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Cheating Gods: Religious Nationalism & Democracy
PaperbackOriginal price $19.99Original price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Book describes the history of Sri Lanka from the time of birth of Lord Buddha and today's politics. Sri Lanka is formally known as Ceylon. Sri Lank...
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The Kaleidoscopic City: Hong Kong, Mission, and the Evolution of Global Pentecostalism
HardcoverOriginal price $59.99 - Original price $59.99Original price $59.99$78.99$78.99 - $78.99Current price $78.99| /The Kaleidoscopic City explores the development of Pentecostalism in Hong Kong between 1907 and 1942. Focusing primarily on Pentecostal missionari...
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Religion, State, and Political Culture in Japan: Implications for the Post-Secular World
HardcoverOriginal price $125.00 - Original price $125.00Original price $125.00$152.99$152.99 - $152.99Current price $152.99| /Japan had developed a secular civilization long before going through its modern period, characterized by the officially-sanctioned unification of n...
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Living with Civilisations: Reflections on Southeast Asia's Local and National Cultures
PaperbackOriginal price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00$38.99$38.99 - $38.99Current price $38.99| /Professor Wang Gungwu is the Institute of Policy Studies' 12th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited collection of h...
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Living with Civilisations: Reflections on Southeast Asia's Local and National Cultures
HardcoverOriginal price $48.00 - Original price $48.00Original price $48.00$58.99$58.99 - $58.99Current price $58.99| /Professor Wang Gungwu is the Institute of Policy Studies' 12th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited collection of h...
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Spirit Wives and Church Mothers: Marriage, Survival, and Healing in Central Mozambique
HardcoverOriginal price $79.95 - Original price $79.95Original price $79.95$101.99$101.99 - $101.99Current price $101.99| /Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, Pentecostal churches have proliferated around the world. Expanding at astonishing rates in Africa,...
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In the Path of Hizbullah
HardcoverOriginal price $24.95 - Original price $24.95Original price $24.95$30.99$30.99 - $30.99Current price $30.99| /Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middl...
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Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays
HardcoverOriginal price $89.00 - Original price $89.00Original price $89.00$111.99$111.99 - $111.99Current price $111.99| /2013 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies category Barton argues that conventional Southern manners and religious institutions pro...
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Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays
PaperbackOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00$41.99$41.99 - $41.99Current price $41.99| /2013 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies categoryBarton argues that conventional Southern manners and religious institutions pr...
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A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States
HardcoverOriginal price $150.00 - Original price $150.00Original price $150.00$181.99$181.99 - $181.99Current price $181.99| /In the Afro-Cuban Lukumi religious tradition—more commonly known in the United States as Santería—entrants into the priesthood undergo an extraor...
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A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States
PaperbackOriginal price $39.95 - Original price $39.95Original price $39.95$45.99$45.99 - $45.99Current price $45.99| /In the Afro-Cuban Lukumi religious tradition—more commonly known in the United States as Santería—entrants into the priesthood undergo an extraor...
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Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Part One determines why sexuality has become a "taboo" issue for the Black church and community. Douglas examines the function of sexuality in Whit...
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African American Religious Thought: An Anthology
PaperbackOriginal price $78.00Original price $78.00 - Original price $78.00Original price $78.00Current price $62.99$62.99 - $62.99Current price $62.99| /Believing that African American religious studies has reached a crossroads, Cornel West and Eddie Glaude seek, in this landmark anthology, to steer...
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This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience
PaperbackOriginal price $25.99Original price $25.99 - Original price $25.99Original price $25.99Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /A companion to the PBS series, This Far by Faith isthe story of how religious faith inspired the greatest social movementin American history -- the...
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Black Theology and Black Power: 50th Anniversary Edition
PaperbackOriginal price $25.00Original price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price $25.00Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /First published in 1969, Black Theology and Black Power provided the first systematic presentation of Black Theology, while also introducing the ...
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Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare
PaperbackOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century. While Martin Luther King,...
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God of the Oppressed
PaperbackOriginal price $26.00Original price $26.00 - Original price $26.00Original price $26.00Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781570751585 Publisher: Orbis Books Publication Date: 11-21-1997 Pages: 280 Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
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By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism
PaperbackOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00$41.99$41.99 - $41.99Current price $41.99| /The Black church is often praised for its contribution to Black culture and politics. More recently Islam has been recognized as an important for...
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Rastafari: A Very Short Introduction
PaperbackOriginal price $11.95 - Original price $11.95Original price $11.95$13.99$13.99 - $13.99Current price $13.99| /From its obscure beginnings in Jamaica in the early 1930s, Rastafari has grown into an international socio-religious movement. It is estimated that...
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