Prophetic Encounters: Religion and the American Radical Tradition (McKanan Dan)(Paperback)

Prophetic Encounters: Religion and the American Radical Tradition (McKanan Dan)(Paperback)

A broad, definitive history of the profound relationship between religion and movements for social change in AmericaThe United States has always had an active, vibrant, and influential religious Left. In every period of our history, people of faith have envisioned a society of peace and justice,

The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made It (Hofstadter Richard)(Paperback)

The American Political Tradition is one of the most influential and widely read historical volumes of our time. First published in 1948, its elegance, passion, and iconoclastic erudition laid the groundwork for a totally new understanding of the American past. By writing a 'kind of intellectual

Cedric Robinson: The Time of the Black Radical Tradition (Myers Joshua)(Paperback)

Cedric Robinson - political theorist, historian and activist - was one of the greatest black radical thinkers of the twentieth century, whose work resonates deeply with contemporary movements such as Black Lives Matter. In this powerful work, the first major book to tell the story of Cedric

Spiritual Socialists: Religion and the American Left (Cook Vaneesa)(Pevná vazba)

Refuting the common perception that the American left has a religion problem, Vaneesa Cook highlights an important but overlooked intellectual and political tradition that she calls 'spiritual socialism.' Spiritual socialists emphasized the social side of socialism and believed the most basic

The Mis-Education of the Negro (Woodson Carter Godwin)(Paperback)

In 1933, American historian and educator Carter Woodson (1875-1950) delivered a powerful and prophetic denouncement of 'Euro-centric'school curricula that still rings true. Woodson inspired black Americans to demand relevant learning opportunities that were inclusive of their own culture and

The Tragic Vision of African American Religion (Johnson M.)(Paperback)

Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision, ' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the

Tradition and Emancipation in Horace and Alexander Pope (Ohsumi Megumi)(Pevná vazba)

In Tradition and Emancipation, Japanese scholar Megumi Ohsumi explores the mimetic encounters of classical material across Alexander Pope's poetry. Focusing particularly on Pope's Horatian Imitations, Ohsumi attempts to identify the extent to which mimesis plays a role in Pope's oeuvre. Horace has

Contemporary Christian-Cultural Values: Migration Encounters in the Nordic Region (Nahnfeldt Cecilia)(Paperback)

This book reconstructs the connection between religion and migration, drawing on post-colonial perspectives to shed light on what religion can contribute to migrant encounters. Examining the resources and motives for hospitality as lived in Christian contexts in the Nordic region, it addresses the

Black Marxism - The Making of the Black Radical Tradition (Robinson Cedric J.)(Paperback / softback)

At Home and Abroad: The Politics of American Religion (Hurd Elizabeth Shakman)(Paperback)

From right to left, notions of religion and religious freedom are fundamental to how many Americans have understood their country and themselves. Ideas of religion, politics, and the interplay between them are no less crucial to how the United States has engaged with the world beyond its borders

American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present (Gorski Philip)(Paperback)

The long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American storyWas America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, argues Philip Gorski in American Covenant. What the founders envisioned was a prophetic republic that would weave together the ethical vision

Lucy Parsons: An American Revolutionary (Ashbaugh Carolyn)(Paperback)

The life and times of Lucy Parsons, early American radical and labor organizer, told definitively

Andy Warhol(Paperback / softback)

Exploring his background, ideas about death and religion and his queer perspective, this radical re-visioning highlights how Warhol's work marked a period of cultural transformation that still resonates

Radical Botany: Plants and Speculative Fiction (Meeker Natania)(Paperback)

Winner, 2019 Science Fiction & Technoculture Studies Book Prize Radical Botany excavates a tradition in which plants participate in the effort to imagine new worlds and envision new futures. Modernity, the book claims, is defined by the idea of all life as vegetal. Meeker and Szabari argue that the

Star Ancestors: Extraterrestrial Contact in the Native American Tradition (Red Star Nancy)(Paperback)

Explores the long-standing contact between American Indian tribes and extraterrestrial visitors through interviews with the tribes' spiritual leaders - Shares the wisdom and ET experiences of Dawnland founder Dana Pictou, Mayan daykeeper Hunbatz Men, Choctaw wisdomkeeper Sequoyah Trueblood, and

The Two Faces of American Freedom (Rana Aziz)(Paperback)

The Two Faces of American Freedom boldly reinterprets the American political tradition from the colonial period to modern times, placing issues of race relations, immigration, and presidentialism in the context of shifting notions of empire and citizenship. Today, while the U.S. enjoys tremendous

Radical Social Work in Practice: Making a Difference (Ferguson Iain)(Paperback)

Radical social work is a tradition often identified exclusively with the movement which developed in the UK in the 1970s, yet as this much-needed new textbook demonstrates, the relevance of radical approaches to contemporary social work practice have never been stronger. Challenges to a neoliberal

Allied Encounters: The Gendered Redemption of World War II Italy (Escolar Marisa)(Pevná vazba)

Allied Encounters uniquely explores Anglo-American and Italian literary, cinematic, and military representations of World War II Italy in order to trace, critique, and move beyond the gendered paradigm of redemption that has conditioned understandings of the Allied-Italian encounter. The arrival of

Wayward Witch (Crdova Zoraida)(Paperback)

Infused with Latin American tradition--the Brooklyn Brujas series follows three sisters--and witches--as they develop their powers and battle magic in their hometown and worlds beyond.Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she's been feeling lost. She has brand new powers that she doesn't

Profane Parables: Film and the American Dream (Rindge Matthew S.)(Pevná vazba)

The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion. The belief that meaning is fashioned from some mixture of family, friends, a stable career, and financial security permeates American culture. Profane Parables examines three films that assault this

Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin (Blofeld John)(Paperback)

She is the embodiment of selfless love, the supreme symbol of radical compassion, and, for more than a millennium throughout Asia, she has been revered as 'The One Who Hearkens to the Cries of the World.' Kuan Yin is both a Buddhist symbol and a beloved deity of Chinese folk religion. John

Spiritual-Religious Literature - Through the Lens of Comparative Imagology - Zsófia Bárczi

The influence and importance of religion and Christian tradition in the specific cultural-geographical construction of Central Europe has become a significant impetus for the formation of national (self-) images. This book provides a reflection on spiritually and religiously oriented literary

Disintegration: Indicators of the Coming American Collapse (Martyanov Andrei)(Paperback)

The United States is undergoing a profound and radical transformation, all features of which point to the fact of its departure at an accelerated rate from its largely self-proclaimed status as a global hegemon. The United States has lost ground in every single category that defines the power and

Abortion and the Christian Tradition (Kamitsuka Margaret D.)(Paperback)

Abortion remains the most contested political issue in American life. Poll results have remained surprisingly constant over the years, with roughly equal numbers supporting and opposing it. A common perception is that abortion is contrary to Christian teaching and values. While some have challenged