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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 236 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court cases ignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americans came to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocated violence--especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelievers were derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentieth century, with the passage of laws allowing for conscientious objection to war, did nonbelief...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xviii, 279 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--'godless, ' 'full of abominations, ' 'a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself.' Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious subversive and political radical who sought to spread...
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 326 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A journalist analyzes the influence of religion on American politics to explore the ways in which religious ideology affects voters and how a growing polarization in religious belief is transforming the political system.
33) Genghis Khan and the quest for God: how the world's greatest conqueror gave us religious freedom
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 407 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Reveals how Genghis Khan harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. By the New York Times best-selling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The founder and CEO of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and columnist for the Atlantic describes how white Protestant Christians have declined in influence and power since the 1990s and explores the effect this has had on America, "--NoveList.
39) Why I am a Hindu
Author
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xv, 295 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Why I Am a Hindu, one of India's finest public intellectuals gives us a book about one of the world's oldest and greatest religions. Starting with a close examination of his own belief in Hinduism, he ranges far and wide in his study of the faith. He talks about the Great Souls of Hinduism, Adi Shankara, Patanjali, Ramanuja, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and many others who made major contributions to the essence of Hinduism"--Amazon....
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