Religious History Books

New and Published Books

1. Protestant Missionaries, Asian Immigrants, and Ideologies of Race in America, 1850–1924

   By Jennifer Snow

   Series: Studies in Asian Americans

   This book examines how in defending Asian rights and their own version of Christian idealism against scientific racism, missionaries developed a complex theology of race that prefigured modern ideologies of multiculturalism and reached its final, belated culmination in the liberal Protestant...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies

   The Living Links to the Prophet

   Edited by Kazuo Morimoto

   Series: New Horizons in Islamic Studies

   The global Muslim population includes a large number of lineal descendants and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad. These kinsfolk, most often known as "sayyid" or "sharif," form a distinct social category in many Muslim societies, and their status can afford them special treatment in legal matters...

   Published May 7th 2012 by Routledge
3. The History and Literature of Christianity

   By Pierre De Labriolle

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   Published April 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. Totalitarianism and Political Religions Volume III

   Concepts for the Comparison Of Dictatorships - Theory & History of Interpretations

   Edited by Hans Maier

   Series: Totalitarianism Movements and Political Religions

   Available for the first time in English language translation, the third volume of Totalitarianism and Political Religions completes the set. It provides a comprehensive overview of key theories and theorists of totalitarianism and of political religions, from Hannah Arendt and Raymond Aron to Leo...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
5. Communism, Nationalism and Ethnicity in Poland, 1944–1950

   By Michael Fleming

   Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

   This book fills a significant gap in the study of the establishment of communist rule in Poland in the key period of 1944–1950. It shows that nationalism and nationality policy were fundamentally important in the consolidation of communist rule, acting as a crucial nexus through which different...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Second Coming

   Popular Millenarianism, 1780-1850

   By J. F. C. Harrison

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1979, The Second Coming is an experiment in the writing of popular history – a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and first half of...

   Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge
7. Islam and the Politics of Secularism

   The Caliphate and Middle Eastern Modernization in the Early 20th Century

   By Nurullah Ardic

   Series: SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East

   This book examines the process of secularization in the Middle East in the late 19th and early 20th century through an analysis of the transformation and abolition of Islamic Caliphate. Focusing on debates in both the center of the Caliphate and its periphery, the author argues that the...

   Published January 15th 2012 by Routledge
8. England's Long Reformation

   1500 - 1800

   Edited by Nicholas Tyacke

   England's Long Reformation" brings together a distinguished team of scholars, who seek to advance beyond current debates concerning the English Reformation. It puts the religious changes of the 16th century in longer perspective than has been traditional and counters the recent emphasis on the...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
9. War and Peace in Jewish Tradition

   From the Biblical World to the Present

   Edited by Yigal Levin, Amnon Shapira

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   The transition between the reality of war and a hope for peace has accompanied the Jewish people since biblical times. However, the ways in which both concepts are understood have changed many times over the ages, and both have different implications for an independent nation in its own land than...

   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
10. Historical Disasters in Context

    Science, Religion, and Politics

    Edited by Andrea JANKU, Gerrit Schenk, Franz Mauelshagen

    Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History

    Growing concerns about climate change and the increasing occurrence of ever more devastating natural disasters in some parts of the world and their consequences for human life, not only in the immediately affected regions, but for all of us, have increased our desire to learn more about disaster...

    Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge