PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation
Political Themes in the Hebrew Scriptures
Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices Henri Gooren, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Oakland University, USA
This book is the first in over a decade to attempt a systematic synthesis of the field of conversion studies, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and theology. Gooren analyzes conversion and disaffiliation in a worldwide comparative framework, using data from North America, Europe, and Latin America. October 2010 Hardback
196pp £60.00
Moderate and Secular Edited by Zeyno Baran, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute’s Center for Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World; Director, Center for Eurasian Policy
Jules Gleicher, Professor and Chairman, Political Science Department, Rockford College in Rockford, USA
This volume collects explorations of various selections from the Hebrew scriptures, focusing on these texts’ sacred teachings and their implications for issues of law, justice, and rulership. Representative examples include the Book of Genesis, the Moses narrative, and the Decalogue and other laws. April 2010 Hardback
268pp £55.00
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The Other Muslims
This book is a unique collection of alternative Muslim voices, predominantly from Europe, who come from a variety of backgrounds - academia, theology, acting, activism - and who make a transformational contribution to the debate of the future of Islam and Muslims in the West. April 2010 Hardback Paperback
224pp £62.00 £20.99
234x156mm 978-0-230-62187-9 978-0-230-62188-6
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Traditionalism and Radicalism in the History of Christian Thought Corneliu C. Simut, Reader in Historical and Dogmatic Theology; Director, Centre for the Research and Promotion of Evangelical Values, Emanuel University of Oradea, Romania
This book is concerned with the presentation and analysis of certain dogmatic issues such as christology, ecclesiology, pastoral work, anthropology, faith and bioethics among many others-all meant to illustrate how Christian thoughts stands between traditionalism and radicalism. It is both a dogmatic study and a historical overview of the topic. October 2010 Hardback
240pp £55.00
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