The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion by James R. Liddle, ISBN-13: 978-0199397747 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2021) Language: English 400 pages ISBN-10: 0199397740 ISBN-13: 978-0199397747 The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion offers a comprehensive and compelling review of research in religious beliefs and practices from an evolutionary perspective on human psychology. The chapters, written by renowned experts on human behavior and religion,…
Read moreReligion Matters 1st Edition by Stephen Prothero, ISBN-13: 978-0393422047 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (July 1, 2020) Language: English 640 pages ISBN-10: 0393422046 ISBN-13: 978-0393422047 Building religious literacy through the greatest stories ever told. A religion is a system of stories, and there is no better way to engage with the world’s religions than through the stories that animate their beliefs and practices. Through the exploration of…
Read moreThe Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist’s Point of View by Tim Crane, ISBN-13: 978-0674088832 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Harvard University Press (October 30, 2017) Language: English 224 pages ISBN-10: 0674088832 ISBN-13: 978-0674088832 “[A] lucid and thoughtful book… In a spirit of reconciliation, Crane proposes to paint a more accurate picture of religion for his fellow unbelievers.” ―James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Contemporary debate about religion seems to be going…
Read moreA History of the World’s Religions 14th Edition by David S. Noss, ISBN-13: 978-1138211698 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Routledge; 14th edition (December 26, 2017) Language: English 658 pages ISBN-10: 1138211699 ISBN-13: 978-1138211698 A History of the World’s Religions bridges the interval between the founding of religions and their present state, and gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from original source materials. Refined…
Read moreTransfiguration: The Religion of Art in Nineteenth-Century Literature by Stephen Cheeke, ISBN-13: 978-0198757207 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (November 17, 2016) Language: English 288 pages ISBN-10: 0198757204 ISBN-13: 978-0198757207 Transfiguration explores the work of John Ruskin, Robert Browning, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Walter Pater, treating in particular the ways in which they engaged with the Christian content of their subject, and, in Pater’s case, how the art of Christianity…
Read moreTheory of Religion by Georges Bataille, ISBN-13: 978-0942299090 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Zone Books (June 29, 1992) Language: English 128 pages ISBN-10: 9780942299090 ISBN-13: 978-0942299090 Theory of Religion brings to philosophy what Georges Bataille’s earlier book The Accursed Share brought to anthropology and history, namely, an analysis based on notions of excess and expenditure. No other work of Bataille’s, and perhaps no other work anywhere since Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of…
Read moreThe Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft 4th Edition by Rebecca Stein, ISBN-13: 978-1138692527 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Routledge; 4th edition (May 8, 2017) Language: English 332 pages ISBN-10: 9781138692527 ISBN-13: 978-1138692527 This concise and accessible textbook introduces students to the anthropological study of religion. Stein and Stein examine religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective and expose students to the varying complexity of world religions. The chapters incorporate key theoretical concepts and a…
Read moreQuality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology, ISBN-13: 978-0310106661 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Zondervan Academic (May 19, 2020) Language: English 352 pages ISBN-10: 0310106664 ISBN-13: 978-0310106661 Quality Research Papers has four purposes: 1. To stimulate and develop students’ capacity for doing careful and fruitful research. 2. To help students improve their ability to express clearly the results of their research. 3. To assist theology students in meeting the requirements of their…
Read moreShinto (World Religions) Third Edition by Paula R. Hartz, ISBN-13: 978-1604131130 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Chelsea House Publications; 3rd ed. edition (May 1, 2009) Language: English 144 pages ISBN-10: 1604131136 ISBN-13: 978-1604131130 Developed in prehistoric times, Shinto is the true expression of what it means to be Japanese. Less a formal religious statement than a deeply ingrained way of life, the rituals, traditions and values of Shinto have both shaped and been shaped…
Read moreThe Pastoral Care of Children (Haworth Religion and Mental Health), ISBN-13: 978-0789006042 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Series: Haworth Religion and Mental Health 166 pages Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 23, 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 0789006049 ISBN-13: 978-0789006042 Explore a new way of pastoral care that enables caregivers to develop relationships and provide meaningful pastoral care to the children and youth they encounter! The Pastoral Care of Children focuses on the need for pastoral caregivers, clergy and chaplains to…
Read moreTrustpilot A History of Psychology: Globalization, Ideas, and Applications 2nd Edition by Robert B. Lawson, ISBN-13: 978-0415788274 [PDF eBook eTextbook] – Available Instantly Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition (November 2, 2017) Language: English 472 pages ISBN-10: 0415788277 ISBN-13: 978-0415788274 Global, interdisciplinary, and engaging, this textbook integrates materials from philosophical and biological origins to the historical development of psychology. Its extensive coverage of women, minorities, and psychologists around the world emphasizes psychology as a global…
Read moreTrustpilot Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice: Putting Theory Into Action 1st Edition by Karen L. Morgaine, ISBN-13: 978-1452203485 [PDF eBook eTextbook] – Available Instantly Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; First Edition (July 22, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 1452203482 ISBN-13: 978-1452203485 Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice is the first text to fully integrate concepts of anti-oppressive practice with generalist practice course content. This comprehensive approach introduces concepts of social justice and offers detailed insight into how those principles…
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