patriarchal domination and injustice.
Can God’s existence be proven with logic? A thousand years ago, Anselm said yes, sparking a debate for the ages. This accessible book explores the arguments and their creators, inviting you to examine the evidence and render your own verdict.
The Green Man in Medieval England
Long thought to be a mysterious pagan symbol, this book reveals the Green Man’s true Christian meaning in medieval England. Drawing on examples from churches and forgotten legends, it uncovers a significance well understood by medieval folk but lost to us today.
As China’s rise reconfigures the global order, Beijing is reviving ancient religious traditions. This book examines how a rejuvenated Confucian-Daoist-Buddhist ethos may shape modern China and argues for these ideals to remedy the ills afflicting the nation today.