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Author: Ahror Rahmedov Publisher: Wingspan Press ISBN: 1595940278 Category : Face Languages : en Pages : 203
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In 1994, Ahror Rahmedov, a young medical student in Toshkent, Uzbekistan, was hit by rocket flare fired by a drunk at a wedding feast, andsuffered massive injuries to his face. He survived, only to find himself inside the very medical system that had been training him, where he was forced to bribe officials to get the proper medicines. In 1996, after living for two years with his destroyed face, still unable to speak, he came to the United States with the help of good samaritans in Seattle to begin a long and difficult round of reconstructive surgeries. Here he found his lost face and regained his faith. Today, he is an Engineering graduate student at UCLA.
Author: Ahror Rahmedov Publisher: Wingspan Press ISBN: 1595940278 Category : Face Languages : en Pages : 203
Book Description
In 1994, Ahror Rahmedov, a young medical student in Toshkent, Uzbekistan, was hit by rocket flare fired by a drunk at a wedding feast, andsuffered massive injuries to his face. He survived, only to find himself inside the very medical system that had been training him, where he was forced to bribe officials to get the proper medicines. In 1996, after living for two years with his destroyed face, still unable to speak, he came to the United States with the help of good samaritans in Seattle to begin a long and difficult round of reconstructive surgeries. Here he found his lost face and regained his faith. Today, he is an Engineering graduate student at UCLA.
Author: Christian Smith Dr William R Kenan Jr Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0198039972 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 358
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In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers are very involved in religion. Surveys reveal that 35% attend religious services weekly and another 15% attend at least monthly. 60% say that religious faith is important in their lives. 40% report that they pray daily. 25% say that they have been "born again." Teenagers feel good about the congregations they belong to. Some say that faith provides them with guidance and resources for knowing how to live well. What is going on in the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers? What do they actually believe? What religious practices do they engage in? Do they expect to remain loyal to the faith of their parents? Or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of a new, more authentic "spirituality"? This book attempts to answer these and related questions as definitively as possible. It reports the findings of The National Study of Youth and Religion, the largest and most detailed such study ever undertaken. The NYSR conducted a nationwide telephone survey of teens and significant caregivers, as well as nearly 300 in-depth face-to-face interviews with a sample of the population that was surveyed. The results show that religion and spirituality are indeed very significant in the lives of many American teenagers. Among many other discoveries, they find that teenagers are far more influenced by the religious beliefs and practices of their parents and caregivers than commonly thought. They refute the conventional wisdom that teens are "spiritual but not religious." And they confirm that greater religiosity is significantly associated with more positive adolescent life outcomes. This eagerly-awaited volume not only provides an unprecedented understanding of adolescent religion and spirituality but, because teenagers serve as bellwethers for possible future trends, it affords an important and distinctive window through which to observe and assess the current state and future direction of American religion as a whole.
Author: Barbara Brown Taylor Publisher: Canterbury Press ISBN: 1786220792 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 144
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The renowned Christian preacher and New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching world religions to undergraduates in Baptist-saturated rural Georgia, revealing how God delights in confounding our expectations. Christians are taught that God is everywhere--a tenet that is central to Barbara Brown Taylor's life and faith. In Holy Envy, she continues her spiritual journey, contemplating the myriad ways she encountered God while exploring other faiths with her students in the classroom, and on field trips to diverse places of worship. Both she and her students ponder how the knowledge and insights they have gained raise important questions about belief, and explore how different practices relate to their own faith. Inspired by this intellectual and spiritual quest, Barbara turns once again to the Bible for guidance, to see what secrets lay buried there. Throughout Holy Envy, Barbara weaves together stories from her classroom with reflections on how her own spiritual journey has been challenged and renewed by connecting with people of other traditions--and by meeting God in them. At the heart of her odyssey is her trust that it is God who pushes her beyond her comfortable boundaries and calls us to "disown" our privatised versions of the divine--a change that ultimately deepens her relationship with both the world and with God, and ours.
Author: Norman L. Geisler Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433581442 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 417
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To some, the concept of having faith in a higher power or a set of religious beliefs is nonsensical. Indeed, many view religion in general, and Christianity in particular, as unfounded and unreasonable. Norman Geisler and Frank Turek argue, however, that Christianity is not only more reasonable than all other belief systems, but is indeed more rational than unbelief itself. With conviction and clear thinking, Geisler and Turek guide readers through some of the traditional, tested arguments for the existence of a creator God. They move into an examination of the source of morality and the reliability of the New Testament accounts concerning Jesus. The final section of the book deals with a detailed investigation of the claims of Christ. This volume will be an interesting read for those skeptical about Christianity, as well as a helpful resource for Christians seeking to articulate a more sophisticated defense of their faith.
Author: Mucahit Bilici Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226922871 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 271
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The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the United States. Once practically invisible, they suddenly found themselves overexposed. By describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, Finding Mecca in America illuminates the growing relationship between Islam and American culture as Muslims find a homeland in America. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. In this book, Mucahit Bilici traces American Muslims’ progress from outsiders to natives and from immigrants to citizens. Drawing on the philosophies of Simmel and Heidegger, Bilici develops a novel sociological approach and offers insights into the civil rights activities of Muslim Americans, their increasing efforts at interfaith dialogue, and the recent phenomenon of Muslim ethnic comedy. Theoretically sophisticated, Finding Mecca in America is both a portrait of American Islam and a groundbreaking study of what it means to feel at home.
Author: Ralph Reed Publisher: ISBN: 9780684827582 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 330
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In controversial and uncompromising terms, Ralph Reed, director of the Christian Coalition--and the most eloquent and visible leader of the Christian Right--explains the organization's meteoric rise and forcefully articulates its agenda for transforming the nation. Addressing both religious and secular leaders, Reed explains the reasons for the movement's phenomenal success and charts its future, confidently predicting that it is here to stay.
Author: Ahror Rahmedov
Author: Ahror Rahmedov
Author: Christian Smith Dr William R Kenan Jr Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame
Author: Barbara Brown Taylor
Author: Norman L. Geisler
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Author: Cliffe Knechtle
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Author: Mucahit Bilici
Author: Ralph Reed