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1	The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins In looking back over the enormous changes wrought by the 20th century, Western observers may have missed the most dramatic revolution of all. While secular movements like communism, feminism, and environmentalism have gotten the lion's share of our attention, the explosive southward expansion of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has ... see all copies from $2.57! new only from $6.19! \| SVS
2	The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Leading religion scholar Jenkins reveals a vast Christian world to the east of the Roman Empire and explains how the earliest, most influential churches of the East--China, India, the Middle East, and Africa--died. see all copies from $14.83! new only from $14.83! \| SVS
3	The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Christianity is growing so rapidly in the global South that soon Africa may be home to the world's largest Christian population. But what sort of Christianity will that be? In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Christians live in settings very close to the social, cultural, and intellectual milieu in which the New Testament itself was written. For ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $9.48! \| SVS
4	History of the United States more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins This introductory guide provides an account of the course of American history, discussing political, social, economic and cultural developments. Major themes examined include the relationship between territorial expansion and political history, the critical role of ethnic and racial conflict, and the shifting centres of gravity in American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.66! \| first editions \| SVS
5	God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins What does the future hold for European Christianity? Is the Christian church doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants? Is Europe, in short, on the brink of becoming "Eurabia"? Though many pundits are loudly predicting just such a scenario, Philip Jenkins reveals the flaws in these ... see all copies from $12.01! new only from $16.12! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Pedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Contemporary Crisis more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins If we can believe the six o'clock news, there has been an epidemic of sexual abuse among the clergy, and especially among the Roman Catholic clergy. Neither an expose nor an apology, Pedophiles and Priests takes a close, dispassionate look at the entire history of this mushrooming scandal, from the first rumblings to the explosion of headlines. ... see all copies from $2.03! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Was Jesus really a subversive mystic whose true teachings were suppressed by an authoritarian church? Has the real nature of Christianity been deliberately obscured for centuries? Do recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament? In ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Mystics & Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Are religious fringe movements a recent phenomenon in American history? Are widespread fears of mass suicides, sexual abuse, and brainwashing in cults justified? Do marginalized religious groups play any positive role in American spiritual life? Do the panics over such groups follow any discernible pattern? Phillip Jenkins gives fascinating-and ... see all copies from $2.83! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Using Murder: The Social Construction of Serial Homicide more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins, Phillip Jenkins see all copies from $6.94! new only from $65.19! \| first editions
10	Dream Catchers: How Mainstream America Discovered Native Spirituality more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins In books such as "Mystics and Messiahs", "Hidden Gospels", and "The Next Christendom", Philip Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in "Dream Catchers", Jenkins offers a brilliant account of the changing mainstream attitudes towards Native American spirituality, once seen as degraded spectacle, now ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.87! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Hoods and Shirts: The Extreme Right in Pennsylvania, 1925-1950 more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Extreme right-wing groups have always been a part of the American religious and political landscape. The era between the world wars, especially the 1930s, was a particularly volatile period, and by 1940, racist, nativist and fascist groups had become so visible as to arouse public fears of insurrection and sabotage. In "Hoods and Shirts", Philip ... see all copies from $8.88! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Anti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in our nation, but few people seem to notice, or care. A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $4.74! \| first editions
13 view cover	Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Why did the youthful optimism and openness of the sixties give way to Ronald Reagan and the spirit of conservative reaction - a spirit that remains ascendant today? Drawing on a wide array of sources - including tabloid journalism, popular fiction, movies, and television shows - Philip Jenkins argues that a remarkable confluence of panics, scares, ... see all copies from $6.76! new only from $12.21! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Beyond Tolerance: Child Pornography on the Internet more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins This text delves into the myths and realities of child pornography and the complex process to stamp out criminal activity over the web, including the debates over trade regulation, users' privacy, and individual rights. This sobering look at a criminal community contains lessons about human behaviour and the law that should be of interest to those ... see all copies from $6.34! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Cold War at Home: The Red Scare in Pennsylvania, 1945-1960 more books like this by Phillip Jenkins, Professor Philip Jenkins One of the most significant industrial states in the country, with a powerful radical tradition, Pennsylvania was, by the early 1950s, the scene of some of the fiercest anti-Communist activism in the United States. Philip Jenkins examines the political and social impact of the Cold War across the state, tracing the Red Scare's reverberations in ... see all copies from $11.90! new only from $36.25!
16 view cover	Intimate Enemies: Moral Panics in Contemporary Great Britian more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins, Phillip Jenkins see all copies from $11.06! new only from $31.14! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Images of Terror: What We Can and Can't Know about Terrorism more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins, Phillip Jenkins The book acts as a guide to the images of terrorism that we see daily in the mass media. The author believes that our perceptions of terrorism are formed by the interaction of bureaucratic agencies, academics and private experts. These images and stereotypes that we are offered do not necessarily reflect objective reality. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins This study traces shifting social responses to adult sexual contacts with children. The author explores how and why concern about the sexual offender has fluctuated in North America since the late-19th century, placing reactions to the problem in a broad political and cultural context. see all copies from $12.07! new only from $27.76! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	A History of the United States, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins This introductory guide provides an account of the course of American history, discussing political, social, economic and cultural developments. Major themes examined include the relationship between territorial expansion and political history, the critical role of ethnic and racial conflict, and the shifting centres of gravity in American ... see all copies from $3.14! new only from $20.59!
20 view cover	A history of modern Wales, 1536-1990 more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins Rich in detail but vigorous, authoritative and unsentimental, Modern Wales is a comprehensive and unromanticised examination of Wales as it was and is. It stresses both the long-term continuities in Welsh history, and also the significant regional differences within the principality. see all copies from $32.99! new only from $64.49!
21 view cover	Synthetic Panics: The Symbolic Politics of Designer Drugs more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins The USA has a long history of blaming social problems on the effects of synthetic drugs. Tracing the history of these anti-drug movements, this book sets out to show that synthetic chemicals inspire so much fear not because they are uniquely dangerous, but because they bring into focus deeply-rooted public concerns about social and cultural ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Making of a Ruling Class: The Glamorgan Gentry 1640-1790 more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins This study provides an extensive survey of the economic activities of the gentry, their role as entrepreneurs and as popularisers of the metropolitan culture of Georgian London. It describes how during the eighteenth century, local elites from remote corners of Britain were amalgamated into one new ruling class, a body distinguished by common ... see all copies from $49.25! new only from $49.38! \| SVS
23 view cover	Breve Historia de Estados Unidos more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins see all copies from $29.35! new only from $29.35!
24 view cover	Cold War at Home: The Red Scare in Pennsylvania, 1945-1960 more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins One of the most significant industrial states in the country, with a powerful radical tradition, Pennsylvania was, by the early 1950s, the scene of some of the fiercest anti-Communist activism in the United States. Philip Jenkins examines the political and social impact of the Cold War across the state, tracing the Red Scare's reverberations in ... see all copies from $93.60!

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