An Introduction to Their Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Traditions
Nathanial Samuel Murrell
A comprehensive introduction to the Caribbean’s African-based religions
440 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figure, 9 halftones, 4 maps
A Saudi Arabian Perspective
Fahad Alhomoudi
Chronicling the unique religious-based travels of a Muslim in America
176 pages
| 6 x 9
The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious Movement
Jennifer Snook
An in-depth examination of American Heathenry and of those who practice and live according to its ethic
234 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figure, 7 halftones
Religious Perspectives on the Use of Animals in Science
Edited by Tom Regan
Presents the teachings of the major religions of the world concerning animals and their use in science
288 pages
A Philosophical Justification
Michael Martin
Logical reasons for being an atheist
254 pages
| 6 x 9
Michael Martin
A rational critique of Christianity
288 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
The Rastafari Reader
Edited by William David Spencer, Adrian Anthony McFarlane, and Nathanial Samuel Murrell
A comprehensive and indispensable study of the Rastafarian Movement
467 pages
| 7 x 10
| 1 table 1 figure
Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco
William Issel
How Catholic religious activism shaped the language and outcome of San Francisco's debates about over the common good and the public interest.
336 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones
A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas
Cornelia Dimmitt and J.A.B. van Buitenen
Fresh translations of the Mahapuranas, many available in English for the first time
388 pages
| 6 x 9
Leonard Swidler
An invitation to reflect on the core values of spirituality
160 pages
| 6 x 9
Pentecostals and Christian Base Communities in Brazil
Cecília Loreto Mariz
Evangelical religion plays a new role in the lives of Brazil's poor
208 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
A Thai Temple in Silicon Valley
Jiemin Bao
How a Thai Buddhist temple in northern California created a dynamic community that bridges national, racial, ethnic, religious, and gender differences
208 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 2 tables, 3 figures, 8 halftones
American Missionaries, Chinese Resistance, and the Rise of Modern Institutions in China
John R. Haddad
Why American missionaries started building schools, colleges, medical schools, hospitals, and YMCA chapters in China before 1900
350 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 map
Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
Schneur Zalman Newfield
How exiting ultra-Orthodox Judaism is not a single act of defiance, but an interactive process that extends for years after leaving
228 pages
| 6 x 9
Class, Bureaucracy, and Religion in American Education
Christian J. Churchill and Gerald Levy
Challenging the common idea that education can save the individual and society from major problems of the modern world
234 pages
| 6 x 9
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