Washington College Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture – serie
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16 produkter
Sacred Matters, Stately Concerns
Faith and Politics in Asia, Past and Present
Inbunden, 2014
1028 kr
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Politics and religion have been major forces throughout history, and they still are as anyone who pays attention to current events can see. Understandably, the relationship between religion and politics calls for careful and ongoing scholarly exploration. At the same time, global centers of …
Curriculum and the Culture Wars
Debating the Bible's Place in Public Schools
Av Melissa Deckman, Joseph Prud'homme
Häftad, 2014
475 kr
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Curriculum and the Culture Wars offers a fresh perspective on perennial debates about the role of religion in public schools, focusing on the intersection of religion and curriculum. This debate has been renewed in part due to the growth of elective Bible courses in public schools in many parts of …
Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace
The Contributions of the Guelen Movement
Av Ori Z. Soltes, Margaret A. Johnson
Inbunden, 2012
934 kr
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How can we address the seemingly endless conflicts in the world, particularly those arising from misunderstandings of Islam by both Muslims and non-Muslims? Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace: The Contributions of the Gülen Movement presents the essays of eight scholars who consider the …
Religious Authority and the Arts
Conversations in Political Theology
Inbunden, 2015
1079 kr
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The transcripted conversations that represent the substance of this volume are the result of a research project funded by the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. The product of nearly three years of interviews conducted with senior religious figures from a diversity of religious …
Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom
Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.
Inbunden, 2015
944 kr
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For close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., …
Philosophy of Human Nature in Christian Perspective
Av Peter Weigel, Joseph Prud’homme
Inbunden, 2015
917 kr
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In this work, leading contemporary philosophers discuss key facets of the human person from a variety of perspectives in Christian thought. This closely woven volume includes chapters by Nicholas Wolterstorff on the distinction between humans and other animals; Robert Sokolowski on language; …
Competing Schemas Within the American Liberal Democracy
An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Differing Perceptions of Church and State
Inbunden, 2016
1304 kr
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Competing Schemas Within the American Liberal Democracy is a compelling book that dispels many of the common myths concerning Church and State. This book shows that how one approaches the subject of religion and politics largely determines what types of conclusions one will draw. Shannon Holzer is …
City of Christian Love
The History and Importance of Nazareth
Av Raouf Abujaber, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2017
1157 kr
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City of Christian Love provides a detailed history of Nazareth from the dawn of the Christian Era until today with special focus on the religious communities found in this sacred city, including both the periods of tension and the periods of profound interreligious partnership and solidarity.
Charles R. Crane and Wilsonian Progressivism
Av Zacharie Leclair, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2017
1431 kr
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This book presents a study of the career of Charles R. Crane, a central player in President Woodrow Wilson’s entourage. In the wake of the U.S. intervention in the Great War, Crane participated in important diplomatic and fact-finding missions. Leclair follows Crane through revolutionary Russia and …
Forces of Secularity in the Modern World
Volume 1
Av Stephen Strehle, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2018
1228 kr
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Stephen Strehle is a leading scholar of church/state issues. In this volume, he focuses his rigorous historical analysis and philosophical acumen upon a topic of great interest today and source of cultural wars around the globe—the process of secularization. The book starts with a discussion of …
For the Life of the World
An Eastern Christian Approach to Nature and Environmental Care
Av Robin Gibbons, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2019
1095 kr
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For the Life of the World: An Eastern Christian Approach to Nature and Environmental Care explores climate change and global ecological issues via the ability of Christianity—one of the world’s most frequently practiced religions—to provide insight. Author Robin Gibbons outlines the tradition of …
Forces of Secularity in the Modern World
Volume 2
Av Stephen Strehle, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2020
1319 kr
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Stephen Strehle continues his detailed analysis of the secular forces that shape the modern world in this second and final volume to the study, offering a fresh perspective and solid philosophical, theological, and historical conclusions from his years of research. He continues to find forces of …
Religion, Economics, and Politics in FATA-KP
The Enduring Challenges of Merged Tribal Districts in Northwestern Pakistan
Av Tahir I. Shad, Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi
Inbunden, 2021
1077 kr
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This book provides a unique Pakistani perspective and understanding of a region that has not been studied extensively to date. Pakistan’s Frontier Region has been at the forefront of the War on Terror since 2001. The Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (now known as merged Tribal Districts) are …
Religion, Economics, and Politics in FATA-KP
The Enduring Challenges of Merged Tribal Districts in Northwestern Pakistan
Av Tahir I. Shad, Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi
Häftad, 2022
416 kr
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This book provides a unique Pakistani perspective and understanding of a region that has not been studied extensively to date. Pakistan’s Frontier Region has been at the forefront of the War on Terror since 2001. The Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (now known as merged Tribal Districts) are …
Divergent Foreign Policy Alliance
The US Towards Military-ruled Pakistan (1947-65)
Av Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2024
940 kr
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This book examines, through the use of archives and oral evidence, the role of the Pakistan Army in the context of Pakistan’s foreign policy and domestic politics. Focusing on its independent relationship with three instruments of policy-making in the United States – State Department, White House …
In Search of Polin
Chasing Jewish Ghosts in Today’s Poland
Av Gary S. Schiff, Joseph Prud'homme
Inbunden, 2012
803 kr
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Taking a unique, multi-faceted approach to the 1,000 years of Polish Jewish history in this volume, Gary S. Schiff combines academic scholarship with his own family’s long history and his insightful travel experiences and candid observations. From its earliest medieval days, to its «golden years» …
