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1	Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 more books like this by James Reston, Jr. add to wishlist A bestselling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world--the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna. see all copies from $5.14! new only from $9.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Religion and the Rise of Western Culture more books like this by Christopher Dawson add to wishlist This classic study of European history begins in 500 A.D. with the aftermath of the fall of Rome and ends with the close of the 13th century. Dawson shows how, apidly throughout Europe and changed the face of its culture. "Brilliantly characterized".--The New York Times. see all copies from $4.80! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery more books like this by Professor Rodney Stark add to wishlist Rodney Stark's provocative new book argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. Continuing his project of identifying the widespread consequences of monotheism, Stark shows that the Christian conception of God resulted - almost inevitably and for the same reasons - in the Protestant ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $26.95! \| SVS
4	Apocalypse Now & Then: A Feminist Guide to the End of the World more books like this by Catherine Keller add to wishlist A distinguished feminist theologian offers a new understanding of the apocalypse's effect on the West. see all copies from $4.62! new only from $14.72! \| first editions \| SVS
5	What Were the Crusades? more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith add to wishlist This is a new updated edition of a classic introduction to the crusades, widely-regarded as one of the best short studies in the field, by a leading international authority on the subject. It is the widely established starting point, by the leading authority in the field, for any study of the crusades. The new updated edition takes account of the ... see all copies from $6.59! new only from $7.25! \| SVS
6	Puritanism & Democracy more books like this by Ralph Burton Perry add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Progress and Religion: An Historical Inquiry more books like this by Christopher Dawson add to wishlist In this volume Christopher Dawson outlines his main thesis for the history of culture, which was his life's work. Anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religion and history form the backdrop for the key idea of his thought - namely, that religion is the soul of a culture and that a society or culture which has lost its spiritual roots is a dying ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $11.00!
8	Empty Cities of the Full Moon more books like this by Howard V Hendrix add to wishlist In a dramatically altered near-future, technology resurrects a plague of apparent global madness that not only destroys ten thousand years of urban civilization but also creates a world under the sway of the full moon and a human race transformed in astonishing ways. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades more books like this by Professor Rodney Stark add to wishlist In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Instead, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to Muslim terrorist ... see all copies from $14.91! new only from $14.91! \| SVS
10	Dignity of Difference more books like this by Jonathan Sacks add to wishlist The Chief Rabbi commemorates the terrible events since the millennium with a message of hope. He argues that peace will only be achieved when we learn to resepect and rejoice in each other's differences, whatever our ancestry or convictions. see all copies from $9.46! new only from $22.91!
11	Rethinking Confucianism: Past and Present in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam more books like this by Benjamin A Elman add to wishlist see all copies from $33.99! new only from $57.95!
12	The making of greater India more books like this by H G Quaritch Wales add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! first editions
13	The death of God; the culture of our post-Christian era. more books like this by Gabriel Vahanian add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	The Uses of Greek Mythology more books like this by Ken Dowden, MR Ken Dowden add to wishlist "The Uses of Greek Mythology" offers an overview of Greek mythology - what it is like, where it comes from, and where it fits in Greek history and landscape. Ken Dowden outlines the uses Greeks made of myth and the uses to which myth can be put in recovering the richness of their culture. This book begins by considering the nature of Greek myth ... see all copies from $9.92! new only from $17.47!
15 view cover	Toward a New Civilization: Why We Must Tame Our Instincts to Save Our World more books like this by Arthur Blech add to wishlist "Civilisation is a term used to describe a superior level of accomplishments of certain nations...We humans are the cause of hazards to our existence created by overpopulation and environmental degradation. We are the designers of an economy that favours the well-to-do to the detriment of the disadvantaged. We are the contrivers of religious ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $13.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Korea: A Religious History more books like this by James H Grayson add to wishlist This work surveys the entire history of religion in Korea from 600 BC to the present day. It emphasizes the historical development of various religious traditions and sets the history of religion within the socio-political context of each major period of Korean history. Each chapter is devoted to a particular period of history so that the ... see all copies from $46.02! new only from $57.14!
17 view cover	Crusades more books like this by Thomas F Madden (Editor) add to wishlist The twelve complete articles in this volume represent some of the best recent scholarship on the crusades. The collection introduces students to fundamental concepts of crusading, including the nature of the movement, the motivation of the participants, and the impact on the East. The focus is not on individual crusades but on the political, ... see all copies from $6.43! new only from $44.63! \| SVS
18 view cover	After God more books like this by Mark C Taylor add to wishlist Religion, Mark C. Taylor argues in "After God", is more complicated than either its defenders or critics think and, indeed, is much more influential than any of us realize. Our world, Taylor maintains, is shaped by religion even when it is least obvious. Faith and value, he insists, are unavoidable and inextricably interrelated for believers and ... see all copies from $15.60! new only from $15.60! \| SVS
19 view cover	Prey Into Hunter: The Politics of Religious Experience more books like this by Maurice Bloch, Ph.D. add to wishlist Maurice Bloch has for many years been developing an original and influential theory of ritual. In this book he synthesises a radical theory of religion. Rituals in a great many societies deny the transience of life and of human institutions. Bloch argues that they enact this denial by symbolically sacrificing the participants themselves, so ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
20 view cover	Gods, Sages and Kings more books like this by Dr. David Frawley add to wishlist "Gods, Sages and Kings is a very important book. It fills a major void in our understanding of human history...It calls into question our entire view of human history...it is much more significantly a truly spiritual vision of where we come from and who we are." Vyaas Houston see all copies from $9.75! new only from $15.01! \| SVS
21 view cover	Faiths and Religions of the World more books like this by David Gibbons add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
22	The Reign of Quantity more books like this by Rene Guenon, Renbe Gubenon add to wishlist see all copies from $19.84! new only from $99.00!
23	The destiny of the nations more books like this by Alice A. Bailey add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50! new only from $25.60!
24 view cover	Amythia: Crisis in the Natural History of Western Culture more books like this by Loyal Rue add to wishlist see all copies from $2.38! new only from $31.69! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Gift of Responsibility: The Promise of Dialogue Among Christians, Jews, and Muslims more books like this by Lewis S Mudge add to wishlist This book argues that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, locked as they have been over the centuries in many kinds of mutual enmity and violence, now need to join resources to resist the destructive economic and political forces now on the loose across the globe, some of which distrust among these faiths has tended to intensify. Such a project ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $12.90! \| SVS

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