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73 produkter
Religious Complexity in the Public Sphere
Comparing Nordic Countries
Inbunden, 2017
1643 kr
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This book is an empirical comparative study of the complexity of religion in the public spheres of the five Nordic countries. The result of a five-year collaborative research project, the work examines how increasingly religiously diverse Nordic societies regulate, debate, and negotiate religion in …
Religion and Politics in Post-Socialist Central and Southeastern Europe
Challenges since 1989
Av S. Ramet
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This volume examines the political engagement of religious associations in the post-socialist countries of Central and Southeastern Europe, with a focus on revelations about the collaboration of clergy with the communist-era secret police, intolerance, and controversies about the inclusion of …
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the 2012 Election
Av L. Perry
Inbunden, 2014
1098 kr
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This book seeks to address the question of how we should understand the impact of Mitt Romney's faith in the 2012 election. As the first Mormon to earn a presidential nomination from a major party, the book provides a comprehensive study of Romney's historic candidacy.
Clerical Sexual Abuse
How the Crisis Changed US Catholic Church-State Relations
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical …
Mediating Religion and Government
Political Institutions and the Policy Process
Av E. Oldmixon
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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The study of religion and politics is a strongly behavioral sub-discipline, and within the American context, scholars place tremendous emphasis on its influence on political attitudes and behaviors, resultuing in a better understanding of religion's ability to shape voting patterns, party …
Global Religions and International Relations: A Diplomatic Perspective
Av P. Ferrara
Inbunden, 2013
1098 kr
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With a religious re-emergence in international relations, this book provides an introduction to the role religions play within the global political arena. Culled from theoretical, practical, and real-world experiences, Ferrara explains the role religion now plays in global affairs on diplomatic and …
Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left Rhetoric
The Road to Compromise
Av K. Fry
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This book covers arguments made by various sides of the political-religious divide from the past 30 years, showing what the actual differences are between these groups. By stressing the typically ignored similarities, the book better informs partisans and the public to move debate forward.
Faith-Based Organizations at the United Nations
Av Jeff Haynes
Inbunden, 2014
1207 kr
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The book examines selected faith-based organisations (FBOs) and their attempts to seek to influence debate and decision-making at the United Nations (UN). Increasing attention on FBOs in this context has followed what is widely understood as a widespread, post-Cold War "religious resurgence." The …
Catholic Church in Polish History
From 966 to the Present
Inbunden, 2017
1425 kr
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The book chronicles the evolution of the church's political power throughout Poland's unique history. Beginning in the tenth century, the study first details how Catholicism overcame early challenges in Poland, from converting the early polytheists to pushing back the Protestant Reformation half a …
Christianity in Chinese Public Life: Religion, Society, and the Rule of Law
Av J. Carpenter, K. den Dulk m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This book analyzes the interaction of religion, society, and governance in China - suggesting it is much more subtle and complex than common convention suggests. The edited work addresses civic engagement, religion, Christianity, and the rule of law in contemporary Chinese society.
Religion, Politics, and Values in Poland
Continuity and Change Since 1989
Av Sabrina P. Ramet, Irena Borowik
Inbunden, 2016
1643 kr
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This volume brings together leading scholars to examine how the Church has brought its values into the political sphere and, in the process, alienated some of the younger generation. Since the disintegration of the communist one-party state at the end of the 1980s, the Catholic Church has pushed …
Presidential Faith and Foreign Policy
Jimmy Carter the Disciple and Ronald Reagan the Alchemist
Av W. Steding
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This book explores the relationship between the religious beliefs of presidents and their foreign policymaking. Through the application of a new methodological approach that provides a cognetic narrative of each president, this study reveals the significance of religion's impact on U.S. foreign …
Worldview of Redemptive Violence in the US
Inbunden, 2014
508 kr
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Through US military history, Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence, the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict …
Politicization of Religion, the Power of Symbolism
The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This book examines the role religion played in the dismantling of Yugoslavia; addressing practical concerns of inter-ethnic fighting, religiously-motivated warfare, and the role religion played within the dissolution of the nation.
Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith
The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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(Ab)use of religion as a political means to an end: the achievement of nationalist political goals, analyzing 'how' through which mechanisms this phenomenon has been and still is practiced in South-Eastern Europe.
Sponsoring Sufism
How Governments Promote “Mystical Islam” in their Domestic and Foreign Policies
Av F. Muedini
Inbunden, 2015
1098 kr
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Sponsoring Sufism argues that governments are sponsoring Sufism not only because they see it as an 'apolitical' movement that won't challenge their existing authority, but also that ties to Sufi orders gives them religious credibility, something they seek as they face the rise of Islamist parties.
Religious Liberty in a Lockean Society
Inbunden, 2017
607 kr
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This book assesses the concept of religious liberty in the United States according to the political theory of John Locke. Protecting the individual freedom of religion without infringing on the rights of others or on legitimate political authority requires delicate balance. The work analyzes …
Religion and Politics in Post-Socialist Central and Southeastern Europe
Challenges since 1989
Av S. Ramet
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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This volume examines the political engagement of religious associations in the post-socialist countries of Central and Southeastern Europe, with a focus on revelations about the collaboration of clergy with the communist-era secret police, intolerance, and controversies about the inclusion of …
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the 2012 Election
Av L. Perry
Häftad, 2015
1098 kr
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This book seeks to address the question of how we should understand the impact of Mitt Romney's faith in the 2012 election. As the first Mormon to earn a presidential nomination from a major party, the book provides a comprehensive study of Romney's historic candidacy.
Clerical Sexual Abuse
How the Crisis Changed US Catholic Church-State Relations
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The book discusses the changing relationship between American Catholic Bishops and civil authorities in the United States, as civil authority has eclipsed traditional Catholic ecclesiastical privilege and clerical exemption resulting from the hierarchical mismanagement and cover-up of clerical …
Mediating Religion and Government
Political Institutions and the Policy Process
Av E. Oldmixon
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The study of religion and politics is a strongly behavioral sub-discipline, and within the American context, scholars place tremendous emphasis on its influence on political attitudes and behaviors, resultuing in a better understanding of religion's ability to shape voting patterns, party …
Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left Rhetoric
The Road to Compromise
Av K. Fry
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book covers arguments made by various sides of the political-religious divide from the past 30 years, showing what the actual differences are between these groups. By stressing the typically ignored similarities, the book better informs partisans and the public to move debate forward.
Presidential Faith and Foreign Policy
Jimmy Carter the Disciple and Ronald Reagan the Alchemist
Av W. Steding
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book explores the relationship between the religious beliefs of presidents and their foreign policymaking. Through the application of a new methodological approach that provides a cognetic narrative of each president, this study reveals the significance of religion's impact on U.S. foreign …
Worldview of Redemptive Violence in the US
Häftad, 2014
508 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Through US military history, Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence, the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict …
Politicization of Religion, the Power of Symbolism
The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States
Häftad, 2014
508 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines the role religion played in the dismantling of Yugoslavia; addressing practical concerns of inter-ethnic fighting, religiously-motivated warfare, and the role religion played within the dissolution of the nation.
Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith
The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States
Häftad, 2015
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
(Ab)use of religion as a political means to an end: the achievement of nationalist political goals, analyzing 'how' through which mechanisms this phenomenon has been and still is practiced in South-Eastern Europe.
Expanding Public Employee Religious Accommodation and Its Threat to Administrative Legitimacy
Häftad, 2019
521 kr
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In the wake of same-sex marriage legalization, most religious conservatives realize that they now share a minority viewpoint on many social issues. Such change has forced those formerly trying to forestall social evolution to instead seek legal recusal from engaging in matters that conflict with …
Evangelicals and Immigration
Fault Lines Among the Faithful
Av Ruth M. Melkonian-Hoover, Lyman A. Kellstedt
Häftad, 2018
882 kr
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The topic of immigration is at the center of contemporary politics and, from a scholarly perspective, existing studies have documented that attitudes towards immigration have brought about changes in both partisanship and voting behavior. However, many scholars have missed or misconstrued the role …
Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare
Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe
Av Paul Christopher Manuel, Miguel Glatzer
Häftad, 2019
937 kr
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This volume examines the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life in a representative sample of West European countries: newly democratized and long-established democracies, societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and welfare states …
Orthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe
Nationalism, Conservativism, and Intolerance
Häftad, 2020
1463 kr
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Orthodox Churches, like most religious bodies, are inherently political: they seek to defend their core values and must engage in politics to do so, whether by promoting certain legislation or seeking to block other legislation. This volume examines the politics of Orthodox Churches in Southeastern …
