The Jefferson Bible: The Life And Morals Of
In 1804 Thomas Jefferson decided to study the gospels to see if he could distill the essence of Jesus' teachings into a concise book that could be quickly read and easily understood. This volume is th...
Falun Gong: The End Of Days
The first full account in English of the ongoing conflict between the Chinese government and the Falun Gong, a religious movement that claims millions of followers. The world first took notice of a re...
Muslim Politics
In this updated paperback edition, Dale Eickelman and James Piscatori explore how the politics of Islam play out in the lives of Muslims throughout the world. They discuss how recent events such as Se...
Xenophobia In Seventeenth-Century India
It is tempting to think of precolonial India as a harmonious society, but was it? This study brings evidence from new and unexpected sources to take position in the sensitive debate over that question...
Global Political Islam
This book offers an accessible and comprehensive account of political Islam in the twenty-first century. Drawing on insights from comparative politics, sociology, international relations and Islamic...
Religion In Public Life: Must Faith Be Privatized?
How far can religion play a part in the public sphere, or should it be only a private matter? Roger Trigg examines this question in the context of today's pluralist societies, where many different bel...
On Religion
When Marx declared religion the opium of the people, he voiced a central tenet of the philosophy that bears his name. In this collection of essays and letters, the founders of Marxism discuss the orig...
Islam And Nation: Separatist Rebellion In Aceh, Indonesia
Rooted in the latest theoretical debates about nationalism and ethnicity, yet written in an accessible and engaging style, "Islam and Nation" presents a fascinating study of the genesis, growth and de...
Political Theology II: The Myth Of The Closure Of Any Political Theology
Political Theology II is Carl Schmitt's last book. Part polemic, part self-vindication for his involvement in the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), this is Schmitt's most theological r...
Religion, Conflict And Reconciliation
Religion plays a part in many conflicts in the world. But what role? Is conflict usually economic and/or ethnic at root, with religion becoming a part of it only secondarily? Or does the very formatio...
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