Religious diversity exists whenever seemingly sincere, knowledgeable individuals hold incompatible beliefs on the same religious issue. Diversity of this sort is pervasive, existing not only across ba
Blessed Events explores how women who give birth at home use religion to make sense of their births and in turn draw on their birthing experiences to bring meaning to their lives and families. Pamela
How has our understanding of our world and our place in the universe changed in recent decades through the momentous discoveries of science? Do recent developments in the philosophy of science, which
The latter part of the twentieth century saw an explosion of new media that effected profound changes in human categories of communication. At the same time, a "return to religion" occurred on a globa
A probing examination of a major contemporary problem: the increasing role of technology in all aspects of our lives. A major focus is on the role schools can assume in helping us all spiritualize tec
. Mongolian shamaness Sarangerel provides a hands-on guide for serious students of the shamanic path. . Includes complete directions for traditional Siberian rituals, meditations, and divination techn
Meet the supreme Gautama Buddha, the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesa, and Chang O--the Lunar Toad who is Chinese goddess of the Moon. Journey to the sacred Cambodian ruins of Angkor and golden Mount
Seven leading scholars and experts reveal the close ties between art and religion in American culture. From church-sponsored arts festivals to religious protests outside museums, religion and art ofte
Despite the widespread trends of secularization in the 20th century, religion has played an important role in several outbreaks of genocide since the First World War. And yet, not many scholars have l
Finally available in a popularly priced, non-illustrated, smaller-format edition, which is ideal for the college market and general reader alike, this extraordinary best-seller is a brilliant evoc
Spurred by the Human Rights Act adopted by the European Convention in 1998, which guaranteed religious rights across the legal orders of the participating countries, the contributors (scholars in reli
Not global in the sense of the globalization of business, but a more humane world for the 21st century than the 20th saw, and the role of religion in creating it are the concerns of contributors from
Since the 1980s, religion has been most visible in American public life when issues of sexuality and reproduction are at stake. Paradoxically, however, the voices that speak most loudly in the name of
Without explaining his background physical science? social science? philosophy of science? mythology? Bancroft sets out to explore the frontier between the human imagination and the world that present
Doty (humanities and religious studies, U. of Alabama) focuses not on materials from antiquity, but on modern approaches to myths and rituals in the major schools of interpretation. Rewritten and rest
Recent years have seen a meteoric rise in the power and importance of organized religion in many parts of the world. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in violence perpetrated in
