The Social and Colonial Origins of Criminal Justice
Through the lens of a new interpretation of criminal justice history Sectarian Order in Bahrain focuses on a cache of colonial criminal cases dated 1924 to 1940. It outlines major shifts in notions of the social order, highlighting a sectarianism modus operandi within the colonial criminal justice system.
Saiva, Vaisnava, and Syncretistic Temple Architecture in Karnataka
This study investigates how the teachings of religious leaders and the movements they promulgated influenced the plans, arrangements, and iconography of temples built by the Hoysalas between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
From Washington to Rome to Tehran, religion is a public matter, and secular values - personal autonomy, toleration, separation of religion and state, and freedom of conscience - are attacked on all sides and defended by few. This title calls for a bold rethinking of the nature of conscience and its role in public life.
When post-denominational evangelical and emerging churches incorporate secular music into worship services, it's more than a gimmick to attract non-Christians; its use embodies beliefs about the importance of an individual spiritual journey, the boundary between the sacred and the secular, and the importance of lament in the life of faith.
This book argues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are not only shaped by the impositions of secularism and modernity but also produces innovative strategies to overcome them.
Western culture has come to secularize the sacred, while at the same time sacralizing the secular. This book shows the debilitating effects that this paradox has had on the foundations of Christian worship with special reference to the changing worship patterns the Presbyterian Church in Australia.
New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence
Focusing on the role of institutions in combating youth violence, this volume seeks to reflect its complex and multidimensional character. It brings together a wide range of skilled professionals and academics across disciplines to focus on the coordination and implementation of youth anti-violence strategies.
