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Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus Max Weber In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and th… OL1362905W
American grace American grace Robert D. Putnam This book is a groundbreaking examination of religion in America. Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. But in recent decades the nation's r… OL15473863W
Women in the Qurʼan Women in the Qurʼan Asma Lamrabet "Today, the issue of Muslim women is held hostage between two extreme perceptions: that of a rigid and conservative Islamic approach and that of a Western ethnocentric and Islamophobic approach. Thes… OL20040730W
The Jesus movement The Jesus movement Ekkehard W. Stegemann,Wolfgang Stegemann "This work by two New Testament scholars is the first comprehensive social history of the earliest churches. Integrating the historical and social data, they locate the ancient Galileans, Judeans, an… OL20944065W
Religious radicalization and securitization in Canada and beyond Religious radicalization and securitization in Canada and beyond Lorne L. Dawson,Paul Bramadat Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond is an ideal guide to the ongoing debates on how best to respond to radicalization without sacrificing the commitments to multicultural… OL22301373W
Religion and Canadian society Religion and Canadian society Lori G. Beaman "Religion and Canadian Society: Traditions, Transitions, and Innovations offers an outstanding selection of readings that represents an overview of the key issues in the sociology of religion from a … OL24207138W
Les quatre sens de la vie Les quatre sens de la vie Alain Daniélou Etudie l'organisation sociale de l'Inde, et la conception hindoue de l'humanité. OL28587913W
The social imperative The social imperative Gregory Baum Essays on the critical issues that confront the Christian churches. OL2867538W
Varieties of Religion Today Varieties of Religion Today Charles Taylor "A hundred years after William James delivered the celebrated lectures that became The Varieties of Religious Experience, one of the foremost thinkers in the English-speaking world returns to the que… OL3747550W
The First Urban Christians The First Urban Christians Wayne A. Meeks The Pauline Epistles as historical-sociological documents: a balanced, meticulous, fabulously learned study suggesting (despite itself) that when all is said and done Paul still belongs to the believ… OL3912835W
From the cross to the kingdom From the cross to the kingdom Roberta Imboden In this, the first creative comparison of Jean-Paul Sartre’s ideas and New Testament concepts, Roberta Imboden rejuvenates Christian thoughts and action. She supplies key Sartrean concepts—the fused … OL5279686W
Crown and mitre Crown and mitre Robert Neill Mr Burnaby, who had escaped from prison that afternoon, thought he must be going mad; or else London was. His escape had been mad enough. He had simply walked out. This very afternoon, Thursday Octob… OL6566466W