“Spirituality” often has been framed in social science research as an alternative to organized
“religion,” implicitly or explicitly extending theoretical arguments about the privatization of …

In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate
the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South--in Africa, Asia, and Latin …

The Re-Enchantment of the West challenges those theories that predict widespread
secularization beyond traditional institutional religiosity. Spiritualities are emerging that are …

Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today, Philip Jenkins's phenomenally
successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the …

This discursive literature review was originally produced for the Leverhulme Trust in 2007 by
the William Temple Foundation as apart of a research project to test the concept of religious …

Why and how did Islam become such a political force in so many Muslim-majority countries?
In this book, Jocelyne Cesari investigates the relationship between modernization, politics …

Australian Soul challenges the idea that religious and spiritual life in Australia is in decline.
This fascinating book describes the character of religious and spiritual life in Australia today …

Development practice is full of examples of the importance of religion in the lives of people
in developing countries. However, religion has largely remained unexplored in development …

Presenting an overview of an emerging field in the study of contemporary religion, this book,
together with a complementary volume Religion in the Neoliberal Age, explores issues of …

The emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms suggests that
organised religions have failed. This thesis is explored and disputed in this book in ways …