Cross-cultural Dialogue on the Virtues: The Contribution of Fethullah Gülen Series: SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies, Vol. 1 Author: Trudy D. Conway http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/religious+studies/book/978-3-319-07832-8 Explores the development of the influential worldwide Hizmet movement inspired by the Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen Focuses on … Continue reading →

The Changing Soul of Europe Religions and Migrations in Northern and Southern Europe Edited by Helena Vilaça, University of Porto, Portugal, Enzo Pace, University of Padova, Italy, Inger Furseth, University of Oslo, Norway and Per Pettersson, Karlstad University and Uppsala … Continue reading →

Religion and Power: No Logos without Mythos David Martin, London School of Economics, UK Ashgate, August 2014 http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781472433596 There are few more contentious issues than the relation of faith to power or the suggestion that religion is irrational compared with … Continue reading →

NEW BOOK ON RELIGION AND MIGRATION Orthodox Identities in Western Europe: Migration, Settlement and Innovation Edited by Maria Hämmerli and Jean-François Mayer Ashgate, 2014 http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409467540 The Orthodox migration in the West matters, despite its unobtrusive presence. And it matters in … Continue reading →

Amazon / B&N / NYU Press / NYU Bookstore Immigrant Faith Patterns of Immigrant Religion in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe Phillip Connor 192 p., 3 figures, 23 tables | $22.00 Paper "With Immigrant Faith, Phillip Connor establishes … Continue reading →

Islam and Development Exploring the Invisible Aid Economy Edited by Matthew Clarke, Deakin University, Australia and David Tittensor, Deakin University, Australia · The study of Islam since the advent of 9/11 has made a significant resurgence. However, much of the … Continue reading →

Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond Edited by Paul Bramadat and Lorne Dawson 2014, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division http://www.utppublishing.com/Religious-Radicalization-and-Securitization-in-Canada-and-Beyond.html Description After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, those in London and Madrid, and the arrest of … Continue reading →

Legal Cases, New Religious Movements, and Minority Faiths Edited by James T. Richardson, University of Nevada, Reno, USA and François Bellanger, University of Geneva, Switzerland Ashgate Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements http://www.ashgate.com/pdf/tis/9781472428745_US.pdf New religious movements (NRMs) and … Continue reading →

OLD ISLAM IN DETROIT documents the rich history of Islam in Detroit, a city that is home to several of America’s oldest and most diverse Muslim communities. By looking closely at this history, Sally Howell provides a new interpretation of … Continue reading →

Applying Ibn Khaldun The Recovery of a Lost Tradition in Sociology By Syed Farid Alatas http://routledge-ny.com/books/details/9780415678780/ The writings of Ibn Khaldun, particularly the Muqaddimah (Prolegomenon) have rightly been regarded as being sociological in nature. For this reason, Ibn Khaldun has … Continue reading →