Religious Studies

The author combines personal experience with historical and philosophical reflection to create a new model of embodied thinking. This first systematic "The"a"logy" of the Goddess argues that the shift from God to Goddess signals a transformation of western theology, philosophy, and ethics, offering ... More

The "Platonic Theology" is a visionary work and the philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus who was largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. A student of the Neoplatonic schools of Plotinus and Proclus, he was committed to r... More

"Faith, as Garland understands it, is active, a matter of doing as well as believing. And this book about faith is active as well. In the end, this generous and appreciative account also delivers a challenge to families, urging them to disciplined engagement in the practices of faith." -- From the ... More

Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do we think that some things are true, and other things false? Why do we maintain that some things are good, and other things evil? These are questions that have puzzled thinkers for millennia. In the past they have been answered by sep... More

"The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion" contains everything a student needs for a full understanding of theory and methods in religious studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and comparativ... More

Today the study of American religion continues to move away from an older, European American, male, middle-class, northeastern, Protestant narrative concerned primarily with churches and theology and toward a multicultural tale of Native Americans, African Americans, Catholics, Jews and other groups... More

Is religion the same as culture? How does it fit with life in the modern world? Do you have to "believe" to be part of one? From televangelism in the American South to the wearing of hijab in Britain and Egypt; from the rise of paganism to the aftermath of 9/11, this accessible guide looks at the wa... More

The Encyclopedia of Hinduism contains over 900 entries reflecting recent advances in scholarship which have raised new theoretical and methodological issues as well as identifying new areas of study which have not been addressed previously. The debate over the term 'Hinduism' in the light of post-Or... More

A book for readers of all faiths, "Surpassing Wonder" uncovers how the ancient Hebrew scriptures, the Christian New Testament, and the Talmuds of the Rabbis are related and how, collectively, they make up the core of Western consciousness.Elegant and inventive, "Surpassing Wonder" uncovers how the a... More

For over seven centuries, Dante and his masterpiece, "The Divine Comedy," have held a special place in Western culture. The poem is at once a vivid journey through hell to heaven, a poignant love story, and a picture of humanity's relationship to God. It is so richly imaginative that a first reading... More

"A highly sophisticated, original, sobering (as opposed to saber-rattling) intervention into the debate on religion and world affairs. International relations theorists have tended to reduce the study of religion to either religious organizations, sometimes understood as moralizing interest groups o... More

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In this timely collection, Neil Price brings together recent archaeological thought on shamanism. Issues addressed include shamanic material culture, responses to dying and the dead, shamanism in the context of other belief systems such as totemism, shamanic soundscapes, and the use of ritual archit... More

This classic text outlines the development of the papacy as an institution in the Middle Ages. With profound knowledge and insight, Ullmann traces the course of papal history from the late Roman Empire to its eventual decline in the Renaissance.This classic text outlines the development of the papac... More

In this new book, renowned theologian Keith Ward offers an original and comprehensive survey of the great diversity of Christian thinking in the modern world.In a unique and authoritative approach, Ward presents three differing interpretations for over fifteen key Christian doctrines, including orig... More

On January 29, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. This action marked a key step toward institutionalizing an idea that emerged in the mid-1990s under the Clinton administration--the transfer of some socia... More

This book comprises nine key articles on the Counter-Reformation, introduced and contextualized for the student reader. They show that these reforms were more than a mere reaction against the Protestant challenge to Catholic doctrine and institutions, rather, they also constituted an internal renewa... More

Montanism was a prophetic movement beginning in the second century CE, deriving from Montanus of Phrygia and two female prophets, Priscilla and Maximilla.The rise of Montanism was important in the history of the early Church. This prophetic movement survived for centuries after its beginnings in the... More