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AGAINST MODERN FOOTBALL

BENJAMIN PERASOVIĆ / CHRISTIAN BRANDT / MARKO MUSTAPIĆ

This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of the "Against Modern Football" movement through the comparison of two AMF clubs. The movement has emerged in opposition to the rampant commercialisation of football and the lack of supporters’ influence over the governance of the clubs they support. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research, the book examines the foundation, ...

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RECENTERING SOUTHEAST ASIA

This book assesses the impact of European colonization in the late 19th and early 20th century in ‘restructuring’ the shared past of India and Southeast Asia. It provides case studies that transcend colonial constructs and adopt newer approaches to understanding the shared past. The authors explore these developments through the lens of political figures like Jawaharlal Nehru (...

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CULTIVATING SIKH CULTURE AND IDENTITY

BOB VAN DER LINDEN

Cultivating Sikh Culture and Identity explores the development of modern Sikh identities through the concept of ‘cultivation of culture’. It investigates diverse, but repeatedly overlapping, Sikh encounters in the fields of art, music and philology, and considers their role in the making of a continuous living tradition. The volume focuses particularly on the imperial encounter...

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THE CONCEPT OF MIND IN HINDU TANTRA

GAVIN FLOOD

This book presents an account of the concept of mind in Hindu Tantra through a study of religious and philosophical texts in the medieval period. Offering an understanding on how the mind is conceptualized both as that which keeps a person bound to the cycle of reincarnation and as having transformative potential in allowing a person to achieve liberation or salvation, this boo...

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FOOTBALL AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM

ALBERTO TESTA / MASSIMILIANO MAIDANO / HADIDŽA BOROVIĆ

This book examines the ways that nationalist leaders and extremist groups have used football to advance their often-violent ideological narratives and to recruit and radicalise young people. Drawing on applied ethnographic research with the Ultra fan groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the book explores the behavioural dynamics of the BiH Ultras both on, and outside of, the...

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THE ONTOLOGY OF RELATIONS

MICHELE PAOLINI PAOLETTI

This book provides an exhaustive overview of the ontology of relations. Moreover, it offers a detailed defense of the existence of irreducible relations in the universe and shows that entities such as powers should be better thought of as relations. At first, the author discusses many classical arguments for and against the existence of relations and draws preliminary distincti...

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THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE

YAAKOV ARIEL, GREGOR THUSWALDNER, AND JENS ZIMMERMANN

The centrality and importance of the intersection of Christianity and culture when it comes to English-speaking countries and particularly American culture, history, and politics is beyond doubt. The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over 35 chapters by ...

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IS WAR OBSOLETE?

CHARLES E. RAVEN

Originally published in 1935, this volume Is War Obsolete? A Study of the Conflicting Claims of Religion and Citizenship is based on the Halley Stewart Lectures presented in 1934 and examines the responsibility of Christians for peace. It aims to reconsider the basis of Christian Pacifism and to appeal to those in the Churches to make up their minds on the issue and to act upon...

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THE SPIRITUAL CRISIS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AGE

G. D. YARNOLD

First published in 1959, the original blurb reads: “No good purpose is served today by treating the relationship between Christianity and the natural sciences as a conflict; even as a conflict to be resolved. The modern world is passing through a crisis of far-reaching proportions; which is the direct consequence of its inability to assimilate new scientific knowledge, and to d...

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BETWEEN GOD AND HISTORY

RICHARD K. ULLMANN

Originally published in 1959, this book was planned as a second contribution towards critique and apologetics of Quakerism, the first being a booklet called Friends and Truth published in 1956. While the author did not lose sight of that original intention, the scope of the book widened in the writing. It was hoped that it would make a contribution from the Quaker point of view...

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THE HEART OF THE BIBLE

JEANNIE B. THOMSON DAVIES

Originally published in 1933, from the preface: “The aim of this particular venture is to present the writings now collected in the volume called the Bible in an order approaching that in which they came into being. The hope is that a considerable amount of both the Old and New Testaments may be read in a fresh setting, so that questions about inconsistencies in the Bible, or a...

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THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER STEWART

ALEXANDER STEWART

Originally published in 1948, this book is of a remarkable gentleman, Alexander Stewart, who was born in Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, in 1790, and died in 1874. In middle life he wrote for his children an account of his adventurous youth, when he ran away to sea, was captured by the French, and spent some ten years as a prisoner. On returning home, he took to teaching, but then came a ...

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THE HEART OF THE BIBLE

JEANNIE B. THOMSON DAVIES

Originally published in 1933, from the volume one preface: “The aim of this particular venture is to present the writings now collected in the volume called the Bible in an order approaching that in which they came into being. The hope is that a considerable amount of both the Old and New Testaments may be read in a fresh setting, so that questions about inconsistencies in the ...

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BIBLIOTHECA SINICA CHRISTIANA

ROMAN MALEK

The present work is a comprehensive catalog of publications that were produced and printed by the Divine Word Missionaries (Societas Verbi Divini, S.V.D.) in Shandong province, China. It was compiled by the late Prof. Dr. Roman Malek, S.V.D. (1951–2019), an internationally renowned expert for the history of Christianity in China and former director and editor-in-chief of the Mo...

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HOLMAN HUNT AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD IN OXFORD

MARKUS BOCKMUEHL

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the religious and artistic story behind The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt. Created in the mid-nineteenth century, it is often said to be the most widely exhibited work of art in history and remains one of the most widely known Christian paintings to this day. The subject matter provides a rich wealth of resources, tou...

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DISSIDENT WOMEN, BEGUINES, AND THE QUEST FOR SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY

CATHERINE LAMBERT

Dissident Women, Beguines, and the Quest for Spiritual Authority focuses on the responses of a group of twenty-first-century women to the lives and writings of thirteenth-century beguine mystics, and reveals how the struggle to discover their own inner spiritual authority connects two groups of women across centuries. For contemporary women who are disenchanted with the institu...

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VIOLENCE AND HARM IN THE ANIMAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

This book grapples with multispecies violent exploitations embedded in corridors of power within the animal-industrial complex (A-IC). The A-IC is a useful framework for understanding how exploitative human-animal relations are central to capitalist relations and profit accumulation. ‘A-IC-related-violence’ – killing animals for economic gain – has a ripple effect which results...

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RELIGION IN DIVERSE SOCIETIES

PAULINE KOLLONTAI, SUE YORE

Religion in Diverse Societies: Crossing the Boundaries of Prejudice and Distrust contributes to existing cutting-edge research on the constructive way in which religion can support the promotion of respect, dignity, and justice for all people, considered as essential features in shaping sustainable, diverse, and peaceful societies. Through a combination of theoretical perspecti...

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COMMUNICATION IN SPORT MANAGEMENT

This book presents cutting‑edge perspectives on Communication in Sport Management, a core component of contemporary sport business. Featuring the work of leading sport scholars from around the world, this book explores seven key themes in sport communication: engagement, technology, branding, publicity, finance, health, and crisis communication. Drawing on multi‑disciplinary pe...

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DESIGN DISCOURSE IN ABRAHAMIC TRADITIONS

E. V. R. KOJONEN

Design Discourse in Abrahamic Traditions reconnects discussion of design arguments to its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim history. The ancient idea that there is evidence of purpose in nature remains one of the most debated topics in science and religion, but also one with great potential for inter-religious and interdisciplinary dialogue. This volume revitalizes current discussi...

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PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AND MAJORITY WORLD EPISTEMOLOGIES

BRUNSDON, ALFRED

This book offers insights into the thinking of majority world practical theologians and introduces the reader to faith realities previously unknown in a quest to create a more inclusive and welcoming practical theological network. Practical theologians are situated in all corners of the globe attempting to make sense of their lived experiences and of those around them from a fa...

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21ST CENTURY THEORIES OF RELIGION

What is religion and how does it originate? What are its functions and how does it work? These are some of the key questions addressed by theories of religion. Far from being a past concern, a series of new answers have been proposed since the beginning of our present millennium by evolutionary biologists and psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, and scholars of religion. ...

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WORKING IN SPORT

ROCCO PORRECA

This book is a practical guide to getting your dream job in the sport industry. Offering a concise introduction to the contemporary sport industry and the wide range of careers within it, the book explains how to acquire the skills, qualifications, and experience you need to stand out from your competitors and start building your career in sport. Covering all sectors of sport, ...

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MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

ANDREW P. JACKSON

This book brings Maximus the Confessor’s logoi doctrine into dialogue with modern-day evolutionary biology. It explores the extent to which the logoi, as described by Maximus, exhibit features that are concordant with evolution before going on to consider more discordant aspects that cannot be ignored. The author addresses the curious resonance between the logoi and evolution i...

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GÜNTER GRASS

RONALD HAYMAN

Günter Grass is one of the writers who grew up in a Germany already in the grip of Nazism. None of them has found better ways than his of translating the sordid history of the movement into fiction; none has looked more critically at the ‘denazification’ and reconstruction of Germany. In this important study, originally published in 1985, Ronald Hayman scrutinizes Grass’s devel...

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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH VOLUME 3

W. E. ORCHARD

Originally published in 1926, this is the third of four volumes to discuss Christian Theology, under the guidance of the historic decisions of the Christian Church and the prevailing tendencies of Catholic thought in the early 20th Century. This volume is concerned with the Church, considering questions of authority and what is meant by ‘Catholic’. ...

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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH VOLUME 2

W. E. ORCHARD

Originally published in 1925, this is the second of four volumes to discuss Christian Theology, under the guidance of the historic decisions of the Christian Church and the prevailing tendencies of Catholic thought in the early 20th Century. This volume deals with the specific beliefs connected with the person of Christ. ...

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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH VOLUME 1

W. E. ORCHARD

Originally published in 1924, this is the first of four volumes to discuss Christian Theology, under the guidance of the historic decisions of the Christian Church and the prevailing tendencies of Catholic thought in the early 20th Century. This volume deals with the fundamental groundwork of Thesim. ...

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ALEXANDRINE TEACHING ON THE UNIVERSE

R. B. TOLLINTON

Originally published in 1932, this book is based on a series of lectures delivered in Cambridge in 1931. The views of the universe as held by the great teachers of Ancient Alexandria are discussed: Philo, Clement, Origen, Plotinus and the Gnostics are considered and their outlook compared and contrasted with certain phases of early 20th Century scientific opinion. . ...

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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH VOLUME 4

W. E. ORCHARD

Originally published in 1927, this is the final of four volumes to discuss Christian Theology, under the guidance of the historic decisions of the Christian Church and the prevailing tendencies of Catholic thought in the early 20th Century. This volume is concerned with subjects that can generally be summed up under the title Eschatology: that part of theology concerned with de...

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