| Author | : William Scott Green |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780664256883 |
An introduction to religion draws from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, neopaganism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and the Autralian Aboriginal tradition
| Author | : Harold G. Koenig |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2002-01-17 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780198032816 |
This book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious traditions and for society and culture. The distinguished list of contributors examine a series of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) topics that relate to religious faith and behavior. PNI studies the relationships between mental states and the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Among the issues it focuses upon are how mental states, in general, and belief states, in particular, affect physical health. The contributors argue that religious involvement and belief can affect certain neuroendocrine and immune mechanisms, and that these mechanisms, in turn, susceptibility to cancer and recovery following surgery. This volume is essential reading for those interested in the relationship between religion and health.
| Author | : John C. Green |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010-03-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1597974307 |
Analyzes religion's surprising role in voting preference
| Author | : Alicja Curanović |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2012-03-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1136478647 |
This book examines how religion interacts with Russian foreign policy, arguing that religion is an important and neglected factor in shaping Russia’s outlook towards international relations. It surveys the importance of religion for social life in Russia, both historically and at present, and considers a wide range of Russian attitudes which are affected by religion – such as Russian nationalism, notions of Slavic solidarity, the divine mission of Russian Orthodox civilisation, Russian imperialism, Russia’s special approach towards Islam. The book discusses how religious organizations, especially the Russian Orthodox Church, operate in international relations, pursuing their own interests and those of the Russian state; explores how religious ideas and culture linked to religion impinge on Russian attitudes and identity, and thereby affect policy; and demonstrates how policy influenced by religion impacts on Russian foreign policy in practice in a wide range of examples, including Russia’s relations with other orthodox countries, non-orthodox Western countries, Muslim countries, Israel and the Vatican.
| Author | : Victorita Trif |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2019-12 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9781799814283 |
"This book examines sophisticated paradigms from academic narratives and educational realities"--
| Author | : David C. Leege |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2016-09-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1315485672 |
This text addresses whether and how religion and religious institutions affect American politics. For some time, analysts have argued that the conflicts of the New Deal era rendered cultural differences trivial and placed economic interests at the top of the political agenda. The authors and their collaborators - John C. Green, James L. Guth, Ted G. Jelen, Corwin E. Smidt, Kenneth D. Wald, Michael R. Welch, and Clyde Wilcox - disagree. They find that religious worldviews are still insinuated in American political institutions, and religious institutions still are points of reference. The book profits from the new religiosity measures employed in the 1990 National Election Studies. Part 1 discusses the study of religion in the context of politics. Part II examines religion as a source of group orientation. Part III takes up religious practices and their political ramifications. Part IV does the same for doctrinal and worldview considerations. Part V explores the sources of religious socialisation. In conclusion, Part VI reviews the research on religion and political behaviour and looks ahead to where work should proceed.
| Author | : Philip Hefner |
| Publisher | : Augsburg Fortress Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : |
"This amazing book takes into account all of the leading premises of the modern concept of biocultural evolution and builds a bridge to religious theory. Its value lies in its ability to pose the major questions and sketch proposals for dealing with them. To my knowledge it is the first work to make such an attempt." --Solomon H. Katz University of Pennsylvania "Hefner's book is a major breakthrough in doing constructive theology. His view of human beings as created co-creators is filled with balanced insight regarding how humans are united with the rest of creation, while having a special place because of their brains and culture." --Karl E. Peters Coeditor, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
| Author | : Albert J. Menendez |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2014-01-10 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0786484934 |
The candidacy of John F. Kennedy provoked widespread discussion of issues relating to church and state and to the role of Catholics in American politics. This text is the inside story of that dramatic campaign and is the first scholarly examination based on actual voting returns. It includes a detailed analysis of the vote in every state, revealing that religion affected the outcome of the election far more than previously thought. Kennedy lost more votes than he gained due to his religious affiliation, but by crafting a strong coalition, he prevailed in one of the closest races in presidential history.
