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Der Traktat "Vom Mysterium der Buchstaben"
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 168.00The editio princeps of the tract On the Mystery of Letters (mid-6th century) opens access to a unique document from Early Byzantine monastic writing. Working from the Jewish tradition of Hebrew letters, but at the same time distancing himself from it, the author developed a Christian interpretation of the Greek alphabet ? from alpha through to omega.... more...
Your Special Wedding Vows
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2004; US$ 8.95A stress-free, contemporary approach to writing vows. more...
Rites of Passage
Continuum International Publishing 1994; US$ 140.00Addressing important issues of the day, this series examines how each of the eight major religions approaches a particular theme. Constructed to be comparative, the books are both authoritative and accessible. Each chapter is followed by a selected bibliography. Individual books are ideal for students at university and A level. As a set they form a... more...
Contemporary Spiritualities
Continuum International Publishing 2001; US$ 150.00Spirituality can be understood within both a religious and secular context. Fuelled by the controversy that surrounds different understandings of human identity and notions of progress, knowledge and truth in modernist and postmodernist contexts, the concept of spirituality is a hotly contested topic of debate as to its relevance within contemporary... more...
Religion and Society
BRILL 2007; US$ 123.00Discusses issues of conflict and peace, ethical questions concerning the use of advanced technology, explanations of the global religious revival, and the role of women in religious leadership, as well as questions about how to study religion. more...
Iconoclasm and Iconoclash
BRILL 2007; US$ 247.00In the history of Jewish, Christian and Muslim culture, religious identity was not only formed by historical claims but also by the usage of certain images: "images of God", "images of the others", "images of the self." This work focuses on iconoclastic controversies and their impact on the process of creating religious... more...
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 18
BRILL 2007; US$ 130.00Contains various articles on spiritual development among adolescents, spiritual transcendence, Jung and pastoral counseling and spirituality and religiosity. This book also includes a section of nine articles which is devoted to several aspects of positive psychology and its usage in practice. more...
Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution
Greenwood Publishing Group 2008; US$ 49.95Shows that religion is a force in human affairs that can be harnessed for both good and evil. more...
Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 130.00Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion takes a focused look at the foremost figures in the development of the field. From the groundbreaking work of Max Weber, right up to that of contemporary writers such as Peter Berger and Niklas Luhmann, this volume is an essential companion for the student of sociology of religion. Charting the development... more...
New Visibility of Religion
Continuum International Publishing 2008; US$ 140.00Since the late 1980s sociologists have been drawing our attention to an international surge in the public visibility of religion. This has increasingly challenged two central aspects of modern western European culture: first, the assumption that as we became more modern we would become more secularised and religion would disappear; and secondly, that... more...









