In the medieval system the Pope and Bishops ruled the Church, the Monarch and Lords ruled the State. However, in England from the fourteenth century with the rise of Lollardy, this division was increa...
The theme of this book is the crisis of the early modern state in eighteenth-century Britain. The revolt of the North American colonies and the simultaneous demand for wider religious toleration at ho...
Presenting bold and original insights, this book examines the policies and diplomacies pursued by Arab and Western governments while discussing both the political and cultural roles played by the mode...
Religious toleration is much discussed these days. But where did the Western notion of toleration come from? Remer offers the surprising conclusion that humanist thinking on toleration was actually fo...
Although stoical New Englanders may not be showy about it, religion continues to play a powerful role in their culture. In fact, their very reticence to discuss religion may stem from long-standing re...
Anyone who seeks to understand the dynamics of culture and politics in the United States must grapple with the importance of religion in its many diverse and contentious manifestations. With conservat...
Using both qualitative and, where possible, statistical data, the authors analyze the performance of job placement programs in three states with a representative range of religious, political, and dem...
Blessed Nation is a call to Americans to reclaim their national moral heritage. The result of a four-year investigation relying on over 10,000 pages of presidential documents and messages from the tim...
This fascinating history underscores the importance of "little people" in affecting the U.S. government. It stresses the courage of a black man, Rosco Jones, and a white woman, Grace Marsh, who dared ...
As Pakistan teeters on the brink of the abyss, the author draws on his sources amongst the intelligence services, the jiahdi networks, and those surrounding President Musharraf to find out what's goin...
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