Sacred Causes
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Sacred Causes
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Author : Michael Burleigh
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-03-17
Sacred Causes written by Michael Burleigh and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Religion categories.
Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape, in which religious belief was one way of reordering a world knocked off its axis, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of how religion has often been camouflaged by politics. All the bloody regimes and movements of the twentieth century are masterfully captured here, from Stalin's Soviet Union, Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy, and Franco's Spain through to the modern scourge of terrorism. Eloquently and persuasively combining an authoritative survey of history with a timely reminder of the dangers of radical secularism, Burleigh asks why no one foresaw the religious implications of massive Third World immigration, and he deftly investigates what are now driving calls for a civic religion to counter the terrorist threats that have so shocked the West.
God On Campus
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Author : Trent Sheppard
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-09
God On Campus written by Trent Sheppard and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09 with Religion categories.
God on Campus traces a remarkable legacy of spiritual awakening that stretches from the founding of the earliest colleges in the United States to a global movement of nonstop student prayer spreading across campuses today. This is a book to help you remember your roots' Trent Sheppard writes' ordinary people like you and me - - bold and timid' brilliant and insecure' disillusioned and dangerous' ambitious and naive' holy and fallen' fearless and afraid - - people who prayed' people who conspired together with their friends in faith and action' people who believed their lives could actually help shape the unfolding narrative of history. From the establishment of early American campuses during the Great Awakening to the rapidly spreading collegiate movements of the twenty - first century' Sheppard shows how students can integrate their passion in prayer with practical Christ - like living in culture. The goal' he explains' is not for us to abandon our studies in economics or education and all become preachers instead. The goal is to live like Jesus in the very soul of society.
Sacred Causes
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Author : Michael Burleigh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Sacred Causes written by Michael Burleigh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Europe categories.
Darwin S Sacred Cause
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Author : Adrian Desmond
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2014-11-11
Darwin S Sacred Cause written by Adrian Desmond and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An “arresting” and deeply personal portrait that “confront[s] the touchy subject of Darwin and race head on” (The New York Times Book Review). It’s difficult to overstate the profound risk Charles Darwin took in publishing his theory of evolution. How and why would a quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, produce one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Drawing on a wealth of manuscripts, family letters, diaries, and even ships’ logs, Adrian Desmond and James Moore have restored the moral missing link to the story of Charles Darwin’s historic achievement. Nineteenth-century apologists for slavery argued that blacks and whites had originated as separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin, however, believed that the races belonged to the same human family. Slavery was therefore a sin, and abolishing it became Darwin’s sacred cause. His theory of evolution gave a common ancestor not only to all races, but to all biological life. This “masterful” book restores the missing moral core of Darwin’s evolutionary universe, providing a completely new account of how he came to his shattering theories about human origins (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It will revolutionize your view of the great naturalist. “An illuminating new book.” —Smithsonian “Compelling . . . Desmond and Moore aptly describe Darwin’s interaction with some of the thorniest social and political issues of the day.” —Wired “This exciting book is sure to create a stir.” —Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, and author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging
God On Campus
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Author : Trent Sheppard
language : en
Publisher: IVP Books
Release Date : 2009-11-25
God On Campus written by Trent Sheppard and has been published by IVP Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-25 with Religion categories.
Trent Sheppard explores historical turning points as they've intersected college students in prayer. From the establishment of early American campuses during the Great Awakening, to the parachurch movement in the mid-twentieth century, to the Campus America initiative to establish vital praying communities on every campus in the United States, Sheppard shows that students can participate in remarkable movements of God simply by being open to being moved.
The Sacred In The Modern World
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Author : Gordon Lynch
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-02-17
The Sacred In The Modern World written by Gordon Lynch and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-17 with Religion categories.
It is often claimed that we live in a secular age. But we do not live in a desacralized one. Sacred forms—whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise—continue to shape social life in the modern world, giving rise to powerful emotions, polarized group identities, and even the very concept of moral society. Analyzing contemporary sacred forms is essential if we are to be able to make sense of the societies we live in and think critically about the effects of the sacred on our lives for good or ill. The Sacred in the Modern World is a major contribution to this task. Re-interpreting Durkheim's theory of the sacred, and drawing on the 'strong program' in cultural sociology, Gordon Lynch sets out a theory of the sacred that can be used by researchers across a range of humanities and social science disciplines. Using vividly drawn contemporary case material - including the abuse and neglect of children in Irish residential schools and the controversy over the BBC's decision not to air an appeal for aid for Gaza—the book demonstrates the value of this theoretical approach for social and cultural analysis. The key role of public media for the circulation and contestation of the sacred comes under close scrutiny. Adopting a critical stance towards sacred forms, Lynch reflects upon the ways in which sacred commitments can both serve as a moral resource for social life and legitimate horrifying acts of collective evil. He concludes by reflecting on how we might live thoughtfully and responsibility under the light and shadow that the sacred casts, asking whether society without the sacred is possible or desirable.
The Causes Of Religious Wars
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Author : Heather Selma Gregg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Causes Of Religious Wars written by Heather Selma Gregg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
(Cont.) It argues that religious violence is the result of specific interpretations of a religion's beliefs and scriptures, not the religions per se, and that violent interpretations of a religion are the product of individuals-usually religious leaders-who are grounded in specific circumstances. Therefore, in order to understand the conditions under which these violent interpretations of a religion occur, one needs to identify, first, who is interpreting the religion and by what authority; second, the social, political and economic circumstances surrounding these violent interpretations; and third, the believability of these interpretations by members of religious communities.
War On Sacred Grounds
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Author : Ron E. Hassner
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-15
War On Sacred Grounds written by Ron E. Hassner and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with Political Science categories.
Sacred sites offer believers the possibility of communing with the divine and achieving deeper insight into their faith. Yet their spiritual and cultural importance can lead to competition as religious groups seek to exclude rivals from practicing potentially sacrilegious rituals in the hallowed space and wish to assert their own claims. Holy places thus create the potential for military, theological, or political clashes, not only between competing religious groups but also between religious groups and secular actors. In War on Sacred Grounds, Ron E. Hassner investigates the causes and properties of conflicts over sites that are both venerated and contested; he also proposes potential means for managing these disputes. Hassner illustrates a complex and poorly understood political dilemma with accounts of the failures to reach settlement at Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif, leading to the clashes of 2000, and the competing claims of Hindus and Muslims at Ayodhya, which resulted in the destruction of the mosque there in 1992. He also addresses more successful compromises in Jerusalem in 1967 and Mecca in 1979. Sacred sites, he contends, are particularly prone to conflict because they provide valuable resources for both religious and political actors yet cannot be divided. The management of conflicts over sacred sites requires cooperation, Hassner suggests, between political leaders interested in promoting conflict resolution and religious leaders who can shape the meaning and value that sacred places hold for believers. Because a reconfiguration of sacred space requires a confluence of political will, religious authority, and a window of opportunity, it is relatively rare. Drawing on the study of religion and the study of politics in equal measure, Hassner's account offers insight into the often-violent dynamics that come into play at the places where religion and politics collide.
Reinventing The Sacred
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Author : Stuart A. Kauffman
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-11-29
Reinventing The Sacred written by Stuart A. Kauffman and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-29 with categories.
Consider the complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awesome to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the cell at a stroke, or to realize that it evolved with no Almighty Hand, but arose on its own in the c...
Politics And The Sacred
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Author : Harald Wydra
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Politics And The Sacred written by Harald Wydra and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Philosophy categories.
Argues that practices of the sacred have shaped the frames of modern secular politics.