Religion in the European Parliament (Paperback, 1)

An introduction to ‘Religion in the European Parliament: between nation and Europe’ 1. Confessional culture, religiosity, and traditionalism: tracing the influence of religion on public attitudes towards European integration 2. The right and religion in European Union politics: from ‘confessionalism’ to ‘conservatism’ 3. Overview of RelEP2 (2019?2024) findings. Is there a politicisation of and through religion in the European Parliament? 4. United by history, divided by God? Religion among Dutch and Belgian members of the European Parliament 5. A republic uncomfortable with what comes from above (God or Europe): political representation and laicite in Europeanising France 6. Vertical inroads of religion into European parliamentary politics: how socialisation and national party affiliation shape German MEPs’ consideration of religion 7. God, [political] family… and Europe? The selective resilience of religion in shaping the work of Italian members of the European Parliament 8. Religion in the narratives of Polish members of the European Parliament ? politicising European integration? 9. Portuguese MEPs and religion as a case of ‘dual identity’: Christians at heart, secular at work 10. The end of the ‘Iberian exception’: religion and the new Spanish far right in the European Parliament

Wisdom Proceeding (Hardcover, 1)

1. Introduction? 2. Faith in the Unseen? 3. Understanding of Divine Realities? 4. Theology as Scientia Sapientiae??5. Conclusion

Genesis in the Age of AI (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction: Reading Genesis in the Age of AI??1. The Creative Mind: A Phenomenology of Consciousness in Genesis??2. What It’s Like to Be Human: Consciousness and the Likeness of God??3. Adam Wakes: Loneliness and the Dawn of Awareness??4. Knowledge of the Heart: Subjective Experience and Moral Agency??5. The Irony of Desire: Transformations of Consciousness in Eden??6. Ten Generations of Solitude: The Perils of Agency from Adam to Noah??7. God’s Heart: The Mystery of Divine Subjectivity??8. Consciousness After Babel: The Recovery of the Individual??9. Consciousness Learns to Love: Abraham and the Divine Thou??Conclusion: How Consciousness Became Human

Genesis in the Age of AI (Paperback, 1)

Introduction: Reading Genesis in the Age of AI??1. The Creative Mind: A Phenomenology of Consciousness in Genesis??2. What It’s Like to Be Human: Consciousness and the Likeness of God??3. Adam Wakes: Loneliness and the Dawn of Awareness??4. Knowledge of the Heart: Subjective Experience and Moral Agency??5. The Irony of Desire: Transformations of Consciousness in Eden??6. Ten Generations of Solitude: The Perils of Agency from Adam to Noah??7. God’s Heart: The Mystery of Divine Subjectivity??8. Consciousness After Babel: The Recovery of the Individual??9. Consciousness Learns to Love: Abraham and the Divine Thou??Conclusion: How Consciousness Became Human

Vulnerability Unveiled (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction? PART ONE: ON VULNERABILITY? 1. The Human Condition and the Ethical Turn Toward Vulnerability? PART TWO: THE SOCIO-CULTURAL NARRATIVE ON VULNERABILITY? 2. Antifragility and the Teleology of Toughness? 3. The Misappropriation of Vulnerability: Victimhood Culture? 4. Concept Creep: The Overextension of Vulnerability, Harm, and Risk? 5. The Socio-Cultural Script of Vulnerability? PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL VULNERABILITY? 6. The Exercise of Authority as a Dynamic Network of Relationships? 7. Organizational Behavior and Systemic Culture? 8. Institutional Vulnerability: The Case Study of the Catholic Church? 9. Institutional Vulnerability: The Case Study of the State as Caretaker? 10. Conclusion??Bibliography Index

The World of Michael Jackson Followers (Hardcover, 1)

1. Introduction? 2. Sending out a Major Love: the Divine Mission of the Major Love Prayer? 3. Unite and Fight: the case study of the MJ-memorial in Munich? 4. Walking in Jackson’s footsteps: the experiences of MJ-followers? 5. “What would Michael do?” The worldviews and fandom of female MJ-followers? 6. Conclusions: Why and how fandom matters.?

A Contemporary World Sociology of African and Asian Religions (Hardcover, 1)

PREFACE? AFRICAN RELIGIONS? 1. African Religions and Spiritualities? 2. Religion from an African Perspective? HINDUISM? 3. Hinduism: Continuity and Change? 4. Hinduism in the United States? 5. Into the Cloud. On Mapping “Religion” as Climatic Event: The Case of Hinduism? CONFUCIANISM? 6. A Sociology of Global Confucianism in the 21st Century? 7. Confucianism and Chinese Religiosity? 8. The Controversial Nature of Confucianism/Ruism? BUDDHISM? 9. Buddhism? 10. Westernised Buddhism as a Modern Spiritual Ideal? 11. The More it Changes, the More it’s the Same (Old Story)…? Buddhism and the Sociology of Religious Change? DAOISM? 12. Daoism? 13. Some Comments on Daoism: on Definitions and Practice? 14. Daoism: A Few Clarifications? SHINTO? 15. The Changing Role of Shrine Shinto in Contemporary Japanese Society? 16. Comments on “The Changing Role of Shrine Shinto in Contemporary Japanese Society”??SIKHISM? 17. The Sikh Community? 18. Sikhism in Diaspora. The Multifaced Role of Sikh Temples in Italy? 19. The Sikhs in Italy: Processes of Institutionalisation, and the Building of a Model Minority? Postface??Recommendations for Sociologists of Religion??Index

A Contemporary World Sociology of Western and Arab Religions (Hardcover, 1)

Preface? Introduction: Towards a Kaleidoscopic Mapping of the Sociology of Religion(s) within Glocal Religious Studies at a Time of Climate Crisis? JUDAISM? 1. Contemporary Judaism and the Jews. Continuity and Change? 2. The Rabbinate and the Relationship of Religion and State in Israel: Implications for Judaism? 3. Global Christianities: Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox? 4. Contemporary Forces Affecting Christianity? 5. Continuities and Discontinuities in Global Christianity? 6. Christianity and Global Processes: Trends and Pitfalls? ISLAM? 7. Sunni and Shi’i Islam? 8. The Helmet, the Crown, and the Turban? 9. Changes and Challenges outside Muslim Societies? NEW SPIRITUALITY? 10. New Spirituality as Sustainable Religion. The Relationship with the Sacred from Duty to Right? 11. New Spirituality: Insight Gleaned from Giuseppe Giordan’s Lecture and from Etty Hillesum’s “Thinking Heart”? 12. The New Age’s Harmony with Nature? 13. New Spiritualities and Diffused Religion? DIGITAL RELIGION? 14. Digital Religion: A Socio-Semiotic Appraisal? 15. Digital Religion and Catholicism: Some Remarks on the Impact of Covid on the Experience of Spirituality and a Look at the Artificial Intelligence Scenario? 16. Digital Religion: Narrative Investigations? 17. Read, Click and Pray. Bridging Sociology and Semiotics in the Study of Religions Online? ATHEISM? 18. Atheism and Non-religious Worldviews? 19. Nonreligion, Irreligion and Atheism from a Sociological Perspective. Some Reflections in Response to Lois Lee’s Perspective? 20. A Contribution to the “Positive” Approach to the Non-religious? NEW PERSPECTIVES? 21. How Gender Arrived and Why it Remains in the Sociology of Religion? 22. Pentecostalism in Latin America? 23. Epistemic Transformations from the South: Rethinking Religion through a Brazilian perspective? POSTFACE? Recommendations for Sociologists of Religion.

Love, Religion, and God (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction??PART 1??1. ‘Loving in Freedom’: Resolving some Conundrums about God as Love? 2. ‘God is Love’ is a Grammatical Remark? 3. The Power of (Divine) Love? 4. Imago Demiurge: Toward a Platonic Conception of the Human Calling? 5. Simone Weil on Love, Obligation, and Expectation? 6. God, agnosticism, and the love of knowledge: a semi-scholastic reflection? 7. The Bondage of Love: Erotic soteriology and androgynous divinity in the G?tagovinda??8. In Praise of Storg???9. Play, Love, and Transcendence? 10. Minimal Theology and Love: A Mystical Journey? 11. Finitude, Eternity, Love, the Good, and Martin Hagglund’s?This Life??12. The Turn to Affect: Religious Understanding, Nihilism, and Being Human? 13. Who by Fire?: Love at the Limit of Being??PART 2??14. Humility, Faith, Charity, and the History of Philosophy: A Tribute to Maria Rosa Antognazza? 15. Maria Rosa Antognazza (1964-2023): Historian of Philosophy or Philosopher of Religion?? 16. Maria Rosa Antognazza (1964-2023): Bibliography, organised thematically and chronologically??Index.

Islamic Food Justice : Ethical Labor, Interspecies Justice, and Food Sovereignty (Hardcover)

The Church and the Totalitarian Systems, 1939–1989 (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction. Catholicism and the totalitarian temptation: a diagnosis? 1.?The Church and the Totalitarianisms between the World Wars? 2.?Facing an eruption of aggression. The Catholic Church in Poland during the Second World War compared to other countries? 3.?In mortal danger. The Catholic Church and Communism, 1945?1956? 4.?Modus non moriendi. The Catholic Church and Communism, 1956?1980? 5.?Collaboration with the prosecutor. Catholics who cooperated with Communists in the 1960s and ‘70s? 6.?“In defense of the Polish Nation.” The Catholic Church in Poland struggling against Communism, 1956?1978? 7.?Protector of religious freedom. The election of St. John Paul II to the papacy? 8.?“The renewal of this land.” Solidarity and the influence of John Paul II's pontificate in Poland? 9.?The factor of change. The global impact of Pope John Paul II??Conclusion. An antidote to totalitarianism? A final appraisal

God Collapses : Theism and Moral Responsibility (Hardcover)

Table of Contents?

Introduction?

Part One. If God exists, then he is the greatest possible being?

Chapter One: Greatness?

Chapter Two: Greatest Possible Being?

Chapter Three: Maximal Greatness and Responsibility?

Chapter Four: Greatness and Self-Explanation?

Part Two. The greatest possible being is not significantly responsible?

Chapter Five: Basic Responsibility-Maker?

Chapter Six: Blameworthiness?

Chapter Seven: Responsibility and Value?

Chapter Eight: God and Responsibility?

Chapter Nine: Divine Foreknowledge?

Chapter Ten: The Benevolence-Responsibility Tradeoff?

Part Three. The greatest possible being is not insignificantly responsible?

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De-Ableizing Religion and Disability : Survival, Resistance, Flourishing (Paperback)

1. Introduction??Part I. De-ableizing Experiences??2. Black, Disabled, Visible: Exploring the Stories and Rituals of Black Disabled Folks??3. Disabled by Religion: The Impact of C-PTSD and Religious Trauma on Disabled Persons in Canada??4. Conditional Empowerments: Disability, Psychology, and Buddhist Meditation in Global and Sri Lankan Contexts??5. Visualising spiritual disability as resistance against the stigma on gender fluidity??6. “As Much as Each of You Needs” (Exodus 16:16): Disability and food justice??Part II. De-ableizing Texts??7. Introducing Disability Studies and the Qur’an??8. Barriers to Access, Ambiguity of Cure: A Comparative Theological and Praxis-Oriented Exploration of Disability through Gospel and Qur’anic Narratives??9. I-Shu and Embodiment??10. Truly (?), Madly, Deeply: Mad Studies and Scriptural Traditions??11. Which Bodies Matter: Empire and Debilitation??Part III. De-ableizing Fields Of Inquiry??12. Towards a Crip Study of Religions??13. What Are Religious Delusions? A Challenge at the Intersection of Belief and Mental Illness??14. More than Metaphor: disability and faith in the thought of Frederick Douglass??15. Addressing the Real Problem: Black Theological and Africana Spiritual Responses to Ableism

De-Ableizing Religion and Disability : Survival, Resistance, Flourishing (Hardcover)

1. Introduction??Part I. De-ableizing Experiences??2. Black, Disabled, Visible: Exploring the Stories and Rituals of Black Disabled Folks??3. Disabled by Religion: The Impact of C-PTSD and Religious Trauma on Disabled Persons in Canada??4. Conditional Empowerments: Disability, Psychology, and Buddhist Meditation in Global and Sri Lankan Contexts??5. Visualising spiritual disability as resistance against the stigma on gender fluidity??6. “As Much as Each of You Needs” (Exodus 16:16): Disability and food justice??Part II. De-ableizing Texts??7. Introducing Disability Studies and the Qur’an??8. Barriers to Access, Ambiguity of Cure: A Comparative Theological and Praxis-Oriented Exploration of Disability through Gospel and Qur’anic Narratives??9. I-Shu and Embodiment??10. Truly (?), Madly, Deeply: Mad Studies and Scriptural Traditions??11. Which Bodies Matter: Empire and Debilitation??Part III. De-ableizing Fields Of Inquiry??12. Towards a Crip Study of Religions??13. What Are Religious Delusions? A Challenge at the Intersection of Belief and Mental Illness??14. More than Metaphor: disability and faith in the thought of Frederick Douglass??15. Addressing the Real Problem: Black Theological and Africana Spiritual Responses to Ableism

The Concept of the Sacred : A Psychoanalytic Approach (Paperback)

1. Introduction? 2. The Wholeness of Experience? 3. The Splitting of Experience? 4. Transition? 5. The Reintegration of Experience? 6. Conclusion

The Concept of the Sacred : A Psychoanalytic Approach (Hardcover)

1. Introduction? 2. The Wholeness of Experience? 3. The Splitting of Experience? 4. Transition? 5. The Reintegration of Experience? 6. Conclusion

Efficacy and the Arts : Ethical, Aesthetic and Spiritual Dimensions of Dance as Art (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTION:?? BACKGROUND, MOTIVATION, METHODOLOGY. PART ONE - THE ETHICAL. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - ONE. PART TWO - THE AESTHETIC. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - TWO. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - THREE. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - FOUR. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - FIVE. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - SIX: The Art Subject: The Process of Creation. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - SEVEN. PART THREE - THE SPIRITUAL. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - EIGHT. Chapter - ‘Pointer’ - NINE.

Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism : 20 Years of Critical Perspectives (Hardcover)

Introduction: Security Knowledge in Practice: Twenty years of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism?1. Right-wing extremism in Australia: the rise of the new radical right?2. Australian right wing extremist ideology: exploring narratives of nostalgia and nemesis?3. Mind the grass! Exploring the assessment of informant coverage in policing and law enforcement?4. Source Handler perceptions of the interviewing processes employed with informants?5. Clandestine communications in cyber-denied environments: Numbers stations and radio in the 21st century?6. Islamophobes are not all the same! A study of far right actors on Twitter?7. Humour, trust, and tacit knowledge of police and border officers in international police collaboration?8. A scoping analysis of the counter terrorism command policing structure and its impact on intelligence sharing between the police and the security services?9. A bridge too far? An academic-national security practitioner dialogue on research collaboration across the divide?10. Countering violent extremism: assessment in theory and practice?11. The integration of statistical learning in intelligence education: is the academy equipping tomorrow’s intelligence professionals to analyze data-centric threats??12. Beyond motherhood: women’s agency as mediators and monitors in preventing and countering violent extremism initiatives in the Philippines

Religious Influence, Indoctrination, and Freedom in Faith Schools : Philosophical and Empirical Perspectives (Hardcover)

1. Why the Focus on Religious Influence, Indoctrination, and Freedom? 2. Faith Schools: The Norwegian Context? 3. Religious Influence as a Central Element in Faith Schools? 4. The Concept of Indoctrination? 5. Religious Influence and Indoctrination? 6. The Role of Freedom in Education? 7. Discussions on Liberal and Worldview-Neutral Education? 8. Critical Thinking? 9. Epilogue

Atlantic Perspectives : Places, Spirits and Heritage (Paperback)

¿Que es la sabiduria biblica? (What is Biblical Wisdom?) (Paperback)

Religious Change in Contemporary Poland : Secularization and Politics (Hardcover)

Foreword David Martin. Introduction. 1. ‘Archaic Man’ and Religion: The Beginnings of the Sociology of Religion in Poland 2. From Paganism to Heathenism via Christianity: Religion in Poland Past and Present 3. Tips for Atheists: The ‘Official Sociology of Religion’ 4. Apocalypse When? The Secular Millennium and a Secular History of Poland 5. Archaism Today: Secular Views of Contemporary Catholicism and its Prospects 6. Catholic Man and Religion: Sociologie Religieuse, Catholics and Secularization 7. From Marxism to Christianity 8. What Next?

Pneumatodao and the Way of the Spirit : A Theology of Breath in the Anthropocene and AI Age (Hardcover)

Preface??A Note on Key East Asian and Korean Terms??Introduction: A Theology of Breath in a Breathless Age? 1. The Dao of the Spirit: From Static Substance to Living Way? 2. The Ki of the Spirit: Life-Breath, Embodiment, and Transformation? 3. The Ganying of Grace: Responsive Resonance and the Spirit’s Relational Movement? 4. Christodao: The Incarnate Way and the Indwelling Spirit? 5. The Yin Spirit: Receptivity, Hiddenness, and Non-Coercive Power? 6. Spiritual Cultivation: Body-Breath Practice and Embodied Sanctification? 7. Ecodao: The Spirit’s Way in Wounded Creation? 8. Technodao in the AI Era: Pneumatology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Ethics of Breath? Conclusion ? The Life of Pneumatodao: Breath, Communion, and Hope in a Breathless Age??Index

The Unconscious Through the Lens of David Lynch : Psychoanalysis and Transcendental Meditation (Hardcover)

1.?Notes on the Uncanny Through the Looking Glass? 2.?A Dark Haiku?Looking for Lynchian? 3.?Wild at Art? 4.?Mud Holes? 5.?All In: The Cinema of David Lynch? 6.?The Twin Peaks Saga- Seasons in Hell? 7.?All In: Later Films- Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire? 8.?A Tale of Two Cities: The Healing Art of Disruption? 9.?Alternating Currents: Exploring the Unconscious Lens of David Lynch? 10.?Last Exit off the Lost Highway

The Unconscious Through the Lens of David Lynch : Psychoanalysis and Transcendental Meditation (Paperback)

1.?Notes on the Uncanny Through the Looking Glass? 2.?A Dark Haiku?Looking for Lynchian? 3.?Wild at Art? 4.?Mud Holes? 5.?All In: The Cinema of David Lynch? 6.?The Twin Peaks Saga- Seasons in Hell? 7.?All In: Later Films- Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire? 8.?A Tale of Two Cities: The Healing Art of Disruption? 9.?Alternating Currents: Exploring the Unconscious Lens of David Lynch? 10.?Last Exit off the Lost Highway