Politicization Of Society
Fourteen essays explore the central problem of modern society--the decline of free institutions and the growth of the state. Among the essays are "State and Society, " by Felix Morley; "The Monstrosit...
Should The Children Pray?
Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Texas State Park System, Baylor University Press is pleased to announce the publication of a significant study of Mother Neff State Park. In Guided With a S...
The Christian Right In American Politics: Marching To The Millennium
From the first rumblings of the Moral Majority in the 1980s, the Christian Right has been marshalling its forces in an effort to re-shape the landscape of American politics. This work makes an histori...
Saints And Fireworks
Malta's independence was achieved despite a confusion of internal conflicts. The author examines the importance of the cults of saints and the bitter rivalry between them. Both in its description of v...
James I Through The Restoration: Seventeenth-Century English Political Tracts
The writings presented in this volume are the political tracts of the English speaking peoples in the 17th century which established principles of governance and liberty that could be seen to have not...
God And The Oval Office: The Religious Faith Of Our 43 Presidents
McCollister discusses the religious faith of America's 43 presidents. Though some worshipped publicly and some only in private, the author maintains they all realized that the constitutional guarantee...
Fundamentalism In The Modern World: Fundamentalism, Politics And History: The State, Globalisation And Political Ideologies
How does religious fundamentalism operate in modern global society? This book is the first in a two-volume set that analyzes the dynamics of fundamentalism and its relationship to the modern state, th...
The Modern Papacy
This book focuses on the social and political thought of the previous and current Popes, John Paul II (1920 2005) and Benedict XVI (1927-).
Invitation To Terror: The Expanding Empire Of The Unknown
Argues that Western culture appears to feed off a diet of terror and inadvertently offers its enemies an invitation to be terrorised. Starting with the question of 'Why do they hate us?', this title h...
The Power Of Religion In The Public Sphere
"The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere" represents a rare opportunity to experience a diverse group of preeminent philosophers confronting one pervasive contemporary concern: what role does--or s...
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