Insights into Sufism
This book considers a broad range of questions on Sufism, from its history and poetry to its impact on daily life. It challenges the long-held view of Sufism as necessarily peaceful, through a consideration of Sufis engaging in violent Jihad.
A Hindutva Perspective for an Alternative Global Ideology
For 2000 years, four “isms” have dominated the globe: Christianity, Islam, capitalism, and socialism. None curb the ruthless accumulation of power or steer humanity towards sustainable living. This book suggests a new path through Eastern and First Nations philosophies.
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.
The Islamic Interfaith Initiative
The rediscovery of the Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad launched an interfaith movement against extremism. This chronicle of the Covenants Initiative details its impact, from challenging ISIS to influencing the 2018 acquittal of Asia Bibi by Pakistan’s Supreme Court.
This volume relates the philosophy of religion to the humanities, including visual art, literature, and pop culture. Essays discuss the nature of art and religious experience, the role of art in religious dialogue, and the function of narrative in religious discourse.
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.
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.
The Posthuman Imagination
What does it mean to be human in the Anthropocene? This volume explores posthumanism’s response to this crisis through accessible essays. Featuring an interview with philosopher Francesca Ferrando, it explicates the subject through various literary and filmic texts.
This is the first book to introduce the English-speaking world to “Sino-Christian Studies.” Born from a 1980s academic movement in China exploring Christian thought’s role in western culture, this collection features essays by prominent scholars.
“God became man that man might become God.” This book shows how Hegel fleshes this thought out, stripping away false materialist interpretations of his philosophy to reveal its continuity with the Biblical belief in “the power to become the sons of God.”
Trauma and Survival in the Contemporary Church
At an uncertain moment for the Anglican Communion, this volume addresses ongoing experiences of trauma within the church. Shedding light for the first time on significant traumatic episodes, these narratives examine a variety of traumas and the responses, official and otherwise.
Martin Buber and Eastern Wisdom Teachings
This book is a conversation between Martin Buber’s philosophy of Dialogue and wisdom from the East—particularly Zen Buddhism, Sufism, and Hinduism. It argues that God is the between of I and Thou, exploring the universal principle of relationship across spiritual traditions.
African Pentecostalism and Eschatological Expectations
This book investigates the eschatology of African Pentecostalism concerning the second coming of Christ. It critiques literalistic Bible readings and presents a new Pentecostal hermeneutics, offering new ways of thinking to enrich and enlighten the movement’s hope.
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.
Ambrose of Milan, Christian Sage
Ambrose of Milan melds philosophy with Scripture, holding that life’s purpose is to serve the common good. At the heart of his theology is misericordia: a moral reset of forgiveness and benevolent justice for the marginalized, future generations, and the earth itself.
The uncodified Khasi religion has no priesthood. Life-cycle rites are performed by maternal uncles, whose absence presents a crisis. This book explains how such crises are resolved, the rites used to thwart evil, and the role of the Ka Seng Khasi in preserving Khasi beliefs.
The Mystery of the Ten Lost Tribes
This book tests the biblical records of Israel’s lost tribes against archaeological evidence. Inscriptions excavated in Assyria, Babylon, and Persia often coincide almost word for word with the Bible, revealing what happened to the Northern Captives.
Becoming Jewish
A worldwide fascination with Judaism has led millions to convert. In this volume, leading scholars explain this global movement towards identification with the Jewish people, from Germany and Poland to China and Nigeria.
Anthony looks at the concept of Christianity in flux, with each chapter recounting a separate moment of crisis and opportunity in the history of the religion; from the selection of the biblical canon to the religious conversions of Scandinavian Norsemen and Native Americans.
Christian–Muslim Dialogue
This book provides an intimate glimpse into the beliefs, attitudes and experiences of Australian Christians and Muslims towards each other. It highlights the factors that inhibit and/or motivate interfaith engagement, drawing on diverse fields like social psychology and history.