Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

Philosophy: Books

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  • Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing?. Bede Rundle. Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
  • Philosophers and God: At the Frontiers of Faith and Reason. John Cornwell, Michael McGhee. Continuum 1 edition, 2009.
  • The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time. Judith Shulevitz. Random House, 2010.
  • Ten Essential Texts in the Philosophy of Religion: Classics and Contemporary Issues. Oxford University Press, USA, 2004.
  • Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction. William L. Rowe. Wadsworth Publishing, 2006.
  • Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach and David Basinger. Oxford University Press, USA, 2008.
  • The Case for Religion. Keith Ward. Oneworld Publications, 2007.
  • The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion. William Wainwright (ed.) Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach and David Basinger (eds.). Oxford University Press, USA, 2006.
  • Philosophy of religion: an historical introduction. Linda Trinkaus ZagzebskiPublisher. Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
  • Philosophy of religion: the big questions. Eleonore Stump and Michael J. Murray (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, 1999.
  • Arabic Thought and its Place in History. De Lacy O’Leary. CreateSpace, 2011.
  • Desperately Wicked: Philosophy, Christianity and the Human Heart. Patrick Downey. IVP Academic, 2009.
  • Nietzsche & Zen (Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion). Andre van der Braak. Lexington Books, 2011.
  • Philosophy of Religion: Toward a Global Perspective. Gary E. Kessler. Wadsworth Publishing, 1998.

Natural Resources: Books

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  • Religion and Ecology in the Public Sphere. Celia Deane-Drummond. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011.
  • Native American Natural Resources Law: Cases and Materials. Judith V. Royster. Carolina Academic Press, 2007.
  • The Oxford handbook of religion and ecology. Roger S. Gottlieb. Oxford University Press US, 2006.
  • Of the Land and the Spirit: The Essential Lord Northbourne on Ecology and Religion. Lord Northbourne World Wisdom, edition 2008.
  • This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment. Roger Gottlieb. Routledge, 2003.
  • Worldviews, Religion, and the Environment: A Global Anthology. Richard C. Foltz. Wadsworth Publishing, 2002.
  • Ecology and the Environment: Perspectives from the Humanities. Donald K. Swearer (editor). Center for the Study of World Religions, 2009.
  • Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asia. David Gosling. Taylor & Francis, 2002.
  • Inherited Lands: The Changing Grounds of Religion and Ecology. Whitney A. Bauman, Richard R. Bohannon and Kevin J. O’Brien (eds.). Pickwick Publications, 2011.

Music: Books

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  • All in Sync: How Music and Art are Revitalizing American Religion. Robert Wuthnow. University of California Press, 2003.
  • Rave culture and religion. Graham St. John. Routledge, 2004.
  • The music and dance of the world’s religions: a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of materials in the English language. Ezra Gardner Rust. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996.
  • Memory, Music, and Religion: Morocco’s Mystical Chanters. Earle H. Waugh University of South Carolina Press, 2005.
  • Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions. Guy L. Beck and Wilfrid Laurier. University Press, 2006.
  • Sufi Music of India and Pakistan: Sound, Context, and Meaning. Regula Burckhardt Qureshi. Oxford University Press, USA, 2006.
  • Sacred Sound: Music in Religious Thought and Practice. Joyce L. Irwin. American Academy of Religion Book, 1984.
  • Enchanting Powers: Music in the Worlds Religions. Lawrence E. Sullivan. Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, 1997.
  • The Contemporary Christian Music Debate: Worldly Compromise or Agent of Renewal? Steve Miller. BookSurge Publishing, 2007.
  • Singing And Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today. Paul S. Jones. P & R Publishing, 2006.
  • The Story of Christian Music: From Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel, an Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for Worship. Andrew Wilson-Dickson. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2003.
  • No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelism. David W. Stowe. University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
  • The Music Libel against the Jews. Ruth HaCohen. Yale University Press, 2011.
  • Religion and Popular Music in Europe: New Expressions of Sacred and Secular Identity. Thomas Bossius, Andreas Häger and Keith Kahn-Harris (eds.). I.B. Tauris, 2011.

Military and public safety: Books

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  • Religion and the American Civil War. Randall M. Miller, Harry S. Stout and Charles Reagan Wilson (eds.). Oxford University Press US, 1998.
  • Bridge or barrier religion, violence, and visions for peace. Gerrie ter Haar and James J. Busuttil. BRILL, 2005.
  • The Oxford Companion to American Military History, section “Religion in the Military” by John Whiteclay Chambers II. Oxford University Press. 2000.
  • Rights vs. public safety after 9/11: America in the age of terrorism. Amitai Etzioni and Jason H. Marsh (eds.). Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
  • Sword or the Scroll?: Dilemmas of Religion and Military Service in Israel. Stuart A. Cohen. Routledge, 1997.
  • Militia Christi: The Christian Religion & the Military in the First Three Centuries. Adolf Von Harnack Polebridge, Pr Westar Inst, 1981.
  • Mughal Empire in India: Their Political, Legal, Social, Cultural, Religions and Military Systems. H.S. Bhatia Deep & Deep Publications, 2001.
  • Heaven in the Midst of Hell: A Quaker Chaplain’s View of the war in Iraq by Sheri Snively and James N. Mattis. Greenleaf Book Group, 2010.
  • Religion and the Cold War. Dianne Kirby (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

Mathematics: Books

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  • Mathematics and the Divine: A Historical Study. T. Koetsier and L. Bergmans, (eds.). Elsevier Science, 2005.
  • Measuring Heaven: Pythagoras and His Influence on Thought and Art in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier. Cornell University Press, 2006.
  • A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality. Clifford A. Pickove. Wiley, 2005.
  • Interdisciplinary Research, section “Mathematics and Religion: Processes of Faith and Reason” by Allen F. Repko. SAGE, 2008.
  • Where mathematics comes from: how the embodied mind brings mathematics into being. George Lakoff. Basic Books, 2001.
  • Naming Infinity: A True Story of Religious Mysticism and Mathematical Theory. Loren Graham, Harvard University Press, 2009.
  • Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science–from the Babylonians to the Maya. Dick Teresi. Simon and Schuster, 2003.
  • Philosophy of Mathematics. Stephen F. Barker. Prentice-Hall, 1964.
  • God: The Science of Christ and the Unseenby James Defares. CreateSpace, 2010.
  • A Christian Perspective on the Foundations of Mathematics. R. L. Brabena. Wheaten College, 1977.
  • The Faith Equation: One Mathematician’s Journey in Christianity by Marvin L. Bittinger. Literary Architects, 2007.
  • Logos: Mathematics and Christian Theology. C. Henry Granville. Associated University Presses, 1976.
  • More Precisely: The Math You Need to do Philosophy. Eric Steinhart. Broadview Press, 2009.
  • Mathematics in India. Kim Plofke. Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry. Fukagawa Hidetoshi and Tony Rothman. Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • What is and What Will Be: Integrating Science and Religion. Paul Budnik. Mountain Math Software, 2006.
  • Science and Religion, 400 B.C. to A.D. 1550: From Aristotle to Copernicus. Edward Grant. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
  • Equations from God: Pure Mathematics and Victorian Faith. Daniel J. Cohen The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
  • Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up. John Allen Paulos. Hill and Wang, 2009.

Library and information science: Books

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  • TechGnosis: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information. Erik Davis. Gale Group, 2004.
  • Painting Religion in Public: John Singer Sargent’s Triumph of Religion at the Boston Public Library. Sally M. Promey. Princeton University Press, 1999.
  • Library Research Guide to Religion and Theology: Illustrated Search Strategy and Sources. James R. Kennedy. Pierian, 1984.
  • The ancient library of Alexandria and early Christian theological development. J. Harold Ellens. Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, 1993.
  • The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World. Roy MacLeod. I. B. Tauris, 2004.

Law: Books

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  • Constitutional Illusions and Anchoring Truths: The Touchstone of the Natural Law. Hadley Arkes. Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 31, 2010).
  • Across the Religious Divide: Women, Property, and Law in the Wider Mediterranean. Jutta Sperling and Shona Kelly Wray. Routledge (October 13, 2009).
  • Encountering Religion in the Workplace: The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Workers and Employers. Raymond F. Gregory. New York: Cornell University Press, 2011.
  • Islamic Feminism and the Law by Qudsia Mirza. Routledge-Cavendish, 2011.
  • A Correctional Administrator’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices (.pdf)
  • Law and Religion in Europe: A Comparative Introduction by Norma Doe. Oxford University Press USA, 2011.
  • Religion and law: An introduction. Peter W. Edge. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006.
  • Law and religion: a critical anthology. Stephen M. Feldman. NYU Press, 2000.
  • Religion and the Law in America: An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy. Scott A. Merriman. ABC-CLIO, 2007.
  • Clash Of Orthodoxies: Law Religion & Morality In Crisis. Robert P. George. Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2001.
  • God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law. Marci A. Hamilton. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
  • Doing Justice to Mercy: Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice. Jonathan Rothchild (ed.) University of Virginia Press, 2007.
  • Religion and International Law. Mark W. Janis and Carolyn Evans (eds.). Hotei Publishing, 2004.
  • Prison Religion: Faith-Based Reform and the Constitution by Winnifred Fallers Sullivan. Princeton University Press, 2011.
  • Peyote vs. the State: Religious Freedom on Trial by Garrett Epps. University of Oklahoma Press, 2009.

Journalism and media: Books

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  • A Guide to Religion Reporting in the Secular Media: Frequently Asked Questions by Debra L Mason and Cecile S. Holmes (editors) (Westerville, Ohio: Religion Newswriters Foundation, 2002).
  • About Arab Americans: A Journalists Guide by the Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan: Knight Ridder, 2003).
  • Bridging the Gap: Religion and the News Media by John Dart and Jimmy Allen (Nashville, Tennessee, First Amendment Center, 2000).
  • Religion in the Media Age by Stewart M. Hoover (New York: New York: Routledge, 2006).
  • Reporting on Religion: A Primer on Journalism’s Best Beat by Debra L. Mason and Diane Connolly (Westerville, Ohio: Religion Newswriters, 2006).
  • Reporting on Religion 2: A Stylebook on Journalism’s Best Beat by Debra L. Mason, Diane Connolly and Mary Gladstone (editors) (Westerville, Ohio: Religion Newswriters, 2007).
  • Religion in the News: Faith and Journalism in American Public Discourse by Steward M Hoover (Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, 1998).
  • Reporting News about Religion: An Introduction for Journalists by Judith M. Buddenbaum (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1998).
  • Religious Liberty in America: Navigating the First Amendment in the Newsroom and Beyond by Bruce T. Murray (Pasadena, California: Foundation for American Communications, 2005).
  • A Journalist’s Guide to Islam (Canada: Islamic Social Services Association, 2003).
  • A Journalist’s Guide to Judaism by Ron Csillag (Alberta, Canada: Centre for Faith & the Media).
  • A Journalist’s Guide to Christianity (Alberta, Canada: Centre for Faith & the Media).
  • A Journalist’s Guide to Sikhism (Alberta, Canada: Centre for Faith & the Media).
  • A Reporter’s Guide to Buddhism in America by Bill Aiken and Clark Strand (Santa Monica, California: Soka Gakkai International, 2005).
  • A Journalist’s Guide to Hinduism (Alberta, Canada: Centre for Faith & the Media).
  • Dieties and Deadlines: A Primer on News Coverage by John Dart (Nashville, Tennessee: First Amendment Center, 1998).
  • Blind Spot: When Journalists Don’t Get Religion by Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, and Roberta Green-Ahmanson (United States: Oxford University Press, 2008).
  • Islam: Reporting in Context and With Complexity. The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Vol. 61 No. 2. Summer 2007.
  • Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media. Daniel Stout (ed.). Routledge, 2006.
  • Religion and Media (Cultural Memory in the Present) Hent de Vries and Samuel Weber. Stanford University Press, 2001.
  • Journalism in Good Faith: Issues and Practices in Religion Reporting by Eric G. Loo and Mustafa K. Anuar. Marshall Cavendish Corp., 2009.
  • Media, religion and democratic participation: community communication in Zimbabwe and Norway. Knut Lundby. Sage Publications, Inc. 1997.
  • Religion, Media, and the Public Sphere. Birgit Meyer and Annelies Moors (eds.). Indiana University Press, 2005.
  • Quoting God: How Media Shape Ideas about Religion and Culture. Claire H. Badaracco. Baylor University Press, 2004.
  • Readings on Religion as News. Judith M. Buddenbaum and Debra L. Mason (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, 2000.
  • Religion, Media, and the Marketplace. Lynn Schofield Clark (ed.). Rutgers University Press, 2007.
  • Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America. Jeffrey Shandler. New York University Press, 2009.
  • From Yahweh to Yahoo!: The Religious Roots of the Secular Press. Doug Underwood. University of Illinois Press, 2008.

Human development: Books

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  • Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment. Phil Zuckerman. New York University Press, 2008.
  • The handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Pamela Ebstyne King and Linda Wagener. Sage, 2005.
  • Sacred Matters: Religion and Spirituality by Wesley R. Burr, Loren D. Marks and Randal D. Day. Routledge Academic, 2011.
  • The Spiritual Life of Children. Robert Coles. Mariner Books, 1991.
  • Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality, Chapter “Fundamentals of Human Development, Religion, and Spirituality” by James M. Nelson. Springer New York, 2009.
  • Religion and Human Development: An Asian Perspective. Imtiyaz Yusef (ed.) Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2008.
  • Handbook of Child Psychology: Theoretical models of human development. William Damon and Richard M. Lerner. John Wiley and Sons, 2006.
  • Human Development and Faith: Life-Cycle Stages of Body, Mind, and Soul. Felicity B. Kelcourse (ed.). Christian Board of Publication, 2004.
  • The Psychologies in Religion: Working with the Religious Client. E. Thomas Dowd and Stevan Nielsen. Springer Publishing Company, 2006.
  • Race, Religion and Law in Colonial India: Trials of an Interracial Family (Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society) by Chandra Mallampalli. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  • The cultural nature of human development. Barbara Rogoff. Oxford University Press, 2003.

History and social sciences: Books

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  • Women, Gender, and Radical Religion in Early Modern Europe. Sylvia Monica Brown (ed.). BRILL, 2007.
  • Reason and Religion in the English Revolution: The Challenge of Socinianism. Sarah Mortimer. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Jesuits and the Politics of Religious Pluralism in Eighteenth-Century Transylvania. Paul Shore. Ashgate Publishing, 2007.
  • Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment. Phil Zuckerman. New York University Press, 2008.
  • The Natural History of Religion. David Hume. NuVision Publications, LLC, 2007.
  • Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years. Israel Shahak. Pluto Press, 1997.
  • Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization. Seyyed Hossein Nasr. HarperOne, 2002.
  • History of the World’s Religions. David S. Noss. Prentice Hall, 2007.
  • Religion in American History. Amanda Porterfield and John Corrigan (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
  • Religion in American Life: A Short History. Jon Butler. Oxford University Press, U.S.A, 2007.
  • American Religions: A Documentary History. R. Marie Griffith. Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2007.
  • The Reformation: Towards a New History by Lee Palmer Wandel. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
  • A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story. Diana Butler Bass, HarperOne , 2009.
  • Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty by Tomas Halik. Image, 2012.
  • Religion in American Politics: A Short History. Frank Lambert. Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America by Robert Brenneman. Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
  • Religion and the Human Prospect. Alexander Saxton. Monthly Review Press, 2006.
  • The Christian World: A Global History. Martin Marty. Modern Library, 2008.
  • Religion in History: Conflict, Conversion and Co-existence. John Wolffe (ed.). Manchester University Press, 2004.
  • Red State Religion: Faith and Politics in America’s Heartland by Robert Wuthnow. Princeton University Press, 2011.