The Neighborhood Of Gods

Author : William Elison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 9780226494906

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The Neighborhood of Gods by William Elison Pdf

There are many holy cities in India, but Mumbai is not usually considered one of them. More popular images of the city capture the world's collective imagination--as a Bollywood fantasia or a slumland dystopia. Yet for many, if not most, people who live in the city, the neighborhood streets are indeed shared with local gods and guardian spirits. In The Neighborhood of Gods, William Elison examines the link between territory and divinity in India's most self-consciously modern city. In this densely settled environment, space is scarce, and anxiety about housing is pervasive. Consecrating space--first with impromptu displays and then, eventually, with full-blown temples and official recognition--is one way of staking a claim. But how can a marginalized community make its gods visible, and therefore powerful, in the eyes of others? The Neighborhood of Gods explores this question, bringing an ethnographic lens to a range of visual and spatial practices: from the shrine construction that encroaches on downtown streets, to the "tribal art" practices of an indigenous group facing displacement, to the work of image production at two Bollywood film studios. A pioneering ethnography, this book offers a creative intervention in debates on postcolonial citizenship, urban geography, and visuality in the religions of India.

Author : Scott Roley,James Isaac Elliott
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0830832246

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God's Neighborhood by Scott Roley,James Isaac Elliott Pdf

Roley was once a rising star in the contemporary Christian music scene, but then he felt called to racial reconciliation and moved to a disadvantaged neighborhood where he embodies the ideals that are needed to forge a just society.

Author : V. Vycinas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401033596

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Earth and Gods by V. Vycinas Pdf

Earth and Gods is an attempt to introduce the reader to Heidegger's fully developed philosophy. The title Earth and Gods gives an im pression of not being a general study of Heidegger's philosophy. However, this is not true - the earth and the gods are fundamental ontological symbols of his fully developed philosophy, namely, his third and final phase of thought. This phase repeats the problems of both preceding phases in a fuller and more developed manner; hence, it implies them. The two preceding phases are the phase of Dasein and the phase of Being. These two phases are a natural flow of fundamental problems which reach their final formation and development in the phase of earth and gods. Dasein (the first phase) leads to Being, and Being (the second phase) bursts into fundamental ontological powers of Being (Seinsmiichte) which are earth and sky, gods and mortals (the third phase). Since earth is unthinkable without sky and since gods are gods in the world of mortals - of men, the title Earth and Gods is an abbreviation of these four fundamental powers of Being. Hence, an investigation of earth and gods is an attempt to present Heidegger's philosophy as a whole. Such a presentation provides the reader with the background necessary for a more adequate and efficient understanding of the writings of Heidegger himself. Thus, Earth and Gods may rightly be considered an introduction to Hei degger's philosophy.

Author : Robert G. Moss
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625649454

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The Neighborhood Church by Robert G. Moss Pdf

The purpose of this book is to provide a theologically sound yet easy-to-use resource, based on the image of God, that can help congregations engage relationally in their neighborhoods. Rather than using the neighborhood as a resource to help make congregations successful, The Neighborhood Church contends that God places congregations in neighborhoods to help make neighborhoods successful in accordance with God's vision. This book is intended as a resource for pastors and other church leaders who pour significant amounts of energy into their congregations but feel frustrated with the results. The problem isn't with church leaders' energy or commitment. On the contrary, it's a lack of awareness as to how that energy and commitment can be channeled within God's call, mission, and movement. This book is a crucial resource for congregations having difficulty navigating the treacherous waters of what it means to be successful according to God's vision.

Author : Lucinda Allen Mosher
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596270160

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Faith in the Neighborhood - Praying by Lucinda Allen Mosher Pdf

Praying is the second in a series of books that offer Christians a new way of understanding what it means to live and worship among America's many faiths, and introduces them to the religions that make up the American neighborhood. Praying will explore public, family, and individual worship in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, American indigenous spiritualities, Chinese spiritualities (Confucianism, Taoism), Shinto, and Afro-Caribbean religions. Praying answers and discusses questions such as these: How does your religion understand/measure the passage of time: daily, weekly, annually, over the course of a lifetime? What is the vocabulary of ritual and practice in your religion? (e.g., worship, prayer, meditation, pilgrimage, feasting and fasting) Is there a distinction between public and private/individual worship/practice in your religion? What are this religion's most distinctive practices? What makes them so significant? Praying includes a quick guide to each religion, a glossary, and recommended reading.

Author : Karina Kreminski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 0998917729

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Urban Spirituality by Karina Kreminski Pdf

Do we have a positive theology of the city so that an urban spirituality can emerge from this place? We have for too long focused on quick fixes, pop up churches, and strategic solutions which have left us malnourished and emaciated, yet bloated from our over-consumption of these unsatisfying approaches. Spiritual formation is something that we need to pay closer attention to today. How do we live this kind of holy life in the city?

Author : Sarah Thal
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226794211

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Rearranging the Landscape of the Gods by Sarah Thal Pdf

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Author : Simon Carey Holt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Community life
ISBN : 0908284632

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God Next Door by Simon Carey Holt Pdf

WINNER AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2008. What if God lived next door? Would you recognise him, talk to him at the fence or avoid catching his eye? Simon Carey Holt has uncovered the spiritual possibilities of our urban and suburban neighbourhoods. Simon Carey Holt is Lecturer in Spirituality at Whitley College (University of Melbourne & Melbourne College of Divinity).

Author : Justus Doolittle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : China
ISBN : OSU:32435055631857

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Social Life of the Chinese by Justus Doolittle Pdf

Author : Walter Brueggemann
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506498249

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The Emancipation of God by Walter Brueggemann Pdf

Understanding the gospel as emancipation has been central to Walter Brueggemann's biblical interpretation. This book illustrates the theme's centrality, addressing the emancipation of God from our attempts to control, the emancipation of the church to be the people of an emancipated God, and the emancipation of the gospel to be a cultural prophecy. This volume divides into three parts: "The Emancipation of God," "The Emancipation of the Church," and "The Emancipation of the Neighborhood." What the three parts hold in common is the kingdom of God. In each chapter, Brueggemann grinds away at biblical texts that have been muffled, silenced, and disabled to free the text from its cultural entrapments so that that the liberated text can speak for an emancipated God and a liberated church to free the world.

Author : Juliana Barbassa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476756271

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Dancing with the Devil in the City of God by Juliana Barbassa Pdf

From prizewinning journalist and Brazilian native Juliana Barbassa comes a deeply reported and beautifully written account of the seductive and chaotic city of Rio de Janeiro as it struggles with poverty and corruption on the brink of the 2016 Olympic Games. Juliana Barbassa moved a great deal throughout her life, but Rio was always home. After twenty-one years abroad, she returned to find her native city—once ravaged by inflation, drug wars, corrupt leaders, and dying neighborhoods—undergoing a major change. Rio has always aspired to the pantheon of global capitals, and under the spotlight of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games it seems that its moment has come. But in order to prepare itself for the world stage, Rio must vanquish the entrenched problems that Barbassa recalls from her childhood. Turning this beautiful but deeply flawed place into a pristine showcase of the best that Brazil has to offer in just a few years is a tall order—and with the whole world watching, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Library Journal called Dancing with the Devil in the City of God “akin to Charlie LeDuff’s Detroit”—a book that “combines history and personal interviews in an informative and engaging work.” This kaleidoscopic portrait of Rio introduces the reader to the people who make up this city of extremes, revealing their aspirations and their grit, their violence, their hungers, and their splendor, and shedding light on the future of this city they are building together. Dancing with the Devil in the City of God is an insider perspective from a native daughter and “a fascinating look at the people who live in and aspire to change one of the world’s most impressive cities” (Booklist, starred review).

Author : Robert A. Orsi
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0253212766

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Gods of the City by Robert A. Orsi Pdf

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Author : The Gods & Earths Who Were There!
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493189977

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The True History of Allah and His 5% by The Gods & Earths Who Were There! Pdf

This book is based on the true history of Allah "the Father" and His great Nation of Gods and Earths known as the Five Percenters. This is the greatest story that was never told by the Gods and the Earths during their younger years with Allah "the Father" from the early 1960s up until the time of his assassination on June 13, 1969. This was a time of struggle for the Black Man, Woman, and Child (the Universal Family). This was the time of "the Big Five", who were: Allah "the Father", who brought about the Nation of Gods and Earths known as the Five Percenters; the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, who was the last and greatest messenger of Allah, also the leader and teacher of the Black Muslims; Malcolm X of the new arrival; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader; and the Black Panther Party on the East and West coasts. These five groups were called the Big Five, because they had the attention of every Black Man, Woman, and Child in the wilderness of North America and other parts of our planet. There was a host of other Black groups as well. This was a time when the Five Percenter's teachings were being taught/spoken so plain and simple that even a child could understand. Black people were on the rise, and it was a time for a change—for Black Man, Woman, and Child to take their place on earth. Peace!

Author : Alexandra Wolfe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781476778945

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Valley of the Gods by Alexandra Wolfe Pdf

"A Wall Street Journal columnist for "Weekend Confidential" explores the hubris and ambition of Silicon Valley innovators who are changing the world, tracing the stories of three upstarts who left promising college educations in favor of developing billion-dollar ideas"--NoveList.

Author : H. L. Mencken
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0801885361

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Treatise on the Gods by H. L. Mencken Pdf

Controversial even before it was published in 1930, Treatise on the Gods collects Mencken's scathing commentary on religion.