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Southern Civil Religions

Author : Arthur Remillard
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820336858
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Southern Civil Religions written by Arthur Remillard and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Lost Cause gave white southerners a new collective identity anchored in the stories, symbols, and rituals of the defeated Confederacy. Historians have used the idea of civil religion to explain how this powerful memory gave the white South a unique sense of national meaning, purpose, and destiny. The civil religious perspectives of everyone else, meanwhile, have gone unnoticed. Arthur Remillard fills this void by investigating the civil religious discourses of a wide array of people and groups—blacks and whites, men and women, northerners and southerners, Democrats and Republicans, as well as Catholics, Protestants, and Jews. Focusing on the Wiregrass Gulf South region—an area covering north Florida, southwest Georgia, and southeast Alabama—Remillard argues that the Lost Cause was but one civil religious topic among many. Even within the white majority, civil religious language influenced a range of issues, such as progress, race, gender, and religious tolerance. Moreover, minority groups developed sacred values and beliefs that competed for space in the civil religious landscape.

Ethics, Religion, and the Good Society

Author : Joseph Runzo
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664252854
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book Ethics, Religion, and the Good Society written by Joseph Runzo and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People living in a pluralistic age are aware of diversity among themselves and consider it both natural and enriching for humankind. However, there are many disagreements that create ethical questions on the nature of human good, religion and public morality, and more. Joseph Runzo, with the help of a diverse group of contributors, skillfully deals with these ethical issues.

Good Society

Author : Robert Bellah
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307787923
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Good Society written by Robert Bellah and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE GOOD SOCIETY examines how many of our institutions- from the family to the government itself- fell from grace, and offers concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

Society Without God

Author : Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814797237
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Society Without God written by Phil Zuckerman and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are lawyers, by their very nature, agents of the state, of capital, of institutions of power? Or are there ways in which they can work constructively or transformatively for the disempowered, the working class, the underprivileged? Lawyers in a Postmodern World explores how lawyers actively create the forms of power which they and others deploy. Through engaging case studies, the book examines how lawyers work within and for powerful institutions and provides suggestions--both general and practical--for ways in which the practice of law can be made to work with and for the powerless. Individuals chapters address such subjects as the contradictions of radical law practice; legal work in South Africa; the economics and politics of negotiating justice; feminist legal scholarship and women's gendered lives; the overlapping worlds of law, business, and politics; theories of legal practice; and how lawyers are constitutive of gender relations. Contributing to the book are Maureen Cain (University of West Indies), Yves Dezalay (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France), Martha Fineman (Columbia University), Sue Lees (University of North London), Doreen McBarnet (Wolfson College, Oxford), Frank Munger (SUNY, Buffalo), Wilfried Scharf (University of Cape Town), Stuart Scheingold (University of Washington), David Sugarman (Lancaster University), and Sally Wheeler (University of Nottingham).

Religion in Society

Author : Ronald L. Johnstone
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317344545
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Religion in Society written by Ronald L. Johnstone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For junior/senior-level courses in Religion and Society in departments of Sociology and Religious Studies. Using an unbiased, balanced approach, the 8th edition of this text puts religion in its social context by discussing the impact of society on religion and helps students understand the role and function of religion in society that occur regardless of anyone's claims about the truth or falsity of religious systems.

Religion, Culture & Society

Author : Andrew Singleton
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 147390448X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Culture & Society written by Andrew Singleton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The reader is taken on a global exploration of the forms and diversities of religions and their social and cultural contexts... It is up to the minute in research and theory, and comfortably grounded in the traditions of the social explanation of things religious and spiritual." - Gary Bouma AM, Monash University "Tells how sociology of religion originated in the work of key nineteenth and twentieth century theorists and then brings the story into the present era of globalization, hybrid spirituality, and the Internet. Students of religion will find this an engaging and informative survey of the field." - Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University "It considers the ‘big questions’ - What is religion? How is religion changing in a modern world? What is the future of religion? – and addresses them through tangible case studies and observations of contemporary life. Its global perspective reflects the breadth, diversity and vibrancy of this field." - Sylvia Collins-Mayo, Kingston University This is a rich and dynamic introduction to the varieties of religious life and the central issues in the sociology of religion today. It leads the reader through the key ideas and main debates within the field as well as offering in-depth descriptions and analysis of topics such as secularization, fundamentalism, Pentecostal Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, atheism, ‘The spiritual marketplace’, digital religion and new religions like Wicca. Emphasising religion as a global phenomenon, examining especially the ways in which globalization has had an impact on everyday religious life, Singleton has created an illuminating text suitable for students in a wide range of courses looking at religion as a social and cultural phenomenon.

When I Was A Child I Read Books

Author : Marilynne Robinson
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0748129367
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book When I Was A Child I Read Books written by Marilynne Robinson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the magnificent, award-winning novels GILEAD, HOME and LILA comes this wonderful, heart-warming collection of essays about reading. 'Grace and intelligence ...[her work] defines universal truths about what it means to be human' Barack Obama Marilynne Robinson is not only a writer of sharp, subtly moving fiction, but also a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In this luminous collection she returns to the themes which have preoccupied her bestselling novels: the place literature has in life, the role of faith in modern living, the contradictions inherent in human nature. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as one of our best-loved writers.

Debating the Good Society

Author : Andrew Bard Schmookler
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262264532
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (645 download)

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Download or read book Debating the Good Society written by Andrew Bard Schmookler and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999-05-13 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war incontemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is goodsocial order to be achieved? Through the ingenious means of a fictional Internet conversation among two dozen or so Americans from various walks of life and every shade of the ideological spectrum, Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war in contemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is good social order to be achieved? Traditionalists and conservatives, who tend to view human nature as inherently sinful, argue that good order must be imposed from above, by parental authority and ruling powers, by the forces of law and tradition, and, ultimately, by God. Counterculturalists and liberals, who tend to believe in the inherent goodness of human nature, claim that well-supported children will develop into well-ordered adults and that adults empowered to make their own choices will form a healthy, well-ordered society. These opposing visions underlie a host of current controversies, including philosophies of child-rearing and education, social and political policy, sexual morality, and the evolution-creation debate. By exposing the limitations of both points of view, Andrew Bard Schmookler shows how the culture war presents a challenge to all Americans. This challenge is to integrate the half-truths advanced by both sides into a higher wisdom, one that promises to take the American experiment—to see whether humans can enjoy both the blessings of liberty and the fruits of good order—to the next level of its evolution, toward which it has been straining for the better part of a century.

Religion, Politics, Society, and the State

Author : Jonathan Fox
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199949236
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Politics, Society, and the State written by Jonathan Fox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the role of religion in politics in several distinctive ways. Most books on religion and politics tend to have a narrow focus - usually on a single country or region or, alternatively, on a limited aspect of religion's influence on politics such as secularism, conflict,terror, or state policy. This book, in contrast, takes a wider perspective. First, and perhaps most importantly, it recognizes and emphasizes that religion interacts with politics on multiple levels. These influences may be divided into the influence of the state and the influence of society onpolitics. Second, this volume covers multiple countries in major world regions. The chapters cover the United States, Israel, Turkey, North Africa, and Western Europe, and two chapters include information from the entire world.Although this book will be of interest to scholars, its wide coverage of different topics, relevant theories, and different world regions also makes it excellent as a textbook for a survey course on religion and politics. All of the contributors have published extensively in prominent refereedjournals on the topic of religion and politics, adding to the scholarly authoritativeness of the volume and its desirability as a textbook written by recognized experts.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society

Author : William H. Swatos
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780761989561
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religion and Society written by William H. Swatos and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1998 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the new millennium approaches, the sacred and profane interface, conflict, and intermingle in novel ways. The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society provides a guide map for these developments. From succinct, brief notes to essay-length entries, it covers world religions, religious perspectives on political and social issues, and religious leaders and scholars -- present and past -- in the United States and the world. This comprehensive volume is an essential reference for studies in the anthropology, psychology, politics, and sociology of religion. Topics include: abortion, adolescence, African-American religious experience, anthropology of religion, Buddhism, commitment, conversion, definition of religion, ecology movement, Emile Durkheim, ethnicity, fundamentalism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, new religious movements, organization, parish, Talcott Parsons, racism, research methods, Roman Catholicism, sexism, Unification Church, Max Weber, and many others.

Rulers, Religion, and Riches

Author : Jared Rubin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110703681X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Rulers, Religion, and Riches written by Jared Rubin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to explain the political and religious factors leading to the economic reversal of fortunes between Europe and the Middle East.

Religion in the Neoliberal Age

Author : Dr Tuomas Martikainen
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 140947335X
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Religion in the Neoliberal Age written by Dr Tuomas Martikainen and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, together with a complementary volume 'Religion in Consumer Society', focuses on religion, neoliberalism and consumer society; offering an overview of an emerging field of research in the study of contemporary religion. Claiming that we are entering a new phase of state-religion relations, the editors examine how this is historically anchored in modernity but affected by neoliberalization and globalization of society and social life. Seemingly distant developments, such as marketization and commoditization of religion as well as legalization and securitization of social conflicts, are transforming historical expressions of 'religion' and 'religiosity' yet these changes are seldom if ever understood as forming a coherent, structured and systemic ensemble. 'Religion in the Neoliberal Age' includes an extensive introduction framing the research area, and linking it to existing scholarship, before looking at four key issues: 1. How changes in state structures have empowered new modes of religious activity in welfare production and the delivery of a range of state services; 2. How are religion-state relations transforming under the pressures of globalization and neoliberalism; 3. How historical churches and their administrations are undergoing change due to structural changes in society, and what new forms of religious body are emerging; 4. How have law and security become new areas for solving religious conflicts. Outlining changes in both the political-institutional and cultural spheres, the contributors offer an international overview of developments in different countries and state of the art representation of religion in the new global political economy.

Religion and Society in T'ang and Sung China

Author : Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824815127
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Society in T'ang and Sung China written by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The T'ang (618-907) and Sung (960-1279) dynasties were times of great change in China. The economy flourished, the population doubled, printing led to a great increase in the availability of books, Buddhism became a fully sinicized religion penetrating deeply into ordinary life. This volume represents a collaborative effort of nine scholars of Chinese religion, history, and thought to begin addressing the question of how changes in the religions of the Chinese people were implicated in the momentous social and cultural changes of this period.

Death, Trust, & Society

Author : Lionel Rothkrug
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781556435515
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Death, Trust, & Society written by Lionel Rothkrug and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A cross-cultural study of how religious practices--particular attitudes toward the dead seen in funerary rites, mortuary practices, and pilgrimage patterns-- have influenced the formation of cultural identity and social structures throughout world history"--Provided by the publisher.

Religion in Society

Author : Ronald L. Johnstone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Religion in Society written by Ronald L. Johnstone and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building the Good Society

Author : Lloyd J. Dumas
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838676295
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Building the Good Society written by Lloyd J. Dumas and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In six interconnected essays, leading political economist Lloyd J. Dumas presents a pragmatic alternative view of a society that is capable of maximizing individual freedoms and producing sustained prosperity while preserving socially responsible behavior.

Covenant and Conversation

Author : Jonathan Sacks
Publisher : Maggid
ISBN 13 : 9781592640218
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Covenant and Conversation written by Jonathan Sacks and published by Maggid. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of his long-anticipated five-volume collection of parashat hashavua commentaries, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks explores these intersections as they relate to universal concerns of freedom, love, responsibility, identity, and destiny. Chief Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy, and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under Gods sovereignty. Erudite and eloquent, Covenant Conversation allows us to experience Chief Rabbi Sacks sophisticated approach to life lived in an ongoing dialogue with the Torah.