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The dramatic increase in religiously motivated political activity in the United States since the early 1980s has spawned an increased scholarly awareness of the relationship between religion and politics.

This reference provides a thorough survey of the theology of and from Africa. The bibliography is divided into four chapters, which contain entries on historical and social analysis, traditional religion in Africa, African theology during different periods, and Black South African theology.

This volume offers a blend of historical analysis and bibliographic data. It examines the course of the voluntary association for religious purposes and analyses prominent primary and secondary literature in the field of voluntarism. Hundreds of voluntary associations prior to 1900 are listed.

A comprehensive bibliographical survey of all substantial publications on Aboriginal religions appearing between 1798 and 1990. The volume opens with a three-chapter narrative section which provides the historic and analytic contexts for the cataloguing that follows.

The New Testament doctrine of the dual nature of Jesus Christ--his historical existence as a man and his simultaneous reality as a god--has stimulated a resurgence of christological studies by twentieth-century scholars and theologians.

Because the sources dealing with the Soviet Union are most numerous, they have been broken down into materials dealing with general and inclusive religious policies and issues, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Oriental Apostolic Churches (Georgian and Armenian), the Roman Catholic Church, and the Protestants and sectarians.

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This guide offers detailed reviews of over 600 works that have established the importance of Christianity in South African history, society, and religious experience. It should be of interest to scholars and students of religious studies, cultural anthropology, African Studies and history.

This is a guide to three global religions that have established strong local communities in South Africa. The guide begins with a general introduction to the immigrant origins, minority status and global connections of each tradition.

An annotated bibliography of writings from the 1960s through the 1990s on feminism and Christian tradition. Themes are presented in both a historical and a topical framework, aiding further research into feminist theology and sociology.

For approximately three decades, the abortion debate has polarized America. This comprehensive volume includes bibliographic citations that address the moral and religious aspects of abortion. It covers such topics as the various arguments both for and against abortion, the status of the fetus, and overviews of several religions' stances on abortion. Citations also include references on how Christianity has influenced abortion politics and law, discussions of Operation Rescue, and official statements on abortion by religious organizations.

The 20th century, especially the latter decades, was a time of explosive growth and importance in hymnody, and yet published material about the hymnody of this period has been scattered and difficult to come by.

Throughout history, people have been intrigued with spirits, angels, or devas as sources of wisdom and guidance.

This bibliography demonstrates the growth of interest in Jonathan Edwards and serves as a guide to recent research about him. The volume includes entries for nearly 700 books, articles, dissertations, and reviews published on Jonathan Edwards between 1979 and 1993.

An overview of Christian perspectives on the relationship between social justice and ecological integrity, this annotated bibliography focuses on works that cover topics such as ethical issues, social-ethical values and problems, and theological reflection on ecological and social ethics.

The focus is on tradition, which became modified after contact with the West-the adaptation and persistence of these traditions are included in this bibliography. Traditional Micronesian iconography is largely religious in nature, as is the case with most tribal or preliterate societies.

This volume offers a summary of key developments concerning scholarship on Islam in China and presents a record of research on this topic. The first part of the book is a narrative introduction to the history of Islam in China, the coexistence of Chinese and Muslim cultures, and contemporary issues.

Lippy makes a case for the importance of exploring popular religion if one is to understand the dynamics of modern religious life. Lippy provides a critical assessment of the state of the study of popular religion, including an examination of theoretical materials that wrestle with trying to define precisely what popular religion is.

A burgeoning body of literature on death and dying is organized into a comprehensive, carefully outlined, annotated list in this volume, which cites more than 2200 books, articles, chapters, monographs, and reports primarily concerned with the counseling and theological aspects of death and dying.

?[The editors] have taken an extremely complicated and gigantic body of material and made it useful to scholars in religion of every level. They include in this thoroughly annotated listing materials from many disciplines and from every Western language. Dictionaries, bibliographies, and handbooks are included. The volume is equipped with author, title, and subject indexes. It will be useful to the beginning student and necessary for the full-time scholar in undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses in theology and church history. Most highly recommended. Summa cum laude.?-Choice

This work documents the story of 20th-century criticism and praise for Augustine's classic, an ancient text that has grown in stature like few other Western classics.

Entries in this section are grouped in clusters for particular movements and denominations, and the clusters are arranged alphabetically for ease of use. The next section contains bibliographic entries arranged in topical clusters, with topics presented in alphabetical order.

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The introductory survey includes discussions of the comparative study of religious social action, the role that religious organizations play in modern societies, contemporary studies of other societies, and churches and social action throughout history.

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Descriptive and evaluative annotations of more than 1,000 books and articles in religious education and related fields are featured in this guide. Since religious education draws necessary guidance from other disciplines, pertinent literature is canvassed from theology, philosophy, and history of education;

The first survey and assessment of nearly all published materials concerning South Asian religious traditions in the Americas, this bibliography brings the field together under a synoptic view and critically depicts South Asian religious traditions from the multi-optic perspective of 925 publications.

The first critical guide to the essential literature reflecting and expressing psychoanalytic approaches to religion, this volume's concentrates on critical assessments that steer the user toward works of lasting value.

The following seven chapters contain the major bibliographical sections that review communication theory, history, rhetoric, interpersonal communication, mass communication, intercultural communication, and other media.