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   2013 Religion Catalog Now Available Online!

   Visit our online catalog to browse our latest titles in Religion.

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   World Religions Online Catalog

   Our World Religions series introduces students to the major world religious traditions. Each religion is explored in a lively and clear fashion by experienced teachers and leading scholars in the field of world religions. Use our online catalog to view new and key titles and to request your complimentary exam copies. 

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   Coming Soon: Media, Religion and Gender

   Media, Religion and Gender presents a selection of eminent current scholarship that explores the role gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. Students of media, religion and gender at advanced level will find this a valuable resource, as will scholars and researchers working in this important and growing field.   

4. Now Available from Routledge Major Works: Islamic Political and Social Movements

   This new four-volume set provides a comprehensive study of the other main categories of movements: the Muslim non-political, non-Islamist groups, including charitable and educational organizations; the Muslim non-Islamist political groups,the communal interest groups; and the non-political aspects of Islamist groups, the social welfare, educational, theologically oriented, and special interest organizations.This truly ground-breaking and timely work collects for the first time the latest scholarship on the Muslim political and social experience. 

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   Now Available: The Routledge Companion to Modern Christian Thought

   This Companion provides an unrivalled view of the field of modern Christian thought, from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century and beyond. Written by an outstanding team of theologians and philosophers of religion, it covers the following topics within Christian thought: key figures and influencers; central events and movements; major theological issues and key approaches to Christian theology; and recent topics and trends in Christian thought. This book is the ideal resource for students of Christian thought and history and philosophy of religion, and a valuable reference for professional theologians and philosophers. 

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   Now Available: William James’s Hidden Religious Imagination: A Universe of Relations

   This book offers a radical new reading of William James’s work on the idea of ‘religion.’ Moving beyond previous psychological and philosophical interpretations, it uncovers a dynamic, imaginative, and critical use of the category of religion. This work argues that we can only fully understand James’s work on religion by returning to the ground of his metaphysics of relations and by incorporating literary and historical themes. 

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   Now Available: Religions in Movement: The Local and the Global in Contemporary Faith Traditions

   This book highlights the diverse ways in which religions make use of the traditional power and communication channels available to them, like strategies of conversion, the preservation of traditional value systems, and the intertwining of religious and political power. This collection of essays by established and emerging scholars brings together theory-driven and empirically-based research and case-studies about the global and bottom-up strategies of religions and religious traditions in Europe and beyond to rethink their positions in their local communities and in the world.
    

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   Now Available: Religion in Contemporary America

   Religion in Contemporary America provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The book introduces religion and social theory, and explores key issues and themes such as: religion and social change; politics; gender; sexuality; diversity; race and poverty. Students and instructors will find the combination of historical and sociological perspectives an invaluable aid to understanding this fascinating but complex field. 

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   Routledge author awarded a Member of the British Empire

   Professor Linda Woodhead, co-editor of of Religions in the Modern World (2nd edition, Routledge 2009) and Religion and Change in Modern Britain (Routledge 2012), has been awarded a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honour's list for her services to Higher Education. Read more here.

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    Studying Religion and Society

    How do you study religion and society? In this fascinating book, some of the most famous names in the field explain how they go about their everyday work of studying religions in the field. They explain how the ideas for their projects and books have come together, how their understanding of religion has changed over the years, and how their own beliefs have affected their work.