One Sunday in February 1987, protesters stood outside the Unitarian Universalist Church of Amherst in Massachusetts, whose minister planned to hand out condoms during his sermon, dramatizing the need ... 続きを読む
Against Harmony traces the history of progressive and radical experiments in Japanese Buddhist thought practice from the mid-Meiji period through the early Showa period. Perhaps the two best represent ... 続きを読む
Challenges the conception of agnosticism, arguing that it is a respectable position to take
Argues that agnosticism is not confined to the religious sphere, but something we encounter in science ... 続きを読む
In a time marked by prominent public clashes between theists and atheists, much less attention has been given to the question of agnosticism, whether in public debate or in academic literature. This i ... 続きを読む
Medieval interpretations of the Qur'an often serve as points of reference for Muslim thought; yet Qur'an commentaries were shaped not only by the Qur'an itself, but also by their authors' ideological ... 続きを読む
Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned for seventeen years in the fourteenth century B.C.E, is one of the most intriguing rulers of ancient Egypt. His odd appearance and his preoccupation with worshiping the ... 続きを読む
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever and unleash ... 続きを読む
In this work of qualitative sociology, Anna Strhan offers an in-depth study of the everyday lives of members of a conservative evangelical Anglican church in London. 'St John's'
is a vibrant church, w ... 続きを読む
In this work of qualitative sociology, Anna Strhan offers an in-depth study of the everyday lives of members of a conservative evangelical Anglican church in London. 'St John's' is a vibrant church, ... 続きを読む
Based on the National Study of Youth and Religion-the same invaluable data as its predecessor, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers-Kenda Creasy Dean's compelling ne ... 続きを読む
