Controversies in contemporary religion : education, law, politics, society, and spirituality / Paul Hedges, editor.
| Other author | Hedges, Paul (Paul Michael), 1970- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014] |
| Description | 3 volumes ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Volume 1. Theoretical and academic debates -- What is religion? Or, what is it we are talking about? / Anna S. King and Paul Hedges -- Is the study of religion religious? How to study religion, and who studies religion / Paul Hedges and Anna S. King -- Charisma, scriptures, revelation, and reason : sources of religious authority / Paul Hedges and Christina Welch -- Religion and embodiment : religion and the (Latin American) bodies that practice it / Renée de la Torre -- Religion, commodification, and consumerism / Vineeta Sinha -- Terror/ism and violence in the name of God / Lucien van Liere -- Belonging, behaving, believing, becoming : religion and identity / Paul Hedges and Angela Coco -- Why are there many gods? Religious diversity and its challenges / Paul Hedges -- Is religion dying? Secularization and other religious trends in the world today / Jayeel Serrano Cornelio -- Christian and Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist : can you have a multiple religious identity? / Rose Drew -- Empires and religions : colonialism, postcolonialism, and orientalism / Clinton Bennett -- |
| Contents | volume 2. Debates in the public square and ethical issues -- Women in religion : does gender matter? / Kayla Wheeler -- Friend or foe : current debates in science and religion / Allison P. Coudert -- Sexuality and religion : homosexuality and religious values / Maria das Dores Campos Machado -- Religion and human rights : conflicts and connections / Nazila Ghanea and Farrah Ahmed -- The new atheists / Ian S. Markham and Christine Faulstich -- Censorship, free speech, and religion / Christoph Baumgartner and Irene van Renswoude -- Is religion environmentally friendly? Connecting religion and ecology / James Miller -- Religion and culture : religious artifacts as t-shirts, toys, and museum exhibits / Christina Welch -- Are religions prejudiced? Religion and disability / Susannah Cornwall -- Religion, nationalism, and international relations / Enzo Pace -- Religion and politics / Marion Maddox -- Riots, mass casualties, and religious hatred : countering anticosmopolitan terror through intercultural and interreligious understanding / Anna Halafoff -- |
| Contents | volume 3. Specific issues and case studies -- The rise of fundamentalisms / Christopher J. van der Krogt -- Loving the "enemy" : an alternative narrative on Jewish-Muslim relations / Yafiah Katherine Randall -- Buddhism, nationalism, and violence in Asia / Jude Lal Fernando -- Religion and bioethics : human genetics and embryo research / Neil Messer -- What do Americans think of Muslims? The 9/11 Islamic Community Center / Khaleel Mohammed -- New religious movements, "cults," and the state / Ryan J.T. Adams -- Sharia law and women in Islam / Adis Duderjia -- Can Christianity take new forms? Christianity in new cultural contexts / James L. Cox -- New religious movements in global context / Nobutaka Inoue -- Scandals / Marion Maddox -- Can Christians engage in non-Christian practices? Eastern meditations and contemplative prayer / Fabrice Blée. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014005213 |
| ISBN | 9781440803413 |
| ISBN | 1440803412 |