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Muslims and Terrorism
The image of Muslims engaging in terrorism, especially suicide terrorism, has been a fixture of news media coverage around the world since the early...
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Defense Against the Dark
Here we demonstrate that spirits are treated as active agents that can help or hurt humans in most cultures. We discuss prayers, magic, talismans,...
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Border-Crossing: Religion, Gender, Race, and Class in the Journeys of Ifemelu in Americanah
This chapter is an analytical reading of the journeys of Ifemelu, the protagonist of Adichie’s novel, Americanah, and her simultaneous experiences of...
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Atheists and the Goddess
This chapter presents a cross-cultural survey of intellectual and emotional responses of atheists to the Goddess in specific social, cultural and...
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Unveiling Marianne: Religious Symbols at School and the New Secular Grammar
Although the controversies surrounding the wearing of religious symbols in schools emerged in the late 1980s, it was not until 2004 that Parliament...
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National Security and De-radicalization
This chapter examines the Counter Violent Extremism program, and the resistance to this program by some American Muslims. It investigates some...
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Religion and Peacebuilding in African Religious Studies and Theology: An Overview and Preliminary Evaluation
This chapter reviews and critiques the contribution of African scholars in African religious studies and theology to religion and peacebuilding in...
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Religion, Climate Change, and Food Security in Africa: Religion, Food Security, and Resilience of Rural People in Ghana
Agriculture in Ghana is mainly characterized by small farm sizes of less than two hectares that are mostly farmed by rural folks, including women and...
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Religion, Peacebuilding, and Development in Uganda
Over the years, the nexus between religion, peacebuilding, and development has been manifest in Uganda in the wake to realization of the Sustainable...
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Modern Virtuous Ethics: Knowing the Good and Doing the Right in Scientific Humanism
From the times of our distant ancestors to today, human ethical standards, expectations, and sensibilities have evolved. On that much social...
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Religion, Food Security, and Climate Change Mitigation: A Case of Luangwa Valley Women of Eastern Zambia
Using the work of women farmers in the Luangwa Valley of Eastern Zambia, this chapter explores how Zambian women utilize indigenous knowledge systems...
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Religious Identities by Choice and the Politics of Conversion
This chapter continues the argument of the previous chapter on religious freedom by examining the issue of conversion in the context of today. This...
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Missions and Contemporary African Rulers
The Christian mandate to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ has taken different shades since the fifteenth century when the Europeans made their...
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Chapter 3 American Jews and the Domestic Arena (July 2021 – Fall 2022): A Year of Shifting Lines and Disruptions
American Jewish communities responded to compelling events and shifting assumptions in the year from September 2021 to September 2022. President...
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Protestant Missions and Colonial States
This chapter provides a brief overview of the evolution in the relationship between Protestant Christian missions and colonial administrations in...
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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: The Role of Church Leaders During Political Electioneering Periods in Kenya
This chapter is guided by the democratic peace theory to trace the engagement of Church leaders in Kenya’s political electioneering periods since its...
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Shi‘a Isma‘ilis, Aga Khan III, and the Broader Discourse for Islamic Reform
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was known and revered as the 48th hereditary Imam of the Isma‘ili Muslims. He was also an important Muslim...
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“In the Lands of Heathenism”: Conquests and Contradictions in Colonial Malaysian Mission
Missionary progress depended more on the efforts of pioneering individuals than on coherent strategies employed at an organizational level. This...
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Develo** Transformatively: Religion and Peace Mediation in Nigeria
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 sets ambitious targets for peace, inclusivity, and justice. Achieving these targets in many parts of the world...
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Adat Perpatih in Malaysia: Nature, History, Practice, and Contemporary Issues
This chapter explores the nature and evolution of adat perpatih, the traditional matrilineal system found primarily across Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia....