Getting Saved In America

Author : Carolyn Chen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691164663

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Getting Saved in America by Carolyn Chen Pdf

What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is more than simply a process of Christianization. Most Taiwanese American Buddhists also say they converted only after arriving in the United States even though Buddhism is a part of Taiwan's dominant religion. By examining the experiences of Christian and Buddhist Taiwanese Americans, Getting Saved in America tells "a story of how people become religious by becoming American, and how people become American by becoming religious." Carolyn Chen argues that many Taiwanese immigrants deal with the challenges of becoming American by becoming religious. Based on in-depth interviews with Taiwanese American Christians and Buddhists, and extensive ethnographic fieldwork at a Taiwanese Buddhist temple and a Taiwanese Christian church in Southern California, Getting Saved in America is the first book to compare how two religions influence the experiences of one immigrant group. By showing how religion transforms many immigrants into Americans, it sheds new light on the question of how immigrants become American.

Author : A. K. Sandoval-Strausz
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781541644434

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Barrio America by A. K. Sandoval-Strausz Pdf

The compelling history of how Latino immigrants revitalized the nation's cities after decades of disinvestment and white flight Thirty years ago, most people were ready to give up on American cities. We are commonly told that it was a "creative class" of young professionals who revived a moribund urban America in the 1990s and 2000s. But this stunning reversal owes much more to another, far less visible group: Latino and Latina newcomers. Award-winning historian A. K. Sandoval-Strausz reveals this history by focusing on two barrios: Chicago's Little Village and Dallas's Oak Cliff. These neighborhoods lost residents and jobs for decades before Latin American immigration turned them around beginning in the 1970s. As Sandoval-Strausz shows, Latinos made cities dynamic, stable, and safe by purchasing homes, opening businesses, and reviving street life. Barrio America uses vivid oral histories and detailed statistics to show how the great Latino migrations transformed America for the better.

Author : John C. Leeke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Wooden windows
ISBN : OCLC:430828416

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Save America's Windows by John C. Leeke Pdf

Author : Thomas J. Dilorenzo
Publisher : Forum Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400083312

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How Capitalism Saved America by Thomas J. Dilorenzo Pdf

Here’s the real history of our country. How Capitalism Saved America explodes the myths spun by Michael Moore, the liberal media, Hollywood, academia, and the rest of the anticapitalist establishment. Whether it’s Michael Moore or the New York Times, Hollywood or academia, a growing segment in America is waging a war on capitalism. We hear that greedy plutocrats exploit the American public; that capitalism harms consumers, the working class, and the environment; that the government needs to rein in capitalism; and on and on. Anticapitalist critiques have only grown more fevered in the wake of corporate scandals like Enron and WorldCom. Indeed, the 2004 presidential campaign has brought frequent calls to re-regulate the American economy. But the anticapitalist arguments are pure bunk, as Thomas J. DiLorenzo reveals in How Capitalism Saved America. DiLorenzo, a professor of economics, shows how capitalism has made America the most prosperous nation on earth—and how the sort of government regulation that politicians and pundits endorse has hindered economic growth, caused higher unemployment, raised prices, and created many other problems. He propels the reader along with a fresh and compelling look at critical events in American history—covering everything from the Pilgrims to Bill Gates. And just as he did in his last book, The Real Lincoln, DiLorenzo explodes numerous myths that have become conventional wisdom. How Capitalism Saved America reveals: • How the introduction of a capitalist system saved the Pilgrims from starvation • How the American Revolution was in large part a revolt against Britain’s stifling economic controls • How the so-called robber barons actually improved the lives of millions of Americans by providing newer and better products at lower prices • How the New Deal made the Great Depression worse • How deregulation got this country out of the energy crisis of the 1970s—and was not the cause of recent blackouts in California and the Northeast • And much more How Capitalism Saved America is popular history at its explosive best.

Author : Chris Stewart,Ted Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : America
ISBN : 1606411446

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Seven Miracles that Saved America by Chris Stewart,Ted Stewart Pdf

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Author : Katharine Hayhoe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781982143848

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Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe Pdf

United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future in this nationally bestselling “optimistic view on why collective action is still possible—and how it can be realized” (The New York Times). Called “one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it—and she wants to teach you how. In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy. Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results. Saving Us leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change.

Author : Cal Thomas,Ed Dobson
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Christianity and politics
ISBN : 0310238366

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Blinded by Might by Cal Thomas,Ed Dobson Pdf

Comments on the defeat of Gary Hart and Alan Keyes in the presidential campaign, and re-examines the failure of the Moral Majority and Christian Coalition after two decades of political maneuvering.

Author : Isabel Sawhill
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780300230369

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The Forgotten Americans by Isabel Sawhill Pdf

A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation's economic inequalities One of the country's leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society--economic, cultural, and political--and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. Although many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and the federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm.

Author : Darrel deVille,Cindy deVille
Publisher : Creation House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1629984299

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God's Answer for America by Darrel deVille,Cindy deVille Pdf

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS There are times in history when God moves through His Leaders and people in such a way that everything changes. This is that time America is raging down a path of self-destruction. And what we (the church) do or don't do at this pivotal time in history will determine the course of this nation--either the collapse and destruction of America or the greatest awakening ever seen. God's Answer for America is a timely prophetic message and strategic plan that reveals how to dramatically transform our nation, beginning with our churches. While displaying the gravity of America's spiritual condition and situation, Darrel and Cindy offer tremendous vision and hope for the astounding change that will come if we heed God's solution. This unique and insightful book also reveals: - An undeniable prophetic sequence that has unfolded since 2007, continues in our news today, and foretells what's coming next. - How bad could things get if we don't act quickly? - What is God calling Pastors and churches to do? - How the Great Awakening will begin, and 3 Keys to bring change. - What God has promised if we will run with His Answer And much more... A new day is dawning and church as usual is coming to an end. Now is the time to embrace and run with God's Answer for America to help save and change our nation

Author : D R Beavers
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781491758953

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Save America by D R Beavers Pdf

Thirty-three-year-old William Bradford and his close friend, sixty-year-old Thomas Wingate, are disillusioned with the excessive expenditures of the federal government. They launch a website, www.SaveAmerica.com, to influence government and the voting populace. Bradford and Wingate offer a one million dollar reward to any person who can rid the federal government of the most fiscally irresponsible Congressmen. At intervals, the Save America team, based in Aiken, South Carolina, features a different fiscally irresponsible politician on its site, and those selected will consider almost any requests in exchange for their names and image to be deleted from www.SaveAmerica.com. Senator Jones is one of these men. He’s been on Capitol Hill for five terms and has been a fixture in the Senate for thirty years. A day after his image appears on Save America, Jones is killed and many blame www.SaveAmerica. But donations continue to pour in, providing William and Thomas additional funds to support their effort. While trying to maintain their obscurity, William and Thomas must overcome a host of obstacles to help them attain their goal of curtailing excessive government spending.

Author : Bill Gaede
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595482795

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The Final Call. Our Last Chance to Save America! by Bill Gaede Pdf

If you, like the author, are disgusted with politicians and tired of business as usual in Washington DC, read this book. If you would like to get actively involved in making a difference that might actually benefit America, read this book. If you are a Christian or a conservative or both, you will likely enjoy this read. It discusses the War on Terror, abortion, education, solving the political mess in Washington, solving the immigration fiasco and more. This is an equal opportunity book, it skewers politicians in both parties. Try it, you'll like it!

Author : Jay Winik
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062029201

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April 1865 by Jay Winik Pdf

One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for guerrilla warfare, Lee's harrowing retreat, and then, Appomattox. It saw Lincoln's assassination just five days later and a near-successful plot to decapitate the Union government, followed by chaos and coup fears in the North, collapsed negotiations and continued bloodshed in the South, and finally, the start of national reconciliation. In the end, April 1865 emerged as not just the tale of the war's denouement, but the story of the making of our nation. Jay Winik offers a brilliant new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end and the nation's new beginning. Uniquely set within the larger sweep of history and filled with rich profiles of outsize figures, fresh iconoclastic scholarship, and a gripping narrative, this is a masterful account of the thirty most pivotal days in the life of the United States.

Author : L. Nelson "Mac" McAlexander
Publisher : Author House
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781477299517

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God's Plan To Save America by L. Nelson "Mac" McAlexander Pdf

In a dream I had back in 1977 thousands of people were shouting out, in unison, an unusual name that I had never heard before. What I saw in that dream compelled me to try and find out if this name had any special meaning. That same day a language professor at the University of Maryland told me the only word he knew of that sounded like the one I heard in the dream was a Greek word. He said the word had three possible definitions; which changed when the accent over the -e- changed. Those definitions are very significant and I write about them in the chapter on Dreams and Visions. The definitions and an interpretation of the dream by a Rabbi three days after the dream led me to eventually believe that this unusual name could be the fulfillment of Revelations 2:17 and/or 3:12. In subsequent dreams I was writing a book titled -God's Plan to Save America-, and in one of those dreams a man was passing out white stones that had the name written on it that I heard in the dream. It is important to note that I learned of these Biblical Scriptures after I had these unusual dreams. Revelations 2:17. -Let the one who has an ear hear what the spirit says to the congregations: To him that conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white pebble, and UPON THE PEBBLE A NEW NAME written which no one knows except the one receiving it.-

Author : Chris Stewart,Ted Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Miracles
ISBN : 1609071689

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Seven Miracles that Saved America by Chris Stewart,Ted Stewart Pdf

"This book is based upon Seven miracles that saved America: whay they matter and why we should have hope bu Chris Stewart and Ted Stewart (Shadow Mountain, 2009)"--T.p. verso.

Author : Bettye B. Burkhalter
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781477287217

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The Generation That Saved America by Bettye B. Burkhalter Pdf

History, Romance, & Destiny The Third Novel in the Trilogy Dr. John Burel's great-grandson, John Harrison, was a toddler when his family pioneered from South Carolina to Mississippi. As a youngster, he proudly helped his family bellwether the Civil War and rebirth of the New South. By the early 1900s, he was a prosperous farmer and landowner. Time passed quickly, and too soon he was an old man. Join Grandpa and feel the biting north wind as he shuffled onto the front porch, cupped his hands around his mouth, and shouted, "It's hog-killing day!" Watch the bustling families rush toward the big house to slaughter enough hogs to carry them through the winter. Summer finally arrived and brought old-time gospel singing and preaching to their country church on the hill. Mama rose early on Sunday morning and filled her basket with fried chicken, biscuits, baked sweet potatoes, and fried apple pies. After preaching there was going to be another dinner-on-the-ground. Everyone was excited. Without a doubt, those were the good years. But all that changed. Walk down the dismal road with the Burrell family as they helplessly watched the reckless Roaring Twenties and Great Depression bring a flourishing economy and their comfortable lifestyle to a grinding halt. Feel Grandpa's pain and humiliation when the bank called in his Deed-of-Trust, and he was forced to sell his last 640-acre farm and home for a few dollars. Sit for awhile and listen to his grandson, Cecil Allen Burrell, The Man Himself, as his thought-provoking stories detail how they all survived those disastrous years. With their eyes on the future, John Harrison's children and grandchildren navigated their way back into prosperity and eventually reclaimed their part of the American dream & the same dream brought to America by their Great3-Grandfather, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Elzear Burel in 1778.