If God be for Us

By Philip W. Barker

This volume examines the enduring nature of religious nationalism in modern Europe. Through a series of in-depth case studies covering Ireland, England, Poland, and Greece;...

Published August 19th 2008 by Routledge.

Gaia and Climate Change

A Theology of Gift Events

By Anne Primavesi

James Lovelock’s Gaia theory revolutionized the understanding of our place and role in the global environment. It is now accepted that our activities over the...

Published August 12th 2008 by Routledge.

British Buddhism

Teachings, Practice and Development

By Robert Bluck

British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice. It provides a survey of the seven largest Buddhist traditions in the United Kingdom,...

Published August 1st 2008 by Routledge.

Hate is the Sin

Putting Faces on the Debate over Human Sexuality

By John S. Munday

Arguments based in doctrine and scripture over the inclusion of homosexual people within Christian congregations and sacraments have done little to persuade the faithful on...

Published June 13th 2008 by Routledge.

Religion: The Basics

By Malory Nye

From the local to the global level, religion is – more than ever – an important and hotly debated part of modern life in the twenty-first century.

From...

Published May 8th 2008 by Routledge.

Religion, Terror and Violence

Religious Studies Perspectives

Edited by Bryan Rennie, Philip L. Tite

September 11 and the subsequent War on Terror continues to cast a long shadow over the world. Religion, Terror and Violence brings together a group...

Published March 31st 2008 by Routledge.

From Soil to God

By Chris Wilson

Ethno-religious violence in Indonesia illustrates in detail how and why previously peaceful religious communities can descend into violent conflict.

From 1999 until 2000, the conflict in...

Published March 31st 2008 by Routledge.

Religion, Language, and Power

Edited by Nile Green, Mary Searle-Chatterjee

Religion, Language and Power shows that the language of ‘religion’ is far from neutral, and that the packaging and naming of what English speakers call ‘religious’...

Published March 25th 2008 by Routledge.

Edited by Lloyd Ridgeon

In recent years, interest in Sufism – often regarded as the mystical dimension of Islam – has blossomed. Taught in European and American universities for...

Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.

Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements

Edited by Peter B. Clarke

New Religious Movements (NRMs) can involve vast numbers of followers and in many cases are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and...

Published January 17th 2008 by Routledge.