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Beyond Sunni and Shia
The Roots of Sectarianism in a Changing Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
This collection seeks to advance our understanding of intra-Islamic identity conflict during a period of upheaval in the Middle East. Instead of treating distinctions between and within Sunni and Shia Islam as primordial and immutable, it examines how political economy, geopolitics, domestic governance,...
by Farahnaz Ispahani
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Pakistan was carved out in 1947 to protect the subcontinent's largest religious minority. But soon after Independence, political, religious and social leaders proclaimed it an Islamic State. Purifying the Land of the Pure is an analysis of the country's policies towards its religious minority populations,...
by Andrea Zuckerman
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
The Globalist Party exposes in this Manifesto its view of history and its project: delete all state sovereignties to build a world empire respectful of human rights.
The Church and Humanity
The Life and Work of George Bell, 1883–1958
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
George Bell remains one of only a handful of twentieth-century English bishops to possess a continuing international reputation for his involvement in political affairs. His insistence that Christian faith required active participation in public life, at home and abroad, established an eminent, and...
Religion and the Racist Right
The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
According to Michael Barkun, many white supremacist groups of the radical right are deeply committed to the distinctive but little-recognized religious position known as Christian Identity. In Religion and the Racist Right (1994), Barkun provided the first sustained exploration of the ideological...
Encamped Toward Heaven
A History of The Nolanville Eencampment
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
The Nolanville church of Christ Encampment was born during a time of spiritual revival in America, and eventually grew to be one of the most well-known and enduring annual camp meetings in Central Texas. Encamped Toward Heaven tells the story of the pioneer families who established the Lord’s church...
God and Mrs Thatcher
The Battle For Britain's Soul
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
A woman demonised by the left and sanctified by the right, there has always been a religious undercurrent to discussions of Margaret Thatcher. However, while her Methodist roots are well known, the impact of her faith on her politics is often overlooked. In an attempt to source the origins of Margaret...
by Ralph Drollinger
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Citizenship is one of our Godgiven Christian responsibilities. Drollinger has given us a clear blueprint to effective American citizenship when he urges us to prioritize sharing Christ with leaders in government, not because their souls are more precious than others, but rather because they have...
Religion and the Constitution, Volume 1
Free Exercise and Fairness
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
Balancing respect for religious conviction and the values of liberal democracy is a daunting challenge for judges and lawmakers, particularly when religious groups seek exemption from laws that govern others. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? Should pacifists be forced...
Believers, Thinkers, and Founders
How We Came to Be One Nation Under God
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
In Believers, Thinkers and Founders: How We Came to be One Nation Under God, Kevin Seamus Hasson—founder and president emeritus of the Becket Fund for Religious liberty—offers a refreshing resolution to the age-old dispute surrounding the relationship of religion and state: a return to first principles.
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by John L. Esposito, Tamara Sonn, John O. Voll
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. In Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. Applying...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Islam has become a potent political force around the world since it reemerged in the late 1960's and 1970's as a religio-political alternative to failed nationalist ideologies. In countries throughout the world, individuals and movements have attempted to reconstruct the political, economic, and social...
by Martha Brill Olcott
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
In Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the lives of its people and a contentious force for political officials trying to build a secular and authoritarian government.
In the Whirlwind of Jihad examines the intertwined and evolving relationships...
A Matter of Discretion
The Politics of Catholic Priests in the United States and Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Clergy are pillars of local religious communities, and Roman Catholic priests are perhaps the quintessential examples of pastors functioning as political elites. The political science literature demonstrates that priests (indeed, clergy more generally) are well-positioned to influence the faithful,...