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"In a small New England town over half a century ago, a boy is playing with his new toy soldiers in the dirt in front of his house when a shadow falls over him. He looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Jamie learns later, who with his beautiful wife, will transform the church and the town. The men and boys are a bit in love with Mrs. Jacobs; the women and girls, with the Reverend Jacobs--including Jamie's sisters and mother. Then tragedy strikes, and this charismatic preacher curses God, and is banished from the shocked town. Jamie has demons of his own. Wed to his guitar from age 13, he plays in bands across the country, running from his own family tragedies, losing one job after another when his addictions get the better of him. Decades later, sober and living a decent life, he and Reverend Charles Jacobs meet again in a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and the many terrifying meanings of Revival are revealed. King imbues this spectacularly rich and dark novel with everything he knows about music, addiction, and religious fanaticism, and every nightmare we ever had about death. This is a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Frank Norris, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe."

"Revival in the square demonstrates the way in which local leaders have devised strategies guiding investment decisions. The book is a practical guide to create safe, vibrant and attractive city spaces. A better quality public realm is a key part of delivering any urban renaissance."

"The revival of religion in many parts of the world and the migration of religious cultures as part of the process of globalization have posed a serious challenge to traditional constitutional secularism. This challenge comes in the form of a political and institutional struggle against secular constitutionalism, and a two pronged assault on the very legitimacy and viability of the concept. On the one hand, constitutional secularism has been attacked as inherently hostile rather than neutral toward religion; and, on the other hand, constitutional secularism has been criticized as inevitably favouring one religion (or set of religions) over others."

"The planet is in deep trouble because of capitalism, and Karl Marx, freed from the chains of “real socialism”, is being rediscovered all around the world as the thinker who provided us with its most insightful critique. The Marx Revival is the best, most complete and most modern guide to Marx's ideas that has appeared since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Written by highly reputed international experts, in a clear form accessible to a wider public, it brings together the liveliest and most thought-provoking contemporary interpretations of Marx's work. It presents what he actually wrote in respect of 22 key concepts, the areas that require updating as a result of changes since the late-nineteenth century, and the reasons why it is still of such relevance in today's world. The result is a collection that will prove indispensable both for specialists and for a new generation approaching Marx's work for the first time."

"Confucianism has been revived in many spheres of social life in mainland China. In this age of globalization, Confucianism has to face several challenges including global issues that all states have to deal with together such as global justice, environmental issues, and peace as well as domestic issues such as economic development and social justice. A framework of "left-Confucianism" which may cope with these challenges in a more promising way will be proposed in this paper. It tries to combine the core value of the "original Confucianism" with the socialist values that have had a great impact on China's development over the past century or so. This combination does not merely take socialism as the standard but also takes it equally seriously. In this paper we show how the core value of "Left Confucianism" can help us to think about domestic and global challenge in innovative way."

"The article examines the history of Jama'ah tabligh in Southeast Asia, especially in Kula Lumpur and Aceh. The author traces the historical background of this religious movement with particular reference to the birth place of Jama'ah Tabligh, India....."