Routledge Studies in Religion
Demons in the USA: From the Anti-Spiritualists to QAnon
1st Edition
By Michael E. Heyes
May 22, 2026
Demons in the USA argues that the discourse on the demonic that developed in the nineteenth century continues to exert a powerful hold over the American spiritual imagination. The book begins by tracing the conservative Christian encounter with Spiritualism in the nineteenth century and the mode of...
Catholic Sisters, Conflict and Peace in Northern Ireland, 1968-2008
1st Edition
By Briege Rafferty
April 30, 2026
This book offers an in-depth study of Catholic sisters in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, covering the period 1968-2008 from the outbreak of conflict into the era of peace. It investigates the experiences of sisters as they negotiated a changing religious and social landscape alongside the ...
How Somali Muslims Become Christians in Europe: A Theory of Religious Conversion and Disclosure
1st Edition
By Mátyás Bódi
February 27, 2026
Somali Christians constitute one of the world’s most persecuted religious minorities, yet their experiences have received remarkably little scholarly attention. This book offers the first in-depth examination of conversion from Islam to Christianity among Somalis and presents the first empirically ...
Remembering the Dead in Modern China: Religious Rituals of Remembrance
1st Edition
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By Stephen G. Covell, Stuart H. Young, Ying Zeng
February 20, 2026
Remembering the Dead in Modern China is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary volume that brings together diverse scholarly perspectives to examine the complex and evolving practices of death, dying, and remembrance in modern China. Studying the ideals and practices of caring for the dead is essential...
Fratelli Tutti in Conversation: Voices from World Religions
1st Edition
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By Joseph Tham, Sameer Advani
February 03, 2026
This volume explores how major religious traditions engage with Pope Francis’ encyclical Fratelli Tutti, offering comparative insights into fraternity, solidarity, and ethical responsibility in a global bioethical discourse. Bringing together perspectives from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism...
Networks, Entrepreneurship and Power in Contemporary Spirituality
1st Edition
By Margrethe Løøv
December 31, 2025
Networks, Entrepreneurship and Power in Contemporary Spirituality offers an in-depth analysis of the social organisation of New Age spirituality. Drawing on empirical research in Norway, it considers: What organising principles are at play? How are power and authority exerted? How do spiritual ...
Religion, Decolonization, and the Planetary Community: Voices from the Indonesian Archipelago
1st Edition
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By Whitney A. Bauman, Samsul Maarif, Jonathan Davis Smith
December 31, 2025
In light of the two great phenomena that define the era of the Anthropocene, globalization and climate change, what does it mean to be a human subject or person in the world today? One response to these phenomena in the world has been some sort of return to nationalism (usually on the political ...
Knowledge, Authority, and Islamic Education in the West: Reconfiguring Tradition
1st Edition
By Zainab Kabba
December 26, 2025
Drawing on immersive fieldwork in the United States, Canada, and Turkey, this ethnographic exploration illuminates the transformative experiences of emerging adult Muslims on their quest for religious knowledge. This book unravels the significance of four residential learning settings, revealing ...
Pope Francis’s Synod on Synodality and Modern Sociology: Exploring Behavioral and Research Aspects
1st Edition
By Vivencio Ballano
December 26, 2025
This book focuses on the value and necessity of modern sociology to Pope Francis’s church reform project known as the Synod on Synodality. It explores the behavioral and research aspects of this latest synod, applying sociological perspectives and methods and drawing on secondary literature, media ...
Religions Are Remixes: Rethinking Originality, Authenticity, and Authority in the Study of Religion
1st Edition
By Seth M. Walker
December 26, 2025
This book utilizes an approach that centers on remix theory and conceptual metaphor theory, arguing for an examination of the study of religion via a model for analyzing cultural constructs that the author terms Remix+/-. After discerning the metaphorical correspondences underlying his argument, ...
Retired Missionaries and Faith in a Changing Society
1st Edition
By Carmel Gallagher
December 26, 2025
Retired Missionaries and Faith in a Changing Society offers a sociological study of the Irish missionary diaspora. It draws on a series of interviews with female and male Catholic missionaries, mainly nuns and priests, who have worked in Asia, Africa and Central and South America, and who have ...
Religious Authorities and Practices of Conflict Resolution
1st Edition
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By Carla Bagnoli, Vincenzo Pacillo
November 18, 2025
Religious diversity raises challenges that reverberate at multiple social and political levels. Religious institutions are sources of authoritative claims for believers. They play a crucial role in the articulation and negotiation of domestic conflicts within multicultural societies as well as at ...