Maria Heim 
Theories of the Gift in South Asia [PDF ebook] 
Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Reflections on Dana

At the beginning of the twenty-first century there is an increasing tendency to retrenchment within the Christian churches and among other world religions. Religious fundamentalisms are on the increa …

Drawn from Leland”s 'Aradia or Gospel of the Witches, ’ Hohman”s 'Pow-Wows, ’ Lady Wilde”s 'Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland’ and other classic traditional sources , ev …

Near the end of his life, Michel Foucault turned his attention to the early church Fathers. He did so not for anything like a return to God but rather because he found in those sources alternatives f …

This book examines the links between civil society, religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa region. The chapters in the volume explore the role of religion in shaping and changing t …

The Roman Catholic Church”s critical stance towards liberalism and democracy following the French Revolution and through the 19th century was often entrenched, but the Second Vatican Council of the …

Glossolalia (paranormal speaking in tongues) and zenolalia (paranormal speaking in allegedly foreign languages) are features of many sub-cultures and religions. The most obvious example is Pentecosta …

Originally published in 1915, The Natural Theology of Evolution looks at the concept of natural theology, examining the argument for the existence of God based on reason and ordinary experiences of n …