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Bringing together 28 scholars, many of them well known in the sociology of religion, Cousineau examines a variety of faith traditions, countries, and sociological topics that illustrate the connection between religion and society at the dawn of the 21st century.

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Places religion and politics within a conceptual framework that considers the values in which both are rooted and examines, in light of that framework, the actual impact of religion and religious groups on American public life. A. James Reichley analyses the underlying causes and issues involved, their contemporary impact, and their continuing evolution.

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A series of studies on the public and private aspects of religion in ancient Israel, covering ritual and mythological motifs, but also personal practices and beliefs.

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Defines 'religion' from theological, ethical, philosophical, ethnological, anthropological, and historical perspectives, exploring the manifold human modes of perception, action and thought in climate change. This book charts the spread from regional case studies to global-scale syntheses.

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In this book van der Leeuw discusses the horizontal path to God and the vertical paths descending from God and ascending to Him. If God Himself appears, it is in a totally different manner, which results not in intelligible utterance, but in proclamation; and it is with this that theology has to deal." Originally published in 1986. The Princeton

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This book discusses selected works on Chinese religion in the People's Republic of China (PRC) published since World War II. The work begins with brief overviews of religion in premodern and modern China, first by scholars in China, and then as understood by Western scholars.

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Using case examples and applying a uniform approach to analyzing each country's particular focus on religion and education, he is able to show what these conflicts have in common, how well solutions have worked, and what may lie ahead.

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This engaging encyclopedia covers the religions and religious traditions of various Southeast Asian countries, including Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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This volume provides a salutary reminder that the 'New World' was not only encountered and conquered, but also explained, and explained in a way which revealed much about Europe. -Stephen Nugent

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An indispensable resource for understanding religion's place in the schools and in matters concerning the separation of church and state.

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This book brings together a diverse group of scholars, each specializing in the role of religion in one of the Yugoslav successor states. It provides an understanding of both the general context as well as more specific aspects of post-Yugoslav religion and will appeal to researchers in the fields of both religious studies and political science.

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Presents a study of prehistoric religion in Prehispanic Southwest. Drawing on an array of empirical approaches, this book shows the importance of understanding beliefs and ritual for a range of time periods and southwestern societies. It is useful for professional and avocational archaeologists, and for religion scholars and students.

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Biographical sketches of over 20 key individuals involved in the issues are provided as well.

Although the book discusses many legal issues and court cases, Religion in the Schools is written for laypersons with minimum legal jargon and stresses the results of court decisions rather than detailed legal analyses of the cases.

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The first scholarly evaluation of the contemporary US military chaplain corps, and the first to offer not only political and military but also theological analysis, Religion in Uniform shows why the militarys chaplaincy is a failing public project, and what Americans can do about it.

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