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Sydney, Sutherland: Albatross Books, 1985. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, pages & inside covers lightly toned, front cover little creased, top spine bumped, minor edgewear. 152 pp. This thought-provoking book by Donald Robinson examines the theological origins of the New Testament. Written by Archbishop of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2001. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. 357 pp. A collection of essays exploring the views of Sigmund Freud and his disciples regarding religion.

Sydney: Brandl & Schlesinger, 1996. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned as usual, minor edgewear. 400 pp. Australian (Sydney) academic Scott Mann reveals how both Marxist social theory and Freud (psychoanalysis) can provide deep insights into the nature of religious beliefs, from stone age times through to the modern world. First edition.

College Station, TX: Virtual Bookworm, 2002. Paperback trade, very good condition, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, top edge foxed (other edges lightly foxed), minor edgewear. 176 pp. The American author, Gordon Neufeld, recalls his participation in the Moonies cult. In this unforgettable story of persistence, devotion, love and loss, he explains how he finally broke free from his state of mental transfixion and confusion.

Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 170 pp. Written in non-technical language, this book is about rediscovering a believable practical religion. Francis Macnab is the executive director of the Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, a leading centre for psychological treatment, education and training.

Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2004. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, few black & white cartoons, tables, tiny bump top spine, minor edgewear. 266 pp. This book of 14 essays, edited by Virginia Hooker and Amin Saikal, aims to bring to the attention of non-Muslims, in particular, the range of views that Muslims in the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia hold on six topics of importance to life in the 21st century. The book emphasizes the connections and contrasts between Muslims in the Middle East and Southeast Asia (six of the essays are about Indonesia). Topics covered include relationship to the West, Islamic banking, political Islam, globalisation, and liberal Islam.

Sydney, Strathfield: St Pauls Publications, 2000. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). 190 pp. A brief biography of Monsignor Leonard, and a history of the Catholic Youth Organisation, which was founded in 1948 and flourished until the mid-1970s. Also included is a selection of the columns Monsignor Leonard wrote for the Sydney diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Weekly, from 1957 until his death in 1991.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972. Reprint ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), spine jacket faded (flap price-clipped & one letter scuffed, minor edgewear), minimal foxing endpapers & pastedowns, light foxing flyleaf, edges slightly foxed, pages lightly toned. 418 pp. This book by W. Montgomery Watt is a study of the second part of the life of the prophet Muhammad from the view of a modern historian. This is the sequel to Muhammad at Mecca, and it is based on a fresh look at the sources, and includes sociological investigations of a pioneering character. The author has put the main emphasis on the political and social aspects of the events. (Originally published in 1956, this the 1972 reprint with ISBN.).

Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2006. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor crease rear cover corner, small crush top edge front cover & first few pages, light crease front cover near spine, minor edgewear. 330 pp. This book by Aaron Stalnaker has its main focus on how ethical and religious commitments are conceived, articulated, and nurtured through methodical practices that guide aspirants through alternative territories of sin and salvation, ignorance and wisdom, or suffering and bliss. He discusses and compares the moral psychologies of Augustine (Christian) and Xunzi (Chinese philosopher). (From the Moral Traditions Series.).

Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), 1990. Paperback large trade, good plus condition, figures, top edge & inside covers foxed, minor edgewear. 103 pp. J. H. Leavesley, an Australian doctor (GP), looks at the role medicine plays in both Christian and non-Christian sacred writings - the Bible, Talmud, Koran, and the Vedas of India. Based on an ABC Radio series.

Oxford: One World, 2002. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 288 pp. Farid Esack shows that the demise of apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s followed an unprecedented unity in struggle against oppression from members of different faith traditions. However South African Muslims were brought into conflict with the Qu'ran, which denied virtue outside Islam, and so did not allow them to co-operate with other oppressed groups. The author reflects on key Qur'anic (Koranic) passages used in the context of oppression to rethink the role of Islam in a plural society.

Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press, 2000. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear. 239 pp. Investigates the impact of spirituality in health and healing, faith healing, religion and mental health, religion and life satisfaction, religion and mental disorders, religion and marital satisfaction, the effect of religion on suicide, and the effect of religion on alcohol use and abuse. Documents over 300 scientific studies published by reputable scientific journals demonstrating that religion has an ameliorating effect on the survival rate of surgical patients on depression and anxiety, on suicide rates, and on promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Presents useful and helpful information to researchers and scholars who seek to understand the subtle connection between healing and spirituality. It will be an invaluable resource for libraries and others interested in the emerging field of spirituality and healing.

New York: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2012. Paperback octavo, very good condition, cover corner tips lightly bent, covers lightly rubbed, minor edgewear. 345 pp. One of the first single-author comparisons of different South Asian states around the theme of religious conflict. The book is based on new research and the syntheses of the literature on "communalism". It argues that religious conflict in the region in the modern period was never simply based on sectarian or theological differences or the clash of civilisations.

London: Penguin Books, 2012. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback small wide trade, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, minor edgewear corner tips. 320 pp. Alain de Botton, an academic philosopher and popular author, argues that religions have some important things to teach the secular world, and we should look to religions for insights into improving life in many ways.

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear. 191 pp. An American academic lawyer argues that the failure to achieve humane global governance is partially due to the exclusion of religious and spiritual dimensions of human experience to the study and practice of global politics. SALE PRICE.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition. 426 pp. An exceptional collection of writings by leading scholars demonstrating how religion and the language of rhetoric can illuminate each other. Together these writings shed light on religion as a human quest, and rhetoric as the origin and sustainer of that quest. They show that when pursued with intelligence and sensitivity, rhetorical approaches to religion are capable of revitalizing both language and experience. Rhetorical figures, for example, constitute forms of language that say what cannot be said in any other way, and that move individuals toward religious truths that cannot be known in any other way. Brings into focus crucial issues in several fields, including philosophy, psychology, history, and art.

Tring, Herts: Lion Publishing, 1985. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages toned as usual, minor foxing bottom edge, minor edgewear, faint remainder stripe top edge. 287 pp. An expose of the School of Economic Science (SES) cult, London, by Peter Hounam and Andrew Hogg, investigative journalists from the London 'Standard' newspaper. The SES claims to be a wholesome philosophy with Christian overtones, but is essentially an Eastern cult.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2005. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear corners. 217 pp. Jacques Berlinerblau suggests that atheists and agnostics must take stock of that which they oppose. He argues that defiantly maintaining a shallow understanding of religion is not a politically prudent strategy in modern times.

London: HarperCollins, 2005. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-illustrations, colour plates, pages lightly toned, faint foxing front flyleaf, bottom edge slightly rubbed, minor edgewear. 408 pp. Reveals the startling truth behind Masonic history - and the centuries-long search that the fraternity has undertaken to find its own lost secrets. The author was a past Master Mason of the united Grand Lodge of England for 20 years. He has spent years in archival research before writing this revealing book.

[Cambridge]: G. Berg / Temple DPS, 2009. Paperback trade, very good condition, minimal foxing & rubbing edges, minor edgewear. 175 pp. Geoffrey Berg develops six simple completely logical arguments for atheism, in clear language that everybody can understand, and in a way that has never been done before.