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Arabic Language and the Study of Islam: Who Studies Arabic and Why and How Can These Skills be Used at University and Beyond? (2012)
Report
Scott-Baumann, A., & Cheruvallil-Contractor, S. (2012). Arabic Language and the Study of Islam: Who Studies Arabic and Why and How Can These Skills be Used at University and Beyond?

This work was undertaken in 2011-12 as the result of successful competitive bidding for research funds from the subject centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS). Learning a modern foreign language in UK has declined, yet the learning... Read More about Arabic Language and the Study of Islam: Who Studies Arabic and Why and How Can These Skills be Used at University and Beyond?.

Identity as Reasoned Choice : A South Asian Perspective on The Reach and Resources of Public and Practical Reason in Shaping Individual Identities (2012)
Book
Ganeri, J. (2012). Identity as Reasoned Choice : A South Asian Perspective on The Reach and Resources of Public and Practical Reason in Shaping Individual Identities. Continuum/Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501301506

In an increasingly multi-religious and multi-ethnic world, identity has become something actively chosen rather than merely acquired at birth. This book essentially analyzes the resources available to make such a choice. Looking into the world of int... Read More about Identity as Reasoned Choice : A South Asian Perspective on The Reach and Resources of Public and Practical Reason in Shaping Individual Identities.

Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality (2012)
Journal Article
van Klinken, A., & Gunda, M. R. (2012). Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality. Journal of Homosexuality, 59(1), 114-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2012.638549

Against the background of the HIV epidemic and the intense public controversy on homosexuality in African societies, this article investigates the discourses of academic African Christian theologians on homosexuality. Distinguishing some major strand... Read More about Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality.

Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality (2012)
Journal Article
van Klinken, A., & Gunda, M. R. (2012). Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality. Journal of Homosexuality, 59(1), 114-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2012.638549

Against the background of the HIV epidemic and the intense public controversy on homosexuality in African societies, this article investigates the discourses of academic African Christian theologians on homosexuality. Distinguishing some major strand... Read More about Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality.

The Portuguese, Guns, and Indigenous Warfare: the Channels and Limits of Western Influence in South and Southeast Asia's Early Modern Warfare (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charney, M. W. (2012, January). The Portuguese, Guns, and Indigenous Warfare: the Channels and Limits of Western Influence in South and Southeast Asia's Early Modern Warfare. Paper presented at World History Symposium: Southeast Asia in World History, Pannasasrta University of Cambodia (PUC), Siem Reap, Cambodia