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  • Worldviews

    A Comprehensive Approach to Knowing Self and Others

    by John Valk ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book investigates the concept of worldview, in its numerous aspects, and how worldviews impact, shape, and influence individuals, communities, societies, and cultures. It explores various worldviews—religious, spiritual, and secular—using a comprehensive approach to highlight their breadth, depth, and scope. John Valk argues that everyone has a worldview, and that worldview is often shaped ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • An Islamic Worldview from Turkey

    Religion in a Modern, Secular and Democratic State

    by Mualla Selçuk, Halis Albayrak, John Valk ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book is a journey into the heart of an Islamic worldview. It asks challenging questions of far-reaching consequence, addressing matters such as the Qur’an and revelation; rituals and symbols embraced; nature of God, of humans, and of our knowing; dignity of the human, sacredness of life, and more. It precludes easy, prescribed answers, preferring instead thoughtful reflection on two basic ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • The Profits of Religion

    Unveiling the Dark Side: Corruption, Capitalism, and the Exploitation of Faith in America

    by Upton Sinclair ...
    In "The Profits of Religion", Upton Sinclair presents a provocative examination of the intersection between organized religion and economic interests, specifically targeting the inherent contradictions within capitalist society. Written in a polemical style, Sinclair critiques how religious institutions often prioritize financial gain over spiritual integrity, effectively weaving together personal ... Read more

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  • The Fundamentals of Extremism

    The Christian Right in America

    by Ed Buckner, Herb Silverman ...
    On September 11, 2001, Americans witnessed horrific carnage inspired by religious extremism. We saw religious fundamentalists will stop at nothing to reign terror on those they regard as their enemies. In our response, we began to focus on the oppressive treatment of women and children in other parts of the world where religious fundamentalism rules. But we failed to acknowledge the impact and ... Read more

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  • Introducing Islam

    A Graphic Guide

    by Ziauddin Sardar ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Islam is one of the world's great monotheistic religions. Islamic culture, spanning 1,500 years, has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. Yet the religion followed by a fifth of humankind is too often seen in the West in terms of fundamentalism, bigotry and violence- a perception that couldn't be more wrong.Introducing Islam recounts the history of Islam from the birth of Prophet ... Read more

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  • The Apostates

    When Muslims Leave Islam

    by Simon Cottee ...
    The Apostates is the first major study of apostasy from Islam in the western secular context. Drawing on life-history interviews with ex-Muslims from the UK and Canada, Simon Cottee explores how and with what consequences Muslims leave Islam and become irreligious. Apostasy in Islam is a deeply controversial issue and features prominently in current debates over the expansion of Islam in the West ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Political Theology for a Plural Age

    Edited by Michael Jon Kessler ...
    New challenges that emerged in the postwar era have given rise to ongoing debate about the place of religion in public life, in the United States and in other established democracies, and this debate has dramatically reshaped the way scholars, policymakers, and religious leaders think about political theology. Political Theology for a Plural Age examines historic and contemporary understandings of ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Red State Religion

    Faith and Politics in America's Heartland

    by Robert Wuthnow ...
    What Kansas really tells us about red state AmericaNo state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. The Kansas Board of Education has repeatedly challenged the teaching of evolution, Kansas voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional ban on gay ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War

    by Gustavo Morello, SJ ...
    On August 3rd, 1976, in Córdoba, Argentina's second largest city, Fr. James Week and five seminarians from the Missionaries of La Salette were kidnapped. A mob burst into the house they shared, claiming to be police looking for "subversive fighters." The seminarians were jailed and tortured for two months before eventually being exiled to the United States. The perpetrators were part of the ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations

    Edited by Josef Meri ...
    Series series Routledge Handbooks in Religion
    The Routledge Handbook of Muslim-Jewish Relations invites readers to deepen their understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and political themes that impact modern-day perceptions of interfaith dialogue. The volume is designed to illuminate positive encounters between Muslims and Jews, as well as points of conflict, within a historical framework. Among other goals, the volume seeks to ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • The New Sectarianism

    The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide

    by Geneive Abdo ...
    The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism sheds new light on how Shi'a and Sunni perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Orthodox Christian Renewal Movements in Eastern Europe

    Edited by Radmila Radić, Aleksandra Djurić Milovanović ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book explores the changes underwent by the Orthodox Churches of Eastern and Southeastern Europe as they came into contact with modernity. The movements of religious renewal among Orthodox believers appeared almost simultaneously in different areas of Eastern Europe at the end of the nineteenth and during the first decades of the twentieth century. This volume examines what could be defined as ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD