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paperback. Philosophy of Religion is an engaging introduction to the main tenets of this fascinating subject, written clearly and with detailed enough explanation to be accessible to those new to the field, whilst providing original and challenging ideas to more experienced students. Series: First Books in Philosophy S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405100885
ISBN
9781405100885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.92

Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345523
ISBN
9781861345523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.54

Hardcover. Based on a study of the major Muslim and Christian religious welfare organisations in Lebanon (including Hezbollah), and drawing upon supplementary research conducted in Iran, Egypt and Turkey, this book argues that religion is providing sophisticated solutions to the major social and economic problems of the Middle East. Num Pages: 323 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HR; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349538
ISBN
9781861349538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.15

hardcover. A bilingual (Nepali and English) critical edition of three complete, representative repertoires of shaman texts that have been collected over 20 years in Jajarkot District, Western Nepal. The volume includes both publicly chanted recitals and privately whispered spells of three shamans. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 706 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRLP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674607958
ISBN
9780674607958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.07
€ 88.32

Paperback. Examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations and community residents in upstate New York, this book argues that while some religious groups may be nostalgic for the Ozzie and Harriet days, others are changing. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086750
ISBN
9780691086750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Combines insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with sociology and addresses questions about civic and religious life that elude the 'social capital' concept. This book argues that to create civic relationships, groups need more than the right political beliefs or resources; they must learn new ways of being groups. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096513
ISBN
9780691096513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801090639
ISBN
9780801090639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Paperback. The apparent resurgence of hostility toward Jews has been a theme in discussions of Europe; at the same time, adversities faced by continent's Muslim population have received increasing attention. This book offers a historical and cultural clarification of key terms in these problems. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976147589
ISBN
9780976147589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

hardcover. The relationship between religion and violence has been the subject of intense academic and public discussion. Clarke seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence develop and considers how these differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118529751
ISBN
9781118529751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.68

Paperback. The first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought Editor(s): Behar, Moshe; Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
EUROSPAN
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584658856
ISBN
9781584658856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

paperback. Investigating the intertwinings of desire and faith, and drawing on Saint John of the Cross, Edith Stein, and Charles Taylor, this title offers a fresh understanding of free will, trust, and perception. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589661950
ISBN
9781589661950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

paperback. Examining, outlining, elucidating, and supplementing the existing body of scholarship concerning the medieval theological supposition that man was created as a replacement for fallen angels, this book traces the implications of the question from the first century of the common era to the present day. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024625195
ISBN
9788024625195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

hardcover. Exposing the religious roots of our ostensibly godless age, this study reveals that modernity is much less secular than conventional wisdom suggests. Beginning with the collapse of the medieval world, it argues that from the very beginning, moderns sought not to eliminate religion but to support a new view of religion and its place in human life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293455
ISBN
9780226293455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 79.09

Hardcover. This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment looks at the role of the Hindu tradition in the development of ecological awareness in India. It asks whether concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude amongst modern Hindus. Editor(s): Chapple, Christopher; Tucker, Mary E. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 620 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454250
ISBN
9780945454250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062234988
ISBN
9780062234988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.47

hardcover. This rhetorical and historical analysis of sermons in the reign of James I argues that the official polemic of Jacobean government belies its claim to religious consensus and political moderation in pre-Civil War England. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732215
ISBN
9780804732215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Multiple-component retail product. This two-volume handbook presents the most comprehensive coverage of the current state of the psychology of religion and spirituality. Editor(s): Pargament, Kenneth I. Num Pages: 1616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 234 x 104. Weight in Grams: 4014.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
1616
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433810770
ISBN
9781433810770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 607.10
€ 590.97

Hardback. This volume is a further step in the dialogue between psychology and religion. The central question is how psychology's understanding of human nature might be informed, altered, or expanded by historic Judeo-Christian perspectives. Editor(s): Miller, William R.; Delaney, Harold D. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRJ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591471615
ISBN
9781591471615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.54

paperback. Invites reader to explore some beautiful and some horrible ideas related to religious and mystical thought. This book focuses on the doctrine of Hell and its justification, presenting arguments on both sides of the controversy. Num Pages: 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215741
ISBN
9780253215741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

paperback. Jacques Derrida and an international group of philosophers of religion discuss Augustine in the light of postmodernism Editor(s): Caputo, John D.; Scanlon, Michael J. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217318
ISBN
9780253217318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A translation of Osbern Bokenham's "Legendys of Hooly Wummen" (1443-1447), the first all-female hagiography. Translated from Latinale Middle English, it contains the Augustinian friar's version of the stories of 13 women saints from gospel, apocrypha, martyrology and high-medieval history. Translator(s): Delany, Sheila. Series: Mediaeval Studies: Sources & Appraisals S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268012953
ISBN
9780268012953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. In this book, a group of renowned international scholars seek to discern the ways in which Simone Weil was indebted to Plato, and how her provocative readings of his work offer challenges to contemporary philosophy, theology, and spirituality. Editor(s): Doering, E. Jane; Springsted, Eric O. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025656
ISBN
9780268025656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

paperback. Following its introduction to Korea in the late nineteenth century, Protestantism grew rapidly both in numbers of followers and in influence, and remained a dominating social and political force throughout the twentieth century. This book charts this stunning growth and examines the shifting political associations of Korean Protestantism. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, tables, notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; HRCC9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989303
ISBN
9780295989303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

hardcover. Arguing that Western power is both "government" and "glory," this book reveals the "theological-economic" paradigm at the origin of several of the most important components of modern politics and illuminates the function of consent and the media in today's democracies. Translator(s): Chiesa, Lorenzo; Mandarini, Matteo. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760157
ISBN
9780804760157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

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