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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. $11.41 (new hardcover, see detail) 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 $11.22! new only from $11.22! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Religion and the Rise of Western Culture more books like this by Christopher Dawson $5.49 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist A classic study that encompasses the fall of Rome to the dawn of the Renaissance and shows how Christianity, its leaders and its institutions changed the face of Western culture. 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 $25.44 (used softcover, see detail)* 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 $6.88 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist A distinguished feminist theologian offers a new understanding of the apocalypse's effect on the West. see all copies from $5.27! new only from $23.27! \| first editions \| SVS
5	What Were the Crusades? more books like this by Jonathan Riley-Smith $7.25 (new softcover, see detail) 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 $5.95 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	Rethinking Confucianism: Past and Present in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam more books like this by Benjamin A Elman $57.95 (new hardcover, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $57.80! new only from $57.95!
8	Empty Cities of the Full Moon more books like this by Howard V Hendrix $1.99 (used softcover, see detail)* 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	The making of greater India more books like this by H G Quaritch Wales $35.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! first editions
10	Dignity of Difference more books like this by Jonathan Sacks $9.57 (used hardcover, see detail)* 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 $9.57! new only from $38.83!
11	Prey Into Hunter: The Politics of Religious Experience more books like this by Maurice Bloch, Ph.D. $9.00 (used softcover, see detail)* 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 $7.98! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
12	Toward a New Civilization: Why We Must Tame Our Instincts to Save Our World more books like this by Arthur Blech $10.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* 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
13	Faiths and Religions of the World more books like this by David Gibbons $3.99 (new hardcover, see detail) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	Crusades more books like this by Thomas F Madden (Editor) $20.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* 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 $20.00! new only from $43.22! \| SVS
15 view cover	Gods, Sages and Kings more books like this by Dr. David Frawley $9.75 (used softcover, see detail)* 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 $12.41! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Uses of Greek Mythology more books like this by Ken Dowden, MR Ken Dowden $9.96 (used softcover, see detail)* 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 $9.96! new only from $17.47! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Gift of Responsibility: The Promise of Dialogue Among Christians, Jews, and Muslims more books like this by Lewis S Mudge $2.90 (used softcover, see detail)* 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 $2.90! new only from $13.37! \| SVS
18	The death of God; the culture of our post-Christian era. more books like this by Gabriel Vahanian $2.04 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Amythia: Crisis in the Natural History of Western Culture more books like this by Loyal Rue $3.03 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $3.03! new only from $31.69! \| SVS
20	Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence: The Contemporary Predicament more books like this by Peter H Van Ness $4.80 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $4.80! new only from $14.90! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	After God more books like this by Mark C Taylor $15.60 (new softcover, see detail) 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
22	The destiny of the nations more books like this by Alice A. Bailey $10.00 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50! new only from $24.76!
23	The Politics at God's Funeral: The Spiritual Crisis of Western Civilization more books like this by Michael Harrington $1.99 (used hardcover, see detail)* add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.21! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Korean Shamanism: The Cultural Paradox more books like this by Chongho Kim $29.00 (used softcover, see detail)* add to wishlist Why do Koreans use shamanic ritual even though prejudice against shamanism is universal? Why do so many Koreans employ a practice that is widely stigmatized and despised as superstition? Shamanism has a contradictory position within the Korean cultural system. This has led to the periodical suppression of shamanism and has also, paradoxically, ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $39.23!
25 view cover	Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Doctrines and Dialogues more books like this by Peter Flugel (Editor) $169.51 (new hardcover, see detail) add to wishlist The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. "Studies in Jaina History and Culture" breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather than presenting Jainism as a seamless whole whose ... see all copies from $149.13! new only from $169.51!

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