Church State category: 1367 books
by Andre CRONJE
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Kings and Queens - This is a book for Kings and Queens, for the king's servants, and for the queen's loyal subjects. Leaders, Lawyers, and Lawmen, all are God's scepter on earth and has the God-given duty and responsibility to establish and secure moral and political laws to establish safety and security to all citizens seeking peace and justice.
Catholicisme et protestantisme dans l’île de Timor : 1556-2003
Construction d’une identité chrétienne et engagement politique contemporain
Language: French
Release Date: July 10, 2017
L’île de Timor, à la limite des mondes asiatiques et pacifiques, occupe une place très particulière dans l’histoire du christianisme. Le catholicisme y fut introduit dès les années 1550 par les dominicains portugais, suivis un siècle plus tard par des protestants hollandais. Ces religions...
Slavery's Long Shadow
Race and Reconciliation in American Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
How interactions of race and religion have influenced unity and division in the church
At the center of the story of American Christianity lies an integral connection between race relations and Christian unity. Despite claims that Jesus Christ transcends all racial barriers, the most segregated...
American Patriots
Answering the Call to Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The United States of America was founded and established by ordinary citizens just like you and me. In their struggle for independence, these heroic men and women willingly shed their blood, sweat, and tears—often sacrificing their own lives and fortunes in order to hand down the precious legacy...
by Stephen Mansfield
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2003
In the first book to explore the religious ideals and background of the 43rd president of the United States, The Faith of George W. Bush discusses how Bush's spiritual beliefs shape his private life as well as drive his policies and politics. More than any other presidency in recent years, George...
God's Right Hand
How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
An acclaimed reporter presents the first major biography of the legendary, and divisive, conservative pastor who reshaped the landscape of American politics—Jerry Falwell. At a time when the Tea Party movement is dominating much of America's social and political discourse, the story of Falwell's...
The Man in the Middle
An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Timothy Goeglein spent nearly eight years in the White House as President George W. Bush's key point of contact to American conservatives and the faith-based world and was frequently profiled in the national news media. But when a plagiarism scandal prompted his resignation, Goeglein chose not to...
by Desmond Tutu
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors. At the...
The Soul of an American President
The Untold Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
While there have been many biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower that focus on his military career or the time of his presidency, none clearly explores the important role faith played both in his personal life and in his public policy. This despite the fact that he is the only US president to be baptized...
by Christopher Hitchens
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement
In Letters to a Young Contrarian, bestselling author and world-class provocateur Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry...
by Kahlil Gibran
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
An early collection of Kahlil Gibran’s writings showcases the many styles of this prolific thinker, all profoundly beautiful
Kahlil Gibran reveals his vision of the soul and understanding of the world—past, present, and future—in this rich sampling of more than twenty works....
Getting Religion
Faith, Culture, and Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Ascent of Trump
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
"In this thoughtful book, Ken Woodward offers us a memorable portrait of the past seven decades of American life and culture. From Reinhold Niebuhr to Billy Graham, from Abraham Heschel to the Dali Lama, from George W. Bush to Hillary Clinton, Woodward captures the personalities and charts the...
The Grand Inquisitor's Manual
A History of Terror in the Name of God
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
The Surprising History and Legacy of the Inquisition
The renowned historian and critic Jonathan Kirsch presents a sweeping history of the Inquisition and the ways in which it has served as the chief model for torture in the West to this day. Ranging from the Knights Templar to the first Protestants;...
Social Democracy in the Making
Political and Religious Roots of European Socialism
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
An expansive and ambitious intellectual history of democratic socialism from one of the world’s leading intellectual historians and social ethicists
The fallout from twenty years of neoliberal economic globalism has sparked a surge of interest in the old idea of democratic socialism—a democracy...