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Colonialism and the Bible

Contemporary Reflections from the Global South

by Tat-siong Benny Liew, Michel Elias Andraos, Nancy Elizabeth Bedford, Carlos F. Cardoza Orlandi, Eleazar S. Fernandez, Hisako Kinukawa, Safwat Marzouk, Dora Mbuwayasengo, Yael Munk, Kenneth Ngwa0, Ivan Petrella1, Vítor Westhelle2, Nami Kim3, Mitri Raheb4, J. Jayakiran Sebastian5, Fernando F. Segovia6, Jenny Te Paa Daniel8 ...

Series series Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in Religion and Theology
This volume addresses the problematic relationship between colonialism and the Bible. It does so from the perspective of the Global South, calling upon voices from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors address the present state of the problematic relationship in their respective geopolitical and geographical contexts. In so doing, ... Read more

$42.99 USD

This volume addresses the problematic relationship between colonialism and the Bible. It does so from the perspective of the Global South, calling upon voices from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors address the present state of the problematic relationship in their respective geopolitical and geographical contexts. In so doing,
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Dissension and Tenacity

Doing Theology with Nerves

by Jione Havea, Graham Adams, Gregory L. Cuéllar, Wanda Deifelt, Maxime de Palm, Wendy Elson, Ana Ester Pádua Freire, Emmanuel Garibay, Aruna Gogulamanda, Jeong Dong Hyeon0, Sainimili Kata Rockett1, Anna Jane Lagi2, John Robert Lee3, Tat-siong Benny Liew4, Anna Kasafi Perkins5, Chad Rimmer6, Te Aroha Rountree7, Karen Georgia A. Thompson8, Neil Thorogood9, Gerald O. West0, Miguel A. De La Torre1, Michael N. Jagessar2, Nami Kim3 ...

Series series Theology in the Age of Empire
Doing theology requires dissension and tenacity. Dissension is required when scriptural texts, and the colonial bodies and traditions (read: Babylon) that capitalize upon those, inhibit or prohibit “rising to life.” With “nerves” to dissent, the attentions of the first cluster of essays extend to scriptures and theologies, to borders and native peoples. The title for the first cluster — “talking ... Read more

$33.99 USD

Doing theology requires dissension and tenacity. Dissension is required when scriptural texts, and the colonial bodies and traditions (read: Babylon) that capitalize upon those, inhibit or prohibit “rising to life.” With “nerves” to dissent, the attentions of the first cluster of essays extend to scriptures and theologies, to borders and native peoples. The title for the first cluster — “talking
... Read more
Communicating Food in Korea

by Namsoo Chang, Hong Sik Cho, Haney Choi, Hye Won Chung, Ji-Yun Hwang, Hee Sun Jeong, Nami Joo, Dong-Yeob Kim, Hak-Seon Kim, Jeehee Kim, Eun-Jin Lee0, Jee Hye Lee1, Youngmin Lee2, Chaisung Lim3, Seungsook Moon4, Hyunseo Park5, Youngil Park6, Joung-Min Son7, Wonkyu Song8, Sohyon Yi9, Byeong-Seon Yoon0, Joong-Hwan Oh1, Dr. Jaehyeon Jeong3 ...

Series series Korean Communities across the World
An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships between food, culture, and society.Communicating Food in Korea features contributors from a variety of disciplines, including economics, political science, communication studies, nutrition research, tourism research, and more. Each chapter presents a unique interpretation of food's economic, political, and sociocultural relevance. Situated in ... Read more

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An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships between food, culture, and society.Communicating Food in Korea features contributors from a variety of disciplines, including economics, political science, communication studies, nutrition research, tourism research, and more. Each chapter presents a unique interpretation of food's economic, political, and sociocultural relevance. Situated in
... Read more
Feminist Praxis against U.S. Militarism

by Lisa Dellinger, Mai-Anh Tran, Andrea Smith, B. Yuki Schwartz, Kristen J. Leslie, Wonhee Anne Joh, Nami Kim, Kate Ott, Keun-Joo Christine Pae0, Pamela Lightsey1 ...

Series series Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in Religion and Theology
Feminist Praxis against U.S. Militarism provides critical feminist and womanist analyses of U.S. militarism that challenge the ongoing U.S. neoliberal military-industrial complex and its multivalent violence that destroys people’s lives, especially women and other vulnerable populations. It highlights the intentional critique of U.S. militarism from feminist/womanist perspectives that seek to show ... Read more

$97.99 USD

Feminist Praxis against U.S. Militarism provides critical feminist and womanist analyses of U.S. militarism that challenge the ongoing U.S. neoliberal military-industrial complex and its multivalent violence that destroys people’s lives, especially women and other vulnerable populations. It highlights the intentional critique of U.S. militarism from feminist/womanist perspectives that seek to show
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The Gendered Politics of the Korean Protestant Right

Hegemonic Masculinity

by Nami Kim ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book provides a critical feminist analysis of the Korean Protestant Right’s gendered politics. Specifically, the volume explores the Protestant Right’s responses and reactions to the presumed weakening of hegemonic masculinity in Korea’s post-hypermasculine developmentalism context. Nami Kim examines three phenomena: Father School (an evangelical men’s manhood and fatherhood restoration ... Read more

$80.09 USD

This book provides a critical feminist analysis of the Korean Protestant Right’s gendered politics. Specifically, the volume explores the Protestant Right’s responses and reactions to the presumed weakening of hegemonic masculinity in Korea’s post-hypermasculine developmentalism context. Nami Kim examines three phenomena: Father School (an evangelical men’s manhood and fatherhood restoration
... Read more
Critical Theology against US Militarism in Asia

Decolonization and Deimperialization

Edited by Wonhee Anne Joh, Nami Kim ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Drawing on cultural studies scholar Kuan-Hsing Chen's threefold notion of decolonization, deimperialization, and de-cold-war, this book provides analyses of the interrelated issues concerning the relationship between Christianity and the United States' imperialist militarism in the Asia Pacific. Contributors explore the effects of US imperialist militarism on the formation of Asian and Asian ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Drawing on cultural studies scholar Kuan-Hsing Chen's threefold notion of decolonization, deimperialization, and de-cold-war, this book provides analyses of the interrelated issues concerning the relationship between Christianity and the United States' imperialist militarism in the Asia Pacific. Contributors explore the effects of US imperialist militarism on the formation of Asian and Asian
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Free Will

by Sam Harris ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, “brilliant and witty” (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free will—and the implications that it is an illusion.A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, “brilliant and witty” (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free will—and the implications that it is an illusion.A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of
... Read more

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The Impossible State

North Korea, Past and Future

by Victor Cha ...

From a seasoned advisor, "a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy" ( Foreign Affairs).In The Impossible State, international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea's history, the ... Read more

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From a seasoned advisor, "a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy" ( Foreign Affairs).In The Impossible State, international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea's history, the
... Read more
Grounded

Finding God in the World-A Spiritual Revolution

by Diana Butler Bass ...

The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. Diana Butler Bass, leading commentator on religion, politics, and culture, follows up her acclaimed book Christianity After Religion by arguing that what appears to be a decline actually signals a major transformation in how people understand and experience God. The distant ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. Diana Butler Bass, leading commentator on religion, politics, and culture, follows up her acclaimed book Christianity After Religion by arguing that what appears to be a decline actually signals a major transformation in how people understand and experience God. The distant
... Read more

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Gatehouse to Hell

by Felix Opatowski ...

Series series The Azrieli Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs
Felix Opatowski is only fifteen years old when he takes on the perilous job of smuggling goods out of the Lodz ghetto in exchange for food for his starving family. It is a skill that will serve him well as he tries to stay alive in Nazi-occupied Poland. With dogged determination, Felix endures months of harrowing conditions in the ghetto and slave labour camps until he is deported to the Auschwitz ... Read more

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Felix Opatowski is only fifteen years old when he takes on the perilous job of smuggling goods out of the Lodz ghetto in exchange for food for his starving family. It is a skill that will serve him well as he tries to stay alive in Nazi-occupied Poland. With dogged determination, Felix endures months of harrowing conditions in the ghetto and slave labour camps until he is deported to the Auschwitz
... Read more
Becoming Un-Orthodox

Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews

by Lynn Davidman ...

Leaving a religion is not merely a matter of losing or rejecting faith. For many, it involves dramatic changes of everyday routines and personal habits. Davidman bases her analysis on in-depth conversations with forty ex-Hasidic individuals. From these conversations emerge accounts of the great fear, angst, and sense of danger that come of leaving a highly bounded enclave community. Many of those ... Read more

$25.69 USD

Leaving a religion is not merely a matter of losing or rejecting faith. For many, it involves dramatic changes of everyday routines and personal habits. Davidman bases her analysis on in-depth conversations with forty ex-Hasidic individuals. From these conversations emerge accounts of the great fear, angst, and sense of danger that come of leaving a highly bounded enclave community. Many of those
... Read more
Social Psychology: Essentials and Fundamentals

by Jonny Bell ...

Social Psychology: A Practical Guide to the Human MindUnderstanding why people do what they do is an essential skills to have. When you understand why the people around you do what they do, you are able to avoid a lot of drama and conflict.Throughout history society has had a profound influence in people's actionsThis book was written to fulfill a simple mission: to educate people from all walks ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Social Psychology: A Practical Guide to the Human MindUnderstanding why people do what they do is an essential skills to have. When you understand why the people around you do what they do, you are able to avoid a lot of drama and conflict.Throughout history society has had a profound influence in people's actionsThis book was written to fulfill a simple mission: to educate people from all walks
... Read more

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