Hopkins Digital Shorts deliver high-quality scholarship and compelling narratives in an abbreviated, electronic format. Whether excerpted from forthcoming or classic backlist titles or developed wit……続きを見る
If I Am Not For Myself is a passionate, thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be Jewish in the twenty-first century. It traces the author's upbringing in 1960s Jewish-American suburbia, ……続きを見る
著者:C. Eric Lincoln
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2011年04月01日
A classic work on religion and the racial problems of modern america -now brought up to date.
Since the early days of the Republic, Americans' exuberant, unchastened idealism, their commitment to th……続きを見る
著者:Havelock Ellis
出版社: The Perfect Library
発売日: 2013年09月04日
7 works of Havelock Ellis British physician, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality (1859-1939)
This ebook presents a collection of 7 works of Havelock Ellis. A dynamic table of co……続きを見る
著者:Paolo Parigi
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
During the Counter-Reformation in southern Europe, Catholic Church officials developed rules to legitimize miracles performed by candidates to sainthood. The Rationalization of Miracles uncovers a t……続きを見る
Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect, but there is also a growing cons……続きを見る
著者:Rory Mackenzie
出版社: Taylor and Francis
発売日: 2007年01月24日
Vastly different in belief and practice, two new Buddhist religious movements in Thailand, namely the Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke emerged in Thailand in the 1970s at a time of political unce……続きを見る
In the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), girls can become valuable property as plural wives, but boys are expendable, even a liability. In this powerful a……続きを見る
著者:Christopher Dawson
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2009年08月05日
In this new edition of his classic work, Religion and the Rise of Western Culture, Christopher Dawson addresses two of the most pressing subjects of our day: the origin of Europe and the religious r……続きを見る
The Post-Secular in Question considers whether there has in fact been a religious resurgence of global dimensions in recent decades. This collection of original essays by leading academics represent……続きを見る
Abortion. Homosexuality. Environmentalism. Evolution. Conservative positions on these topics are the current boundaries of mainstream Evangelical Christianity. But what if the theological arguments ……続きを見る
著者:Bryan S. Turner
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
While the relationships between ethics and religion, and violence and politics, are of enduring interest, the interface between religion and violence is one of the most problematic features of the c……続きを見る
Ashkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an increased risk……続きを見る
There is an increasing interest in religion and belief and the diverse forms these take in the contemporary world. This timely book provides a unique analysis of these issues through a discussion of……続きを見る
著者:Raymond Breton
出版社: McGill-Queen's University Press
発売日: 2012年03月09日
In recent decades the ebb and flow of immigration to Canada has changed significantly, with the majority of immigrants coming from non-European countries. A striking feature of this shift is that a ……続きを見る
著者:Lee A. Smithey
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
In Northern Ireland, a once seemingly intractable conflict is in a state of transformation. Lee A. Smithey offers a grassroots view of that transformation, drawing on interviews, documentary evidenc……続きを見る
The collection provides insights on developments in post-traditional religiosity (especially 'New Age' and 'Neo-Paganism') through studies of rave's Gnostic narratives of ascensionism and re-enchant……続きを見る
In How Jesus Became Christian, Barrie Wilson Ph.D. confronts one of the simplestーyet undiscoveredーquestions of religious history: How did a young, well-respected rabbi become the head of a cult th……続きを見る
What is the status of religious freedom in the world today? What barriers does it face? What are the realistic prospects for improvement, and why does this matter? The Future of Religious Freedom ad……続きを見る
God's Plenty examines the religious landscape of Kingston, Ontario, in the twenty-first century. The rich religious life of Kingston - a mid-sized city with a strong sense of its history and its sta……続きを見る
As religion has become more visible in public life, with closer relations of co-operation with government as well as a force in some political campaigns, its place in public life has become more con……続きを見る
Engagingly and clearly written by a highly respected theologian, God, Sex, and Gender is the first comprehensive introduction to a theology of both sexuality and gender available in a single volume.……続きを見る
The struggle between Catholic and Protestant has shaped Irish history since the Reformation, with tragic consequences up to the present day. But how do Catholics and Protestants in Ireland see each ……続きを見る
著者:Norman Doe
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2016年02月12日
Christian Law: Contemporary Principles offers a detailed comparison of the laws of churches across ten distinct Christian traditions worldwide: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Ref……続きを見る
Volumes have been written about the role the Religious Right played in achieving its ultimate goal - the presidency of George W. Bush. But few know the primary and essential role played by Catholi……続きを見る
In this highly original approach to the history of the United States, James Moore focuses on the extraordinary role that prayer has played in every area of American life, from the time of the first ……続きを見る
著者:Stella Rock
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2007年09月10日
This book dispels the widely-held view that paganism survived in Russia alongside Orthodox Christianity, demonstrating that 'double belief', dvoeverie, is in fact an academic myth.
Scholars, citing ……続きを見る
Why Were the Teachings of the Original Christians Brutally Suppressed by the Roman Church?
• Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess
• B……続きを見る
In his iconoclastic and controversial study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in global culture to a disturbing examination of recent H……続きを見る
著者:Gerardo Marti
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational lea……続きを見る