Sociology

In both subtle and distinct ways, postmodernism has permeated American life, becoming a part of our schools, our TV shows, our churches, our conversations,...

The Author Of The Gnostic Gospels Draws On Personal Experiences And The Perspectives Of Neurologists, Anthropologists, And Historians To Illuminate The Endu...

These two volumes of Neibuhr's wartime theology illuminate the horrific depths of the twentieth century by faith. Grounded in an unshakable biblical confide...

Kingdoms in ConflictCategories: Religion & Spirituality Religious StudiesSociology

An Insider's Challenging View Of Politics, Power, And The Pulpit--jacket Subtitle. Part One: Need For The Kingdom -- 1. Kingdoms In Conflict -- 2. After The...

Introduction: Welcome To The World Of Application -- Part I: Toward A Hermeneutic Of Cultural Analysis -- The Christian & Culture -- A Redemptive-moveme...

A fascinating Castaneda-like spiritual journey into the wilderness of Manitoba, where Lynn Andrews meets Agnes Whistling Elk, the Native American "heyoehkah...

Omartian shares how wives can develop a deeper relationship with their husbands by praying for them. Packed with practical advice on praying for specific ar...

What impulse prompted some newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists, until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian t...

Why is it that our current twenty-first century a.d. is so similar to the twenty-first century B.C.? At a time when religious fanaticism and a clash of civ...

stormie Omartian’s Bestselling The Power Of A Praying® Series (more Than 8.2 Million Copies Sold), Now With Fresh New Covers, Is Reaching An Ever Growing ...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed...

An important and respected voice for liberal American Christianity for the past twenty years, Bishop John Shelby Spong integrates his often controversial st...

Healing That Reaches Beyond the Self In this landmark work, Marianne Williamson reminds us that there is a point in everyone's spiritual journey where th...

"Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next fifty years," write...

this Fresh, Blunt, And Highly Persuasive Account Of How The West Was Won—for Jesus (newsweek) Is Now Available In Paperback. Stark's Provocative Report Ch...

This is a touching chronicle of the loves, trials, and joys of a Michigan family in the first half of the 20th century. Publishers Weekly Jenkins's latest ...

God Is Not Great is the ultimate case against religion. In a series of acute readings of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens demonstrates the wa...

A Masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical...

Living A Jewish Life Describes Judaism As Not Just A Contemplative Or Abstract System Of Thought But As A Blueprint For Living Fully And Honorably. This New...

however You See The World, This Book Could Blow Your View Apart. It's Got Six Sticks Of Dynamite In It--in The Form Of Six Questions-- That Could Remake The...

Gebara's profound and moving statement of principles of ecofeminism shows how intertwined are the tarnished environment around her and the poverty that affl...

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant gro...

A congregational community is an ideal place to share and strengthen faith, form lasting relationships, and develop special gifts and talents. Too often, t...

American religion—like talk of God—is omnipresent. Popular culture is awash in religious messages, from the singing cucumbers and tomatoes of the animated...

ECPA 2017 Christian Book Award FinalistThe church in the West is at a critical moment. While the gospel is exploding throughout the global south, Western ci...

In the End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical to...

This important contribution to the sociology of religion provides an analysis that clarifies the often ironic interaction between religion and society. Be...

the Coeditor Of The Enormously Popular Jewish Catalog Help[s] Readers Understand More Fully The Meaning Of Our Holidays And Thereby To Observe These Festi...

Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institution...

Manitous lived in human form among the Ojibway in the early days, after Kitchi-Manitou (the Great Mystery) created all things and Muzzu-Kummik-Quae (Mother ...

For the first time since it originally appeared, this classic work has been newly typeset in an easy-to-read modern typeface, making reading, studying, con...

Some Christians decry the deism of our Founding Fathers, claiming that outright anti-Christian principles lie at the heart of our Declaration of Independen...

Why Canadians Started To Walk Away From Organized Christianity In The 1960s And How That Defection Became An Exodus. Canadians Were Once Church-goers. Durin...

Christopher Hitchens, described in the London Observer as “one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time” takes on his biggest...

millions Of Readers The World Over Have Been Held Spellbound By This Valiant Tale Vividly Told. now, Enter Terry Goodkind's World, The World Of The Sword ...

Exploring the subtle political philosophy within the Biblical narrative, this book presents enduring insights that complement Ancient Greek philosophy for c...