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The 19th century was, to a large extent, the ‘British century’. Great Britain was the great world power and its institutions, beliefs and values had an immense impact on the world far beyond its for……続きを見る

André Trocmé of Le Chambon is famous for his role in saving thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II. But his bold deeds did not spring from a void. They were rooted in his understanding……続きを見る

In his highly praised book Faith and the Presidency, Gary Scott Smith cast a revealing light on the role religion has played in presidential politics throughout our nation's history, offering compre……続きを見る

Isocrate. DE quoi s’agit-il, M.  l’abbé  ? a-t-on blessé le dogme et la morale  ?     Testis unus. Non, mais la discipline.     Isocrate.……続きを見る

Russia is not only vast, it is also culturally diverse, the core of an empire that spanned Eurasia. In addition to the majority Russian Orthodox and various other Christian groups, the Russian Feder……続きを見る

It has been maintained that the secular nature of modern human rights makes them incompatible with the religious orientation of African and non-Western societies. However, in view of the resilience ……続きを見る

The media portrayal of conservative Christians in the wake of terrorist attacks is frightening. Instead of distinguishing biblical Christianity from Islamic fundamentalism, liberal journalists lump ……続きを見る

The Moot was the study and discussion group set by J.H. Oldham (1874-1969) following the 1937 Oxford conference on "Church, Community and State". Its purpose was to continue, in an informal but seri……続きを見る

Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture the forgotten story of Matthias the Prophet, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel.In the hands of Johnson an……続きを見る

This book throws new light on the study of India's development through an exploration of the triangular relationship between federalism, nationalism and the development process. It focuses on one of……続きを見る

Conor Cruise O'Brien's brilliant and hugely controversial 1965 essay on the political convictions of W. B. Yeats is the title-piece for this superb 1988 collection of pieces on politics, religion, n……続きを見る

Revising dominant accounts of Puritanism and challenging the literary history of sentimentalism, Sympathetic Puritans argues that a Calvinist theology of sympathy shaped the politics, religion, rhet……続きを見る

The debate over the framers’ concept of freedom of religion has become heated and divisive. This scrupulously researched book sets aside the half-truths, omissions, and partisan arguments, and inste……続きを見る

The debate over the framers’ concept of freedom of religion has become heated and divisive. This scrupulously researched book sets aside the half-truths, omissions, and partisan arguments, and inste……続きを見る

At the heart of the biblical myth of chosenness is the idea that God has blessed a people to be a blessing to others. It is a mission of solemn responsibility. The six British and American thinkers ……続きを見る

Church-state relations during the Soviet period were much more complex and changeable than is generally assumed. From the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 until the 21st Party Congress in……続きを見る

Debates over the proper relationship between church and state in America tend to focus either on the founding period or the twentieth century. Left undiscussed is the long period between the ratific……続きを見る

The explosive growth of the immigrant population since the 1960s has raised concerns about its impact on public life, but only recently have scholars begun to ask how religion affects the immigrant ……続きを見る

A systematic understanding of progressive Christianity and the reasons for them. Progressive Christianity is a family of perspectives that vigorously rejects the “religious right” as a gross distort……続きを見る

Winner of an Award of Merit in the Christianity Today Book Awards, History/Biography category On January 17, 1776, one week after Thomas Paine published his incendiary pamphlet Common Sense, Connect……続きを見る

This book is the first systematic attempt to study the situation of European and American Muslims after 9/11, and to present a comprehensive analysis of their religious, political, and legal situati……続きを見る

Although it is often charged with hostility toward religion, First Amendment doctrine in fact treats religion as a distinctive human good. It insists, however, that this good be understood abstractl……続きを見る

Was the birth of the Republic an accident of history or part of a divine plan? Is God on America's side? Is it possible a providential hand intervened at critical junctures during the American Revol……続きを見る

The book, "Faces of Terrorism and The Ultimate Solution", takes the reader's mind away from the barriers of caste and creed, towards a soothing inclination to think about a peaceful human society. T……続きを見る

An era has ended. The political expression that most galvanized evangelicals during the past quarter-century, the Religious Right, is fading. What's ahead is unclear. Millions of faith-based voters ……続きを見る

Iran is a key player in some of the most crucial issues of our time. But because of its relative diplomatic isolation and the partisan nature of conflicting accounts voiced by different interest gro……続きを見る

Most observers explain evangelical Christians' bedrock support for Israel as stemming from the apocalyptic belief that the Jews must return to the Holy Land as a precondition for the second coming o……続きを見る

Këshillë: Misjonerët mundohen të përhapin krishtërimin, Çifutët mundohen të përhapin fenë dhe mëndimet e tyre të shtrembëra, shtëpia botuese Hakikat me qendër ne Stamboll mundohet të përhapë Islamin……続きを見る

The Desideratum is a book about perversions of thought, the consequences thereof, and the discovery of salvation. It is also about you, the reader of these lines. What kind of a person are you? What……続きを見る

The Church and the Market is a vigorous and lively defense of the market economy and a withering attack on all forms of state intervention. It covers labor unions, monopoly, money and banking, busin……続きを見る