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  • The Story in Religion

    Tellers, Readers, Listeners

    by Martin D. Stringer ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies
    Drawing on theories of myth and narratives from pop culture, this book develops a sociology of the story that shows how stories create meaning in contemporary religious practices in the West.Martin Stringer shows how stories work in religion within the context of the story-saturated world of the 21st century through discussions of a wide range of theories of myth. He traces religious elements in ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Community-University Engagement and Praxis

    Knocking on the Door of the Ivory Tower

    by Kush May-Chahal, Mark Anthony D. Abenir, Innocent H. Abubakar, Frederique Demeijer, Radboud Droog, Hassine Karim Glaied, Anshuman Karol, Nikita Rakhyani0, Yorick Karseboom1, Wytske Lankester2, Rose Fidgor3, Hans Schouwenburg4, Lisbeth Verharen5, Craig Lee Martin6, Arthur De Jaeger7, Mandy Koenraads8, Albert Meijer9, Tracy A. McFarlane0, Sophia Morgan1, David Haruno Mrisho2, Giulia Pizzolini3, Paolo Sorzio4, Martin Stringer5, Asma Ferchichi6 ...
    Universities have challenging times ahead: the demands of a global student, new technology, employers wanting work-ready graduates and shifting ideologies that influence who holds and creates knowledge. The role of a university as a civic institution becomes increasingly contested. How can and should universities engage with communities to create lasting social impact?This collection offers global ... Read more

    $37.79 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

  • Discourses on Religious Diversity

    Explorations in an Urban Ecology

    by Martin D. Stringer ...
    Series series AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Series
    Religious diversity is an ever present, and increasingly visible, reality in cities across the world. It is an issue of immediate concern to city leaders and members of religious communities but do we really know what ordinary members of the public, the people who live in the city, really think about it? Major news items, inter-religious violence and notorious public events often lead to negative ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • Myth

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Robert Segal ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean? In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to understand the study of myth. These approaches hail from disciplines as varied as anthropology, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, philosophy, science, and religious studies. Including ideas from theorists as varied as Sigmund Freud ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Flip the System

    Changing Education from the Ground Up

    Edited by Jelmer Evers, René Kneyber ...
    Education is threatened on a global scale by forces of neoliberalism, through high stakes accountability, privatization and a destructive language of learning. In all respects, a GERM (Global Education Reform Movement) has erupted from international benchmark rankings such as PISA, TIMMS and PIRL, causing inequity, narrowing of the curriculum and teacher deprofessionalization on a truly global ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Orality and Literacy

    30th Anniversary Edition

    by Walter J. Ong ...
    Series series New Accents
    Walter J. Ong’s classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of oral, written, printed and electronic technologies, and their impact on philosophical, theological, scientific and literary thought.This thirtieth anniversary edition – coinciding with Ong’s centenary year – reproduces his best-known and most influential book in full and brings it up to date with two new ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Relationship is the Project

    A guide to working with communities

    Edited by Cara Kirkwood, Kate Larsen, Jax Brown, Jade Lillie ...
    Community-engaged practice is not an art form. It' s not an add-on. It' s a way of working; a deep collaboration. The Relationship is the Project features provocations, tools and practical tips for working with communities. This includes the ethics and logistics of working on community-based projects, from First Peoples' leadership to climate justice, cultural safety to class, intersectionality to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myth: A Very Short Introduction

    by Robert A. Segal ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions;Very Short Introductions
    This book is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. The fate of the preternaturally beautiful Adonis is one of the main fables upon which Segal focuses, in an attempt to analyse the various different theories of myth. Where the theory does not work, he substitutes another myth, showing ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Wicked Problems in Public Policy

    Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

    by Brian W. Head ...
    This is an open access book.This book offers the first overview of the ‘wicked problems’ literature, often seen as complex, open-ended, and intractable, with both the nature of the ‘problem’ and the preferred ‘solution’ being strongly contested. It contextualises the debate using a wide range of relevant policy examples, explaining why these issues attract so much attention.There is an increasing ... Read more

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  • Intersectionality

    by Patricia Hill Collins, Sirma Bilge ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, ability, and ethnicity shape one another?In this fully revised and expanded second edition of their popular text, Patricia Hill Collins ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • At the Speed of Light There is Only Illumination

    A Reappraisal of Marshall McLuhan

    Edited by John Moss, Linda M. Morra ...
    Series series Reappraisals: Canadian Writers
    At the Speed of Light There is Only Illumination collects a dozen re-evaluative essays on Marshall McLuhan and his critical and theoretical legacy; from intellectual adventurer creating a complex architecture of ideas to cultural icon standing in line in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall. Given McLuhan’s prominent status in many academic disciplines, the contributors reflect a multi-disciplinary background ... Read more

    $9.89 USD