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Religion & beliefs
hardcover. An opportunity to assess the leading schools of thought in contemporary philosophy of religion. Discussions between adherents of the different schools should make it a useful text for assessing the deep proximities and divisions which characterize contemporary philosophy of religion. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z.; Tessin, Timothy. Series: Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333801758
- ISBN
- 9780333801758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.82
€ 119.82
Hardcover. Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333803882
- ISBN
- 9780333803882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
Paperback. The author argues that religion and science complement one another and, while they use different sources and methods, insights can be gleaned from both concerning our nature, the world, and God. Attention is given to Christianity but the discussion includes the teachings of five other religions. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804001
- ISBN
- 9780333804001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Paperback. This work discusses contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. The issues examined include abortion, embryo research and euthanasia. The book shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applied consistently to a range of bioethical problems. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRE; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333912805
- ISBN
- 9780333912805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.99
€ 76.99
Paperback. Examines ethical data from early and later sources in an attempt to understand the theoretical nature of Buddhist ethics and clarify its role. This book rejects the view that ethics are only of limited or provisional validity. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333913093
- ISBN
- 9780333913093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.99
€ 97.99
Hardback. Examines why so many British and American women novelists seem preoccupied with Biblical themes and stories. By analyzing texts in the context of myth and religion, however, the author also contributes to a number of the interdisciplinary debates taking place within women's studies. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918722
- ISBN
- 9780333918722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. This text explores the genesis, development, and religious significance of a literary and iconographic motif, involving a gang of urchins, usually male, who mock or assault a holy or eccentric person, typically an adult. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AGH; DSB; DSK; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918951
- ISBN
- 9780333918951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
Hardback. This work is an analysis of the whole frontier between religion and the environment. It considers the religious impact on human uses of time, space, materials, transport and foods, and the environmental effects of religious influence on various contemporary topics. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLP5; RN; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919743
- ISBN
- 9780333919743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920336
- ISBN
- 9780333920336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.79
€ 118.79
Hardback. This text discusses the dynamics of the Jewish creative response in the face of violence. Through the analysis of the histories of both the Christian and Jewish religious traditions, we are brought to an understanding of their relationship as a modern-day phenomenon. Editor(s): Abulafia, Anna Sapir. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921876
- ISBN
- 9780333921876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
Hardcover. Revivalist religions have a reputation for the policing of gender boundaries and roles and the blanket subjugation of women. This text explores why some western women choose to join Christian and Islamic revivalist movements. Series: Women's Studies at York. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333922873
- ISBN
- 9780333922873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333929896
- ISBN
- 9780333929896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
paperback. This text is more than an introduction to comparative philosophy in the East and West. It is also a guide to 'philosophizing' as a thinking process, and in addition to outlining the presuppositions of different traditions, it discusses their methods and techniques for reasoning. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333930687
- ISBN
- 9780333930687
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Condition: New
€ 118.21
€ 118.21
Hardcover. This title discusses evangelical women, power and religion. It looks at women's attitudes to ministry, work and childcare, marriage, money, and issues such as sex, abortion, divorce, and cohabitation. Amongst other things, chapters examine feminism from a Christian perspective. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HRCM; HRCV; JFSJ1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947616
- ISBN
- 9780333947616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Hardcover. Most modern literary theory is explicitly anti-theological. This work states the case for a contemporary literary theory whose principles derive from Christian theology. It concludes with an assessment of how such a theory can be formulated and used in contemporary cultural analysis. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964217
- ISBN
- 9780333964217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardcover. This text examines the role of Christian history in 19th-century definitions of homosexual identity. Frederick S. Roden charts the emergence of the modern homosexual in relation to religious, not exclusively sociological, discourses. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HRAX; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333986431
- ISBN
- 9780333986431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardback. This collection of essays discusses a wide range of issues from female education to lesbian passion, and the authors demonstrate through detailed case studies, women's skilful negotiation of the boundaries between personal religious beliefs, moral attitudes and social action. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HRA; HRC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993071
- ISBN
- 9780333993071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardback. This text places Dickens and Wilkie Collins against such important figures as John Henry Newman and George Eliot in seeking to recover their response to the religious controversies of mid-19th-century England. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993378
- ISBN
- 9780333993378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardback. The interpretation of Walter Benjamin's work presented here analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious scepticism and the desire for a religious foundation of social life. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF5; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993590
- ISBN
- 9780333993590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Hardback. Although seen widely as the 20th century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god fearing and the godless, this study of the religious dimension of the Cold War shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC2; HRCX6; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993989
- ISBN
- 9780333993989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99