Secular Vocations

Author : Bruce Robbins
Publisher : Verso
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993-07-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0860914305

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Secular Vocations by Bruce Robbins Pdf

During the 1980s, university-based intellectuals came under heavy fire from both radicals and conservatives. They were accused by the former of betraying their public duty as general critics of society, and by the latter of promulgating radical ideologies and corrupting the young. In this work, the author counters both left and right, arguing that the professionalization of literary study was inevitable and fortuitous. Robbins undertakes close studies of such figures as Edward Said, Fredric Jameson and Raymond Williams, while considering the major trends in contemporary cultural studies and giving significant attention to relevant developments in such disciplines as ethnology and sociology. Secular Vocations ranges over materials from Britain, France and the US, knitting them together in a synthesis that places, in bold relief, many of the major controversies in contemporary intellectual life. It concludes with a plea for what Robbins calls “comparative cosmopolitanism” to displace the more militantly particularist projects that have come to dominate the human sciences.

Author : J. Daryl Charles
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781087765778

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Our Secular Vocation by J. Daryl Charles Pdf

The divide between the sacred and the secular life has dogged Christians for centuries. Even today, many Christians and church leaders still assume that the workplace is inferior to pastoring, Bible study, mission trips, and the like. This volume provides a different approach: it surveys the persistence of the sacred-secular divide in Christian history to develop a more robust theology of vocation while engaging with both the Old and New Testament. Charles offers a vision for numerous ways Christians are called to live faithfully in the so-called secular world.

Author : Giuseppe Giordan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004161948

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Vocation and Social Context by Giuseppe Giordan Pdf

Illustrating the different ways in which Weber's category of "Beruf" can be interpreted, and how it can be studied from various perspectives and with different methods, this book demonstrates how "vocation" continues to be a fertile concept for contemporary sociology.

Author : Bruce Robbins
Publisher : Verso
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993-07-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0860916308

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Secular Vocations by Bruce Robbins Pdf

During the 1980s, university-based intellectuals came under heavy fire from both radicals and conservatives. They were accused by the former of betraying their public duty as general critics of society, and by the latter of promulgating radical ideologies and corrupting the young. In this work, the author counters both left and right, arguing that the professionalization of literary study was inevitable and fortuitous. Robbins undertakes close studies of such figures as Edward Said, Fredric Jameson and Raymond Williams, while considering the major trends in contemporary cultural studies and giving significant attention to relevant developments in such disciplines as ethnology and sociology. Secular Vocations ranges over materials from Britain, France and the US, knitting them together in a synthesis that places, in bold relief, many of the major controversies in contemporary intellectual life. It concludes with a plea for what Robbins calls “comparative cosmopolitanism” to displace the more militantly particularist projects that have come to dominate the human sciences.

Author : Philip Gorski,David Kyuman Kim,John Torpey,Jonathan VanAntwerpen
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814738740

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The Post-Secular in Question by Philip Gorski,David Kyuman Kim,John Torpey,Jonathan VanAntwerpen Pdf

The Post-Secular in Question considers whether there has in fact been a religious resurgence of global dimensions in recent decades. This collection of original essays by leading academics represents an interdisciplinary intervention in the continuing and ever-transforming discussion of the role of religion and secularism in today’s world. Foregrounding the most urgent and compelling questions raised by the place of religion in the social sciences, past and present, The Post-Secular in Question restores religion to a more central place in social scientific thinking about the world, helping to move scholarship “beyond unbelief.” Contributors: Courtney Bender, Craig Calhoun, Michele Dillon, Philip S. Gorski, Richard Madsen, Kathleen Mahoney, Tomoko Masuzawa, Eduardo Mendieta, John Schmalzbauer, James K. A. Smith, John Torpey, Bryan S. Turner, Hent de Vries.

Author : Laura K. Simmons
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498278652

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Creed without Chaos by Laura K. Simmons Pdf

Introduces contemporary readers to the lay theological writings of British novelist and playwright Dorothy L. Sayers.

Author : Vitalis Chi Nwaneri
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467025270

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We Are At War by Vitalis Chi Nwaneri Pdf

We ended our long journey in Book One with a conclusion that Satan is the only enemy of God and man. He is responsible for our growing sinfulness that cause crises and wars from our family to the global levels. In all its attacks, this enemy uses man as its agents by tempting us in our hearts to offend God through our sins. Accordingly, we proceed in This Book Two to bring these Agents to the Global Court for trial in order to enhance the level of Global Peace in the world and our Spiritual Relationship with God. To undertake this Trial effectively, we must follow the Pillars that Christ established for us through His teaching and Commandments. On the secular level, Christ commanded that if our brother offends us we must first settle with him. If he refuses, we obtain witnesses and bring him before the court of witnesses for settlement and justice. On the spiritual level of restoring our relationship with God, Christ established the Pillar of the Sacrament of Penance through His Church to provide us the means of settling with God and obtain His forgiveness for our offence. These secular and spiritual pillars had sustained Our Good Relationship with God as well as Global Peace, Justice, Good Governance and Modern Civilization for over two thousand years since they were established through His Church. In this Book Two, we take up His Secular Pillar of seeking Settlement and Justice against our Brothers who had been causing global decline in peace through their cooperation with Satan. To this end , we brought them before a Fictional Global Trial Court GTC -- for settlement. We leave them to seek settlement with God through the Church as commanded by Christ . At the conclusion of their Trial, by the GTC, we proceeded in Book Three to implement the Court s Recommendations in a Fictional Secular Government of Odom. In Books Four and Five we survey in greater detail the ways our Enemy uses people at their various Professions and Government positions to tempt us to disobey God s Good Commandments that provide the Pillars of Justice, Peace and Progress in our Lives.

Author : Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800683245

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Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pdf

"Cheap grace is the mortal enemy of our church. Our struggle today is for costly grace." And with that sharp warning to his own church, which was engaged in bitter conflict with the official nazified state church, Dietrich Bonhoeffer began his book Discipleship (formerly entitled The Cost of Discipleship). Originally published in 1937, it soon became a classic exposition of what it means to follow Christ in a modern world beset by a dangerous and criminal government. At its center stands an interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount: what Jesus demanded of his followers-and how the life of discipleship is to be continued in all ages of the post- resurrection church. "Every call of Jesus is a call to death," Bonhoeffer wrote. His own life ended in martyrdom on April 9, 1945. Freshly translated from the German critical edition, Discipleship provides a more accurate rendering of the text and extensive aids and commentary to clarify the meaning, context, and reception of this work and its attempt to resist the Nazi ideology then infecting German Christian churches.

Author : Jason A. Frank,John Tambornino
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0816635374

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Vocations of Political Theory by Jason A. Frank,John Tambornino Pdf

Content Description pt. 1. Invoking political theory. Political theory : from vocation to invocation / Sheldon S. Wolin -- pt. 2. Theorizing loss. Specters and angels at the end of history / Wendy Brown -- The politics of nostalgia and theories of loss / J. Peter Euben -- pt. 3. Thinking in time. Can theorists make time for belief? / Russell Arben Fox -- The history of political thought as a vocation : a pragmatist defense / David Paul Mandell -- pt. 4. The politics of ordinary life. Political theory for losers / Thomas L. Dumm -- Feminism's flight from the ordinary / Linda M.B. Zerilli -- pt. 5. Political knowledge. Conceptions of science in political theory : a tale of cloaks and daggers / Mark B. Brown -- Political theory as a provocation : an ethos of political theory / Lon Troyer -- Gramsci, organic intellectuals, and cultural studies : lessons for political theorists? / Shane Gunster -- pt. 6. Practicing political theory. Reading the body : hobbes, body politics, and the task of political theory / Samantha Frost -- Work, shame, and the chain gang : the new civic education / Jill Locke -- The nobility of democracy / William E. Connolly.

Author : Michael Rectenwald,Rochelle Almeida,George Levine
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614516750

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Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age by Michael Rectenwald,Rochelle Almeida,George Levine Pdf

Global Secularisms addresses the state of and prospects for secularism globally. Drawing from multiple fields, it brings together theoretical discussion and empirical case studies that illustrate "on-the-ground," extant secularisms as they interact with various religious, political, social, and economic contexts. Its point of departure is the fact that secularism is plural and that various secularisms have developed in various contexts and from various traditions around the world. Secularism takes on different social meanings and political valences wherever it is expressed. The essays collected here provide numerous points of contact between empirical case studies and theoretical reflection. This multiplicity informs and challenges the conceptual theorization of secularism as a universal doctrine. Analyses of different regions enrich our understanding of the meanings of secularism, providing comparative range to our notions of secularity. Theoretical treatments help to inform our understanding of secularism in context, enabling readers to discern what is at stake in the various regional expressions of secularity globally. While the bulk of the essays are case-based research, the current thinking of leading theorists and scholars is also included.

Author : Mani Shankar Aiyar
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion and state
ISBN : 0143062050

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Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist by Mani Shankar Aiyar Pdf

In Confessions Of A Secular Fundamentalist, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Crusader For A Secular Credo, Calls For An Unambiguous And Decisive Restoration Of Secularism To The Core Of Our Nationhood. In Doing So, He Revisits Every Dimension Of Our Secular Ethos And Exposes The Various Myths Perpetuated By Communal Elements Of All Hues. Putting Under The Scanner Contentious Issues Like Conversions, Uniform Civil Code And Article 370, He Nails The Falsehood Underlying Terms Like Pseudo-Secularism , Appeasement And Soft Hindutva . And He Places The Domestic Debate Over Secularism In India In The Wider External Dimension By Discussing The Experiences Of Countries Like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Israel And Erstwhile Yugoslavia. Admitting To Wearing His Secularism On His Sleeve, Aiyar Reasons That Only A Determined And Inflexible Adherence To Secularism Can Counter Religious Bigotry And Fundamentalism. Clear In His Convictions, With History, Logic And Persuasive Argument At His Command, This Is Mani Shankar Aiyar At His Best, On A Subject That We Can Ignore Only At Our Own Peril.

Author : Luke Brad Bobo
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630872540

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Living Salty and Light-filled Lives in the Workplace by Luke Brad Bobo Pdf

The workplace can be very rewarding for the Christian worker. But let's face it--the workplace can also be the most challenging place to be salt and light as Jesus commands in Matt 5:13-16. It is daunting to consider that on average, we work 90,000 hours over the course of our working lives. Living Salty and Light-filled Lives in the Workplace gives Christian workers some practical ways to be salt and light in the workplace. It will help the Christian white- and blue-collar worker live salty and light-filled lives in the workplace.

Author : Imliwabang Jamir
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498201261

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Vocation in Christ by Imliwabang Jamir Pdf

Karl Barth (1886-1968), as a young Swiss pastor in Safenwil, struggled to make an organic connection between "the newspaper [contemporary sociopolitical events] and the New Testament." When he discovered "a strange new world of God within the Bible," God became the subject matter for renewing and transforming the world. This discovery helped Barth to integrate the world into his interpretation of the Bible and also impacted his theology of Christian vocation as divine summons to God's special freedom and obedience. Vocation in Christ examines the theology of vocation and reading Scripture among the Naga Christians in northeastern India, in conversation with Barth's theology of vocation. Social-scientific research is employed on congregations and Bible study groups to explore how the Naga Christians understand vocation and Scripture in light of their sociopolitical and religious context. This book serves as an introduction for Western readers of how vocation is understood from an Asian perspective and emphasizes the theme of vocation as Christian witness without accommodating to worldly values. It readdresses Barth's theology of vocation, which calls for a revitalization of Christian vocation in our contemporary situation. The primary claim of this book is that vocation is God's calling to obedience, and devotion to the love of God is reciprocal to the love of neighbor.

Author : Susan H. Jones
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334052265

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Listening for God's Call by Susan H. Jones Pdf

The Learning Church series offers a range of short and accessible introductions on some of the key themes in Christian theology and discipleship. This book discusses the basic Christian belief that God has a purpose and plan for the World and that God calls us to work with God to bring that purpose and plan to fruition. In contemporary Christian thinking God’s call is to discipleship and ministry. This book is designed to help readers grasp the theology of call and of vocation and to discern God’s call to them.

Author : Joseph BARKER (Preacher.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019980228

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Mercy Triumphant; or, Teaching the children of the poor to write on the Sabbath Day, proved to be in perfect agreement with the Oracles of God, etc by Joseph BARKER (Preacher.) Pdf