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Paperback. Offers a provocative range of views on "The Passion of the Christ". This book is organized in three parts. It focuses on the ethical and theological implications of the film's presentation of the Christian gospel. It proves to be a touchstone for adherents and detractors of the film alike. Editor(s): Beal, Tim; Linafelt, Tod. Series: Afterlives of the Bible S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5halftones, 4line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039763
ISBN
9780226039763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardcover. Examines the efforts of American Catholics to thwart eugenic policies, illuminating the ways in which Catholic thought transformed the public conversation about individual rights, the role of the state, and the intersections of race, community, and family. This title deals with the history of religion, science, politics, and human rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRCC7; HRCX6; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038988
ISBN
9780226038988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.03

Paperback. Examines how Pentecostalism has managed to achieve such ascendancy in a former British colony among people of predominantly African descent. This book argues that it has flourished because it successfully mediates between two historically central themes in Jamaican religious life. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HRCC99; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032863
ISBN
9780226032863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Hardcover. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226031873
ISBN
9780226031873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37
€ 82.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRQX5; JFFE; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029740
ISBN
9780226029740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226027845
ISBN
9780226027845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Forges an alliance between deconstruction and feminist theology and theory by demonstrating deconstruction's usefulness in addressing feminism's trouble with race. The book shows how the writings of Jacques Derrida and Luce Irigaray can be used to uncover feminism's white presumptions. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM; JFC; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026909
ISBN
9780226026909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Comprehensively engaging with Murdoch's work this volume gathers contributions from philosophers, theologians, and a literary critic to explore the significance of her ideas for contemporary thought. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021133
ISBN
9780226021133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. "Strong religion" draws on the results of the Fundamentalism Project to answer questions on the future of fundamentalism, the turn to violence and the threats posed to human rights, security and democratic forms of government. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM9; HRAX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014982
ISBN
9780226014982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. This study reveals an unorganized and previously unacknowledged religion at the heart of American culture. Nature, Albanese argues, has provided a compelling religious center throughout American history. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226011462
ISBN
9780226011462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Navigating a complex landscape between private and public domains, this book lays important groundwork for understanding the real meaning of secularism as it affects the real freedoms of a citizenry, an understanding of the utmost importance for so many countries that are now urgently facing new political possibilities. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRH; JPH; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010694
ISBN
9780226010694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005416
ISBN
9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005331
ISBN
9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. For a theologian who died in 1971, Reinhold Niebuhr is maintaining a remarkably high profile in the twenty-first century. This book tackles the complicated question of why, at a time of great uncertainty about America's proper role in the world, leading politicians and thinkers are turning to Niebuhr for answers. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004525
ISBN
9780226004525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Hardcover. Borrowing from translation and reading studies and weaving together the history of science with intellectual history, this title explores Darwin's global appeal from the perspective of several generations of Arabic readers and shows how Darwin's writings helped alter the social and epistemological landscape of the Arab learned classes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001302
ISBN
9780226001302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardcover. Insight meditation, which claims to offer practitioners a chance to escape all suffering by perceiving the true nature of reality, is one of the most popular forms of meditation today. Offering a narrative of the life and legacy of one of modern Buddhism's most important figures, this book provides an account of the development of mass meditation. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000800
ISBN
9780226000800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Koren Publishers Israel
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9789653015692
ISBN
9789653015692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.23

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility. Num Pages: 206 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 18 bla. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; KNSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138082496
ISBN
9781138082496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.24

Hardcover. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columba Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002295
ISBN
9781856076432
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. New Age and holistic beliefs and practices - sometimes called the "new spirituality" - are widely distributed across modern global society. "New Age Spirituality" examines these movements as a form of everyday or lived religion and repositions new age spirituality at the forefront of the contemporary study of religion. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781844657131
ISBN
9781844657131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.66

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