Eric - Church & State 1

Dawkins and Hitchens have convinced many western intellectuals that secularism is the way forward. But most people don't read their books before deciding whether to be religious. Instead, they inher……続きを見る

The Other Zions tells the fascinating and little-known stories of independent Jewish states, kingdoms, and tribes throughout history. Though Israel is the only Jewish nation most people can name, th……続きを見る

Rituals can provoke or escalate conflict, but they can also mediate it and although conflict is a normal aspect of human life, mass media technologies are changing the dynamics of conflict and shapi……続きを見る

Rituals can provoke or escalate conflict, but they can also mediate it and although conflict is a normal aspect of human life, mass media technologies are changing the dynamics of conflict and shapi……続きを見る

"Politics in the Pews probes the internal dynamics of political decision making within the Black church." ---William E. Nelson, Jr., Research Professor, Department of African American and African St……続きを見る

In its portrayal of Judaism as a worldwide conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of Christian civilization, the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion remains one of the most infamous documents e……続きを見る

Learn how to face your fears and and live into courageous and faithful action with Fear Not. Americans live in a culture of fear, whether we know it or care to admit it. Who will attack us next? Who……続きを見る

The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells……続きを見る

John Leland (1754-1841) was one of the most influential and entertaining religious figures in early America. As an itinerant revivalist, he demonstrated an uncanny ability to connect with a popular ……続きを見る

Pandemieën en protestanten onderzocht vanuit historisch perspectief, de spanning tussen religieuze loyaliteit en verantwoordelijkheid voor volksgezondheid. De Covid-19 pandemie heeft laten zien dat ……続きを見る

American Faith is about my personal journey with the concept of separation of church and state. I use biblical and historical events added with personal struggles to emphasize how I view the concept……続きを見る

Our nation is becoming ever more politicized. Everything from the environment to human gender have become political issues. While the old sentiment of not preaching politics from the pulpit may have……続きを見る

This brief introduction surveys Christian thinking on an array of topics related to security and peace from a just war perspective. Drawing primarily on Scripture and theology, Eric Patterson explor……続きを見る

This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The chapters explore the roots of contemporary American religion from the 1950s up to the pr……続きを見る

Though much has already been written on religious freedom in the United States, these treatments have come mostly from historians, legal scholars, and advocates, with relatively little attention fro……続きを見る

America is known for being the home of the brave and land of the free, which, in itself, is not a bad thing. This is what separates us from the majority of the rest of the world. We have freedoms th……続きを見る

Politics in a Religious World examines why US diplomacy often misunderstands, if not ignores, the role of religion in international conflicts. After the Cold War, it became evident that religion was……続きを見る

A compelling history of atheism in American public life A much-maligned minority throughout American history, atheists have been cast as a threat to the nation's moral fabric, barred from holding pu……続きを見る

“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” –Frederick Douglass, 1845 The prophets of old were not easy to listen to because ……続きを見る

What is causing the American public to move more openly into alt-right terrain? What explains the uptick in anti-immigrant hysteria, isolationism, and an increasing willingness to support alternativ……続きを見る

When traditional Christian assumptions are abandoned, the problem is not so much that society will flounder about aimlessly but rather with what will rush in to take their place. In "A Study In The ……続きを見る

The Fiscal Cliff is coming and there is no-one on the Earth that can fix the mess we are in. No one except God. Only the Divine Wisdom, of the great innovator could ever offer a true solution to the……続きを見る

The religious beliefs of America’s founding fathers have been a popular and contentious subject for recent generations of American readers. In The Founders and the Bible, historian Carl J. Richard c……続きを見る

L’île de Timor, à la limite des mondes asiatiques et pacifiques, occupe une place très particulière dans l’histoire du christianisme. Le catholicisme y fut introduit dès les années 1550 par les domi……続きを見る

The Law, original French title La Loi, is a 1849 book by Frédéric Bastiat. It was published one year after the third French Revolution of 1848 and one year before his death of tuberculosis at age 49……続きを見る

This collection of thirteen original essays by Orestes Augustus Brownson (1803–1876), a major political and philosophical figure in the American Catholic intellectual tradition, presents his develop……続きを見る

The Architectonics of Hope provides a critical excavation and reconstruction of the Schmittian seductions that continue to bedevil contemporary political theology. Despite a veritable explosion of i……続きを見る

This book focuses on two key aspects of hate crime in the UK since 1945: those motivated by racial and religious prejudices. It examines factors that have underpinned the emergence and occurrence of……続きを見る

"We will make America strong again. We will make America safe again. And we will make America great again. Greater than ever before!” ー President Donald J. Trump The ultimate collection of Presiden……続きを見る

La scène de la vie quotidienne qu’offre la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) depuis quelques décennies est marquée par une crise d’identité due à de multiples mouvements de rébellions armées et……続きを見る