When asked their religious identification, more people answer 'none' in the Pacific Northwest than in any other region of the United States. But this does not mean that the region's religious institutions are without power or that Northwesterners who do attend no place of worship are without spiritual commitments. With no dominant denomination, Evangelicals, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Jews, adherents of Pacific Rim religious traditions, indigenous groups, spiritual environmentalists,...

This edited collection provides an in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the United States, shining a much needed critical light onto these organizations and their role in the United States by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism, poverty, and the social service sector on the poor and powerless. In doing so, Not by Faith Alone generates provocative a...

John Galt's "The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy" is a masterful exploration of Scottish identity and the intricacies of feudal life during the early 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, Galt employs a rich, descriptive prose style interwoven with sharp psychological insights and social commentary. This novel combines elements of satire with a poignant examination of the tensions between tradition and progress, particularly in its focus on inheritance and the ...