Encyclopedia Of Religion And Society

Author : William H. Swatos
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0761989560

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Encyclopedia of Religion and Society by William H. Swatos Pdf

As the new millennium approaches, the sacred and profane interface, conflict, and intermingle in novel ways. The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society provides a guide map for these developments. From succinct, brief notes to essay-length entries, it covers world religions, religious perspectives on political and social issues, and religious leaders and scholars -- present and past -- in the United States and the world. This comprehensive volume is an essential reference for studies in the anthropology, psychology, politics, and sociology of religion. Topics include: abortion, adolescence, African-American religious experience, anthropology of religion, Buddhism, commitment, conversion, definition of religion, ecology movement, Emile Durkheim, ethnicity, fundamentalism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, new religious movements, organization, parish, Talcott Parsons, racism, research methods, Roman Catholicism, sexism, Unification Church, Max Weber, and many others.

Author : Bron Taylor
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 1927 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781441122780

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Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature by Bron Taylor Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, originally published in 2005, is a landmark work in the burgeoning field of religion and nature. It covers a vast and interdisciplinary range of material, from thinkers to religious traditions and beyond, with clarity and style. Widely praised by reviewers and the recipient of two reference work awards since its publication (see www.religionandnature.com/ern), this new, more affordable version is a must-have book for anyone interested in the manifold and fascinating links between religion and nature, in all their many senses.

Author : Arri Eisen,Gary Laderman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1047 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317460121

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Science, Religion and Society by Arri Eisen,Gary Laderman Pdf

This unique encyclopedia explores the historical and contemporary controversies between science and religion. It is designed to offer multicultural and multi-religious views, and provide wide-ranging perspectives. "Science, Religion, and Society" covers all aspects of the religion and science dichotomy, from humanities to social sciences to natural sciences, and includes articles by theologians, religion scholars, physicians, scientists, historians, and psychologists, among others. The first section, General Overviews, contains essays that provide a road map for exploring the major challenges and questions in science and religion. Following this, the Historical Perspectives section grounds these major questions in the past, and demonstrates how they have developed into the six broad areas of contemporary research and discussion that follow. These sections - Creation, the Cosmos, and Origins of the Universe; Ecology, Evolution, and the Natural World; Consciousness, Mind, and the Brain; Healers and Healing; Dying and Death; and Genetics and Religion - organize the questions and research that are the foundation of the enormous interest, and controversy, in science and religion today.

Author : Adam Possamai,Anthony J. Blasi
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 2320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529721966

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The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion by Adam Possamai,Anthony J. Blasi Pdf

The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion takes a three-pronged look at this, namely investigating the role of religion in society; unpacking and evaluating the significance of religion in and on human history; and tracing and outlining the social forces and influences that shape religion. This encyclopedia covers a range of themes from: • fundamental topics like definitions • secularization • dimensions of religiosity to such emerging issues as civil religion • new religious movements This Encyclopedia also addresses contemporary dilemmas such as fundamentalism and extremism and the role of gender in religion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:836401505

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Science, Religion, and Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brenda Brasher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1614720649

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Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism by Brenda Brasher Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism provides a comprehensive picture of a widespread, populist, socioreligious movement that emerged in twentieth-century Christian Protestantism, generally known as Fundamentalism. For Fundamentalists, the only viable faith was one organized around a literal interpretation of the Bible. They identified it as the sole, supreme inerrant conveyor of divine truth, and adhered to the hermeneutical principle that its religious truth must not pass through a filter of human interpretation but was unambiguously communicated by a transcendent power, and must be understood as such, and claimed.While some Fundamentalist-like assumptions can be found in most, if not all, religious traditions, Fundamentalists advanced an absolutist claim to religious truth that starkly demarcated them from other religiously inspired actors of their era. Fervent, exclusive, religious clarity achieved via an erasure of doubt (justified by the claim that the Bible was the inerrant Word of God) was the hallmark trait of religious Fundamentalism.Historically, Fundamentalism was closely correlated with the rise of modernism and the accompanying rationalization of public life. In the realm of religion, the Fundamentalist movement was a popular means of revolt against modernism by traditional Christians at serious odds with the dominant values of a rapidly developing modern, technological, capitalistic society, and often squeezed out of meaningful participation in it as well. Religious Fundamentalists resisted the tolerance of religious pluralism intrinsic to the civil society that modernity brought, and maintained that the compromises of religious truth necessary for the modern state to exist were blasphemous, and must be rejected. The encyclopedia's emphasis is on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States, but, in a more international sense, the volume also covers conservative religious, social, and political movements in Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism. This volume is a companion to another volume in the Religion & Society series, the Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity edited by Stanely M. Burgess. Although the two movements separated early in the twentieth century, they are often confused. Side by side, these two volumes explain the differences between these two major religious movements of the contemporary world.

Author : Mark Juergensmeyer,Wade Clark Roof
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1529 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780761927297

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Encyclopedia of Global Religion by Mark Juergensmeyer,Wade Clark Roof Pdf

Presents entries A to L of a two-volume encyclopedia discussing religion around the globe, including biographies, concepts and theories, places, social issues, movements, texts, and traditions.

Author : Frank A. Salamone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Encyclopedias
ISBN : 0415880912

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Routledge Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals and Festivals by Frank A. Salamone Pdf

This book examines religious beliefs expressed through ritualized behavior and festivals.

Author : Samuel S. Hill,Charles H. Lippy,Charles Reagan Wilson
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0865547580

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Encyclopedia of Religion in the South by Samuel S. Hill,Charles H. Lippy,Charles Reagan Wilson Pdf

The publication of the Encyclopedia of Religion in the South in 1984 signaled the rise in the scholarly interest in the study of Religion in the South. Religion has always been part of the cultural heritage of that region, but scholarly investigation had been sporadic. Since the original publication of the ERS, however, the South has changed significantly in that Christianity is no longer the primary religion observed. Other religions like Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism have begun to have very important voices in Southern life. This one-volume reference, the only one of its kind, takes this expansion into consideration by updating older relevant articles and by adding new ones. After more than 20 years, the only reference book in the field of the Religion in the South has been totally revised and updated. Each article has been updated and bibliography has been expanded. The ERS has also been expanded to include more than sixty new articles on Religion in the South. New articles have been added on such topics as Elvis Presley, Appalachian Music, Buddhism, Bill Clinton, Jerry Falwell, Fannie Lou Hamer, Zora Neale Hurston, Stonewall Jackson, Popular Religion, Pat Robertson, the PTL, Sports and Religion in the South, theme parks, and much more. This is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the South, religion, or cultural history.

Author : Rosemary Skinner Keller,Rosemary Radford Ruether,Marie Cantlon
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0253346878

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Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories by Rosemary Skinner Keller,Rosemary Radford Ruether,Marie Cantlon Pdf

A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.

Author : Jeffrey Schultz,John G. West,Iain Maclean
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998-12-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313371769

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Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics by Jeffrey Schultz,John G. West,Iain Maclean Pdf

Today, such issues as abortion, capital punishment, sex education, racism, prayer in public schools, and family values keep religion and politics closely entwined in American public life. This encyclopedia is an A-to-Z listing of a broad range of topics related to religious issues and politics, ranging from the religious freedom sought by the Pilgrims in the 1620s to the rise of the religious right in the 1980s.

Author : Daniel A. Stout
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Communication
ISBN : 0415880904

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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media by Daniel A. Stout Pdf

"Religion and society, a Berkshire reference work."

Author : Jeffrey M. Shaw Ph.D.,Timothy J. Demy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1909 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216163176

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War and Religion [3 volumes] by Jeffrey M. Shaw Ph.D.,Timothy J. Demy Pdf

This three-volume reference provides a complete guide for readers investigating the crucial interplay between war and religion from ancient times until today, enabling a deeper understanding of the role of religious wars across cultures. Containing some 500 entries covering the interaction between war and religion from ancient times, the three-volume War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict provides students with an invaluable reference source for examining two of the most important phenomena impacting society today. This all-inclusive reference work will serve readers researching specific religious traditions, historical eras, wars, battles, or influential individuals across all time periods. The A–Z entries document ancient events and movements such as the First Crusade that began at the end of the 10th century as well as modern-day developments like ISIS and Al Qaeda. Subtopics throughout the encyclopedia include religious and military leaders or other key people, ideas, and weapons, and comprehensive examinations of each of the major religious traditions' views on war and violence are presented. The work also includes dozens of primary source documents—each introduced by a headnote—that enable readers to go directly to the source of information and better grasp its historical significance. The in-depth content of this set benefits high school and college students as well as scholars and general readers.

Author : Elizabeth M. Dowling,W. George Scarlett
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780761928836

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Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development by Elizabeth M. Dowling,W. George Scarlett Pdf

Focuses on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span.This encyclopedia joins a recent trend in research and scholarship aimed at better understanding the similarities and differences between world religions and spiritualities, between expressions of the divine and between experiences of the transcendent.

Author : Richard Allen Landes,Berkshire Reference Works (Firm)
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0415922461

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Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements by Richard Allen Landes,Berkshire Reference Works (Firm) Pdf

Featuring over 200 entries, numerous illustrations and extracts of primary source material, this work covers millenial movements throughout the world. The entries are written by specialists in the field, and cover such issues as: 666; charismatic leadership; church triumphant; Heaven's gate; Jehovah's Witnesses; native American ghost dance; promise-keepers; religious conversion; women in millennial movements; seventh-day adventism; societal stress; Y2K; UFO-logy; utopia; and more.