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Taoism, Bureaucracy and Popular Religion in Early Medieval China

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Nickerson

£25.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Harvard University, Asia Center

For those to whom "Taoism" is the Tao teaching and Chuangtzu, nothing could seem more foreign to Taoism than bureaucracy. This study focuses on early Taoism's most bureaucratised aspects - its social organisation, healing ritual, and cosmology - and applies its findings to an analysis of Taoism's relationship to popular religious traditions.

The Great Arab Conquests

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in

By Hugh Kennedy

£9.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

From a leading expert in Arabic history, an engaging history of the great Islamic expansion that carved out an empire from Spain to Asia

The Christian Tradition and the Practice of Justice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas Sagovsky

£19.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SPCK Publishing

Explores 'justice' through its concrete expressions and through the reflection on those expressions within the tradition of the Christian community. This title engages with notions and practices of justice that make no reference to religious belief but are present and powerful in the public domain.

Shaping a Global Theological Mind

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Darren C. Marks

£16.99 17 Nov 2008 Paperback Ashgate Publishing Group

Focuses on the shift of Christian theological thinking from the North Atlantic to the Global South. Placing the Global South alongside the non-traditional Western forms such as Pentecostal, Aboriginal, and Hispanic theologies and theologians, this work shows us how Christian theology is both enculturated and still familial.

Shaping a Global Theological Mind

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Darren C. Marks

£55.00 17 Nov 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

Gives a Global perspective on theological work, method and context. Placing the Global South alongside the presence of non-traditional Western forms such as Pentecostal, Aboriginal, and Hispanic theologies and theologians, this work shows us how Christian theology is both enculturated and still familial.

Shopping for God

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How Christianity Went from in Your Heart to in Your Face

By James B. Twitchell

£8.99 17 Nov 2008 Paperback Simon & Schuster

SHOPPING FOR GOD is the story of how religion went from a personal matter to yet another product or service that is advertised, marketed and purchased.

The Islamic Marriage Contract

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Case Studies in Islamic Family Law

By A Quraishi

£19.95 16 Nov 2008 Hardback Harvard University, Islamic Legal Studies

Marriage in Islamic law is a civil contract, not a sacrament. This volume collects papers from many disciplines examining the Muslim marriage contract. It covers doctrines as to marriage contracts; historical instances; comparisons with Jewish and canon law; contemporary legal and social practice; and, projects of activists for women worldwide.

Capitalism as Religion

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Study of Paul Tillich's Interpretation of Modernity

By Francis Ching-Wah Yip

£14.95 16 Nov 2008 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

The relationship between religion and modern culture remains a controversial issue within Christian theology. This book focuses on Paul Tillich's interpretation of modern culture and the influence of capitalism, highlighting the context of his work in relation to Karl Marx and the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School.

Jonathan Loved David

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Manly Love in the Bible and the Hermeneutics of Sex

By Anthony Heacock

£45.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Sheffield Phoenix Press

The Way the World Ends?

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Apocalypse of John in Culture and Ideology

By William John Lyons, Jorunn Okland

£60.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Sheffield Phoenix Press

A Bad Beginning, the Path to Islam

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gai Eaton

£16.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Archetype

The World of Rumi (Pt. 3)

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Circles of Remembrance

By Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Martin Lings, Gai Eaton

£17.94 15 Nov 2008 Dvd Archetype

Al-Ghazali the Mystic

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Margaret Smith

£9.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Archetype

Spirituality in season : growing through the Christian year

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Growing Through the Christian Year

By Thompson, Ross.

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Westminster/John Knox/Canterbury Pr Norwich, UK

Explores the traditions that have shaped each season, the lectionary readings, and the liturgies observed across the ecumenical spectrum. This work draws out the distinctive spiritual 'mood' of each season and relates it to stages or phases of our own human journey.

Satan

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Biography

By P.G. Maxwell-Stuart

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Jesus in an Age of Terror

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Scholarly Projects for a New American Century

By James G. Crossley

£16.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Equinox Publishing Ltd,SW11

Applies the work of Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, Edward Said and several others on international politics and the supportive role of the media, intellectuals and academics to contemporary Christian origins and New Testament scholarship.

Jesus in an Age of Terror

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Scholarly Projects for a New American Century

By James G. Crossley

£60.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Equinox Publishing Ltd,SW11

Days Before Dibley

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jill Swallow

£11.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Magna Large Print Books

Mythical Creatures Bible

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Definitive Guide to Beasts and Beings from Mythology and Folklore

By Brenda Rosen

£12.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Hamlyn

A guide to mythical beasts and beings from a variety of cultures around the world, including Mesopotamian, ancient Greek, ancient Egyptian and Chinese, Japanese, Nordic, Celtic and Native American. It includes dragons, giants, zombies, house spirits, shape-shifters and gods that take on animal forms.

Angels Rejoice

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Christ Has Come: Daily Medications from Advent Until Ash Wednesday

By Marianne Dorman

£21.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Wheatmark Inc

Virtual integrity : faithfully navigating the brave new Web

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Faithfully Navigating the Brave New Web

By Lohrmann, Daniel J., 1963-

£8.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Brazos Press, US

Answers an important question: How can we safely surf our values? Or in other words: How can we maintain our values in our on-line world in the same way we do in our 'real' world? This title considers more than internet gambling and pornography.

So you're thinking about going to seminary : an insider's guide to seminary

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cooper, Derek, 1978-

£8.24 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Brazos Press, US

An experienced seminarian offers an engaging, insightful, and user-friendly guidebook for those thinking about attending seminary.

Marie Syrkin

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Values Beyond the Self

By Carole S. Kessner

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University Press of New England

Marie Syrkin's life spanned ninety years of the twentieth century, 1899-1989. She was a polemical journalist, socialist Zionist, poet, educator, literary critic, translator, and idiosyncratic feminist. This book covers her life and times.

Enoch

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Man for All Generations

By James C. VanderKam

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of South Carolina Press

Credited with predicting the flood and foretelling a second punishment but mentioned only briefly in the Hebrew Bible, Enoch is one of the most intriguing yet little-known characters of ancient Jewish and Christian literature. This book examines ancient references to Enoch and to Enochian themes.

Colors of the Robe

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Religion, Identity, and Difference

By Ananda Abeysekara

£27.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of South Carolina Press

Probes the Sri Lankan world of Buddhism and politics and suggests innovative directions for the global study of religion, culture, and violence. This volume illuminates the shifting configurations that animate the relations connected with postcolonial religious identity and culture.

Self and Secrecy in Early Islam

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ruqayya Yasmine Khan

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of South Carolina Press

Presents an inquiry into the meanings of concealment and revelation in early Arabo-Islamic texts. This book presents a comparative analysis of the significance of keeping and revealing secrets in early Islamic culture. It draws from a broad range of Arabo-Islamic texts to map interconnections between concepts of secrecy and identity.

The Necessity of God

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ontological Claims Revisited

By R.T. Allen

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

Every person acquires a worldview, a picture of reality. Within that picture, the existence of some things will be taken wholly for granted as the background to, and support of, everything else. Their existence will rarely be questioned. This volume sets the valid core of previous ontological arguments.

The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Era in Vatican-Jewish Relations

By Robert G. Weisbord, Wallace P. Sillanpoa

£24.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, converted to Catholicism. Zolli evokes anger and embarrassment in Italy's Jewish community. This book explains why Zolli left the Jewish fold and joined the Catholic Church.

George Washington's Sacred Fire

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter A. Lillback

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback The Providence Forum

George Washington set the cornerstone for what would become one of the most prosperous and free nations in the history of civilization. This book presents a man driven by the highest of ideals and uses Washington's own writings, journals, letters, manuscripts, and those of his closest family to reveal the truth of this awe-inspiring role model.

Sacramento and the Catholic Church

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Shaping a Capital City

By Steven M. Avella

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Nevada Press

The Sacramento metropolitan area is one of the culturally diverse communities in the country. The Catholic Church, present in Sacramento from the beginnings of the town, has had an important influence on Sacramento's life and development. This title examines the interplay between the city of Sacramento and the Catholic Church since the 1850s.

Revelations

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Photographs of Cleveland's African American Churches

By Michael S. Levy

£24.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Kent State University Press

A collection of images celebrating African American faith communities. It captures the spirit of the African American worship experience through images of congregants' facial expressions and body language, their colorful uniforms and dress, and the solemnity of their worship.

In the Shade of the Quran (v. 16)

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sayyid Qutb

£14.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Islamic Foundation

In the Shade of the Quran (v. 16)

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sayyid Qutb

£29.99 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Islamic Foundation

The Record of Linji

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Yixuan

£45.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Hawai'i Press

A retranslation of "The Linji lu" (a compilation of sermons, statements, and acts attributed to the Chinese Zen master Linji Yixuan (d 866)), in accordance with the research on Tang-dynasty colloquial Chinese.

First Freedom

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Responses of Alabama's Blacks to Emancipation and Reconstruction

By Peter Kolchin

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback The University of Alabama Press

Crucial changes occurred during the years following the Civil War as blacks manifested their desire to live as independently as possible and to reject every social relation reminiscent of slavery. This study of the history of post-slave societies helped to initiate historiographic trends that remain central to the study of emancipation.

The Transformation of the Christian Right in the 1980s

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Matthew C. Moen

£23.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback The University of Alabama Press

Chronicles and analyzes the remarkable changes that occurred in the Christian Right from its emergence in the late 1970s through the 1980s.

Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By David Cook

£14.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Syracuse University Press

Although apocalyptic visions and predictions have been part of contemporary Islam, this work covers this disparate but influential body of writing. It suggests that Islam began as an apocalyptic movement and has retained an apocalyptic and messianic tone.

Mourning Religion

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By William B. Parsons, Diane Jonte-Pace, Susan E. Henking

£16.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of Virginia Press

Examines the ways in which cultural transformations inform the place of religion in the modern world.

Mourning Religion

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By William B. Parsons, Diane Jonte-Pace, Susan E. Henking

£46.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Virginia Press

Examines the ways in which cultural transformations inform the place of religion in the modern world.

Hollywood Faith

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church

By Gerardo Marti

£57.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Rutgers University Press

In Christianity, as with most religions, attaining holiness and a higher spirituality while simultaneously pursuing worldly ideals such as fame and fortune is nearly impossible. This book shows how a multiracial evangelical congregation of 2,000 people accommodates itself to the entertainment industry.

Faithful Education

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Madrassahs in South Asia

By Ali Riaz

£45.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Rutgers University Press

In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, discussions on ties between Islamic religious education institutions, namely madrassahs, and transnational terrorist groups have featured prominently in the Western media. This book examines these institutions and their roles in relation to international politics.

Commentary on Matthew

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Saint Jerome

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback The Catholic University of America Press

Offers explanatory comments that clarify the "Gospel of Matthew" literally and historically. This book stresses that exertions are necessary for the Christian to attain eternal salvation; that free will is a reality; that human beings cooperate with divine grace; and that it is possible to obtain merit during the earthly life.

Catholic and Feminist

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Surprising History of the American Catholic Feminist Movement

By Mary J. Henold

£27.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback The University of North Carolina Press

Tells that, in 1963, as Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique appeared and civil rights activists marched on Washington, a separate but related social movement emerged among American Catholics. This title explores the movement from the 1960s through the early 1980s.

Radical Atheism

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Derrida and the Time of Life

By Martin Hagglund

£19.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Stanford University Press

Presents a reading of the influential French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Against the prevalent notion that there was an ethical or religious 'turn' in Derrida's thinking, this title argues that a radical atheism informs Derrida's work from beginning to end.

Religious Naturalism Today

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stone, Jerome Arthur

£37.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback State University of New York Press

Looks at the history and revival of religious naturalism, a spiritual path without a supreme being.

God-size your church : beyond growth for growth's sake

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jackson, John, 1961-

£10.44 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Abingdon

Emphasizes that church growth is not about numbers, but about fulfilling Gods vision

The peculiar life of Sundays

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Miller, Stephen, 1941-

£18.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Harvard U Pr

A study of the changing role of religion in Western culture. It focuses on the Sunday lives of a number of prominent British and American writers - and what they have had to say about Sunday. It also examines such observant Christians as George Herbert, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Hannah More, and Jonathan Edwards.

Heretics for armchair theologians

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gonzalez, Justo L.

£9.99 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Westminster/John Knox

In this unique Armchair volume, noted church historians introduce important early church figures including Marcion, Arius, Nestorius, and Pelagius, whose teachings had been denounced by the church as heresies.

Neither German Nor Pole

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Catholicism and National Indifference in a Central European Borderland

By James E. Bjork

£63.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback The University of Michigan Press

Examines how the inhabitants of one of Europe's densely populated industrial districts managed to defy clear-cut national categorization, even in the heyday of nationalizing pressures at the turn of the twentieth century. This title addresses questions about the relationship between nationalism, religion, and modernity.

Ethnographies and Exchanges

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Native Americans, Moravians, and Catholics in Early North America

By Roeber, A. G.

£38.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Pennsylvania State University Press

Early Europeans settling in America would never have survived without the help of Native American groups. This book explores the interactions of two seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European settlement peoples with Native Americans: German-speaking Moravian Protestants, and French-speaking Roman Catholics.

Hijacking America

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How the Secular and Religious Right Changed What Americans Think

By Susan George

£45.00 14 Nov 2008 Hardback Blackwell Publishers

Using the four 'Ms' - money, media, marketing, management - but above all with a keen sense of mission, the American secular and religious right has made its 'long march through the institutions' and changed the way Americans think. This book presents an account of the decades-long transformation of American society and political culture.

Tradition and Composition in the "Epistula Apostolorum"

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Julian V. Hills

£14.95 14 Nov 2008 Paperback Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies

The Epistle of the Apostles is a 'revelation dialogue', in which the risen Jesus converses with his disciples before his ascension and delivers instructions for strengthening the young church. This work probes its remarkable witness to the traditions that circulated in Jesus' name in the 2nd Century. It tackles the document's literary framework.

Contending for Justice

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ideologies and Theologies of Social Justice in the Old Testament

By Walter Houston

£30.00 14 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Analyses texts on social justice in the Old Testament and argues that despite their ideological character they may still assist in shaping a Christian theological approach to social and global injustice. This book offers reflections on the value of the Old Testament as a resource in the struggle for justice.

Suffering and Martyrdom in the New Testament

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Studies Presented to G. M. Styler by the Cambridge New Testament Seminar

By William Horbury, Brian McNeil

£17.99 14 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

The importance and centrality of the topic will make the book of interest beyond the immediate circle of students of the New Testament.

Between Two Worlds

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

George Tyrrell's Relationship to the Thought of Matthew Arnold

By Nicholas Sagovsky

£15.99 14 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Tyrrell and Arnold take their place in a peculiarly English theological tradition.

Body of Wisdom

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Eric Swanson, Mind and Life Institute

£15.99 14 Nov 2008 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

The World's Religions

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter B. Clarke, Peter Beyer

£100.00 14 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Focuses on the world's religions and the changes they have undergone as they become more global and diverse in form. This book explores the religions of the world not only in the regions with which they have been historically associated, but also looks at the new cultural and religious contexts in which they are developing.

Milton's Vision

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Birth of Christian Liberty

By Theo Hobson

£16.99 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Focuses on Milton's religious vision and is more concerned with his prose than his poetry. This book is suitable for those interested in the history of political thought, especially the concept of liberalism as well all those with an interest in religion and literature.

Spirituality or Religion?

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Do We Have to Choose?

By Gethin Abraham-Williams

£11.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback John Hunt Publishing

Spirituality and religion have fallen out with each other long enough! This work shows not only that they need to make up, but why and how.

Of God and Man

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Theology as Anthropology from Irenaeus to Athanasius

By M.C. Steenberg

£70.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Doctrinal study has generally concentrated on the rise of Trinitarian language and Christological questions, while anthropological studies explore early perceptions of human nature, sin and redemption. This book explores how concentration on the human provides the context and lens through which doctrinal questions are articulated.

Christology

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide for the Perplexed

By Alan Spence

£14.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Christology, the study of the nature and person of Christ, caused the first major schism with the Christian church. This guide provides a basic definition of Christology and examines the key debates and defining moments in the early Church and the Reformation.

Christology

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide for the Perplexed

By Alan Spence

£55.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Theological Hermeneutics and 1 Thessalonians

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Angus Paddison

£17.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

This theologically based study provides a critique of the current historical-critical readings of 1 Thessalonians.

The Prodigal God

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

By Timothy J. Keller

£10.99 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Timothy Keller focuses on Jesus' best known parable - the Prodigal Son - as a paradigm for the central messages of Christianity: grace, hope and salvation

Rowan's Rule

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Biography of the Archbishop

By Rupert Shortt

£25.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Written with his cooperation, this biography of Rowan Williams presents both the public and private man and publishes at a time when church affairs could not be more in the public eye.

Indo-European Poetry and Myth

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By M.L. West

£29.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

The Indo-Europeans, speakers of the prehistoric parent language from which most European and some Asiatic languages are descended, most probably lived on the Eurasian steppes some five or six thousand years ago. Martin West investigates their traditional mythologies, religions, and poetries, and points to elements of common heritage.

Kierkegaard

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Thinking Christianly in an Existential Mode

By Sylvia Walsh

£16.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Kierkegaard was a Christian thinker perhaps best known for his devastating attack upon Christendom or the established order of his time. Sylvia Walsh explores his understanding of Christianity and the existential mode of thinking theologically appropriate to it in the context of the intellectual, cultural, and socio-political milieu of his time.

Kierkegaard

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Thinking Christianly in an Existential Mode

By Sylvia Walsh

£50.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

Higher Honor

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By S.M. Kirkland

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback The Writers' Cafe Press

When Cadet Cassidy Sanders is brutally assaulted, she struggles to convince friends that she is okay even as she turns further from the God of her youth. Her attacker, Chris, an acquaintance, tries to convince himself she deserved it, then tries to forget it happened as he deals with the stress of his dying father.

Shi'i Islam

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Doctrines and History

By Hamid Algar

£14.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Islamic College for Advanced Studies Publications

With particular reference to Iran, the book discusses the history of Shi'i Islam from the 18th to the 20th centuries; the different currents in Shi'i jurisprudence; relations between Shi'i Islam and Sufism; and the emergence of the modern Islamic movement in Iran.

Drama of the Rite

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Worship, Liturgy and Theatre Performance

By Roger Grainger

£12.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Sussex Academic Press

Historically speaking, religious ritual and theatre appear to have evolved together. But what is the relationship between catharsis and liturgy? How liturgical is theatre, and how theatrical is liturgy? This book explores the characteristics of liturgical experience - concentration, single mindedness, intentionality, and emotional catharsis.

Chanting in the Hillsides

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Nichiren Daishonim Buddhism in Wales and the Borders

By Jeaneane D. Fowler, Merv Fowler

£11.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Sussex Academic Press

In 1983, a tiny group of people in Cardiff and a married couple in Aberporth West Wales were the only Welsh members of Soka Gakkai International, a Japanese movement based on the beliefs and teachings of the 13th century Buddhist, Nichiren Daishonin. This book examines the history of the movement in these two areas.

Beware Satan

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Strategies of Defense

By Mehmet Yavuz Seker

£7.50 12 Nov 2008 Paperback The Light Inc

Offering a perspective of the world as an arena of assessment and testing, this book explores the struggle between man and his archenemy, Satan. It claims that success in life is based on knowing one's enemies and developing strategies. It also discusses the attributes of Satan and his methods of approach.

But is it Science?

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Philosophical Question in the Creation/Evolution Controversy

By Robert T. Pennock, Michael Ruse

£14.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Prometheus Books

On December 20, 2005, a US district court in Dover, Pennsylvania, ruled in Kitzmiller et al v Dover Area School Board that teaching Intelligent Design in public school biology classes violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This collection informs readers about the history of the debate.

As for Me and My House (v. 2)

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

50 Easy-to-Use Devotionals for Preteens and Young Teens

By Tom Ziegler

£7.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Discipleship Publications

Designed to help parents nurture and teach their preteens and young teens in a world that clamors for their attention and allegiance.

God's Pitcher and Other Spiritual Thoughts

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Wisdom for Life Series

By Gloria Baird

£7.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Discipleship Publications

Part of the "Wisdom for Life Series" of women's devotional books with short, insightful readings, this book features nuggets of wisdom.

A Cathedral Courtship

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Douglas Kate Wiggin

£70.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Indypublish.com

A Book of Quaker Saints

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Violet Lucy Hodgkin

£79.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Indypublish.com

A Book of Quaker Saints

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Violet Lucy Hodgkin

£74.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Indypublish.com

Living Buddha

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Interpretive Biography

By Daisaku Ikeda

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Middleway Press

Traces the path of Siddhartha Gautama as he walked away from the pleasure palace that had been his home and joined a growing force of wandering monks, ultimately making his way towards enlightenment beneath the bodhi tree, and spending the next 45 years sharing his insights along the banks of the Ganges.

Away with All Gods!

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World

By Bob Avakian

£16.99 12 Nov 2008 Hardback Insight Press

Is believing in gods actually harmful? How has Christianity for centuries served as an ideology of conquest and subjugation? Why is the 'Bible Belt' in the US also the 'lynching belt'? Why is there a rise of religious fundamentalism throughout the world? This book explores these questions.

The Muslim Next Door

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Qur'an, the Media and That Veil Thing

By Sumbul Ali-Karamali

£11.50 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Caveat Press

Presents an overview of Islam written for the lay reader and conveyed through anecdotes and stories about growing up Muslim and female in the West. This title covers the basics of Islam and builds toward more complicated issues like jihad and the status of women in Islam.

Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By James Lindsay

£10.95 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Describing various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, and political, this work details such day-to-day activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.

Mengzi

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With Selections from Traditional Commentaries

By Bryan W.Van Norden

£9.95 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

A translation of the Mengzi (Mencius). Accompanied by selected passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi - one of the insightful interpreters of Confucianism - it provides readers with a parallel to the Chinese practice of reading a classic text alongside traditional commentaries.

Who Were the Magi?

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Who Where the Magi?

By Lyn Benson

£15.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Benson

Who were the Magi, and where did they come from? How did they end up at a stable in the middle of nowhere, far from their homes? Or did they? This book allows you to travel back in time to the ancient Middle East and the distant world of the Magi, around whom so many legends have arisen.

The Prodigal God

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

By Timothy J. Keller

£10.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Timothy Keller focuses on Jesus' best known parable - the Prodigal Son - as a paradigm for the central messages of Christianity: grace, hope and salvation

Reverse Mentoring

10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them

By Earl Creps

£14.99 10 Nov 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Deals with the topic of how older church leaders can learn from younger leaders who are more conversant with culture, technology, and social context.

Popper

10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£22.50 10 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Austin

10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£22.50 10 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Ultimate Visual Aids

08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pauline Adams, Judith Merrell

£9.99 08 Nov 2008 Cd-Rom Scripture Union Publishing

We all learn in different ways, and providing visual aids to illustrate the Bible helps visual learners really get into the story. This work features creative and imaginative ways to help you and your group explore the Bible through using pictures.

History of the Wexford Catholic Young Men's Society 1855-2008 (v.1)

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael A. O'Rourke

£24.00 07 Nov 2008 Hardback Breffni Publications

Making War in the Name of God

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Catherwood

£9.99 07 Nov 2008 Paperback Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

Based on exhaustive research and written with an unflinching, unbiased eye toward revealing the often painful truth, this book unveils humanitys ancient habit of sanctifying bloodshed--and exposes a past that seems doomed to repeat itself.

The Present Future

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Six Tough Questions for the Church

By Reggie McNeal

£105.75 07 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Explores the six important realities that church leaders must face as they are to move beyond "churchianity" to a more authentic and missional Christian faith. This package includes 4 DVDs, 1 Leader's Guide and 1 Participant's Guide.

The Sovereignty of God in Salvation

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Biblical Essays

By E.Earle Ellis

£55.00 07 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Explores God's sovereign purpose both in individual salvation and in the salvation history, within which the Bible has been authored, transmitted, interpreted and communicated. The author touches on such themes as the nature of free will and the manifestation God's sovereignty in the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul.

The Song of Solomon and Psalms

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Poetry of Divine and Spiritual Love

By Gerald Benedict

£6.99 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Watkins Publishing

Features verses of love that offer an allegory of the relationship between God and the Children of Israel.

A Brief History of Theology

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From the New Testament to Feminist Theology

By Derek Johnston

£9.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Suitable for students new to the subject of theology, this book gives an introduction to this subject. It examines 16 key thinkers and concepts, from the New Testament to Feminist Theology. It starts by considering some of the authors of New Testament writings and then focuses on 16 thinkers of the western tradition of theological speculation.

A Brief History of Theology

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From the New Testament to Feminist Theology

By Derek Johnston

£55.00 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Suitable for students new to the subject of theology. This book examines 16 key thinkers and concepts, from the "New Testament" to "Feminist Theology". It starts by considering some of the authors of "New Testament" writings and then focuses on 16 thinkers of the western tradition of theological speculation.

The Dhammapada

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Saying of the Buddha

By Thomas Byron

£5.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Ebury Press

Collects together the sayings of the Buddha. This work is for those who wish to follow the Buddha on the path to enlightenment. It reveals the practical and simplicity of the Buddha's teaching.

Hanuman

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Heroic Monkey God

By Joshua Greene

£5.99 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Mandala Publishing Group

Details the story of the magical, heroic Hanuman. The story of the monkey-god Hanuman is that of a superhero, known for battling Ravana in the classic tale "Ramayana". Although Hanuman has the ability to shrink and expand, and to leap great distances, it is his sensitivity and devotion to King Rama that make him such a memorable character.

Ganesh

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Removing the Obstacles

By James H. Bae

£5.99 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Mandala Publishing Group

Presents the story of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of potential. This work features illustrated images of Ganesh. Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, symbolizes possibility and transcendence from obstacles.