Gegenwartige Zeitdiagnosen sehen sich haufig durch das Religioese herausgefordert und stellen es in den Mittelpunkt einer Analyse der modernen Gesellschaft. Daneben entwickelt sich in den letzten Jahren eine soziologische Theorierichtung, die eng am Begriff der Praxis ausgerichtet ist und vor allem in ihrer postkolonialen Ausformung universellen Gesellschaftsdiagnosen hoechst skeptisch gegenubersteht. Diese Ansatze kommen zu Neudefinitionen soziologischer Grundbegriffe, indem sie etwa die Rolle der menschlichen Koerper und der materialen Dinge bei der Entstehung und Reproduktion von Praktiken und Praxisformen zentral thematisieren. Die praxistheoretische Perspektive verspricht, so die Ausgangshypothese des Bandes, nicht nur hinsichtlich der Thematisierung des Religioesen fruchtbare Anknupfungspunkte fur die Religionssoziologie zu liefern, sondern zeigt ausserdem, wie sich die Axiome des klassischen Modernitatsdiskurses praxistheoretisch revidieren oder moeglicherweise neu fassen lassen.

Birth is an extraordinary experience, one of the most amazing and challenging that a woman will face in her life. When a Sydney mom-to-be, Anna Danielle, was expecting her first child, she was determined to be as prepared as possible for her pending labor. However, she found that most pregnancy books simply describe the process of childbirth without any practical insight into how an easier and safer birth can be achieved. After a journey of countless hours of research, a priceless wealth of information was developed. Find out how YOU can: go into labor with your baby in the best position for an easier, shorter and safer birthing, support labor to progress well without stalling, avoid dreaded experiences such as posterior labor, forceps delivery and caesarean section for baby distress, prevent vaginal tearing or episiotomy (a surgical cut to the perineum), avoid potential risks and side effects of medications and interventions, eliminate fear of childbirth and give birth comfortably and confidently, get back in shape quickly and avoid "mommy tummy," and most importantly, give your baby the gift of a safer and healthier entry into this world. Full of practical insights, this is one book that no pregnant woman can afford to miss

This novel is a sweeping story of enduring friendship and what friends will do to keep those they love near to them forever. Even if that means helping them find love that's hotter than the hinges of Hell with an immortal centuries-old vampire who has a bad attitude, a real problem remembering what it's like to be human, and a deeply held belief that the world holds nothing of interest for him anymore. Francesca-Anna Daniels and Delilah Borden have been best friends for most of their lives. Known as Frankie and Delilah to almost everyone who knows them, they have been each other's rock through thick and thin. But then, catastrophe strikes and Frankie's life is stolen from her in a heinous murder across the ocean. Delilah is crushed and unable to put the pieces of her life back together while she is still haunted by the memory of her friend. Until one night, when a woman claiming to be Frankie reappears with two immortals in tow and a crazy story that threatens to turn Delilah's life upside down. And what's crazier, is that this Frankie-imposter and her immortal love Aric, are secretly hoping that Delilah holds the key to awakening a many centuries long forgotten human desire in their dark and cold companion. Can Delilah hold onto her humanity, and her heart, while the captivating Greyson is so near to stealing them both away, along with her life? When the sparks fly, will they ignite a fire so deep that time can never quench it, or will the flames turn into a ravishing inferno that threatens to burn them both?