Routledge Studies in Religion
The Sacred Text and Scientific Conjectures: Muslims’ Encounter with Modern Science
1st Edition
By Ali Paya
February 02, 2027
This book explores the high-stakes intersection of religion and modern science through a dynamic, little-known debate between two twentieth-century Muslim intellectuals: Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Tabataba’i, the foremost Shi‘a Qur’anic commentator of his era, and Professor Sahabi, a pioneering ...
Sacred Cyborgs: Interfaith Perspectives on Transhumanism, AI, And Ethics
1st Edition
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By Hureyre Kam
January 21, 2027
As emerging technologies challenge foundational understandings of human personhood, agency, and moral responsibility, Sacred Cyborgs offers a timely and original response rooted in theological inquiry and ethical reflection. Drawing on diverse traditions—including Islamic theology, Buddhist ...
A Contemporary World Sociology of Western and Arab Religions
1st Edition
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By Roberto Cipriani, Philippe Portier
January 15, 2027
This book offers a sociological exploration of the state of religions in the contemporary world, concentrating on religions in the Western and Arab world. Bringing together a range of expert contributors, it showcases the latest sociological research applied to religious phenomena and contemporary ...
Pentecostal Exorcisms in Contemporary Society: An Ethnographic Study of Ritual and the Making of the Religious Other
1st Edition
By Leonardo Vasconcelos de Castro Moreira
November 23, 2026
This book examines Pentecostal exorcisms in contemporary society and offers a framework for understanding how demonization operates as a socially productive force. It focuses on practices within a Global South church with transnational reach, drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork carried out ...
The World of Michael Jackson Followers: Exploring Female Faith and Fandom
1st Edition
By Fardo Eringa
November 17, 2026
This book explores the fandom and worldviews of female Michael Jackson followers, tracing the stories of women who travel to places that are connected to the singer. It considers how these followers draw upon Jackson’s artistic and humanitarian legacy for introspection and meaning-making through a ...
A Contemporary World Sociology of African and Asian Religions
1st Edition
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By Roberto Cipriani, Philippe Portier
November 10, 2026
This book offers a sociological exploration of the genesis and development of African and Asian religions. The chapters cover a variety of religious traditions including Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Shinto and Sikhism. They also reflect on the historiography, phenomenology, and ...
Agents of Conversion on the Island of Nias: The Emergence of Indigenous Christianity
1st Edition
By Bianca M. Dinkelaar
November 04, 2026
This book explores the cultural and religious transformations that unfolded on the Indonesian island of Nias during its encounter with German missionaries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Far from a one-sided story of conversion, it reveals a dynamic process of syncretism, ...
Spiritual Autobiography in the Eastern Orthodox Space
1st Edition
By Iuliu-Marius Morariu
October 21, 2026
This book explores the particularities of spiritual autobiography in the Eastern Orthodox space, including case studies focused on John of Kronstadt, Silouan the Athonite, and Nikolay Berdyev. It draws on a range of sources and provides a sophisticated and nuanced idea of autobiography. The author ...
Global Lutheranism in the Contemporary World: Luther’s Realm
1st Edition
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By Richard Cimino
October 16, 2026
This book explores Lutheranism and its various expressions throughout the world. This Protestant tradition has spread and developed far from its European and American heartlands to take on increasingly diverse forms. The global dispersion of Lutheranism and how it interacts with different cultures ...
Hindu Bhakti Through Muslim Eyes: Islam and Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism in the Twenty-First Century
1st Edition
By R. David Coolidge
October 16, 2026
Hindu Bhakti Through Muslim Eyes puts the Caitanya Vaiṣṇava tradition of devotion to Krishna in scholarly conversation with Islam for the first time. It builds on a millennium of Muslim reflections regarding Hindu theology and practice, despite common assumptions that Hindus and Muslims are ...
Monotheism in the New Religious Movements of Japan: Historical and Taxonomical Challenges in Western Studies
1st Edition
By Kegan A. Chandler
October 16, 2026
This book calls for a reformation of the image of monotheism in studies of Japanese religions and in the study of religions in general. According to most scholars, “Japan” and “monotheism” mix like oil and water. Whatever Japanese religion is, we are told, the “Western” category of monotheism ...
Rediscovering Humanitarianism: Using Secular and Religious Histories to Provide New Understandings of Refugee Resettlement
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By Jessica Stroja
October 16, 2026
This book provides a new approach to understanding the histories of refugee resettlement and their relevance for contemporary emergencies. By drawing on histories of faith-based humanitarianism from 1917 to the present, it explores how faith-based organisations have engaged with refugee aid and the...