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The notion of ethnicity as it is currently used is theoretically ambivalent, confusing, indeed self-contradictory, according to Rey Chow. To ... More

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Many books have been written about the success of the West, analyzing why Europe was able to pull ahead of the rest of the world by the end of the ... More

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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is Max Weber s most important work and, since its publication in 1904, has been widely considered ... More

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This 20th-century study of religions and their relationship to social and economic issues is considered by some scholars to be one of the most ... More

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An authority in the field gives a history of theological, philosophical, legal and popular arguments about the viability of capital punishment. The ... More

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"Examines Paul Tillich's critical interpretation of capitalism and cultural modernity, highlighting the context of his theology in relation to the ... More

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Distancing himself from liberals and conservatives but also pointing to the uselessness of a middle way, Rieger explores the theology of grace in ... More

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Surveys twentieth century theologies of work, contrasting differing approaches to consider the "problem of labor" from a theological perspective. ... More

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The sixteen essays in this volume, all previously unpublished, address the little considered question of the role played by religion in the American ... More

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Although Rwanda is among the most Christian countries in Africa, in the 1994 genocide, church buildings became the primary killing grounds. To ... More

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This comprehensive study represents the first effort by an historian to examine the relationship of the mainstream Protestant churches to the Civil ... More

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Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini (ret.) and missionary Peter Holmes provide a social commentary and plan for restoration among countries like Rwanda that ... More

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The Civil War was trying, bloody, and hard-fought combat for both sides. What was it, then, that sustained soldiers low on supplies and morale? For ... More

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Mr. Lincoln's Chair provides an interesting and engaging look at the Shakers, one of the most complex but largely ignored religious groups and one of ... More

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Especially in times of war Americans have claimed for their nation a unique world mission, often defining it in religious terms. James Moorhead ... More

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The National Council of Churches established the Delta Ministry in 1964 to further the cause of civil rights in Mississippi--the southern state with ... More

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The Religious Society of Friends and its service organization, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) have long been known for their peace and ... More

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What are the origins of the idea of human rights and universal human dignity? How can we most fully understand -- and realize -- these rights going ... More

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