Insider Outsider

Author : Bryan Loritts
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780310345008

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Pastor Bryan Loritts dives deep into what it's like to be a person of color in predominantly white evangelical spaces today and where we can go from here. God boldly proclaims throughout the book of Acts that there is no "ethnic home team" when it comes to Christianity. But the minority experience in America today--and throughout history--too often tells a different story. As Loritts writes, "It is impossible to do theology devoid of cultural lenses and expressions. Like an American unaware of their own accent, most whites are unaware of the ethnic theological accent they carry." Insider Outsider bears witness to the true stories that often go untold--stories that will startle, enlighten, and herald a brighter way forward for all seeking belonging in the family of God. This seminal book on race and the church will help Christians discover: How they can learn the art of listening to stories unlike their own Identify the problems and pitfalls that keep Sunday morning the most segregated hour of the week And participate in an active movement with God toward a holy vision of what Dietrich Bonhoeffer calls "life together" Drawing on insightful snapshots through history, eye-opening personal experiences, and biblical exposition, Loritts awakens both our minds and hearts to the painful reality of racial divides as well as the hope of forgiveness.

Author : Preeti Gill,Samrat Choudhary
Publisher : Manjul Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789388241359

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Insider Outsider by Preeti Gill,Samrat Choudhary Pdf

A compelling and untold bunch of short non-fiction, essays and poems that address the issues faced by the North-Eastern states of India. The North-East is a complex mosaic of multiple ethnicities, languages, religions and tribes. Apart from the groups that lay claim to indigeneity, there are minorities here from communities that are majorities elsewhere in the Indian mainland. These are people who are typically viewed as outsiders in the North-East, though they may have been living there for generations. Theirs is something of a mirror image of the experience of North-Easterners in mainland Indian cities such as Delhi, who have often had to deal with an outsider tag they did not relish, in the capital of a country against which many of the picturesque, remote hills and valleys they called home saw armed insurgencies. These shared twin experiences of being simultaneously insiders and outsiders is the subject of this anthology. There are scholarly essays as well as personal accounts and a few poems. The result is a delightful mix that opens up a window to a part of the world that is still little-known and poorly understood, whose experiences may shed some light on global issues of migration and citizenship as embodied in the lives of ordinary people.

Author : Jacqueline Waldren
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781782381860

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Insiders and Outsiders by Jacqueline Waldren Pdf

The indigenous population of Deià has lived side by side with increasing numbers of foreigners over the past century, and what has occurred there over this period offers an example of how the population of one Mediterranean village has gained full advantage from the economic opportunities opened up by foreign investments, without losing the fabric of social relations, the meaning and values of their culture. Deià has been able to continue as a community with its own symbolic boundaries and identity, not in spite of the outsiders (some of whom are well-known literary personalities, artists and musicians) but because of their presence. This study shows how, under the impact of wars, migration, national politics, global economic and technological developments and especially tourism, the categories of Insider and Outsider are contracted and expanded, and reinterpreted to fit the constantly changing "reality" of the society; they assume different meanings at different times. The conflicts and resulting compromises over a hundred-year period have provided a sense of history that allows each group to define, develop, adapt and sustain their sense of belonging to their own communities.

Author : Jean M. Bartunek,Meryl Reis Louis
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017915021

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Insider/Outsider Team Research by Jean M. Bartunek,Meryl Reis Louis Pdf

The relationship between outside researchers and the people inside the setting being researched is examined in this volume. The authors consider not only the relationship between insiders and outsiders but also the implications for the quality of knowledge gained from such research. The book begins with an analysis of the theoretical bases of insider//outsider research. It goes on to provide a primer on conducting such research, and present a detailed example of insider//outsider collaboration. Finally, the practical challenges inherent to this sort of research are examined.

Author : George D. Chryssides,Stephen E. Gregg
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1781793433

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The Insider/outsider Debate by George D. Chryssides,Stephen E. Gregg Pdf

Russell McCutcheon's The Insider-Outsider Problem, written in 1999, tends to be regarded as the definitive work on the topic, and relatively little has been written since then. It has become apparent, however, that the distinction between "insiders" and "outsiders" is unduly simplistic, and that there exists a range of stakeholders in religious and spiritual movements with different positionings and testimonies requiring evaluation. This volume furthers the discussion of insider/outsider issues by commissioning a variety of new essays from an international group of scholars, discussing a number of points that stem from the different positionings of religious adherents as well as scholars. The questioning of these boundaries has many implications for numerous methodological issues in the study of religion, such as the emic/etic distinction, the distinction between religion and spirituality, the notions of "believing without belonging", the claim to be "spiritual but not religious" and the existence of multiple, complicated, contesting religious identities. A particular focus of the volume will be in providing critiques of these methodological issues within the most recent academic approaches to religion - particularly models of lived and vernacular religion. Unlike McCutcheon's volume, which is a collection of previously published essays, this proposed volume consists entirely of new material, drawn from an international range of scholars, spanning a variety of disciplines and approaches to the study, including ethnography, anthropology, theology and education. The book is accessible and readable, while remaining scholarly.

Author : Assar Lindbeck,Dennis J. Snower
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1989-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 026262074X

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The Insider-Outsider Theory of Employment and Unemployment by Assar Lindbeck,Dennis J. Snower Pdf

An accessible, balanced account of the insider-outsider theory of labor market activity.

Author : Russell T. McCutcheon
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441115782

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The Insider/Outsider Problem in the Study of Religion by Russell T. McCutcheon Pdf

Thirty classic and contemporary readings - from such writers as Kant, Hume, Schleiermacher, and Otto, to Ninian Smart, Mircea Eliade, Karen McCarthy-Brown, and Wendy Doniger.

Author : David Biale,Michael Galchinsky,Susannah Heschel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998-03-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520211223

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Insider/Outsider by David Biale,Michael Galchinsky,Susannah Heschel Pdf

"Invaluable reading for anyone interested in multiculturalism."—Julius Lester, author of Lovesong "I know of no other work that, through numerous insights and useful distinctions, so alerts us to and comprehensively documents the ongoing constitutive role of Christian and anti-semitic perceptions of Jewish existence and the interactions between them. Whereas much contemporary historiography has become so specialized that historians have surrendered the larger picture, Biale's panoramic perspective reveals the great value and interest of this work."—Steven E. Aschheim, author of Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad

Author : Michael Crossley,Lore Arthur,Elizabeth McNess
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781873927670

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Revisiting Insider-Outsider Research in Comparative and International Education by Michael Crossley,Lore Arthur,Elizabeth McNess Pdf

This volume recognises how many researchers across the social sciences, and in comparative and international education in particular, see themselves as insiders or outsiders or, more pertinently, shifting combinations of both, in the research process. The book revisits and problematises these concepts in an era where the global mobility of researchers and ideas has increased dramatically, and when advances in comparative, qualitative research methodologies seek to be more inclusive, collaborative, participatory, reflexive and nuanced. Collectively, the chapters argue that, in the context of such change, it has become more difficult to categorise and label groups and individuals as being ‘inside’ or ‘outside’ systems, professional communities, or research environments. In doing so, it is recognised that individual and group identities can be multiple, flexible and changing such that the boundary between the inside and the outside is permeable, less stable and less easy to draw. The book draws upon an exciting collection of original research carried out in a diversity of educational systems from British, European, Latin American, Indian Ocean, South Asian, African and Chinese contexts and cultures. This develops a deep and innovative reconsideration of key issues that must be faced by all researchers involved in the planning and conduct of in-depth field research. This is a challenging and stimulating methodological contribution, designed to advance critical and reflective thinking while providing practical and accessible guidance, insights and support for new and experienced researchers within and beyond the field of comparative and international education.

Author : Deborah Court,Randa Khair Abbas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000593006

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Insider-Outsider Research in Qualitative Inquiry by Deborah Court,Randa Khair Abbas Pdf

Insider-Outsider Research in Qualitative Inquiry: New Perspectives on Method and Meaning explores the history, practice and particular benefits of conducting cultural research through a partnership of two researchers: one who is an insider to the culture under study and one who is an outsider. This book unpacks terminology around this type of research that has become outdated or cumbersome, looks at ethical issues and suggests specific methodological approaches. It also locates insider-outsider research, which is by its nature qualitative, in the wider research landscape. The authors specifically describe a researcher partnership, a relationship more intimate and fruitful than a team, much greater than the sum of its parts. Through their own nearly twenty-year research partnership and study of the Israeli Druze, the authors have developed mutual trust that has led to new depths of insight in understanding cultural codes and the meanings they embody. This, and the methods they use, will be illustrated through examples of some of their studies with the Israeli Druze. A highly accessible guide, this book will be of interest to ethnographers and other qualitative researchers, both graduate students and researchers of all levels of experience.

Author : Sarah E. Gardner,Steven M. Stowe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1469663562

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Insiders, Outsiders by Sarah E. Gardner,Steven M. Stowe Pdf

"The essays in Insiders, outsiders tap into the interdisciplinary synergy that has come to characterize Southern studies, exploring current creative tensions between classic themes in Southern history and the new ways to approach them. Region and identity, intellectuals and change, the South as an idea and ideas in the South-these continue to inspire the best new research as showcased in this collection"--

Author : Deborah (Bar-Ilan University Court, Israel),Randa Khair Abbas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032214864

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Insider-Outsider Research in Qualitative Inquiry by Deborah (Bar-Ilan University Court, Israel),Randa Khair Abbas Pdf

Author : Monica Bohm-Duchen
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Art
ISBN : 1848223463

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Insiders Outsiders by Monica Bohm-Duchen Pdf

Insiders/Outsiders', published to accompany a UK-wide arts festival of the same name in 2019, examines the extraordinarily rich and pervasive contribution of refugees from Nazi-dominated Europe to the visual culture, art education and art-world structures of the United Kingdom. In every field, emigres arriving from Europe in the 1930s - supported by a small number of like-minded individuals already resident in the UK - introduced a professionalism, internationalism and bold avant-gardism to a British art world not known for these attributes. At a time when the issue of immigration is much debated, the book serves as a reminder of the importance of cultural cross-fertilization and of the deep, long-lasting and wide-ranging contribution that refugees make to British life. Exhibition: Arts festival throughout Britain (May 2019 - May 2020).

Author : Parameswaran Iyer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789390327577

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Method in the Madness by Parameswaran Iyer Pdf

Parameswaran Iyer, former Secretary to the Government of India, is best known for leading the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship programme, which became the world's largest sanitation revolution. But Iyer is not your typical bureaucrat. With a far-from-usual career combining two distinguished tenures in the government and an eventful stint outside it, he likes to describe himself as an uncommon 'Insider-Outsider-Insider'. In Method in the Madness, he reflects on the unique path he chose - from cracking the IAS to becoming a globe-trotting World Bank technocrat, to playing the role of a coach to his professional tennis-playing children, to finally returning to India and implementing the SBM. Written with humour and wisdom, this is an inspiring read full of key management insights, practical career advice, and valuable life lessons that will resonate with readers across age groups and professions.

Author : Assar Lindbeck,Dennis J. Snower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924088107622

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The Insider Outsider Theory by Assar Lindbeck,Dennis J. Snower Pdf