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Nathan Carlin

The Secularization of Medicine

While it is true that medicine and religion once had overt connections that have since declined, The Secularization of Medicine argues that religion as a social force in medicine has not been extinguished…

Contextualising dialogue, secularisation and pluralism

"Dialogue", "secularisation" and "pluralism" have been key concepts in international discussions concerning religion, public space and education for the past decades. Due to …

Danica Igrutinovic

The Sacred and Sacrilege in Postsecular Serbia

This book defines 'blasphemy' as a concept and delineates historically, primarily in sociological and anthropological terms, the political and social functions of accusing a culprit of it. The author expl…

Deuce

On The Loose

Apocalypse & Totalitarianism

In this volume, the contributions analyze diverse apocalyptic phenomena, religious and secular alike. The authors use the category of entanglements in order to demonstrate that the terms "religious&q…

Rich Johnson

Holy, Healthy, Humble

Rich Johnson, National Leader of New Wine, invites readers to reimagine Christian leadership for today's changing world. He paints a fresh vision of leadership that is rooted in holiness, shaped by health…

Angie Speaks

Late-Stage Babylon

With a blend of scholarly analysis and personal reflection, this book invites readers to contemplate the complexities of our modern spiritual landscape.In today's world, something strange is happening: Ce…

Renewed Hasidism

This groundbreaking volume bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary Jewish spirituality, offering fresh insights into Hasidic homilies as dynamic sources of meaning and renewal. Featuring nineteen scholars…

A. C. Grayling

Meditations for the Humanist

"Magnanimity is in short supply," writes A. C. Grayling is this wonderfully incisive book, "but it is the main ingredient in everything that makes the world a better place" And indeed …

Willi Carlisle

Peculiar, Missouri

Charity Butcher, Maia Carter Hallward

NGOs and Human Rights

This study examines and compares the important work on global human rights advocacy done by religious NGOs and by secular NGOs. By studying the similarities in how such organizations understand their work…

Esther Chan

The Limits of Diversity

Shows that universities' diversity efforts may inadvertently reproduce inequalityAcross universities and colleges, diversity is a purported value, often accompanied with commitments to equity and inclusio…

Esther Chan

The Limits of Diversity

Shows that universities' diversity efforts may inadvertently reproduce inequalityAcross universities and colleges, diversity is a purported value, often accompanied with commitments to equity and inclusio…

Kirk Lougheed

A Moral Theory of Liveliness

The book is about providing a novel African moral theory; this means it provides a theory about what actions are permissible or impermissible. It does this by mining descriptive works of an African indige…

Jonathan Sacks

The Persistence of Faith

Jonathan Sacks argues that faiths must remain open to criticism, keep alive their separate communities and still contribute far more to national debates on moral issues.

Corrinne Harol

The Postsecular Restoration and the Making of Literary Conservatism

"Focused on conservative writers of the long Restoration, this book reveals a synergistic relationship between postsecularity and the modern sphere of literature. Its provocative account of the relat…

Richard H. Jones

Applied Mysticism

Examines how mystical practices and experiences are being applied in secular contexts today. Today is an exciting time for mysticism. Interest in mysticism today often involves what Aldous Huxley called &…

Richard H. Jones

Applied Mysticism

Examines how mystical practices and experiences are being applied in secular contexts today. Today is an exciting time for mysticism. Interest in mysticism today often involves what Aldous Huxley called &…

Jonathan Sheehan

On the Altar

How Christianity both abolished and absorbed sacrificeFrom the beginning, sacrifice lived a double life in Christianity, both abandoned and essential. Christ's death on the cross was the sacrifice to end …