Author: Jon Butler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195333101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Jon Butler begins by describing the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization and traces the progress of religion in the colonies through the time of the American Revolution. He covers Protestants, Catholics and Jews, as well as the Native American religious experiences.
Author: Peter D. Bishop
Publisher: Little Brown and Company (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Author: Judith Weisenfeld
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479865850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
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"When Joseph Nathaniel Beckles registered for the draft in the 1942, he rejected the racial categories presented to him and persuaded the registrar to cross out the check mark she had placed next to Negro and substitute "Ethiopian Hebrew." "God did not make us Negroes," declared religious leaders in black communities of the early twentieth-century urban North. They insisted that so-called Negroes are, in reality, Ethiopian Hebrews, Asiatic Muslims, or raceless children of God. Rejecting conventional American racial classification, many black southern migrants and immigrants from the Caribbean embraced these alternative visions of black history, racial identity, and collective future, thereby reshaping the black religious and racial landscape. Focusing on the Moorish Science Temple, the Nation of Islam, Father Divine's Peace Mission Movement, and a number of congregations of Ethiopian Hebrews, Judith Weisenfeld argues that the appeal of these groups lay not only in the new religious opportunities membership provided, but also in the novel ways they formulated a religio-racial identity. Arguing that members of these groups understood their religious and racial identities as divinely-ordained and inseparable, the book examines how this sense of self shaped their conceptions of their bodies, families, religious and social communities, space and place, and political sensibilities. Weisenfeld draws on extensive archival research and incorporates a rich array of sources to highlight the experiences of average members."--Publisher's description.
Author: Winfried Corduan
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 1514002728
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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World religions are not merely abstract sets of doctrinal beliefs. They are embodied worldviews and practices lived out by real people around us. Encounters with these neighboring faiths often challenge our own beliefs and traditions, making us think more deeply about our faith commitments. For all who want to understand the religious faiths of their neighbors, Winfried Corduan offers an introduction to the religions of the world. This classic text covers major as well as lesser known religions, including Judaism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, African traditional religions, Native American religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Baha'i, Chinese popular religion, and Shinto and Japanese religions. Neighboring Faiths emphasizes not just formal religious teachings but also how each religion is practiced in daily life. Dozens of photographs, charts, and maps help illustrate how the faiths have developed and how they're lived out today. Corduan offers specific insights into what to expect from encounters with adherents of each religion and suggestions for how Christians can engage them in constructive dialogue. Each chapter offers lists of key points, ideas for term papers, and recommended resources to help students, instructors, and small groups go deeper. This third edition has been updated and revised throughout. The chapter on militant Islam is significantly revised to address more recent events and issues, and questions for reflection and discussion have been added to each chapter. Neighboring Faiths is an indispensable guide for Christians seeking an informed, empathetic perspective on different religions and the people who practice them.
Author: Peggy Fletcher Stack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948218764
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An attractive, sensitively written book that can help young children better understand their playmates and neighbors who may be of different faiths. Such an approach today helps ensure peace and cooperation tomorrow in our ever more diverse society. -Joan Brown Campbell General Secretary, National Council of Churches in Christ in the USA The concise, descriptive text and beautiful illustrations provide an informative and entertaining resource to help children-and adults-understand the diversity as well as the similarity of the world's religions. -Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States of America At long last, a book that simply and accurately introduces children to many of the world's religious traditions. Teachers now have a lively and beautiful new resource for making sure that learning about religions is an important part of elementary education. -Charles C. Haynes Senior Scholar, Freedom Forum First Amendment Center
Author: Vincent D. Rougeau
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190293268
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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What does it mean to be a Christian citizen of the United States today? This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behind American hegemony is the need to sustain economic growth and maintain social peace in the United States. This state of affairs raises important questions for Christians. In recent times, religious voices in American politics have taken on a moralistic stridency. Individual issues like abortion and same-sex marriage have been used to "guilt" many Christians into voting Republican or to discourage them from voting at all. Using Catholic social teaching as a point of departure, Rougeau argues that conservative American politics is driven by views of the individual and the state that are inconsistent with mainstream Catholic social thought. Without thinking more broadly about their religious traditions and how those traditions should inform their engagement with the modern world, it is unwise for Christians to think that pressing single issues is an appropriate way to actualize their faith commitments in the public realm. Rougeau offers concerned Christians new tools for a critical assessment of legal, political and social questions. He proceeds from the fundamental Christian premise of the God-given dignity of the human person, a dignity that can only be realized fully in community with others. This means that the Christian cannot simply focus on individual empowerment as 'freedom' but must also seek to nurture community participation and solidarity for all citizens. Rougeau demonstrates what happens when these ideas are applied to a variety of specific contemporary issues involving the family, economics, and race. He concludes by offering a new model of public engagement for Christians in the American Empire.
Author: John Lynch
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300183747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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This extraordinary book encompasses the time period from the first Christian evangelists' arrival in Latin America to the dictators of the late twentieth century. With unsurpassed knowledge of Latin American history, John Lynch sets out to explore the reception of Christianity by native peoples and how it influenced their social and religious lives as the centuries passed. As attentive to modern times as to the colonial period, Lynch also explores the extent to which Indian religion and ancestral ways survived within the new Christian culture.The book follows the development of religious culture over time by focusing on peak periods of change: the response of religion to the Enlightenment, the emergence of the Church from the wars of independence, the Romanization of Latin American religion as the papacy overtook the Spanish crown in effective control of the Church, the growing challenge of liberalism and the secular state, and in the twentieth century, military dictators' assaults on human rights. Throughout the narrative, Lynch develops a number of special themes and topics. Among these are the Spanish struggle for justice for Indians, the Church's position on slavery, the concept of popular religion as distinct from official religion, and the development of liberation theology.
Author: Stephanie P Curran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781524930257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: James Musker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781980791256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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This Could Be the Most Amazing Book You Have Ever Read!Is it true that a New World Religion is being formed?Is there really a group of leaders directing the course of society?How can we find out if there is a secret plan for humanity?The New World Religion and the Beliefs of the Elite reveals the hidden plan to create a new creed which will fit in with their Agenda for the 21st Century. The Elite are creating international movements aimed at unifying all the world's faiths and spiritual traditions.This thrilling expose is packed with unusual and interesting information, covering diverse topics such as the Economy, Politics, the Great Plan, Secret Societies, Numerology, 9/11, false flags, hoaxes and much more! Every page explains a new mystery, and uncovers their multi-generational indoctrination to bring about the New World Order.At the same time, it contains a searing critique of the occultism of the Luciferian elite, comparing it to Christian Theology, and throwing greater light on what the hidden government really believe. Beliefs such as Luciferianism, Freemasonry, Hermeticism, Islam, and Theosophy are explained and related to the groups involved in the multi-faith roll out of the One World Religion. It also covers the History of the main groups creating a comprehensive book which will keep the reader enthralled as it shows with persuasive evidence that a global conspiracy is underway.Once you can understand and relate the Beliefs of the Elite to the ultimate goals they are striving towards, the reasons for the apparent chaos in today's society will become clear. Could we be the last generation living in comparative normality before the shift occurs?The conclusions of The New World Religion and the Beliefs of the Elite are far reaching and vital to our overall understanding of the New World Order. We are heading for a truly frightening future!
Author: Gregory A. Barker
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 1570755736
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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What Jesus as his teachings mean to contemporary Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, and Christians in the context of their traditions and in their personal faith experiences.
