During 2020 we published a total of 22 open access books across various scholarly domains. We would like to present to you the eight (8) books published in the Theological & Religious Studies scholarly field.

The following books are now freely available to download in our AOSIS Scholarly Books Library:

• Dante se mistieke reis. : Tweede Tog: Purgatorio, ingelei, vertaal, toegelig, vertolk
  Author: J.S. (Kobus) Kruger
  The book wishes to bridge the divide between academic literature and popular culture. This is reflected in its style of presentation.
  Download the PDF version here: https://bit.ly/3tiRdLA
  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK242
• Healer: Reception of Jesus as healer during Early Christianity and Today
  Volume editor: Zorodzai Dube
  This book explores the established field of healing narratives in the New Testament by focusing on the remembered tradition regarding Jesus’ healings and comparing them with those of other healers, such as Asclepius. A sub-theme to the book is to investigate the reception of Jesus as healer in various African communities.
  Download the PDF version here: https://bit.ly/3bORrEf
  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK222
• Powers, Inequalities and Vulnerabilities: Impact of globalisation on children, youth and families and on the mission of the Church
  Volume editors: Johannes Knoetze, Valentin Kozhuharov 
  This research addresses the gap that is present in both missiology and family and youth ministry. Missiology does not focus on children and youth specifically, while this is the largest population in the developing world.
  Download the PDF version here: https://bit.ly/3qUCLI2
  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK229
• Christian ethics and political economy: Markers for a developing South Africa
  Volume editors: Jan C.M. Venter, Morten Bøsterud
  The value-free and relativistic human and scientific discourses have led to an era of ideology. From fascism at the dawn of the century, through liberalism and the associated phenomenon of unfettered statism, to the current disillusionment of postmodernism and relativism with endeavours towards new mercantilism.
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  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK220
• The human dilemma of displacement: Towards a practical theology and ecclesiology of home
  Volume editor: Alfred R. Brunsdon
  In this book social responsive theological research converges to provide practical theological and ecclesiological perspectives on the growing human dilemma of displacement. The book presents the research of practical theologians, a missiologist and a religious practitioner whose work pertains first and foremost to the (South) African context.
  Download the PDF version here: https://bit.ly/30PGBHO
  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK198
• Contested body: Metaphors of dominion in Romans 5-8
  Author: Annette Potgieter
  Within the plenitude of Pauline studies, Contested body: Metaphors of dominion in Romans 5–8 provides a cohesive scholarly investigation into metaphors of dominion employed by Paul. This book advances the understanding that the body is the specific space where forces vie in Romans 5-8.
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  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK248
• Foucault in Iran, 1978-1979
  Author: Johann Beukes
  In 1978 Michel Foucault went to Iran as a distinguished intellectual – but novice political journalist – controversially reporting on the unfolding revolution, undeniably compromising and wounding his reputation in the European intellectual community.
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  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK203
• Life in Transit: Theological and Ethical Contributions on Migration
  Volume editors: Riaan Rheeder, Manitza Kotzé
  Migration is an issue that is under discussion worldwide and affects South Africa, the United States of America and Germany in a distinctive way. This book reflects academically on this significant and topical subject of migration from the often neglected perspective of the fields of theology and Christian ethics.
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  The book can be cited by its unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2020.BK219