This dissertation presents a sociological interpretation of Abdolkarim Soroush's novel conceptualizations of the relationship between Islam and modernity. Using historical, hermeneutical, and sociological methods, I have reexamined the question of Islamic revivalism in the conte…
Written by Spanish Carmelite nun, Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), the Interior Castle argues that souls exist, that God dwells within them, and that human beings may experience this reality. This dissertation studies how this classic story of a mystical journey to God may be said t…
Analysing political engagement is a book on the relationship between politics and the self. By means of a theoretical and methodological exploration of poststructuralist, pragmatist and linguistic pragmatic approaches to discourse and subjectivity, the author constructs an inter…
This study is concerned with establishing a theoretical framework of mediation that provides an applicable strategy for mediating antagonistic societal groups. Drawing from a variety of fields, including conflict resolution, structuralism/post-structuralism, social psychology, a…