Church State category: 1367 books
Islam in Our Midst
The Challenge to Our Christian Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
The challenge of Islam to America’s Christian identity and the stark differences between Muslim and Western worldviews are exposed in this penetrating study by Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo, a renowned expert on Islam. By exposing the plans of certain Muslim groups to Islamise the United States, he invites...
The Political Samaritan
How power hijacked a parable
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language.
The parable of the Good Samaritan has been used by almost every major British politician over recent years – from Theresa...
Gandhi in a Canadian Context
Relationships between Mahatma Gandhi and Canada
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
Gandhi in a Canadian Context examines a range of intriguing and under-studied connections between India’s greatest nationalist leader, Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), and facets of life in Canada, including Gandhi’s interest in and contact with Canada and Canadians early in the twentieth century,...
Doing Time for Peace
Resistance, Family, and Community
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison. These courageous resisters leave family and community and life...
Liberation Theology
The Essential Facts About the Revolutionary Movement in Latin America and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Liberation theology has become an essential component of almost every major debate over Latin America today. It has changed the face of political life in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Haiti; contributed to the rise of “people power” in the Philippines; even played a role in the growing discontent...
Showdown in the Sonoran Desert
Religion, Law, and the Immigration Controversy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
This book offers reflections on a daunting and controversial ethical question: How should we treat the strangers who enter this country illegally? To understand the experience of those directly confronted by this problem, Ananda Rose traveled to the Sonoran desert at the border between the U.S. and...
Avenues of Faith
Shaping the Urban Religious Culture of Richmond, Virginia, 1900–1929
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Avenues of Faith documents how religion flourished in southern cities after the turn of the century and how a cadre of clergy and laity created a notably progressive religious culture in Richmond, the bastion of the Old South. Famous as the former capital of the Confederacy, Richmond emerges as a...
by Shane Idleman
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
America is divided on many fronts. Where are the answers? How will the future and security of America unfold in the days to come?
My previous books address personal issues. This book, however, recognizes the biblical foundation that once guided America. These principles are the foundation on...
by Raymond J. Egan
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2010
This is a layman's look into the controversial 'battle' between Atheists and those of religious belief. Taken from the Atheist perspective, this author touches on such topics as Evolution, questions for atheists 'that can't be answered', the fossil record, and others. He does well in his attempt to enlighten the majority of people who still hold fast to ancient, man-made Holy books.
The Bible & the Ballot
Reflections on Christian Political Engagement in Malaysia Today
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
How do we relate Christianity to political engagement in Malaysia today? This is the question that we, as part of the community of believers, are trying to answer in this book. It is our conviction that “if Jesus Christ is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all”. We proclaim the lordship of Jesus...
Silenced
How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Blasphemy accusations in the Muslim world are increasingly used as key tools by authoritarian governments and extremist forces to acquire and consolidate their power. These charges, which draw on disputed interpretations of Islamic law and carry a traditional punishment of death, have proved effective...
by David Harrington Watt
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
David Harrington Watt's Antifundamentalism in Modern America gives us a pathbreaking account of the role that the fear of fundamentalism has played—and continues to play—in American culture. Fundamentalism has never been a neutral category of analysis, and Watt scrutinizes the various political...
The Mind of Terror
A Former Muslim Sniper Explores What Motivates ISIS and Other Extremist Groups (and how best to respond)
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
What motivates Islamic terrorists? What is in the mind of terror? Our news reports from the Middle East cover events—bombings, massacres, and suicide attacks. Our newscasters take time to explain who the players are—from Hezbollah to the Iranian Quds, from ISIS to the Palestinian National Authority....
by John MacArthur
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
September 11, 2001 saw the deadliest attack ever launched on American soil, leaving us asking questions such as: Why did God permit such a thing to happen? Was the attack a divine judgment or was it merely an atrocity perpetrated by the forces of evil? How can human beings be capable of such diabolical...