Religion in Context Books

New and Published Books

1. 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
2. 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 March 26th 2013 by Routledge
3. Buddhism Observed

   Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu

   By Peter Moran

   Series: Anthropology of Asia

   How do contemporary Westerners and Tibetans understand not only what it means to be 'Buddhist', but what it means to be hailed as one from 'the West' or from 'Tibet'? This anthropological study examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. William James and The Varieties of Religious Experience

   A Centenary Celebration

   Edited by Jeremy Carrette

   William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience was an intellectual landmark, paving the way for current study of psychology, philosophy and religious studies. In this new companion to the Varieties, key international experts provide contemporary responses to James's book, exploring its...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. Religions in Movement

   The Local and the Global in Contemporary Faith Traditions

   Edited by Robert Hefner, John Hutchinson, Sara Mels, Christiane Timmerman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   There has long been a debate about implications of globalization for the survival of the world of sovereign nation-states, and the role of nationalism as both an agent of and a response to globalization. In contrast, until recently there has been much less debate about the fate of religion. ‘...

   Published March 13th 2013 by Routledge
6. Religion in Contemporary China

   Revitalization and Innovation

   Edited by Adam Yuet Chau

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest and most diverse religious cultures in the world. The radical anti-traditionalist policies of both the Republican and Communist regimes as well as other socio-historical factors posed formidable challenges...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia

   Edited by Andrew N. Weintraub

   Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

   Home to approximately one-fifth of the world’s Muslim population, Indonesia and Malaysia are often overlooked or misrepresented in media discourses about Islam. Islam is a religion but there is also a popular culture, or popular cultures of Islam that are mass mediated, commercialized,...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
8. Religion and Democratizations

   Edited by Jeffrey Haynes

   This book examines key debates on religion and democratization from three main perspectives: Religious traditions have core elements which are more or less conducive to democratization and democracy; Religious traditions may be multi-vocal – but at any moment there may be dominant voices more or...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
9. Political Theologies in the Holy Land

   Israeli Messianism and its Critics

   By David Ohana

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   This book examines the role of messianism in Zionist ideology, from the birth of the Zionist movement through to the present. Is shows how messianism is not just a religious or philosophical term but a very tangible political practice and theology which has shaped Israeli identity. The author...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
10. More Than Just War

    Narratives of the Just War and Military Life

    By Charles Jones

    Series: Interventions

    This book raises questions about the just war tradition through a critical examination of its revival and by juxtaposing it with a literary phenomenology of war. Recent public debate about war has leaned heavily on a just-war tradition dating back many...

    Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge