What is religion? What is science? How do they interact with each other? Science and Religions in America: A New Look offers a cutting-edge overview of the diverse range of religious traditions and their complex and fascinating interaction with science. Pluralistic in scope, the book is different from traditional Christian and/or monotheistic approaches to studying the rich interplay of religio…
Digital Religion: The Basics explores how digital media and internet platforms are transforming religious practice in a digital age and the impact this has had on religious culture in contemporary society. Through exploring six defining characteristics of how religion is acted out online, including multisite reality, convergence practice, networked community, storied identity, shifting autho…
Understanding Religion and Popular Culture 2nd edition provides an accessible introduction to this exciting and rapidly evolving field. Divided into two parts, Issues in Religion and Genres in Popular Culture, it encourages readers to think critically about the ways in which popular cultural practices and products, especially those considered as forms of entertainment, are laden with religious …
Sejarah pernah mencatat bahwa banyak karya tulis yang beredar mengulas tentang tokoh cendekiawan Islam tradisional sebagai tokoh liberal. Padahal hakikat dari liberalisme tidak seperti apa yang mereka tulis, bahkan jauh dari prinsip dasar maupun indikator yang ada. Liberalisme berbeda dengan inklusivisme walaupun banyak memiliki persamaan, namun makna dasarnya berbeda. Tetapi, karena adanya per…
Ebagai disiplin ilmu yang merupakan hasil pemikiran dan didukung oleh berbagai metode ilmiah, psikologi telah banyak membantu pemecahan problem-problem kehidupan, manusia khususnya yang berkaitan dengan bagaimana memperlakukan manusia agar mencapai kesejahteraan jiwa dan berkembang menjadi pribadi yang sehat.