The Oxford Handbook Of Religious Conversion

Author : Lewis R. Rambo,Charles E. Farhadian
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199713547

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The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of religious conversion, which for centuries has profoundly shaped societies, cultures, and individuals throughout the world. Scholars from a wide array of religions and disciplines interpret both the varieties of conversion experiences and the processes that inform this personal and communal phenomenon. This volume examines the experiences of individuals and communities who change religions, those who experience an intensification of their religion of origin, and those who encounter new religions through colonial intrusion, missionary work, and charismatic and revitalization movements. The thirty-two innovative essays provide overviews of the history of particular religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, indigenous religions, and new religious movements. The essays also offer a wide range of disciplinary perspectives-psychological, sociological, anthropological, legal, political, feminist, and geographical-on methods and theories deployed in understanding conversion, and insight into various forms of deconversion.

Author : Marc David Baer,Todd Michael Johnson,Lily Kong,Seeta Nair,Henri Paul Pierre Gooren,Peter G. Stromberg,Fenggang Yang,Andrew Abel,Robert L. Montgomery,Rebecca Y. Kim,Raymond F. Paloutzian,Kelly Bulkeley,Heinz Streib,Eliza F. Kent,Diane Apostolos-Cappadona,D. Bruce Hindmarsh,Massimo Leone,Timothy J. Steigenga,Arvind Sharma,Andrea R. Jain,Dan Smyer Yü,Gurinder Singh Mann,Louis Komjathy,Anna Xiao Dong Sun,Lizhu Fan,Na Chen,Alan F. Segal,David William Kling,Marcia K. Hermansen,Karin van Nieuwkerk,Douglas E. Cowan,Stuart A. Wright,James T. Richardson,Seth Bryant,Rick Phillips,David Grant Stewart (Jr.)
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195338522

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The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion by Marc David Baer,Todd Michael Johnson,Lily Kong,Seeta Nair,Henri Paul Pierre Gooren,Peter G. Stromberg,Fenggang Yang,Andrew Abel,Robert L. Montgomery,Rebecca Y. Kim,Raymond F. Paloutzian,Kelly Bulkeley,Heinz Streib,Eliza F. Kent,Diane Apostolos-Cappadona,D. Bruce Hindmarsh,Massimo Leone,Timothy J. Steigenga,Arvind Sharma,Andrea R. Jain,Dan Smyer Yü,Gurinder Singh Mann,Louis Komjathy,Anna Xiao Dong Sun,Lizhu Fan,Na Chen,Alan F. Segal,David William Kling,Marcia K. Hermansen,Karin van Nieuwkerk,Douglas E. Cowan,Stuart A. Wright,James T. Richardson,Seth Bryant,Rick Phillips,David Grant Stewart (Jr.) Pdf

This handbook offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of religious conversion, which for centuries has profoundly shaped societies, cultures, and individuals throughout the world.

Author : Lewis Ray Rambo,Charles E. Farhadian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Conversion
ISBN : 019998459X

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The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion by Lewis Ray Rambo,Charles E. Farhadian Pdf

This handbook offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of religious conversion, which for centuries has profoundly shaped societies, cultures, and individuals throughout the world.

Author : James R. Lewis,Inga B. Tollefsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190611521

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The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements by James R. Lewis,Inga B. Tollefsen Pdf

The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies, and since the release of the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements in 2003, the field has continued to expand and break new ground. In this all-new volume, James R. Lewis and Inga B. Tøllefsen bring together established and rising scholars to address an expanded range of topics, covering traditional religious studies topics such as "scripture," "charisma," and "ritual," while also applying new theoretical approaches to NRM topics. Other chapters cover understudied topics in the field, such as the developmental patterns of NRMs and subcultural considerations in the study of NRMs. The first part of this book examines NRMs from a social-scientific perspective, particularly that of sociology. In the second section, the primary factors that have put the study of NRMs on the map, controversy and conflict, are considered. The third section investigates common themes within the field of NRMs, while the fourth examines the approaches that religious studies researchers have taken to NRMs. As NRM Studies has grown, subfields such as Esotericism, New Age Studies, and neo-Pagan Studies have grown as distinct and individual areas of study, and the final section of the book investigates these emergent fields.

Author : Felix Wilfred
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199329069

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The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia by Felix Wilfred Pdf

"This Handbook explores the world of Asian Christianity and its manifold expressions such as worship, theology, spirituality, inter-religious relations, interventions in society, and mission"--

Author : Gerald McDermott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199708857

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The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology by Gerald McDermott Pdf

Evangelical theology is a burgeoning field. Evangelicals have been growing in numbers and prominence worldwide, and the rise to academic prominence of evangelical historians, scripture scholars, ethicists, and theologians--many of whom have changed the face of their disciplines--has demonstrated the growing maturity of this movement's intellectual leaders. This volume surveys the state of the discipline on topics of greatest importance to evangelical theology. Each chapter has been written by a theologian or scholar who is widely recognized for his or her published work and is considered a leading thinker on that particular topic. The authors critically assess the state of the question, from both classical and evangelical traditions, and propose a future direction for evangelical thinking on the subject.

Author : Abigail Shinn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783319965772

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Conversion Narratives in Early Modern England by Abigail Shinn Pdf

This book is a study of English conversion narratives between 1580 and 1660. Focusing on the formal, stylistic properties of these texts, it argues that there is a direct correspondence between the spiritual and rhetorical turn. Furthermore, by focusing on a comparatively early period in the history of the conversion narrative the book charts for the first time writers’ experimentation and engagement with rhetorical theory before the genre’s relative stabilization in the 1650s. A cross confessional study analyzing work by both Protestant and Catholic writers, this book explores conversion’s relationship with reading; the links between conversion, eloquence, translation and trope; the conflation of spiritual movement with literal travel; and the use of the body as a site for spiritual knowledge and proof.

Author : John Arnold
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199582136

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The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Christianity by John Arnold Pdf

This volume brings together the latest scholarship on the beliefs, practices, and institutions of the Christian Church between 400 and 1500 AD. The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Christianity is about the beliefs, practices, and institutions of the Roman Church between 400 and 1500AD, and brings together in one volume a host of cutting-edge analysis. The book does not primarily provide a chronological narrative, but rather seeks to demonstrate the variety, change, and complexity of religion across this long period, and the numerous different ways in which modern scholarship can approach it. It presents the work of thirty academic authors, from the US, the UK, and Europe, addressing topics that range from early medieval monasticism to late medieval mysticism, from the material wealth of the Church to the spiritual exercises through which certain believers might attempt to improve their souls. Each chapter tells a story, but seeks also to ask how and why "Christianity" took on a particular shape at a particular moment, paying attention to both the spiritual and otherwordly aspects of religion, and the very material and political contexts in which they were often embedded. The book aims to be an indispensable guide to future discussion in the field--Publisher description.

Author : David Thomas Orique,Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens,Virginia Garrard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190058852

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The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity by David Thomas Orique,Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens,Virginia Garrard Pdf

By 2025, Latin America's population of observant Christians will be the largest in the world. Nonetheless, studies examining the exponential growth of global Christianity tend to overlook this region, focusing instead on Africa and Asia. Research on Christianity in Latin America provides a core point of departure for understanding the growth and development of Christianity in the "Global South." In The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity an interdisciplinary contingent of scholars examines Latin American Christianity in all of its manifestations from the colonial to the contemporary period. The essays here provide an accessible background to understanding Christianity in Latin America. Spanning the era from indigenous and African-descendant people's conversion to and transformation of Catholicism during the colonial period through the advent of Liberation Theology in the 1960s and conversion to Pentecostalism and Charismatic Catholicism, The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity is the most complete introduction to the history and trajectory of this important area of modern Christianity.

Author : Heinz Streib,Christopher F. Silver,Rosina-Martha Csöff,Barbara Keller,Ralph W. Hood
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647604398

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Deconversion by Heinz Streib,Christopher F. Silver,Rosina-Martha Csöff,Barbara Keller,Ralph W. Hood Pdf

This book presents case studies and empirical data of a phenomenon which increasingly gains popularity in Western societies: deconversion. There is, the authors argue, no better word than deconversion to describe processes of disengagement from religious orientations because these have much in common with conversion. Termination of membership may eventually be the final step of deconversion, but it involves biographical and psychological dynamics which can and need to be reconstructed by qualitative approaches and analyzed by quantitative instruments.In the Bielefeld-based Cross-Cultural Study on Deconversion disengagement processes from a variety of religious backgrounds in the USA and in Germany were examined, ranging from well-established religious organizations to new religious and fundamentalist groups. Nearly 1,200 persons participated in thestudy and were interviewed from 2002 to 2005. In the focus of the study are 100 deconverts from the USA and from Germany who were examined with narrative interviews, faith development interviews and an extensive questionnaire. For case study elaboration, the study followed a research design with an innovative triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data. Four chapters, corresponding to four types of deconversion, present 21 case studies. The highlights of the research project are new data on spirituality – the deconverts in particular appear to prefer a »more spiritual than religious« self-identification – and in-depth analyses of a variety of deconversion narratives with special focus on personality factors, motivation, attitudes, religious development, psychological well-being and growth, religious fundamentalism and right-wing authoritarianism. The results of this project which was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft are of special relevance for counselling and pastoral care, for religious education and for people concerned with administration and management of religious groups and churches, but also for a wider audience interested in contemporary changes in the religious fields in the USA and Germany.

Author : Charles E. Farhadian
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781405182485

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Introducing World Christianity by Charles E. Farhadian Pdf

This interdisciplinary introduction offers students a truly global overview of the worldwide spread and impact of Christianity. It is enriched throughout by detailed historic and ethnographic material, showing how broad themes within Christianity have been adopted and adapted by Christian denominations within each major region of the world. Provides a comprehensive overview of the spread and impact of world Christianity Contains studies from every major region of the world, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, the North Atlantic, and Oceania Brings together an international team of contributors from history, sociology, and anthropology, as well as religious studies Examines the significant social, cultural, and political transformations in contemporary societies brought about through the influence of Christianity Discusses Protestant, Evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox forms of the faith Features useful maps and illustrations Combines broader discussions with detailed regional analysis, creating an invaluable introduction to world Christianity

Author : Matthew Thiessen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199793679

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Contesting Conversion by Matthew Thiessen Pdf

Winner of the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise Matthew Thiessen offers a nuanced and wide-ranging study of the nature of Jewish thought on Jewishness, circumcision, and conversion. Examining texts from the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and early Christianity, he gives a compelling account of the various forms of Judaism from which the early Christian movement arose. Beginning with analysis of the Hebrew Bible, Thiessen argues that there is no evidence that circumcision was considered to be a rite of conversion to Israelite religion. In fact, circumcision, particularly the infant circumcision practiced within Israelite and early Jewish society, excluded from the covenant those not properly descended from Abraham. In the Second Temple period, many Jews began to subscribe to a definition of Jewishness that enabled Gentiles to become Jews. Other Jews, such as the author of Jubilees, found this definition problematic, reasserting a strictly genealogical conception of Jewish identity. As a result, some Gentiles who underwent conversion to Judaism in this period faced criticism because of their suspect genealogy. Thiessen's examination of the way in which Jews in the Second Temple period perceived circumcision and conversion allows a deeper understanding of early Christianity. Contesting Conversion shows that careful attention to a definition of Jewishness that was based on genealogical descent has crucial implications for understanding the variegated nature of early Christian mission to the Gentiles in the first century C.E.

Author : Ines G. Županov
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1153 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190639631

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The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits by Ines G. Županov Pdf

This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.

Author : Laura Lunger Knoppers
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191669422

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The Oxford Handbook of Literature and the English Revolution by Laura Lunger Knoppers Pdf

This Handbook offers a comprehensive introduction and thirty-seven new essays by an international team of literary critics and historians on the writings generated by the tumultuous events of mid-seventeenth-century England. Unprecedented events-civil war, regicide, the abolition of monarchy, proscription of episcopacy, constitutional experiment, and finally the return of monarchy-led to an unprecedented outpouring of texts, including new and transformed literary genres and techniques. The Handbook provides up-to-date scholarship on current issues as well as historical information, textual analysis, and bibliographical tools to help readers understand and appreciate the bold and indeed revolutionary character of writing in mid-seventeenth-century England. The volume is innovative in its attention to the literary and aesthetic aspects of a wide range of political and religious writing, as well as in its demonstration of how literary texts register the political pressures of their time. Opening with essential contextual chapters on religion, politics, society, and culture, the largely chronological subsequent chapters analyse particular voices, texts, and genres as they respond to revolutionary events. Attention is given to aesthetic qualities, as well as to bold political and religious ideas, in such writers as James Harrington, Marchamont Nedham, Thomas Hobbes, Gerrard Winstanley, John Lilburne, and Abiezer Coppe. At the same time, the revolutionary political context sheds new light on such well-known literary writers as John Milton, Andrew Marvell, Robert Herrick, Henry Vaughan, William Davenant, John Dryden, Lucy Hutchinson, Margaret Cavendish, and John Bunyan. Overall, the volume provides an indispensable guide to the innovative and exciting texts of the English Revolution and reevaluates its long-term cultural impact.

Author : H. Newton Malony,Samuel Southard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0891350861

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Handbook of Religious Conversion by H. Newton Malony,Samuel Southard Pdf