Religious Issues & Debates

Compiled in the second century B.C.E, the Huainanzi clarifies a crucial period in the development of Chinese conceptions of the cosmos, human natur...

A collection of essays that explores critical theological issues within Christianity. For example, Love, says the apostle Paul, ëdoes not rejoice o...

In a careful study of the writings of Karl Rahner and John Macmurray, this book presents a renewed understanding of the theological notion of the h...

In a careful study of the writings of Karl Rahner and John Macmurray, this book presents a renewed understanding of the theological notion of the h...

This book attempts to develop a theological response to the suffering of people in Myanmar (Burma). For this purpose, a Burmese word Ludu is used t...

This book attempts to develop a theological response to the suffering of people in Myanmar (Burma). For this purpose, a Burmese word Ludu is used t...

This book commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, which concluded in 1965. A selection of essays by distinguished Iris...

By the end of the twentieth century, ecumenisms deteriorating state had become evident. This deterioration can be attributed to many causes, howeve...

This book examines Ian McEwan's ability to discern in his writing sentiments that easily resonate with musicians, explores the value of music in ex...

This book examines Ian McEwan's ability to discern in his writing sentiments that easily resonate with musicians, explores the value of music in ex...

Despite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of...

Americans have long believed that the private lives of their politicians are important indicators of their fitness to lead and of their ability to ...

The result of a collaborative, multiyear project, this groundbreaking book investigates the dynamic constellation of religion, sensation, and mater...

Near-death experiences are known around the world and throughout human history. They are sometimes reported by individuals who have revived from a ...

Before Harriet Tubman or Martin Luther King was identified with Moses, African Americans identified those who challenged racial oppression in Ameri...

This book champions vocation and calling as key elements of undergraduate education. It offers a historical and theoretical account of vocational r...

In 1962, Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council with the prophecy that 'a new day is dawning on the Church, bathing her in radiant splen...

In this work of qualitative sociology, Anna Strhan offers an in-depth study of the everyday lives of members of a conservative evangelical Anglican...

For decades, Mark Juergensmeyer has been studying the rise of religious violence around the world, including groups like ISIS and Christian militia...

The comparative method is an integral part of religious studies. All the technical terms that scholars of religion use on a daily basis, such as ri...

The relationship between early Mormons and the United States was marked by anxiety and hostility, heightened over the course of the nineteenth cent...

Oliver Cromwell stands at the gateway of modern history; his resolute Puritanism formative to concepts of political and religious liberty, the deve...

Religious violence is on the rise globally. Hardly a day passes without news of a vicious attack being carried out in the name of religion. Religio...

All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condem...

How can a supposedly all-powerful and all-loving God permit evil and suffering on a grand scale?The question has assailed people across cultures at...

What happens to people's sense of belonging when globalisation meets with proclaimed regional identities resting heavily on conceptions of religion...

In the twenty-five years since his death, Karl Rahner moved from being the most celebrated Roman Catholic theologian of the twentieth century to am...

A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced 'hidden' or 'apocryph...

In this volume, Mark Douglas offers a new vision of the history of Christian pacifism within the context of a warming world. He narrates this story...

Based on the National Study of Youth and Religion--the same invaluable data as its predecessor, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives o...

This book presents topical research in the study of the beliefs, theories and societal effects of religion. Topics discussed from authors across th...