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Exploring how conversion has been understood by different religions during different eras, this study includes a survey of the textual, legal, ritual, historic and experiential dimensions of the phenomenon of conversion.

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Surveys the 8 basic approaches to religious pluralism, ranging from exclusivism (evangelical right) through classic inclusivism (Rahner), revised inclusivism (DuPuis), particularism (Paul Griffith), radical diversity (S Mark Heim), pluralism (Knitter), comparative theologies (Frank Clooney), and dual belonging (Raimundo Panikkar).

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Surveys the 8 basic approaches to religious pluralism, ranging from exclusivism (evangelical right) through classic inclusivism (Rahner), revised inclusivism (DuPuis), particularism (Paul Griffith), radical diversity (S Mark Heim), pluralism (Knitter), comparative theologies (Frank Clooney), and dual belonging (Raimundo Panikkar).

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"Documents the variety of strategies used for the negotiation of Australian religious diversity in the context of law, migration, education, policing, the media, and interfaith"--

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Provides an overview of the religious diversity of the UK. With examples from the author's own research and professional practice, and referring to other key sources, this textbook takes a "critical incident" and "case-study" based approach to some of the major debates arising from that diversity.

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Provides an overview of the religious diversity of the UK. With examples from the author's own research and professional practice, and referring to other key sources, this textbook takes a "critical incident" and "case-study" based approach to some of the major debates arising from that diversity.

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Proposes a fresh approach that unites the study of religion with fields as diverse as neuroscience, anthropology, sociology, and psychology to better understand how these processes are incorporated into the broader cultural formations we think of as religious or spiritual.

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This volume provides in a single source a thorough grounding in the origin, development, and current controversies surrounding the free practice of religion.

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Using a variety of methodological approaches, this timely book offers a thorough examination of the impact and implications of religious fundamentalism in developing nations.

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This edited volume is focused on the issue of freedom of religion from various perspectives, inquiring whether freedom of religion may be realized non-neutrally, and whether a secular state in particular may accomplish this goal

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Religious Issues and Interreligious Dialogues will be an important addition to the reading list for studies in world religions, contemporary religious issues, and comparative religion.

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It attempts to bring into focus the contemporary status of the theory of knowledge and the claims to knowledge that occur in the sacred books of the world's religions. The author investigates and tests these theories as to whether or not claims to religious knowledge can be drawn from and justified by religious experience.

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Contemporary religious movements in America vary greatly in their organization, goals, methods, and membership. Reflecting the striking diversity of the current religious movement, the papers in this volume consider three categories of religious movements: native American churches, recently founded religious groups, and syncretistic groups based on

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At the heart of American studies is the idea of America itself. Surveying the religious myths and visions of America of ten religions, Buck shows how minority faiths have redefined America's sense of national purpose.

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Current social and political theories, which tend to dismiss religious resurgence as a deviant occurrence in the broad sweep of history, do not provide an adequate framework for the study of the dramatic resurgence of religion as a worldwide political force.

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Ranging over the incredibly diverse American religious expression, Religious Sites in America explores more than 160 worship sites as representative examples of individual beliefs and practices.

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This collection of seventeen essays presents an interactive discussion of critical issues in sociology and religion. Combining reports from empirical research with discussions of theoretical issues, personal reflections, and applied perspectives, the book offers a thorough examination of the sociology-religion interface.