Bridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide
A volume that provides a basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a, Black, and Latin American contexts. It also shows how theology can be reframed to better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people the theologians' work is meant to represent.
Bridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide
Drawing on historical and ethnographic sources, this volume provides a basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a, Black, and Latin American contexts, and then shows how theology can be reframed to better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people the theologians' work is meant to represent.
Authoritative yet accessible, the definitive undergraduate text on Russian geography and culture has now been thoroughly revised with the latest data and hot topics, such as the political crisis in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.
The book aims at contributing to that debate by offering a new conceptual approach to the core ideas of European integration process (sovereignty, diversity, common challenges, etc).
African immigration to North America has been increasing. This title focuses on new understandings and insights concerning the presence and relevance of African immigrant religious communities in the US. It describes key social and historical aspects of African immigrant religion in the US and builds a conceptual framework for theory and analysis.
African immigration to North America has been increasing. This title focuses on the understandings and insights concerning the presence and relevance of African immigrant religious communities in the US. It describes key social and historical aspects of African immigrant religion in the US and builds a conceptual framework for theory and analysis.
African Migrants, European Borders, and the Problem with Humanitarianism presents a probing examination of the contemporary migrant "crisis" in the Mediterranean Basin. By centering our analysis on how racial slavery has shaped European democratic culture, its abolitionist traditions, and the global structures of capital accumulation, P. Khalil ......
This reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It demonstrates the rich intellectual tradition of the United States, giving an thorough understanding of American society and politics.
This work provides extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. It shows the rich intellectual tradition of the US, giving an understanding of American society and politics through the reproduction of key writings from a variety of thinkers.
This work introduces the work of a range of key American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism. It explores the energy of contemporary writing in light of pessimistic proclamations on the state of postmodern American culture.
This work introduces the work of a range of key American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism. It explores the energy of contemporary writing in light of pessimistic proclamations on the state of postmodern American culture.
How the Muslim Brotherhood Won and Lost Egypt in 891 Days
How did Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood win power so quickly after the dramatic "Arab Spring" uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak's reign? Based on research in Egypt and interviews with dozens of Brotherhood leaders, the author argues that the very organizational characteristics that helped them win power also contributed to its rapid downfall.
This book examines the cultural heritage of Inner Eurasia (Central Asia) through the arts, from prehistoric times to the ancient and medieval golden ages. The manuscript features extensive analysis of multiple Inner Eurasian cultural groups, their artistic traditions, and the development thereof throughout the region's history.
Asian Americans are proportionally the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. This volume offers a framework for the conceptual and methodological development of Asian American psychology and provides future research directions by experts in the field.
This work states that the only way to overcome history is to intimately understand it. It focuses on historical memory, collective national memory, and the political manipulation of national identities. It also assesses the significance of particular manifestations of Balkan national identities.
Scenarios for the Separatist Disputes of Eastern Europe
This book is the first to give an up-to-date account of all five unresolved conflicts of the post-Soviet space in Eastern Europe in an analytically consistent manner.
Scenarios for the Separatist Disputes of Eastern Europe
This book is the first to give an up-to-date account of all five unresolved conflicts of the post-Soviet space in Eastern Europe in an analytically consistent manner.
This text is a portrait of a continent through the author's encounters with African leaders from Zaire to South Africa. Russell recounts meetings with each in an attempt to answer questions of Africa's future: can a new generation of leaders change the future or is Africa doomed to further turmoil?
