Catholic Theology of Marriage in the Era of HIV and AIDS begins with the life experiences of real women, analyzes and unpacks them for the scholarly community, and then offers practical implications t
Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways that Christian theology has shaped centuries of conflict from the Jewish-Roman War of late antiquity through the First Crusade, the French Revolution,
Human resource management is a foundational element for an ethical and moral organizational culture and a humane and just employee work environment. Christian Scripture and Human Resource Management p
This collection of essays integrates a broad spectrum of geographical, denominational, and interdisciplinary perspectives, and analyses the relationship between family and religion in its various cont
Economics in Spirit and Truth offers a critical-philosophical perspective on the logics and dynamics of finance capital in the twenty-first century in order to craft a model of the care of the soul th
Through an analysis of Christian communities in the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica, this book analyzes how religious groups talk about the politics surrounding economic life. Amy Reynolds examines how these Christian organizations speak about trade and the economy as moral and value-laden spaces, deserving ethical reflection and requiring political action. She reveals the ways in which religious communities have asked people to engage in new approaches to thinking about the market and how they have worked to create alternative networks and policies governing economic and social life.
How does the Catholic tradition understand the significance of the environment, and what are the implications for our daily lives? In Walking God’s Earth, David Cloutier provides a concise, accessible
When we speak of the “environmental crisis” facing the planet, we reduce the coming catastrophe to a physical problem. In Rediscovering Our Home, Joshtrom Kureethadam seeks to extend the current under
A Womanist Pastoral Theology Against Intimate and Cultural Violence is about Black women's search for relationships and encounters that support healing from intimate and cultural violence. The text is
Church-State relations have undergone a dramatic political sea change since the landmark clerical sexual abuse scandals of 2001. Where instances of child molestation by men of the cloth were once rout
2014 Readers' Choice Award WinnerThink of the little girls you know: your daughter, a niece, a friend's child.Then think about this: little girls are tossed away every day.All over the world, women an
Nordic researchers in theology, the study of religion, economics, peace and conflict studies, social anthropology, and other disciplines analyze involvement in Africa. Among the topics are poverty and
In recent years, terrorism has become closely associated with martyrdom in the minds of many terrorists and in the view of nations around the world. In Islam, martyrdom is mostly conceived as "bearing
This work studies research methods, such as opinion polling and demographic statistics, used by the Catholic Church in West Germany. The book describes the challenges the Church’s attempts to understa
American religious pacifism is usually explained in terms of its practitioners' ethical and philosophical commitments. Patricia Appelbaum argues that Protestant pacifism, which constituted the religio
Christianity has often been accused for being complicit in ecological destruction. In response, Christian ecotheology offers both a Christian critique of environmental destruction and an ecological cr
Inspired by Lorenzo Milani's (1923-1967) biography, this book takes different trajectories in promoting and/or problematizing peace, and confirming the complex and mutltifaceted nature of the struggle
Divorce is not the biggest threat to marriage. Discouragement is.You’ve probably heard the grim facts: Half of all marriages end in divorce. The divorce rate inside the church is the same as outside.
