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  • Queer Religiosities

    An Introduction to Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion

    by Melissa M. Wilcox ...
    Queer Religiosities is the first comprehensive, comparative, and globally focused introduction to queer and transgender studies in religion. Addressing sophisticated topics in clear and accessible language, award-winning teacher and scholar Melissa M. Wilcox brings her engaging lecture style into conversation with the work of scholars around the globe to welcome students into these rapidly growing ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Religion in Today's World

    Global Issues, Sociological Perspectives

    by Melissa Wilcox ...
    Series series Sociology Re-Wired
    Religion is a major force in contemporary society. It is also one of the least understood social and political influences on individuals and communities. In this innovative collection of original essays and classic readings, experts explore the significance of contemporary religiosity: as a source of meaning and motivation, how it unites and divides us, and how it is used politically and ... Read more

    $156.99 CAD

  • Queer Nuns

    Religion, Activism, and Serious Parody

    by Melissa M. Wilcox ...
    Series Book 33 - Sexual Cultures
    An engaging look into the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, queer activists devoted to social justiceThe Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence make up an unlikely order of nuns. Self-described as “twenty-first century queer nuns,” the Sisters began in 1979 when three bored gay men donned retired Roman Catholic nuns’ habits and went for a stroll through San Francisco’s gay Castro district. The stunned and ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion

    Edited by Melissa M. Wilcox ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This Handbook is a first-of-its-kind, high-quality reference resource guiding readers through the burgeoning fields of queer and trans studies in religion, and pointing them toward the newest directions these fields are taking or should take. The chapters cover both theoretical and methodological considerations, and also highlight the histories, perspectives, and ongoing activism of queer and ... Read more

    $244.99 CAD

  • Religion, the Body, and Sexuality

    An Introduction

    by Nina Hoel, Liz Wilson, Melissa Wilcox ...
    Series series Engaging with Religion
    How does religion relate to bodies and sexualities? Many people would answer, simply, "through repression," but the relationship is much more complicated than that. While many religions draw boundaries between what they consider to be appropriate and inappropriate use of the human body, especially in the realm of sexuality, the same religions often celebrate human sexuality and even expect sexual ... Read more

    $74.99 CAD

  • Stoneover

    The Observed Lessons and Unanswered Questions of Cannabis Legalization

    by Jeffrey Moyer, Nikolay Anguelov, Paul Bacdayan, José Antonio Cisneros-Tirado, Robert Hardaway, Rebecca Ivester, Ryan Kling, Maggie Martin, Céline Mavrot0, Marion McNabb1, Jesse Mishra2, Sonja Richard3, Maryam Salihu4, Renee Scherlen5, Thalia Valkanos6, Steven White7, Geoffrey Whitebread8, Catharine M. Curran9, Michael P. McCarthy0, Joe R. Tafoya1, Melissa R. Michelson2, Paul Musgrave3, Clyde Wilcox4 ...
    Stoneover: The Observed Lessons and Unanswered Questions of Cannabis Legalization examines the political and social entrepreneurs that champion marijuana decriminalization efforts, their constituents’ attitudes toward legalization, the specific successful reform measures at the state level, and the consequent market dynamics in cannabis commerce. Each chapter presents a unique dataset with ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Religion, Politics, and American Identity

    New Directions, New Controversies

    by Louis Bolce, Joe Bowersox, Cynthia Burack, John Francis Burke, Mark Button, Gerald De Maio, Elson J. Eisenach, Larycia Hawkins, Jyl J. Josephson, Jennifer Miller, Sam Nelson, Laura Olson, Melissa M. Wilcox ...
    Scholarship on the role of religion in American public life has taken on a new urgency in the increasingly contentious wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. This volume brings together an impressive group of scholars to build on past work and broaden the scope of this crucial inquiry in two respects: by exploring aspects of the religion-politics nexus in the United States that have been ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Grace in the Rearview Mirror

    Four Women Priests on Brokenness, Belonging, and the Beauty of God

    by Kelly Demo, Mary Luck Stanley, Samantha Vincent-Alexander, Melissa Q. Wilcox ...
    "These stories are poignant, inspiring, moving and, above all, real." --Michael Curry Have you ever wondered if God is missing in the mundane? Four women priests have found God in the most unexpected places: in a dive bar, at the drugstore, and even at the grave. As we go about our everyday lives, the divine can feel elusive: grappling with the realities of cancer, infertility treatments, ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Alternative Sociologies of Religion

    Through Non-Western Eyes

    by James V Spickard ...
    Uncovers what the sociology of religion would look like had it emerged in a Confucian, Muslim, or Native American culture rather than in a Christian oneSociology has long used Western Christianity as a model for all religious life. As a result, the field has tended to highlight aspects of religion that Christians find important, such as religious beliefs and formal organizations, while paying less ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sociology of Religion

    Contemporary Developments

    by Kevin J. Christiano, Peter Kivisto, William H. Swatos, Jr. ...
    Sociology of Religion, Fourth Edition introduces students to the nature and function of religious institutions and practices while asking sociological questions about the changing role of religion in today's “post-traditional” world. Broken into three parts, the book opens with the basics of religious history and a review of key theories for its study. Part II, “Religion and Social Differentiation ... Read more

    $82.99 CAD

  • Flourishing

    Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World

    by Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair ...
    More than almost anything else, globalization and the great world religions are shaping our lives, affecting everything from the public policies of political leaders and the economic decisions of industry bosses and employees, to university curricula, all the way to the inner longings of our hearts. Integral to both globalization and religions are compelling, overlapping, and sometimes competing ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies

    Edited by Robert A. Orsi ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a 'religious tradition'? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD