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  • Max Weber and Institutional Theory

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book presents a collection of essays on institutional theory written by the German sociologist and Weber-expert M. Rainer Lepsius. Based on Weber’s work, the author develops concepts of institutional theory, which he subsequently applies to topics such as National Socialism, democratization processes, German unification, and the institutionalization of the European Union. By showing how ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

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  • When Religion Becomes Evil

    Five Warning Signs

    In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, leading religion and Middle East expert Charles Kimball shows how all religious traditions are susceptible to these basic corruptions and why only authentic faith can prevent such evil.The Five Warning Signs of Corruption in ReligionAbsolute Truth ClaimsBlind ObedienceEstablishing the "Ideal" TimeThe End Justifies Any MeansDeclaring Holy War ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wandering Beyond the Darkness: One Mans Journey Through Religion and Spirituality

    by Ian Barrett ...
    Books of this importance and intelligence come along rarely. Wandering Beyond the Darkness is an absolute must-read for anyone who struggles with faith, love, and the continuum of life after death. Whether 19 or 90, we all search for understanding. For thousands of years, our religious and spiritual comprehension has been defined by a codified doctrine that was initially established by illiterate ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • When God Took Sides

    Religion and Identity in Ireland - Unfinished History

    The struggle between Catholic and Protestant has shaped Irish history since the Reformation, with tragic consequences up to the present day. But how do Catholics and Protestants in Ireland see each other? And how do they view their own communities and what these communities stand for? Tracing the history of religious identities in Ireland over the last three centuries, Marianne Elliott argues that ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Pilgrimage

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ian Reader ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Pilgrimage is found in most religious cultures, with large numbers of sites - from globally renowned places to regional shrines - flourishing historically and in the modern day. Pilgrimage centres around the world, including Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Guadalupe in Mexico, Lourdes in France, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Haridwar in India, and Shikoku in Japan, attract millions of pilgrims annually, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Spirit and Flesh

    Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church

    In an attempt to understand the growing popularity and influence of Christian fundamentalism, sociologist and documentary filmmaker James Ault spent three years inside the world of a Massachusetts fundamentalist church.Spirit and Flesh takes us into worship services, home Bible studies, youth events, men’s prayer breakfasts, and bitter conflicts leading to a church split. We come to know the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Missing Martyrs

    Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists

    Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? In this startlingly counterintuitive book, a leading authority on Islamic movements demonstrates that terrorist groups are thoroughly marginal in the Muslim world. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Foucault’s Heterotopia in Christian Catacombs

    Constructing Spaces and Symbols in Ancient Rome

    by E. Smith ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The catacombs of Rome have captured imaginations for centuries. This innovative study takes a fresh look at these underground spaces, and considers how art, space, texts, and practices can tell us more about the catacombs and the people who dug and decorated them. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Budapest Building Managers and the Holocaust in Hungary

    Series series History (R0)
    This book traces the role of Budapest building managers or concierges during the Holocaust. It analyzes the actions of a group of ordinary citizens in a much longer timeframe than Holocaust scholars usually do. Thus, it situates the building managers’ activity during the war against the background of the origins and development of the profession as a by-product of the development of residential ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Faith, Feminism, and Scholarship

    The Next Generation

    Edited by M. Harris, K. Ott ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    A multi cultural collection of third-wave feminist voices, this book reveals how current feminist religious scholars from around the world are integrating social justice and activism into their scholarship and pedagogy. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Revelatory Events

    Three Case Studies of the Emergence of New Spiritual Paths

    by Ann Taves ...
    A leading scholar sheds critical light on the seemingly revelatory events behind new religions and spiritual movementsUnseen presences. Apparitions. Hearing voices. Although some people would find such experiences to be distressing and seek clinical help, others perceive them as transformative. Occasionally, these unusual phenomena give rise to new spiritual paths or religious movements. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Europeanization and Tolerance in Turkey

    The Myth of Toleration

    by A. Kaya ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The book questions the popularity of the notion of tolerance in Turkey, and argues that the regime of tolerance has been strengthened in parallel with the Europeanization process, which has boosted the rhetoric of the Alliance of Civilizations in a way that culturalized what is social and political. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD