When Religion Matters

Author : Prothero, Stephen
Publisher : W.W. Norton & Company
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780393422047

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Religion Matters by Prothero, Stephen Pdf

A religion is a system of stories, and there is no better way to engage with the worldÕs religions than through the stories that animate their beliefs and practices. Through the exploration of these ancient stories and contemporary practices, Stephen Prothero, a New York TimesÐbestselling author and gifted storyteller, helps students better grasp the role of religion in our fractured world and to develop greater religious literacy. Videos and an award-winning adaptive learning tool, InQuizitive, further engage students and help them master core objectives and develop their own religious literacy.

Author : Huston Smith
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780061756245

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Why Religion Matters by Huston Smith Pdf

Huston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The World's Religions, delivers a passionate, timely message: The human spirit is being suffocated by the dominant materialistic worldview of our times. Smith champions a society in which religion is once again treasured and authentically practiced as the vital source of human wisdom.

Author : Paul Babie,Rick Sarre
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811524899

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Religion Matters by Paul Babie,Rick Sarre Pdf

This book draws together leaders in science, the health sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences to investigate the role of religion, its meaning and relevance, for their area of specialization. It provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the way in which religion operates within the modern, neo-liberal world. The book approaches the topic by way of a critical engagement between religion, broadly defined, and the individual disciplines in which each of the contributors is expert. Rather than simply taking the dogmatic position that religion offers something to every possible discipline, each of the chapters in this collection addresses the question: is there something that religion can offer to the discipline in question? That is the value of the book – it takes a truly critical stance on the place of religion in contemporary society.

Author : William A. Mirola,Michael O. Emerson,Susanne C Monahan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317344506

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Religion Matters by William A. Mirola,Michael O. Emerson,Susanne C Monahan Pdf

Religion Matters: What Sociology Teaches Us About Religion in Our World is organized around the biggest questions that arrise in the field of sociology of religion.This is a new text for the sociology of religion course. Instead of surveying this field systematically, the text focuses on the major questions that generate the most discussion and debate in the sociology of religion field.

Author : Krista Tippett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0143113186

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Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett Pdf

A thought-provoking, original appraisal of the meaning of religion by the host of public radio's On Being Krista Tippett, widely becoming known as the Bill Moyers of radio, is one of the country's most intelligent and insightful commentators on religion, ethics, and the human spirit. With this book, she draws on her own life story and her intimate conversations with both ordinary and famous figures, including Elie Wiesel, Karen Armstrong, and Thich Nhat Hanh, to explore complex subjects like science, love, virtue, and violence within the context of spirituality and everyday life. Her way of speaking about the mysteries of life-and of listening with care to those who endeavor to understand those mysteries--is nothing short of revolutionary.

Author : Christine Schliesser,S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana,Pauline Kollontai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000167535

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On the Significance of Religion in Conflict and Conflict Resolution by Christine Schliesser,S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana,Pauline Kollontai Pdf

In this ground-breaking volume, the authors analyze the role of religion in conflict and conflict resolution. They do so from the perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while bringing different disciplines into play, including peace and conflict studies, religious studies, theology, and ethics. With much of current academic, political, and public attention focusing on the conflictive dimensions of religion, this book also explores the constructive resources of religion for conflict resolution and reconciliation. Analyzing the specific contributions of religious actors in this field, their potentials and possible problems connected with them, this book sheds light on the concrete contours of the oftentimes vague “religious factor” in processes of social change. Case studies in current and former settings of violent conflict such as Israel, post-genocide Rwanda, and Pakistan provide “real-life” contexts for discussion. Combining cutting-edge research with case studies and concrete implications for academics, policy makers, and practitioners, this concise and easily accessible volume helps to build bridges between these oftentimes separated spheres of engagement. The Open Access version of this book, available at: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003002888, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Christian Smith
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691191645

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Religion by Christian Smith Pdf

A groundbreaking new theory of religion Religion remains an important influence in the world today, yet the social sciences are still not adequately equipped to understand and explain it. This book advances an innovative theory of religion that goes beyond the problematic theoretical paradigms of the past. Drawing on the philosophy of critical realism and personalist social theory, Christian Smith explores why humans are religious in the first place—uniquely so as a species—and offers an account of secularization and religious innovation and persistence that breaks the logjam in which religious scholarship has been stuck for so long. Certain to stimulate debate and inspire promising new avenues of scholarship, Religion features a wealth of illustrations and examples that help to make its concepts accessible to readers. This superbly written book brings sound theoretical thinking to a perennially thorny subject, and a new vitality and focus to its study.

Author : David Morgan
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781469662848

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The Thing about Religion by David Morgan Pdf

Common views of religion typically focus on the beliefs and meanings derived from revealed scriptures, ideas, and doctrines. David Morgan has led the way in radically broadening that framework to encompass the understanding that religions are fundamentally embodied, material forms of practice. This concise primer shows readers how to study what has come to be termed material religion—the ways religious meaning is enacted in the material world. Material religion includes the things people wear, eat, sing, touch, look at, create, and avoid. It also encompasses the places where religion and the social realities of everyday life, including gender, class, and race, intersect in physical ways. This interdisciplinary approach brings religious studies into conversation with art history, anthropology, and other fields. In the book, Morgan lays out a range of theories, terms, and concepts and shows how they work together to center materiality in the study of religion. Integrating carefully curated visual evidence, Morgan then applies these ideas and methods to case studies across a variety of religious traditions, modeling step-by-step analysis and emphasizing the importance of historical context. The Thing about Religion will be an essential tool for experts and students alike. Two free, downloadable course syllabi created by the author are available online.

Author : Theodore PARKER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020775085

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A Discourse of matters pertaining to Religion by Theodore PARKER Pdf

Author : DAVID. LAYCOCK,Joseph Laycock,Natasha Mikles
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 039354320X

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Religion Matters Reader by DAVID. LAYCOCK,Joseph Laycock,Natasha Mikles Pdf

The Religion Matters Reader is an innovative (and inexpensive) complement to Stephen Prothero's pathbreaking and enormously teachable introductory text. The readings are accessible, diverse, and tied to the organizing principles of RELIGION MATTERS. Each chapter includes five readings--problem/solution, technique, two exemplar readings, and a controversy. A rich teaching tool created by the same authors who created the text's supporting media resources.

Author : Bob Smietana
Publisher : Worthy Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 154600162X

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Reorganized Religion by Bob Smietana Pdf

"A superb examination of the future of Christian institutions.... A must-read for anyone invested in the fate of the American church." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) Uncover the ways the Christian church has changed in recent years--from the decline of the mainline denominations to the mega-churchification of American culture to the rise of the Nones and Exvaneglicals--and a hopeful reimagining of what the church might look like going forward. The United States is in the middle of an unprecedented spiritual, technological, demographic, political and social transformation-- moving from an older, mostly white, mostly Protestant, religion-friendly society to a younger diverse, multiethnic, pluralistic culture, where no one faith group will have the advantage. At the same time, millions of Americans are abandoning organized religion altogether in favor of disorganized disbelief. Reorganized Religion is an in-depth and critical look at why people are leaving American churches and what we lose as a society as it continues. But it also accepts the dismantling of what has come before and try to help readers reinvent the path forward. This book looks at the future of organized religion in America and outline the options facing churches and other faith groups. Will they retreat? Will they become irrelevant? Or will they find a new path forward? Written by veteran religion reporter Bob Smietana, Reorganized Religion is a journalistic look at the state of the American church and its future. It draws on polling data, interviews with experts, and reporting on how faith communities old and new are coping with the changing religious landscape, along with personal stories about how faith is lived in everyday life. It also profiles faith communities and leaders who are finding interesting ways to reimagine what church might look like in the future and discuss various ways we can reinvent this organization so it survives and thrives. The book also reflects the hope that perhaps people of faith can learn to become, if not friends with the larger culture, then at least better neighbors.

Author : John Bowker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107085114

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Why Religions Matter by John Bowker Pdf

John Bowker demonstrates why we need to examine both negative and positive aspects of religion to understand religion in the modern world.

Author : Huston Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 487187222X

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The World's Religions by Huston Smith Pdf

This book has seven basic chapters: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. These he calls the "Major Historical Religions." They all have sacred texts. This book was intended to be a brief survey without an in-depth analysis. A new section was added to The World's Religions. It is entitled "The Primal Religions." It describes a broad sweep of religions such as those practiced by the Australian Aborigines, by the Native American Indians of North and South America and the religions of the interior of Africa. Huston Smith's masterpiece explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the native traditions of Australia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Emphasizing the inner--rather than the institutional--dimension of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.

Author : Philip McDonagh,Kishan Manocha,John Neary,Lucia Vázquez Mendoza
Publisher : Religion Matters
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367514346

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On the Significance of Religion for Global Diplomacy by Philip McDonagh,Kishan Manocha,John Neary,Lucia Vázquez Mendoza Pdf

"What could it mean, in terms of strengthening multilateral diplomacy, if the UN, the OSCE, the European Union, and other regional diplomatic frameworks engaged more creatively with a religious perspective? In this ground-breaking volume it is argued that international organisations, backed by governments, can and should use their convening power to initiate new, multi-layered frameworks of engagement, inclusive of the representatives of religion. This can make multilateralism more fit-for-purpose and have a major impact over time on our planetary future. Divided into an introduction and six chapters, the topics covered include: Towards a culture of encounter inclusive of the world's religious traditions structural questions in 21st century diplomacy Knowing what we ought to know: the issues that face 21st century diplomacy Towards the global objective of a common peace for humanity understanding how change happens The diplomacy of the two standards the development of new frameworks of engagement A brief outline is offered of what an all-European initiative - an Agora for Europe - might look like if, in the 2020s, there were the political will to inaugurate a European regional process reflecting the orientation and methodology proposed in the book. Combining cutting-edge research and reflection with concrete recommendations for academics, religious actors, policy makers and practitioners, this concise and easily accessible volume helps to build bridges between these oftentimes separated spheres of engagement"--

Author : David Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0415481155

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Religion and Material Culture by David Morgan Pdf

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.