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  • Readings in the Theory of Religion

    Map, Text, Body

    by Scott S. Elliott, Matthew Waggoner ...
    Series series Critical Categories in the Study of Religion
    'Readings in the Theory of Religion' brings together classic and contemporary texts to promote new ways of thinking about religion. The texts reflect the diverse methods used in the study of religion: text and textuality; ritual; the body; gender and sexuality; religion and race; religion and colonialism; and methodological and theoretical issues in the study of religion. 'Readings in the Theory ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion

    Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion

    by Peter L. Berger ...
    Influential scholar Peter L. Berger explores the sociological underpinnings of religion and the rise of a modern secular societyAcclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger carefully lays out an understanding of religion as a historical, societal mechanism in this classic work of social theory. Berger examines the roots of religious belief and its gradual dissolution in modern times, applying ... Read more

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  • Hermeneutics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jens Zimmermann ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to our daily lives. As humans, we decipher the meaning of newspaper articles, books, legal matters, religious texts, political speeches, emails, and even dinner conversations every day . But how is knowledge mediated through these forms? What constitutes the process of interpretation? And how do ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • God in Pain

    Inversions of Apocalypse

    by Slavoj Zizek, Boris Gunjevic ...
    Translated by Ellen Elias-Bursac ...
    A brilliant dissection and reconstruction of the three major faith-based systems of belief in the world today, from one of the world's most articulate intellectuals, Slavoj Zizek, in conversation with Croatian philosopher Boris Gunjévic. In six chapters that describe Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in fresh ways using the tools of Hegelian and Lacanian analysis, God in Pain: Inversions of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Philosophy and Theology

    by John Caputo ...
    A highly engaging essay that will draw students into a conversation about the vital relationship between philosophy and theology.In this clear, concise, and brilliantly engaging essay, renowned philosopher and theologian John D. Caputoaddresses the great and classical philosophical questions as they inextricably intersect with theology--past, present, and future. Recognized as one of the leading ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural

    Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural

    by Peter L. Berger ...
    Influential scholar Peter L. Berger reveals five signs that point to the supernatural and its place in a modern secular societyAcclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger examines religion in twentieth-century Western society, exploring the social nature of knowledge and its effect on religious belief. Using five signs evident in ordinary life—order, play, hope, damnation, and humor—Berger ... Read more

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  • Without Roots

    Europe, Relativism, Christianity, Islam

    by Joseph Ratzinger, Marcello Pera ...
    On May 12, 2004, Pope Benedict XVI - then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger-addressed the Italian Senate on the state of the West; the very same day, Joseph Pera, President of the Italian Senate, spoke before the Lateran College of the Papal University. Together they called upon the West to confront the spiritual, cultural, and political malaise that have afflicted it in the earliest years of the 21st ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Politics of Discipleship

    Becoming Postmaterial Citizens

    by Graham Ward, James Smith ...
    Series series The Church and Postmodern Culture
    Internationally acclaimed theologian Graham Ward is well known for his thoughtful engagement with postmodernism. This volume, the fourth in The Church and Postmodern Culture series, offers an engaging look at the political nature of the postmodern world.In the first section, "The World," Ward considers "the signs of the times" and the political nature of contemporary postmodernism. It is ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • Out of Eden

    Adam and Eve and the Problem of Evil

    by Paul W. Kahn ...
    "Paul Kahn's book is one of the deepest meditations on evil that I have read. It is insightful, rich, and original." —Moshe Halbertal, Hebrew University, JerusalemIn Out of Eden, Paul W. Kahn offers a philosophical meditation on the problem of evil. He uses the Genesis story of the Fall as the starting point for a profound articulation of the human condition. Kahn shows us that evil expresses the ... Read more

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  • After the Death of God

    by Gianni Vattimo, John D. Caputo ...
    Series series Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
    It has long been assumed that the more modern we become, the less religious we will be. Yet a recent resurrection in faith has challenged the certainty of this belief. In these original essays and interviews, leading hermeneutical philosophers and postmodern theorists John D. Caputo and Gianni Vattimo engage with each other's past and present work on the subject and reflect on our transition from ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Religion and Culture

    by Michel Foucault ...
    First Published in 1999. Postmodern theorist Michel Foucault is best known for his work on power/ knowledge, and on the regulation of sexuality in modern society. Yet throughout his life, Foucault was continually concerned with Christianity, other spiritual movements and religious traditions, and the death of God, and these themes and materials scattered are throughout his many writings. Religion ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith

    A Dialogue

    by Gianni Vattimo, René Girard ...
    Translated by William McCuaig ...
    The debate over the place of religion in secular, democratic societies dominates philosophical and intellectual discourse. These arguments often polarize around simplistic reductions, making efforts at reconciliation impossible. Yet more rational stances do exist, positions that broker a peace between relativism and religion in people's public, private, and ethical lives.Christianity, Truth, and ... Read more

    $24.69 USD