Leon Festinger 
When Prophecy Fails [EPUB ebook] 
A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World

How should we relate to ”others” – those within a particular tradition, those of different traditions, and those who are oppressed? In the light of these anxieties, and building on the work of Andr …

Religion in Science Fiction investigates the history of the representations of religion in science fiction literature. Space travel, futuristic societies, and non-human cultures are traditional theme …

In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called ‘Unveiling and Veiling’, an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Isla …

God, the Future of Man focuses on religion and secularisation, viewed from various vantage points: secularisation and God-talk; secularisation and the church”s liturgy; secularisation and the church …

This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in co …

For three decades, he flashed like a meteor across the theological horizon, and then vanished. …

April Westbrook explores the intentional inclusion of woman stories (those displaying significant female presence) within the David narrative in the books of Samuel. These stories are made prominent …

Apocalyptic Bodies traces the biblical notions of the end of the world as represented in ancient and modern texts, art, music and popular culture, for example the paintings of Bosch. Tina Pippin addr …

Since the photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls were released in 1992, there has been an explosion of interest in them. This volume explores the issue of apocalypticism in the Scrolls; how the notions …