From Something to Nothing
This study breaks down the technical language of Jewish mysticism, where God is approached as no-thing. Memorializing scholar Zalman Schachter Shalomi, it provides a spectrum of topics, allowing beginners to explore this ultimate reality of nothingness.
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.
Gendering Christian Ethics presents ethical reflections by a new generation of researchers. Versed in feminist theory and building on foundations laid by pioneers, contributors address the inner dynamics of the church and Christian engagement with the wider world.
Indonesian Muslims in a Global World
Muslim communities in non-Muslim countries have been an interesting topic in academia recently. Zulfikar serves to enrich previous literature on this important issue, highlighting Indonesian Muslims’ experience of living in between their home and their host society.
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southern Portugal’s Sacred Celebrations
Journey through the 72 Marian feasts of Portugal’s Algarve, where Catholic heritage and local culture intertwine. This visually captivating book explores the sacred processions, pilgrimages, and rituals that express the region’s unique blend of faith, community, and devotion.
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.
Islam in its International Context
Changing attitudes to Islam influence political cultures and national identities. This volume offers in-depth, multi-nation perspectives from Europe, the USA and the Middle East, addressing issues from Muslim radicalism to Islamophobia and Islamic art.
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.
Literary and Cultural Readings of Goddess Spirituality
Mukhopadhyay examines goddess spirituality in cultural critique, and presents literary readings and cultural phenomena from this perspective. He contemplates the possibilities of inserting the figure of the Great Mother into the critical domain of cultural pluralism.
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.
This book highlights the cultures and religions of Mediterranean countries, discussing diversity, minority rights, and interreligious dialogue. It provides a roadmap to manage pluralism, helping different populations live together in harmony, acceptance, and coexistence.
Few books focus on French missions in Britain’s sphere of influence. This work explores the unique experience of French missionary Eugène Casalis, who became a king’s advisor and is still hailed as one of the men who built the nation of Lesotho.
My Mother’s Table
This study explores how Lebanese immigrants construct home in diaspora. When traditional ties of kinship, village, and sect are transformed, they face a crisis of belonging. The study finds home is not a physical place but a metaphysical state, created by women.
Navigating African Biblical Hermeneutics
This collection interrogates the biblical text from Africana contexts and Diasporas. It tackles issues of wealth, power, gender, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and mass violence, offering vital insights for anyone committed to Africana-conscious biblical studies.
On the Move
Fleeing their land, the refugee’s journey is fraught with danger and despair. They are the “untouchables” of the 21st century, testing our moral duty of hospitality. This collection of essays explores their journey as represented in literature since WWII.
Online Pre-Evangelization
In an age of religious indifference, many efforts at evangelization fail without “pre-evangelization”—patiently tilling the soil to build the trust and openness for the Gospel to take root. This book takes a positive approach to leveraging new media for this essential work.
Pagan Mysticism
How do the world’s religions understand the mystical, and how does paganism offer something different? This volume explores the re-emergence of pagan thought, a nature-based spirituality that challenges the obsolete and unlocks new forms of transpersonal emancipation.
Peace Journeys
This collection of essays explores the peace-building potential of sacred journeys. Gathering studies and personal reflections from four continents, it highlights how religious tourism and pilgrimage can bridge divides and promote interfaith solidarity, dialogue, and inner peace.
Piety in a Niqab
Women’s lives in black may seem primitive and subordinated. However, as this book shows, the women themselves tell a different story. They build their identities on the Qur’an and sunnah, achieving peace, happiness in this world, and salvation in the afterlife.
Public Theology and Institutional Economics
In our modern society, many public debates urge for attention to questions about the economy. This book shows why religious thinking offers unexpectedly relevant perspectives on our capitalist market, our urge for common ground, and our responsibility for a sustainable lifestyle.