James T. Richardson & Sajjad Adeliyan Tous 
Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran [PDF ebook] 
A Socio-Legal Analysis

This book develops academic understanding of Muslim urban space by pursuing the structural logic of the premodern Arab-Muslim city, or medina. With particular reference to The Book of Walls, an histo …

“The association of the term Jesuit with Pharisee and hypocrite is unpleasant enough, but connecting it with Beguine is particularly offensive. The word Beguine had come to signify a female heretic, …

In Mountain Mandalas Allan G. Grapard provides a thought-provoking history of one aspect of the Japanese Shugendo tradition in Kyushu, by focusing on three cultic systems: Mount Hiko, Usa-Hachiman, a …

Over the last quarter-century, evangelicalism has become an important social and political force in modern America. Here, new voices in the field are brought together with leading scholars such as Wi …

There are over two-hundred million Dalits– people designated as ‘untouchable’ – across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaning …

Through engagement with theologies of adoption, pro-natalism, marriage, and queer theology, Susannah Cornwall figures developments in models of marriage and family not as distortions of or divergence …

In this book you will learn how to tell if God, an angel, or a demon is talking to you. You will learn the differences between God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit, as well as different kinds of angels. Yo …

What makes Methodist worship ‘Methodist’ or ‘Wesleyan?’ How do Methodists evaluate emerging forms of worship in light of their own liturgical heritage? This book considers these questions by bringing …

It has been argued that the mystical Sufi form of Islam is the most sensitive to other cultures, being accommodative to other traditions and generally tolerant to peoples of other faiths. It readily …