Book Series

Critical Concepts in Religious Studies

New & Published Titles:

Religion and Politics

Edited by Jeffrey Haynes

The early twenty-first century has witnessed a global resurgence of religious activity and identification. In particular, numerous examples of the growing political influence of religion…

read more

October 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-49024-5 (Routledge)

more information about Religion and Politics

Women and Religion

Edited by Pamela Klassen

This collection is an essential research tool for all students specializing in religion and women’s studies, and will be equally useful to those working in…

read more

June 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43839-1 (Routledge)

more information about Women and Religion

Paganism

Edited by Barbara Jane Davy

Contemporary Paganism emerged in Britain in the 1940s and 1950s as a new religious movement, although practitioners understood themselves to be participating in a witchcraft…

read more

2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43831-5 (Routledge)

more information about Paganism

Buddhism

Edited by Professor Paul Williams

From a field primarily of interest to specialist orientalists, the study of Buddhism has developed to embrace inter alia, theology and religious studies, philosophy, cultural…

read more

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33226-2 (Routledge)

more information about Buddhism

Forthcoming Titles:

Women and Christianity
Edited by Kwok Pui-lan
To be published December 4th 2009

Religion and Human Rights
Edited by Nazila Ghanea
To be published April 15th 2010

Psychology of Religion
Edited by Justin L. Barrett
To be published May 6th 2010

Religion and the Environment
Edited by Roger S. Gottlieb
To be published June 15th 2010

Spirituality
Edited by Paul Heelas
To be published July 1st 2010

Anthropology of Religion
Edited by Phillips Stevens Jr.
To be published August 1st 2010

Religion and Science
Edited by Sara Fletcher Harding, Nancy Morvillo
To be published September 1st 2010

Fundamentalism
Edited by David Lehmann, Humeira Iqtidar
To be published November 1st 2010