Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox (Davie Grace)(Paperback)

Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox (Davie Grace)(Paperback)

Religion in Britain evaluates and sheds light on the religious situation in twenty-first century Britain; it explores the country's increasing secularity alongside religion's growing presence in public debate, and the impact of this paradox on Britain's society. Describes and explains the

The Sociology of Religion: A Critical Agenda (Davie Grace)(Paperback)

Why is religion still important? Can we be fully modern and fully religious? In this new edition, Davie follows up her discussion of the meaning of religion in modern society and considers how best to research and understand this relationship. Exploring the rapid movements within the sociology of

The Migrant's Paradox, 31: Street Livelihoods and Marginal Citizenship in Britain (Hall Suzanne M.)(Paperback)

British Gods: Religion in Modern Britain (Bruce Steve)(Pevná vazba)

The big picture is well-known: over the last century, religion in Britain has lost power, popularity, and plausibility. Here, Steve Bruce charts the quantifiable changes in religious interest and observance over the last fifty years by returning to a number of towns and villages that were the

On Greek Religion (Parker Robert)(Paperback)

There is something of a paradox about our access to ancient Greek religion. We know too much, and too little. The materials that bear on it far outreach an individual's capacity to assimilate: so many casual allusions in so many literary texts over more than a millennium, so many direct or indirect

A History of Norfolk in 100 Objects (Davies John A.)(Paperback)

Norfolk is often characterised as a sleepy backwater of Britain. In fact its closeness to continental Europe led it in the past to being at the cutting edge of contact with immigrant peoples, often bringing with them innovative developments and cultural influences. Compiled by two highly respected

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Neruda Pablo)(Paperback)

Discover the poetry that ignites Grace and Hudson's love story!Body of my woman, persistent in your grace. My thirst, an endless desire, my unsure path!First published in Chile in 1924 by a then-unknown young poet named Pablo Neruda, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair became the seminal poetry

Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s (Bebbington David W.)(Paperback)

This major textbook is a newly researched historical study of Evangelical religion in its British cultural setting from its inception in the time of John Wesley to charismatic renewal today. The Church of England, the Church of Scotland and the variety of Nonconformist denominations and sects in

Rural Modernity in Britain: A Critical Intervention(Paperback)

Rural Modernity in Britain argues that the rural areas of Britain were impacted by modernisation just as much - if not more - than urban and suburban areas. It is the first study of modernity and modernism to focus on rural people and places that experienced economic depression, the expansion of

Philosophy of Religion: A Guide and Anthology (Davies Brian)(Paperback)

Is it possible to be both a philosopher and a religious believer? Is philosophy a friend or foe to religious belief? Does talk of God make sense? Does God exist? What is God? Essential for anyone pondering these and similar questions, Philosophy of Religion: A Guide and Anthology provides a

Religion in 5 Minutes (Hughes Aaron W.)(Paperback)

Religion in Five Minutes provides an accessible and lively introduction to the questions about religion and religious behaviour that interest most of us, whether or not we personally identify with - or practice - a religion. Suitable for beginning students and the general reader, the book offers

Synthetic Biology in Mammals (Davies Jamie)(Paperback)

God on Our Side: Religion in International Affairs (Hunter Shireen T.)(Paperback)

This timely book offers an accessible introduction to religion in international affairs. Shireen T. Hunter highlights the growing importance of religion in politics and analyzes its nature, role, and significance. She places the question of religion's impact on global affairs in the broader context

Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia (Bottro Jean)(Paperback)

A well written guide to Mesopotamian religion by one of the world's foremost Assyriologists. Bottero studies the public and private relationships between the people and the divine, their cosmology, hymns and prayers, rituals, myths and magic. He discusses important sites, monuments, objects, images

Speak the Culture: Britain (Whittaker Andrew)(Paperback)

* Navigate Britain like a native* Fully illustrated; rich in information Britain is culturally blessed. Few nations rival the rich history, artistic achievement or contemporary verve of this, the original island nation. Even the food is good these days, its variety indicative of an eclectic,

Sorcery And Religion In Ancient Scandinavia (Vikernes Varg)(Paperback / softback)

Introduction to the Study of Religion (Rodrigues Hillary P.)(Paperback)

Why do people study religion? How have they studied it in the past? How do we study religion today? Is the academic study of religion the same as religious education? These and many other questions are addressed in this engaging introduction to the discipline of religious studies, written by two

Introducing Japanese Religion (Ellwood Robert)(Paperback)

Now in its Second Edition, 'Introducing Japanese Religion 'is the ideal resource for undergraduate students. This edition features new material on folk and popular religion, including shamanism, festivals, and practices surrounding death and funerals. Robert Ellwood also updates the text to discuss

Sociology of Religion (Dawson Andrew)(Paperback)

Sociology of Religion is an increasingly popular component of courses in religious studies at undergraduate level. While most textbooks on the Sociology of Religion are written from a sociological background, this new student-friendly textbook aims to introduce the field and the subjects studied by

Reason, Truth and History (Putnam Hilary)(Paperback)

Hilary Putnam deals in this book with some of the most fundamental persistent problems in philosophy: the nature of truth, knowledge and rationality. His aim is to break down the fixed categories of thought which have always appeared to define and constrain the permissible solutions to these

Interrogating Secularism: Race and Religion in Arab Transnational Art and Literature (Haque Danielle)(Paperback)

Interrogating Secularism is a call to rethink binary categories of religion and secularism in contemporary Arab American fiction and art. While most studies that explore the traffic between literature and issues of secularism emphasize how canonical texts naturalize and reinforce secular values,

Open Wounds (Skelton Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

Davie McCall is tired. Tired of violence, tired of the Life. In the final instalment in the Davie McCall series old friends clash and long buried secrets are unearthed as McCall investigates a brutal five-year-old crime. Davie wants out, but the underbelly of Glasgow is all he has ever

Local Elections in Britain - A Statistical Digest(Paperback / softback)

Paradox - The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback / softback)

or the Grandfather Paradox - if you travelled back in time and killed your grandfather you would not have been born and would not therefore have killed your