The only book that deals with the religious dimensions of malls. First published in 1986, it has been updated and expanded to include a new chapter on airports and ballparks as forms of the mall, and it also now includes a critical response.

The New Religious Image of Urban America, Second Edition: The Shopping Mall as Ceremonial Center

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Zepp, Jr. Ira G

Psychology & Counseling

University Press of Colorado

The purpose of this book, One Nation, Many Gods: Confronting the Idols of American Empire, is to offer an invitation to dialogue on how to love America and how to be a patriotic Christian. What kind of citizen should a Christian be? Since God is the ultimate political word, how will we relate to the political reality of the nation? Our world today is in crisis mode. Who of us is not aware of the wars and rumors of war, the threatening consequences of global warming, the misfeasance and malfeasance of official governance, rampant racism, and the tragic consequences of radically unfair wealth distribution? There are times when we need to reaffirm openly, courageously, and resolutely our ultimate allegiance to God. We feel the present is such a God-filled, significant time, a kairos moment. We have written this book on this occasion to sound an alarm within the Church and to invite us to open ourselves to God's judgment that we may respond as faithfully in a time of widespread injustice and human suffering. Our Christian consciences compel us to speak in the face of national idolatry and the Church's apathy. And so we speak out in faith, by the grace of God, who calls us to confession, repentance and action.

One Nation, Many Gods: Confronting the Idols of American Empire

History

Kiely, Harry C.

World

Resurgence Publishing Corporation

This ebook is an extended “fireside chat” from Ira Zepp in which he reflects on agape (love for others) and ahimsa (non-injury), the roots of nonviolence, and offers several stories about approximations to peace. There is also some of Ira’s social gospel theology here, in very accessible language. The book concludes with a real chat between Ira and his friend Bill Holmes, taken from their email correspondence just after 9/11. You will like this book if you are interested in peacemaking and in the eternal tensions among violence, nonviolence, and pacifism. – Co-author Charles Collyer

Agape and Ahimsa: Twin Roots of Nonviolence

Politics & Social Sciences

Collyer, Charles E.

Holmes, William A.

Philosophy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A Muslim Primer covers the basic beliefs of Islam and provides an informative source for both lay and professional readers. First published in 1992, it has proven to be a valuable handbook for all attempting to better understand the tenets of the religion of a major portion of the world’s population. The reader is introduced to the authority of the Quran, the prophethood of Muhammad, the Wisdom of the Law, the Five Pillars of Islam, and to other fundamental principles of the religion. Distinctions are made between Sunni and Shiite traditions and the Sufi mystical dimension of Islam.
Well organized, visually appealing, and accurate, A Muslim Primer is useful to pre-collegiate and collegiate students of Islam, church and community study groups, and travelers, both tourists and business people.

A Muslim Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Islam

University of Arkansas Press

Discovering Nonviolence is an introduction and an invitation to a big-tent view of nonviolent living and problem solving. The book pays attention to what happens when people learn about nonviolence - its history, its variations, its ideas, and its methods. It is focused on what life should be, and not just on the abhorrence of violence. In the words of the authors, "If we are successful in building a peaceful world - a good world of work and love and fun and fellowship and fulfilling self-expression - it will not feel like 'violence prevention.' But, incidentally, it will be so."

Discovering Nonviolence (Nonviolence: Origins and Outcomes)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Nonviolence: Origins and Outcomes is a collaboration between a psychologist (Collyer) and a theologian (Zepp). The focus is on nonviolence as a practical approach to constructive problem solving and to living an ethical life. Nonviolence training, and its role in successful social change, is explored. Readers will come to know Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi in new ways. The book's language is informal, and it is full of stories that will inspire and invite discussion about how to bring the insights and skills of nonviolence into everyday life.

Nonviolence: Origins and Outcomes

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