Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

Health Professions/Health Care/Medicine: Books

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  • Handbook of Religion and Health: Second Edition. Harold G. Koenig, Michael E. McCullough and David B. Larson. Oxford University Press, USA, 2012.
  • Spiritual Healing: Scientific and Religious Perspectives edited by Fraser Watts (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011).
  • Faith and Health: Religion, Science and Public Policy by Paul D. Simmons. Mercer University Press, 2009.
  • Transcultural Concepts in Nursing Care by Margaret M. Andrews and Joyceen S. Boyle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lippincott Williams & Wilkin, 2003).
  • The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman (New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997).
  • Making Healthcare Whole: Integrating Spirituality into Patient Care by Christina Puchalski and Betty Ferrell. Templeton Press, 2010.
  • Worlds Apart: A Facilitator’s Guide, A Four-Part Series on Cross-Cultural Healthcare (accompanies film “Worlds Apart”) by Alexander Green, MD, Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, and J. Emilio Carrillo, MD, MPH (California: Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, 2005).
  • Achieving Cultural Competency: A Case-based Approach to Training Health Professionals. Wiley-Blackwell. 2009.
  • Handbook of Religion and Health. Harold G. Koenig, Michael E. McCullough and David B. Larson. Oxford University Press, USA, 2001.
  • Medicine, Religion, and Health: Where Science and Spirituality Meet. Harold G. Koenig Templeton Press, 2008.
  • Prayers and Rituals at a Time of Illness and Dying: The Practices of Five World Religions. Patricia Fosarelli. Templeton Press, 2008.
  • Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What. Harold G Koenig. Templeton Press, 2007.
  • What Do I Say?: Talking with Patients about Spirituality (Book & DVD). Elizabeth Johnston-Taylor. Templeton Press, 2007.
  • Spiritual Assessment: Handbook for Helping Professionals. North American Association of Christians in Social Work, 2005.
  • Caring Well: Religion, Narrative, and Health Care Ethics. David H. Smith. Westminster John Knox Press, 2000.
  • Health Care Ethics: A Catholic Theological Analysis. Benedict M. Ashley, Jean De Blois and Kevin D. O’Rourke. Georgetown University Press, 2007.

German and Russian languages: Books

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  • Religion and the Rise of Nationalism: A Profile of an East-Central European City. Robert E. Alvis. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2005.
  • The Cultural Study of Yiddish in Early Modern Europe. Jerold C. Frakes. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
  • Russian Refuge: Religion, Migration, and Settlement on the North American Pacific Rim. Susan Wiley Hardwick. University Of Chicago Press, 1993.
  • Russia and Islam: State, Society and Radicalism. Roland Dannreuther and Luke March (eds.). Routledge, 2010.
  • Religious Conflict and the Evolution of Language Policy in German and French Cameroon, 1885-1939. Kenneth J. Orosz. Peter Lang Publishing, 2008.
  • Believing in Russia – Religious Policy After Communism by Geraldine Fagan. Routledge, 2011.
  • Eastern Christianity and the Cold War 1945-1991. Lucian Leustean (ed.). Routledge, 2011.
  • The Transmission of a Liturgical Chant Tradition: Russian Orthodox Old Believers in Twentieth-Century Oregon. Karin Elise Thompson, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001.

Geography and geology: Books

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  • Mapping Worlds: International Perspectives on Social and Cultural Geographies. Edited by Rob Kitchin. Routledge; 1 edition, 2007.
  • Moral Geography: Maps, Missionaries, and the American Frontier. Amy DeRogatis. Columbia University Press, 2003.
  • Where the Buddha Walked. A Companion to the Buddhist Places of India. Rana P.B. Singh, 2003. Indica Books, Varanasi. 2nd ed. 2009.
  • Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk. John Esposito, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu. National Geographic, 2004.
  • Earth’s Catastrophic Past: Geology, Creation & the Flood by Andrew A. Snelling. Institute for Creation Research, 2009.
  • Mapping the Sacred. Jamie S. Scott and Paul Simpson-Housley. Rodopi, 2001.
  • The Bible, Genesis & Geology: Rightly-Dividing Geology and the Book of Genesis by Gaines R. Johnson, Marti Rieske and Fred DeRuvo. CreateSpace, 2010.
  • The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences. Edward Hitchcock. Boston: Philips, Sampson, and Co., 1852.
  • Rival Jerusalems: The Geography of Victorian Religion. K. D. M. Snell and Paul S. Ell. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Geology and Religion: A History of Harmony and Hostility. M. Kolbl-Ebert (ed.). Geological Society Of London, 2009.
  • The religion of geology and its connected sciences. Michigan Historical Reprint Series Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2006.
  • Geology and Revelation: or, the Ancient History of the Earth, Considered in the Light of Geological Facts and Revealed Religion. Gerald Molloy. London: Burns, Oates, and Co., 1873.
  • Religion and Place: Landscape, Politics and Piety. Eds. Peter Hopkins, Lily Kong and Elizabeth Olson. Springer, 2012.

 

Film and theater: Books

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  • Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars. Thomas R. Lindlof. University Press of Kentucky, 2008.
  • Cinema and Sentiment: Film’s Challenge to Theology. Clive Marsh. Paternoster, 2004.
  • Cinéma Divinité: Religion, Theology And The Bible In Film. Eric S. Christianson, Peter Francis and William R. Telford (eds.). SCM Press, 2005.
  • Religion, Ritual, Theatre (revised lectures and reworked papers from conference April 27-29, 2006 at the University of Copenhagen). Bent Holm (ed.). Frankfurt am Main; Berlin; Bern; Wien [u.a.]: Lang, 2009. – 266 S.: Ill., graph. Darst.
  • Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue. Robert K. Johnston. Baker Academic, 2007.
  • Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies. Roy M. Anker. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005.
  • Drama and Religion in English Provincial Society: 1485-1660 by Paul Whitfield White. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age. Christopher Deacy and Elisabeth Arweck (ed.). Ashgate, 2009.
  • Theatre and Religion on Krishna’s Stage: Performing in Vrindavan. David W. Mason. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
  • Film as Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals. John C. Lyden. NYU Press, 2003.
  • Religion and film: An Introduction. Melanie Jane Wright. L.B. Tauris, 2007.
  • A Jesuit Off-Broadway by James Martin SJ. Loyola Press, 2007.
  • Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion and Women Warriors. Fan Pen Li Chen. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007.

English and literature: Books

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  • Religious Experience and the Modernist Novel. Pericles Lewis. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Holy Bible, King James version
  • A History of the English Bible as Literature by David Norton. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Victorian Parables: New Directions in Religion & Literature by Susan E. Colon. Continuum, 2012.
  • Rethinking the Turn to Religion in Early Modern English Literature: The Poetics of All Believers. Gregory Kneidel. Palgrave MacMillan, 2008.
  • Nineteenth-Century Religion and Literature, An Introduction. Mark Knight and Emma Mason. Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology. Andrew Hass. Oxford University Press, USA, 2009.
  • The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature (Chapter, “Literature and religion”). David Loewenstein and John Morrill. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • Writing Muslim Identity by Geoffrey Nash. Continuum, 2012.
  • Religion, Children’s Literature, and Modernity in Western Europe 1750-2000. Jan De Maeyer, Hans-Heino Ewers, Rita Ghesquière, Michel Manson, Patricia Quaghebeur and Pat Pinsent (eds.). Leuven University Press, 2005.
  • Introduction to Religion and Literature. Mark Knight. Continuum, 2009.
  • Theology and Literature. Gaye Williams Ortiz and Clara A.B. Joseph (eds.). Macmillan, 2006.
  • Islamic Literature in Contemporary Turkey: From Epic to Novel. Kenan Çayir. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
  • Literature, Theology and Feminism. Heather Walton. Manchester University Press, 2008.
  • How to Read the Bible as Literature. Leland Ryken. Zondervan, 1985.
  • The Great Code: The Bible and Literature. Northrop Frye. Ark Paperbacks, 1983.
  • One Hundred Great Jewish Books: Three Millennia of Jewish Conversation by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman. Bluebridge, 2011.

Education: Books

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  • A Guidebook of Promising Practices: Facilitating College Students’ Spiritual Development by Jennifer A. Lindholm, Melissa L. Millora, Leslie M. Schwartz and Hanna Song Spinosa. Published online by the Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 2011.
  • Teaching Adolescents Religious Literacy in a Post-9/11 World by Robert J. Nash and Penny A. Bishop. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2010.
  • Teaching Religion and Science: Effective Pedagogy and Practical Approaches for RE Teachers by Tonie Stolberg and Geoff Teece. Taylor & Francis, 2010.
  • An Educator’s Classroom Guide to America’s Religious Beliefs and Practices by Benjamin J. Hubbard, John T. Hatfield and James A. Santucci. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
  • The First Amendment in Schools by Charles C. Haynes, Sam Chaltain, John E. Ferguson Jr., David L. Hudson Jr., and Oliver Thomas, United States, 2003.
  • Learning About World Religions in Public Schools by Emile Lester and Patrick S. Roberts. First Amendment Center, 2006.
  • Finding Common Ground: A Guide to Religious Liberty in Public Schools by Charles C. Haynes and Oliver Thomas. First Amendment Center, 2002.
  • Bible Electives in Public Schools: A Guide(.pdf) published by the Society for Biblical Literature.
  • The Silencing of Student Voices: Preserving Free Speech in America’s Schools. David L. Hudson Jr. First Amendment Center, 2003.
  • Taking Religion Seriously Across the Curriculum. Warren A. Nord and Charles C. Haynes. First Amendment Center, 1998.
  • Religion in multicultural education. Farideh Salili, Rumjahn Hoosain. IAP, 2006.
  • Religion and American Education: Rethinking a National Dilemma. Warren A. Nord. University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
  • Reflecting on Faith Schools: A Contemporary Project and Practice in a Multi-Cultural Society. Helen Johnson (ed.), Routledge, 2007.
  • Education, Religion and Society. Dennis Bates, Gloria Durka and Friedrich Schweitzer (eds.). Routledge, 2005.
  • International Perspectives on Citizenship, Education and Religious Diversity. Robert Jackson (ed.). Routledge, 2002.
  • Education, Religion, and the Common Good: Advancing a Distinctly American Conversation about Religion’s Role in Our Shared Life. Martin E. Marty. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Economics and finance: Books

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  • Money, Greed, and  God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem. Jay W. Richards. HarperOne (May 4, 2010).
  • Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money. Christian Smith. Oxford University Press, USA (Sept. 29, 2008).
  • Faith, Morals and Money: What the World’s Religions Tell Us About Ethics in the Marketplace. Edward D. Zinbarg. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005.
  • Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice. Mahmoud A. El-Gamal. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Religion and economics. James M. Dean, Anthony Michael and C. Waterman. Springer, 1999.
  • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Max Weber and Stephen Kalberg. Revised ed. Oxford University Press, USA, 2010.
  • To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise. Bethany Moreton. Harvard University Press, 2010.
  • Religion, Economics, and Public Policy: Ironies, Tragedies, and Absurdities of the Contemporary Culture Wars. Andrew D. Walsh. Praeger Publishers, 2000.
  • Capitalism and Religion: The Price of Piety. Philip Goodchild. Routledge, 2002.
  • Divine Economy: Theology and the Market. D. Stephen Long. Routledge, 2000.
  • Religion, Economics and Demography: The Effects of Religion on Education, Work, and the Family. Evelyn Lehrer. Routledge, 2008.
  • Biblical Principles for Success in Personal Finance. Rich Brott. ABC Book Publishing, 2008.

Computers: Books

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  • Technology and Religion: Remaining Human in a Co-created World. Noreen Herzfeld. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2009.
  • Give Me That Online Religion. Brenda E. Brasher. Rutgers University Press, 2004.
  • TechGnosis: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information. Erik Davis. Gale Group, 2004
  • Islam In The Digital Age: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments. Gary R. Bunt. Pluto Press, 2003
  • Rewired: Youth Ministry in an Age of IM and MySpace. Peggy Kendall. Judson Press, 2007.
  • God from the Machine: Artificial Intelligence Models of Religious Cognition. William Sims Bainbridge. AltaMira Press, 2006.
  • Exploring Religious Community Online: We Are One in the Network. Heidi Campbell. Lang, Peter Publishing, Incorporated, 2005.
  • Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About: MIT Lectures on God and Computers. Donald Ervin Knuth. Center for the Study of Language and Information, 2001.
  • Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet. Lorne & Dawson. Routledge, 2004.

Community development: Books

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  • Development and Religion: Theology and Practice. Matthew Clarke. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011.
  • InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook. Rev. Bud Heckman with Rori Picker Neiss (eds.) Woodstock, Vermont: Skylight Paths, 2008.
  • Cuba: Religion, Social Capital, and Development. Adrian H. Hearn Duke. University Press, 2008.
  • Religious institutions and faith-based community development corporations: a link between affordable housing and historic preservation in inner city neighborhoods. Andrea Joy Cochrane. Cochrane University of Pennsylvania Libraries, 1996.
  • Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development. John M. Perkins. Baker Books, 1993.
  • Finding Global Balance: Common Grounds Between the Worlds of Development And Faith. Lucy Keough. World Bank Publications, 2005.
  • Human rights, the UN and the Bahá’ís in Iran. Nazila Ghanea-Hercock. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2002.

Communication: Books

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  • Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media. Daniel Stout (ed.). Routledge, 2006.
  • Religion and Communication: A Selected, Annotated Basic Bibliography. Eugene D. Tate and Kathleen McConnell. Speech Communication Association, 1988
  • Symbols for communication: an introduction to the anthropological study of religion. J van Baal. Van Gorcum, 1971.
  • Rethinking media, religion, and culture. Stewart M. Hoover and Knut Lundby. Sage, 1997.
  • The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Wolfgang Donsbach (ed.). Chapter on “Religion and Popular Communication” by Jon Radwan. Columbia University Press, 2000.
  • Religion and media. Hent de Vries and Samuel Weber. Stanford University Press, 2001.
  • Religion, morality and communication between peoples. George F. McLean, Heinz Holley, John A. Kromkowski and Robert R. Magliola. CRVP, 2004.
  • Foundations of Religious Tolerance. Jay Newman. University of Toronto Press, 1982.
  • Media, religion and democratic participation: community communication in Zimbabwe and Norway. Knut Lundby. Sage Publications, Inc. 1997.
  • Believers and Beliefs: A Practical Guide to Religious Etiquette for Business and Social Occasions by Gayle Colquitt White (Berkeley Trade, 1997).
  • How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook by Stuart M. Matlins and Arthur J. Magida (editors) (Woodstock, Vermont: Skylight Paths Publishing, 2003).
  • Blind Spot: When Journalists Don’t Get Religion by Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, and Roberta Green-Ahmanson (United States: Oxford University Press, 2008).
  • Religion in the News: Faith and Journalism in American Public Discourse by Steward M Hoover (Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, 1998).
  • Marketing in a Multicultural World: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Cultural Identity. Janeen Arnold Costa. Sage Publications, Inc., 1995.
  • Bridging the Gap: Religion and the News Media by John Dart and Jimmy Allen (Nashville, Tennessee, First Amendment Center, 2000).
  • 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).
  • Dieties and Deadlines: A Primer on News Coverage by John Dart (Nashville, Tennessee: First Amendment Center, 1998).
  • Islam: Reporting in Context and With Complexity. The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Vol. 61 No. 2. Summer 2007.