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Showcases the powerful role of religion in shaping European attitudes on politics, political integration, and the national and continental identities of its leaders and citizens. In this book the authors present the cultural divide, rooted in the struggles of the reformation, resists the ongoing secularization of the continent. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 figures, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162006
ISBN
9781626162006
Condition: New

€ 201.82

Paperback. Showcases the powerful role of religion in shaping European attitudes on politics, political integration, and the national and continental identities of its leaders and citizens. In this book the authors show, this deep cultural divide, rooted in the struggles of the reformation, resists the ongoing secularization of the continent. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 figures, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160705
ISBN
9781626160705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.08

hardcover. How are we to think about religion and violence in the contemporary world, especially in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001? In this collection of essays, the contributors provide insights from and implications for the Western monotheistic traditions of Judaism and Christianity and their engagement with the secular world. Editor(s): Crockett, Clayton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFFE. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925615
ISBN
9780813925615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.64

paperback. How are we to think about religion and violence in the contemporary world, especially in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001? In this collection of essays, the contributors provide insights from and implications for the Western monotheistic traditions of Judaism and Christianity and their engagement with the secular world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRJ; HRLP5; JFFE. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925622
ISBN
9780813925622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.88

Paperback. aeo A major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. aeo Written in a stylish and accessible way, this book addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620473
ISBN
9780745620473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Hardback. This is a major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. In a stylish and accessible study, Hervieu--Leger addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620466
ISBN
9780745620466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Paperback. This volume focuses on exploring the impact of religion from a social science point of view by presenting the meaning system approach to the contemporary practice of religion, within social personality psychology and related fields; and to show the interdisciplinary, multimethod research being conducted within this framework. Editor(s): Silberman, Israela. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 228 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 61, Number 4, 2005
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152648
ISBN
9781405152648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Paperback. The Politics of Interpretation of Nationhoods. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
CENTRAL BOOKS
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9783643904287
ISBN
9783643904287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151016
ISBN
9780231151016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country s increasing secularity alongside religion s growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain s society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HRAC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 292 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135962
ISBN
9781405135962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Hardback. Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country s increasing secularity alongside religion s growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain s society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HRAC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135955
ISBN
9781405135955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

Hardcover. Starting from an ethnographic appraisal of the place of religious practices, and thereby returning to an approach more recently neglected, this book offers a detailed understanding of English everyday life. Three contemporary case studies disclose the complex patterns and compulsion of ordinary lives, including both moral and historical dimensions. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817266
ISBN
9781571817266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardback. This volume provides a significant new contribution to the understanding of the normative status of religion in liberal political philosophy. Editor(s): Laborde, Cecile; Bardon, Aurelia. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFK; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198794394
ISBN
9780198794394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.08

Paperback. Sheds light on how religion and philanthropy function in American society Editor(s): Davis, Thomas J. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HRAM; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009951
ISBN
9780253009951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HR; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Cape Town Press South Africa
Edition
2nd Rev and Expanded ed.
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780799215144
ISBN
9780799215144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Prayer in public schools, abortion, gay and lesbian rights - these divisive issues dominate American politics, revealing deep disagreements over basic moral values. This title explores the proper role of religious convictions in American public life. It proposes that religion can and should play an active, positive part in our society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; HRCM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406104
ISBN
9780878406104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.47

Hardback. This book reconstructs John Locke's political theology to offer a revolutionary theory of the secular as public religion. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785754
ISBN
9780804785754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.89

Paperback. This book reconstructs John Locke's political theology to offer a revolutionary theory of the secular as public religion. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785761
ISBN
9780804785761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. A reissue Religion in Secular Society (1966) by Bryan Wilson (1926-2004), a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford for thirty years and one of the leading sociologists of religion of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Bruce, Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQA; JFSR; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788379
ISBN
9780198788379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.90

Paperback. In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653471
ISBN
9780745653471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.37

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