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Evolution as a Religion
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 26.95According to a profile in The Guardian , Mary Midgley is 'the foremost scourge of scientific pretensions in this country; someone whose wit is admired even by those who feel she sometimes oversteps the mark'. Considered one of Britain's finest philosophers, Midgley exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige... more...
Myths & Legends of the Polynesians
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 37.50Myths & Legends of the Polynesians is an account of the history, art and mythology of the Polynesian races, this stirring book glows like a beacon on a South Pacific island. more...
Preachers, Prophets and Heretics: Anglican Women's Ministry
University of New South Wales Press 2012; US$ 59.99Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the first ordination of women priests in the Australian Anglican Church, this book analyzes the ordination debate and reviews how it occupied church synods, ecclesiastical tribunals, civil courts, and media headlines. It also highlights the accomplishments of the more than 500 ordained female priests since 1992.... more...
Hindu Perspectives on Evolution
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 160.00Providing new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates, this book looks at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. By focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, it offers a global context for understanding contemporary creationist-evolution conflicts and tensions... more...
Pele, Volcano Goddess of Hawaii
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 35.00When the first Europeans arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, the volcano goddess Pele was the central deity of a complex religion in the volcano districts of Hawai'i Island. While native Hawaiians were quickly converted to Christianity, Pele remained remarkably relevant as a deity. This book is a critical biography of the volcano goddess,... more...
Whitlam
Rosenberg Publishing 2011; US$ 15.99Governor-General Sir John Kerrs dismissal of the elected Whitlam Government in 1975, more or less at the behest of the Liberal-Country Party Coalition led by Malcolm Fraser, was among the most momentous events in Australian political history. Born into a privileged life Whitlam joined the Australian Labor Party, rose to be its Parliamentary leader... more...
Creation and Evolution
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 43.95Can religion survive Darwinism? Do scientists entering the lab or heading for the field have to bracket, or reject outright, all religious commitments and convictions? Trenchantly laying out the evidence for natural selection and carefully following and underscoring the themes and theses of Genesis, L. E. Goodman traces the historical and conceptual... more...
The Last Heathen
D & M Publishers 2009; US$ 18.95In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery , followed the bishop?s route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy. Montgomery... more...
The Shark God
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 19.99When Charles Montgomery was ten years old, he stumbled upon the memoirs of his great-grandfather, a seafaring missionary in the South Pacific. Poring over the faint text and faded pictures, he was entranced by the world of black magic and savagery the bishop described, and couldn't help but wonder what drove the Victorian to risk his life among people... more...
Us and Them
Australian Academic Press 2009; US$ 17.95ssential reading for all students secondary through to tertiary and postgraduate requiring an introduction to Christian Muslim relations and attitudes in Australia, Us and Them offers 11 essays about interfaith relations drawn from a variety of research projects over past years including results from a national survey on attitudes towards... more...









