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Mind, Body & Spirit

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Mind, Body & Spirit

Hardback. Begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. It shows how social contracts emerged, rooted in biblical notions of covenant, and how they developed in the rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLP5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122106
ISBN
9780691122106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 67.52

Paperback. Introduces Islam to readers with Christian or Jewish backgrounds. This book starts with the central feature of Muslim faith and life: the Quran. It compares Jesus and Muhammad, describes Islamic commandments and rituals, details the structures of Sunni and Shi'ite communities, and lays out central Islamic beliefs on war, women, and mysticism. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122335
ISBN
9780691122335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. Since its publication in the mid-eighteenth century, Hume's discussion of miracles has been the target of severe and often ill-tempered attacks. This book offers a systematic response to these attacks. Arguing that these criticisms have rested on misreadings, it begins by providing a narrative of the way Hume's argument actually unfolds. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122434
ISBN
9780691122434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.09

Hardback. Explores the issue of same-sex marriage through a range of biblical, historical, liturgical, and theological evidence. From David's love for Jonathan through the singleness of Jesus and Paul to the all-male heaven of John's Apocalypse, this title addresses pertinent passages in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Editor(s): Jordan, Mark D. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX6; HRJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123462
ISBN
9780691123462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.23

Paperback. Explores what the interrogations reveal about the individual and communal lives of those interrogated and how the interrogations themselves shaped villagers' perceptions of those lives. This book shows how heretical and orthodox beliefs flourished side by side and what life was like in one particular time and place. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123714
ISBN
9780691123714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. The world's three great monotheistic religions have spent most of their historical careers in conflict or competition with each other. This book is a comprehensive and approachable comparative introduction to these religions. It tells the story of the foundation and formation of the three monotheistic communities, of their historical presence. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRAC; HRAX; HRC; HRH; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123721
ISBN
9780691123721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. The world's three great monotheistic religions have spent most of their historical careers in conflict or competition with each other. This book is a comprehensive and approachable comparative introduction to these religions. It tells the story of the foundation and formation of the three monotheistic communities, of their historical presence. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRAC; HRAX; HRC; HRH; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123738
ISBN
9780691123738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. Do religious arguments have a public role in the post-9/11 world? Can we hold democracy together despite fractures over moral issues? Are there moral limits on the struggle against terror? Drawing inspiration from Whitman, Dewey, and Ellison, this book aims to sketch the proper role of religious discourse in a democracy. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HRLP5; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123820
ISBN
9780691123820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.04

Paperback. Addresses questions such as: Are congregations effective vehicles for providing broad-based social programs, or are they best at supporting their own members? How many local congregations have formal programs to assist needy families? This book represents an evenhanded benchmark of information for the coming-debate. Num Pages: 376 pages, 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP5; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126289
ISBN
9780691126289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Offers a philosophical meditation on the problem of evil. This title uses the Genesis story of the Fall as the starting point for a profound articulation of the human condition. It shows us that evil expresses the rage of a subject who knows both that he is an image of an infinite God and that he must die. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126937
ISBN
9780691126937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.20

Hardback. Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. This book tells the story of early Christian concepts of sin, exploring the ways that sin came to shape ideas about God no less than about humanity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128900
ISBN
9780691128900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. Presents an array of works that together offer a view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters in this work are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world. It is intended for scholars, students, and general readers. Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129723
ISBN
9780691129723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. For much of the twentieth century, Confucianism was condemned by Westerners and East Asians alike as antithetical to modernity. This book shows how classical Confucian theory - with its emphasis on family ties, self-improvement, education, and the social good - is highly relevant to the pressing dilemmas. Editor(s): Bell, Daniel A. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HRKN1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130057
ISBN
9780691130057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. In the summer of 1964, the turmoil of the civil rights movement reached its peak in Mississippi, with activists across the political spectrum claiming that God was on their side in the struggle over racial justice. This work takes us back to this place and time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; HRC; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130675
ISBN
9780691130675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. How did the Bible survive the Enlightenment? Showing how Protestant translators and scholars in the 18th century transformed the Bible from a book justified by theology to one justified by culture, this book offers a history of the Bible in the century of its greatest crisis and, in turn, a new vision of this century and its effects on religion. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130699
ISBN
9780691130699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. Presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity. Editor(s): Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130989
ISBN
9780691130989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.23

Paperback. A collection of quotations on various things from the relationship between church and state to the status of women. It lays out the positions of the founders of America on more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of loved ones, the raising of children, the reliability of biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism. Editor(s): Hutson, James H. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GBCQ; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133836
ISBN
9780691133836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? This work identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosophers - Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133928
ISBN
9780691133928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Hardback. "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. This title tells the story of how a relatively obscure and malleable collection of Buddhist texts of uncertain origin came to be so revered - and so misunderstood - in the West. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HREC; HRES; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134352
ISBN
9780691134352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Brings together leading Christian scholars of diverse theological and ethical perspectives - Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist - to address fundamental questions of state and civil society, international law and relations, the role of the nation, and issues of violence and its containment. Editor(s): Coleman, John A. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; HRCX6; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134819
ISBN
9780691134819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.93

Hardback. An anthology of writings by twenty-one scientists, from the dawn of the Scientific Revolution to the frontiers of science, about their faith, their views about God, and the place religion holds - or doesn't - in their lives in light of their commitment to science. Editor(s): Frankenberry, Nancy K. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134871
ISBN
9780691134871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn't happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135496
ISBN
9780691135496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.88

Hardback. Tells how Jan Jeroenszoon, through great personal courage and faith in the rule of law, managed to survive gruesome torture and vindicate himself by successfully arguing at trial that the authorities remained subject to the law even in times of war. Translator(s): Grayson, J. C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135649
ISBN
9780691135649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.20

Paperback. In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about Satanic cults. This book provides historical awareness that stories of Satanic atrocities are both inventions of the mind and perennial phenomena, not authentic criminal events. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136295
ISBN
9780691136295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.39

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