Religions in Global Society

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Largely because of the cultural and political shift of the Enlightenment Western societies emerged from sectarian conflict and embraced a more religiously moderate path In nine original essays leading scholars ask whether it is possible to export the... More

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Largely because of the cultural and political shift of the Enlightenment Western societies emerged from sectarian conflict and embraced a more religiously moderate path In nine original essays leading scholars ask whether it is possible to export the... More

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Christopher F Black assesses the nature and extent of church reform demands within Sixteenth Century Italy then concentrates on religious society after the supposed watershed of the Council of Trent 1546 63 through the Seventeenth Century Black... More

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This work offers a comprehensive account of religion in Western societies focusing particularly on Western Europe and North America but taking in developments elsewhere around the globe as appropriate It examines beliefs practices patterns of... More

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London, The Egypt Exploration Society, 1992. Quarto, xii, 261 pages with numerous illustrations (some from photographs) plus a frontispiece portrait. Cloth; small ownership stamp on the front free endpaper; a fine copy with the very slightly creased... More

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A wide-ranging account by a leading theologian of the function of religion in society More

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John F Pollard's book surveys the relationship between Catholicism and the process of change in Italy from unification to the present day More

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This landmark study in the sociology of religion sheds new light on the question of what has happened to religion and spirituality since the 1960s in modern societies. Exposing several analytical weaknesses of today's sociology of religion, (U More

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The Enlightenment has been blamed for some of the most deadly developments of modern life: racism and white supremacy, imperialist oppression, capitalist exploitation, neoliberal economics, scientific positivism, totalitarian rule. These developme More

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People living in a pluralistic age are aware of diversity among themselves and consider it both natural and enriching for humankind However there are many disagreements that create ethical questions on the nature of human good religion and public... More

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The nature of education changes with society Today's shifting populations as well as developments in gender relations have raised issues of values human rights and the role of religion in education which scholars from around the world discuss in this book More

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The 19th century was to a large extent the 'British century' Great Britain was the great world power and its institutions beliefs and values had an immense impact on the world far beyond its formal empire Providence and Empire argues that knowledge of... More

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The Britain of 600-800 AD was populated by four distinct peoples the British Picts Irish and Anglo-Saxons They spoke 3 different languages Gaelic Brittonic and Old English and lived in a diverse cultural environment In 600 the British and the Irish... More

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The Britain of 600-800 AD was populated by four distinct peoples; the British, Picts, Irish and Anglo-Saxons. They spoke 3 different languages, Gaelic, Brittonic and Old English, and lived in a diverse cultural environment. In 600 the British and More