Christianity Books

New and Published Books

1. Believing in Russia - Religious Policy after Communism

   By Geraldine Fagan

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book presents a comprehensive overview of religious policy in Russia since the end of the communist regime, exposing many of the ambiguities and uncertainties about the position of religion in Russian life. It reveals how religious freedom in Russia has, contrary to the widely held view, a...

   Published January 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Thomistic Principles and Bioethics

   By Jason T. Eberl

   Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics

   Alongside a revival of interest in Thomism in philosophy, scholars have realised its relevance when addressing certain contemporary issues in bioethics. This book offers a rigorous interpretation of Aquinas's metaphysics and ethical thought, and highlights its significance to questions in bioethics...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Routledge Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations

   Edited by Mona Siddiqui

   Interest in Christian-Muslim dialogue has grown considerably in recent years. How Islam and Christianity have approached each other theologically is one of the most absorbing ways of understanding the challenge of interreligious relations or Christian-Muslim polemics. This volume provides an...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
4. Patrons and Patron Saints in Early Modern English Literature

   By Alison Chapman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

   This book visits the fact that, in the pre-modern world, saints and lords served structurally similar roles, acting as patrons to those beneath them on the spiritual or social ladder with the word "patron" used to designate both types of elite sponsor. Chapman argues that this elision of patron...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
5. Introducing African American Religion

   By Anthony B. Pinn

   Series: World Religions

   This book offers a creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion. Tracing what it has meant to be African American and religious within the context of the United States, it provides a vital snapshot of some of the traditions that have shaped the religious imagination of...

   Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Charismatic Principle in Social Life

   Edited by Luigino Bruni, Barbara Sena

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   Max Weber laid the foundations for the meaning of ‘charisma’ in modern secular usage. This new volume argues for the importance of the ‘charismatic principle’ in history, economics and society. This volume brings together a number of contributors at the cross section between economics, theology,...

   Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Theology of Suffering and Death

   An Introduction for Caregivers

   By Natalie Kertes Weaver

   This book offers a theological foundation for engaging with the realities of suffering and dying. Designed particularly for practical theology students and trainee caregivers, it introduces the spiritual and theological issues raised by suffering and dying. The chapters consider: how Christian...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Theology and the Science of Moral Action

   Virtue Ethics, Exemplarity, and Cognitive Neuroscience

   Edited by James A. Van Slyke, Gregory Peterson, Warren S. Brown, Kevin S. Reimer, Michael Spezio

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   The past decade has witnessed a renaissance in scientific approaches to the study of morality. Once understood to be the domain of moral psychology, the newer approach to morality is largely interdisciplinary, driven in no small part by developments in behavioural economics and evolutionary biology...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Sports and Christianity

   Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

   Edited by Nick J. Watson, Andrew Parker

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," field-pioneering contributors such as Michael Novak, Shirl Hoffman, Joseph Price and Robert Higgs address a wide range of topics from...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
10. Christianity, Tolerance and Pluralism

    A Theological Engagement with Isaiah Berlin's Social Theory

    By Michael Jinkins

    Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

    This book provides a sustained, critical and theological engagement with arguably the most crucial aspect of contemporary society - its diversity. The author finds in the social theory of Isaiah Berlin a number of fruitful ways to reframe the debate over these questions, and to contribute to a more...

    Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge