Religion Today introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework. Each chapter opens with a contemporary case study that helps students engage in current religious issues, explore possible solutions to difficult religious problems today, and learn key themes and concepts in religious studies. ......
Religion Today introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework. Each chapter opens with a contemporary case study that helps students engage in current religious issues, explore possible solutions to difficult religious problems today, and learn key themes and concepts in religious studies. ......
How Religious Emotion Threatens Free Society but Can Also Contribute to
Q-Anon and Other Replacement Realities: How Religious Emotion Threatens Free Society but Can Also Contribute to a Progressive Future examines the historical and theological origins and the social-psychological effects of American conspiracy fantasies that Q-Anon and other right-wing beliefs foster. The authors argue that as progressive social ......
Japan had developed a secular civilization long before going through its modern period, characterized by the officially-sanctioned unification of nationalism and state-worship that reached its apotheosis during World War II, followed by the economic growth-oriented post-war period.
The twenty-first century has seen energy passing between religious and political worldviews, kicking up dust around the identity- and conviction-based fault lines in American society. While many evangelical Christians have developed and deployed a "worldview theory" to describe and locate themselves within the world's ideological strife, Jacob ......
How Faith Communities Navigate Opportunities and Challenges Together
If you're a minister who is stressed, overwhelmed, and perhaps bewildered by recent changes in your congregation and community, this book can help. It offers insights from 50 congregational ministers and leaders across 19 religious groups, tips for building relationships with other congregations, and study questions to apply to your context.
How Faith Communities Navigate Opportunities and Challenges Together
If you're a minister who is stressed, overwhelmed, and perhaps bewildered by recent changes in your congregation and community, this book can help. It offers insights from 50 congregational ministers and leaders across 19 religious groups, tips for building relationships with other congregations, and study questions to apply to your context.
Ilie Badescu and Joseph Livni follow the footsteps of two giants who pioneered the field: H. H. Stahl of Romania, who studied the sociology of communal societies, and D. J. Elazar of the United States, who studied the political science of covenantal societies. This collection sheds light on obscure corners of the field, gathering up thoughts and ......
