Religion Books

New and Published Books

1. William James's Hidden Religious Imagination

   A Universe of Relations

   By Jeremy Carrette

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   This book offers a radical new reading of William James’s work on the idea of ‘religion.’ Moving beyond previous psychological and philosophical interpretations, it uncovers a dynamic, imaginative, and critical use of the category of religion. This work argues that we can only fully understand...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. The Darkening Spirit

   Jung, spirituality, religion

   By David Tacey

   The twenty-first century could well be Jung's century, just as the twentieth century was Freud's. Jung predicted the demise of secular humanism and claimed we would search for alternatives to science, atheism and reason. We would experience a new and even unfashionable appetite for the sacred....

   Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
3. Islam, Law and Identity

   Edited by Marinos Diamantides, Adam Gearey

   The essays brought together in Islam, Law and Identity are the product of a series of interdisciplinary workshops that brought together scholars from a plethora of countries. Funded by the British Academy the workshops convened over a period of two years in London, Cairo and Izmir. The workshops...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge-Cavendish
4. A Gathered Church (Routledge Revivals)

   The Literature of the English Dissenting Interest, 1700-1930

   By Donald Davie

   First published in 1978, this study considers the impact of dissenting voices upon literature, religion and politics in order to reassess the nonconformist contribution to English culture from the eighteenth century through to the twentieth. This historical survey takes into the account the...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
5. Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West

   Between Mind and Body

   Edited by Geoffrey Samuel, Jay Johnston

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. This book explores subtle-body practices from a...

   Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Nativist Movement in America

   Religious Conflict in the 19th Century

   By Katie Oxx

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   By the mid nineteenth century, anti-Catholicism had become a central conflict in America. Fueling the dissent were Protestant groups dedicated to maintaining what they understood to be the Christian vision and spirit of the "founding fathers." Afraid of the religious and moral impact of Catholics,...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
7. Science and Religion in Neo-Victorian Novels

   Eye of the Ichthyosaur

   By John Glendening

   Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature

   Criticism about the neo-Victorian novel — a genre of historical fiction that re-imagines aspects of the Victorian world from present-day perspectives — has expanded rapidly in the last fifteen years but given little attention to the engagement between science and religion. Of great interest to...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. Gratuitous Suffering and the Problem of Evil

   A Comprehensive Introduction

   By Bryan Frances

   Suffering that is not coupled with any redeeming good is one of our world’s more troubling, apparent glitches. It is particularly vexing for any theist who believes that the world was created by a supremely morally good, knowledgeable, and powerful god. Gratuitous Suffering and the Problem of Evil...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
9. Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy

   On Knowing and What is to Be Known

   By ShashiPrabha Kumar

   Series: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

   Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explores the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. It argues that it reveals an...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. Emptiness Appraised

    A Critical Study of Nagarjuna's Philosophy

    By David F. Burton

    Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

    Emptiness means that all entities are empty of, or lack, inherent existence - entities have a merely conceptual, constructed existence. Though Nagarjuna advocates the Middle Way, his philosophy of emptiness nevertheless entails nihilism, and his critiques of the Nyaya theory of knowledge are shown...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge