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Sacred words often provide succor, summoned to comfort individual victims and entire communities ravaged by acts of violence. History also demonstrates, however, that religious discourse, like rheto……続きを見る

Das Buch untersucht in unterschiedlichen räumlichen Kontexten den Zusammenhang von Religion und Politik vom 7. Jahrhundert bis in die jüngste Vergangenheit. Aus historischer, theologisch-systematisc……続きを見る

In the diasporic communities of Roman Catholics in Ukraine (Murafa) and Greek Catholics in Poland (Biały Bór) religion and the local clergy play a dominant role in the process of constructing new id……続きを見る

« ‹Wa mbòk wa kar ki bed a yob›, autrement dit*, ‹*on ne saurait grimper sur un arbre avec un seul bras› » (Sagesse Béti/Cameroun, pour exprimer la notion de solidarité). Prenant comme point de dépa……続きを見る

This is the first Polish ethnological monograph to present how biblical themes function in folk culture in the context of rituals, customs and iconographic records and is based on ethnographic sourc……続きを見る

This book discusses various dimensions of the philosophical problems posed by the conception of identity. It looks at philosophical debates centred on ethnic identity, nationalism, and culture, wher……続きを見る

Negotiating Palestinian Womanhood: Encounters between Palestinian Women and American Missionaries, 1880s–1940s is the first analytical study to examine the American Quaker educational enterprise in ……続きを見る

In "Frauds and Follies of the Fathers," J. M. Wheeler presents a meticulous examination of the fallibility and contradictions within religious institutions and their founding figures. Employing a cr……続きを見る

This enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, co……続きを見る

A well-worn, often-told tale of woe. American higher education has been secularized. Religion on campus has declined, died, or disappeared. Deemed irrelevant, there is no room for the sacred in Amer……続きを見る

This book gives an in-depth analysis of the role of faith in the work of Tearfund, a leading evangelical relief and development NGO that works in over 50 countries worldwide. The study traces the ch……続きを見る

Historien, chrétien, citoyen engagé… Les visages publics de Jean-Dominique Durand sont divers et, si ce volume d’hommage concerne d’abord sa profession d’historien, le lecteur ne peut pas oublier le……続きを見る

William Carey (1761-1834) kom til at spille en enorm rolle for udbredelsen af den kristne tro, da han grundlagde den moderne kristne missionsbevægelse og satte sig for at oversætte Bibelen til hele ……続きを見る

Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese societies, Christians have been powerful catalysts of social activism in seeking to establish democracy and rule of law in mainland Chin……続きを見る

Como una fuente de inspiración y orientación para los redactores, escritores y editores, esta compilación reúne las instrucciones dadas por Elena de White sobre estos oficios específicos a lo largo ……続きを見る

Discover practical advice on resolving conflicts and dealing with crises within the church---and learn how to turn each situation into an opportunity for grace. In this hope-filled book, experts Bar……続きを見る

This edition does not include illustrations. Britain’s greatest religious historian chronicles the rise and rise of fundamentalism. One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is reli……続きを見る

Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context is the first book to provide a broadly interdisciplinary approach to understanding the leadership crisis in the Catholic Church in the wake of the sex ab……続きを見る

Projects That Matter introduces project leaders and teams to the five basic elements of project design and describes in detail a six-step process for designing and implementing a project evaluation ……続きを見る

Knowledge is power, and the way knowledge is shared in a congregation can build up or break down community. When congregational leaders are sensitive to the ways that information should be shared, t……続きを見る