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  • Alternative Sociologies of Religion

    Through Non-Western Eyes

    by James V Spickard ...
    Uncovers what the sociology of religion would look like had it emerged in a Confucian, Muslim, or Native American culture rather than in a Christian oneSociology has long used Western Christianity as a model for all religious life. As a result, the field has tended to highlight aspects of religion that Christians find important, such as religious beliefs and formal organizations, while paying less ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Is Happening to Religion?

    Six Stories About Religion's Place in the World

    by James V. Spickard ...
    Analyzes six major sociological approaches to religion’s role in contemporary societySociologists have spent considerable effort analyzing religion’s place in today’s world, yet they have come to no consensus on what is happening to it. Depending on whom you consult, religion is either declining or becoming militantly conservative, is increasingly a matter of individual choice or is one of the few ... Read more

    $23.29 USD

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  • Research Basics

    Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps

    by James V. (Vernon) Spickard ...
    Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process based on author James V. Spickard’s decades of teaching experience. Using an intuitive six-step model, readers learn how to craft a research question and then identify a logical process for answering it. Conversational writing and multi-disciplinary examples illuminate the model’s ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Gratitude, Injury, and Repair in a Pandemic Age

    An Interreligious Dialogue

    by Mona Siddiqui, Nathanael Vette, James Spickard, Susan Abraham, Anantanand Rambachan, Edward Donalson, Jaisy Joseph, Kristi Lee, Vasudha Narayanan, Douglas Peduti ...
    Scholarly insight and reflection on finding meaning in the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic caused a horrific loss of life and had tremendous, long-lasting psychological effects. Diagnoses of anxiety and mental illness are now at much higher levels than they were in 2019. For believers, the pandemic raised questions about the nature of God, increasing the need for ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Land of Stark Contrasts

    Faith-Based Responses to Homelessness in the United States

    by Manuel Mejido Costoya, Margaret Breen, Jeremy Brown, Sathianathan Clarke, John A. Coleman, S.J., María Teresa Dávila, Lauren Lawson, Roberto Mata, James Spickard, Laura Stivers0 ...
    An important new volume showcasing a wide range of faith-based responses to one of today’s most pressing social issues, challenging us to expand our ways of understanding.Land of Stark Contrasts brings together the work of social scientists, ethicists, and theologians exploring the profound role of religion in understanding and responding to homelessness and housing insecurity in all corners of ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization

    Practical Tools for Improving Teaching, Research, and Scholarship

    by Ma. Rhea Gretchen A. Abuso, Paige Mann, Danny Braverman, Ali Meghji, Seetha Tan, Laura Wain, Denise Buiten, Ellen Finlay, Rosemary Hancock, Belinda Leach, Gwen Chapman, Samantha Brennan, Alexandra Rodney, Martin Stringer, Fabio Bolzonar, Federico Settler, Sara Ewing, Januschka Schmidt, Karen Schucan Bird, Lin Ma ...
    Despite progress, the Western higher education system is still largely dominated by scholars from the privileged classes of the Global North. This book presents examples of efforts to diversify points of view, include previously excluded people, and decolonize curricula.What has worked? What hasn’t? What further visions do we need? How can we bring about a more democratic and just academic life ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Fighting in God's Name

    Religion and Conflict in Local-Global Perspectives

    by Afe Adogame, Corey L. Williams, Tunde Agara, Najimdeen Ayoola Bakare, Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani, Serawit Bekele Debele, Lovemore Ndlovu, Hassan J. Ndzovu, Damaris Parsitau0, James V. Spickard1, Sipco J. Vellenga2, Dodeye U. Williams3, Meron Zeleke4, George R. Wilkes5, Olufunke Adeboye6, Paul Spickard8 ...
    Series series Conflict and Security in the Developing World
    This collection book provides a critical, inter-disciplinary exploration of the relationship between religion, conflict, violence, and tolerance from local-global perspectives. It focuses mainly on theoretical issues and approaches with contrasting case studies drawn from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South Asia. ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

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  • Studying Lived Religion

    Contexts and Practices

    by Nancy Tatom Ammerman ...
    Offers an overarching definition and framework for the study of religion as it manifests itself in everyday lifeLook around you as you walk down the street; somewhere, usually hidden in plain sight, there will be traces of religion. Perhaps it is the person who walks past with a Christian tattoo or a Muslim hijab. Perhaps it is the poster announcing a charity auction at the local synagogue. Or ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Everyday Religion

    Observing Modern Religious Lives

    Edited by Nancy T. Ammerman ...
    Social scientists sometimes seem not to know what to do with religion. In the first century of sociology's history as a discipline, the reigning concern was explaining the emergence of the modern world, and that brought with it an expectation that religion would simply fade from the scene as societies became diverse, complex, and enlightened. As the century approached its end, however, a variety ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Religion in the Contemporary World

    A Sociological Introduction

    by Alan Aldridge ...
    In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Almost all societies seek to cultivate religions and faith communities as sources of social stability and engines of social progress. They also try ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • Real Education

    Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality

    by Charles Murray ...
    With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’s educational establishment.Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all else, that we embrace that simplest of truths. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Amen

    What Prayer Can Mean in a World Beyond Belief

    by Gretta Vosper ...
    For many people, prayer is an essential part of daily life, connecting them with God, a force or the universe, bringing them, among other things, assistance and protection. Others cannot imagine being so dependent upon a concept they can neither justify nor comprehend.In Amen, Gretta Vosper, United Church minister and author of the controversial bestseller With or Without God, offers us her deeply ... Read more

    $8.99 USD