Author: Frederick George Bailey
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845455125
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans who exploit the faith of others. Examining two unquestionable malignancies of "the Christian Right" in present-day politics in the United States and the "secular religion" of Hitler's National Socialism, as well as the third, more complex case of Gandhi, the author asserts that we need religion, but we also need to make sure it does no harm.
God-botherers and Other True Believers
Author: Frederick George Bailey
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845455125
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans who exploit the faith of others. Examining two unquestionable malignancies of "the Christian Right" in present-day politics in the United States and the "secular religion" of Hitler's National Socialism, as well as the third, more complex case of Gandhi, the author asserts that we need religion, but we also need to make sure it does no harm.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845455125
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans who exploit the faith of others. Examining two unquestionable malignancies of "the Christian Right" in present-day politics in the United States and the "secular religion" of Hitler's National Socialism, as well as the third, more complex case of Gandhi, the author asserts that we need religion, but we also need to make sure it does no harm.
The anthropology of power, agency, and morality
Author: Victor de Munck
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526158248
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
The works of F. G. Bailey (1924–2020) provide a seminal template for good ethnography. Central to this is Bailey’s ability to conceptually connect the well-described micro-contexts of individual interactions to the macro-context of culture. Bailey’s core concerns – the tension between individual and collective interests, the will to power, and the dialectics of social forces which foster both collective solidarity as well as divisiveness and discontent – are themes of universal interest; the beauty of his work lies in his analyses of how these play out in local arenas between real people. His models provide nuanced, yet explicit road maps to analysing the different leadership styles of everyday people and contemporary leaders. This volume seeks to inspire new generations of anthropologists to revisit Bailey’s seminal texts, to help them navigate their way through the ethnographic thicket of their own research.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526158248
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
The works of F. G. Bailey (1924–2020) provide a seminal template for good ethnography. Central to this is Bailey’s ability to conceptually connect the well-described micro-contexts of individual interactions to the macro-context of culture. Bailey’s core concerns – the tension between individual and collective interests, the will to power, and the dialectics of social forces which foster both collective solidarity as well as divisiveness and discontent – are themes of universal interest; the beauty of his work lies in his analyses of how these play out in local arenas between real people. His models provide nuanced, yet explicit road maps to analysing the different leadership styles of everyday people and contemporary leaders. This volume seeks to inspire new generations of anthropologists to revisit Bailey’s seminal texts, to help them navigate their way through the ethnographic thicket of their own research.
Anthropos
Jaguars of the Dawn
Author: Emily Pierini
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789205654
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Brazilian Spiritualist Christian Order Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) is the place where the worlds of the living and the spirits merge and the boundaries between lives are regularly crossed. Drawing upon over a decade of extensive fieldwork in temples of the Amanhecer in Brazil and Europe, the author explores how mediums understand their experiences and how they learn to establish relationships with their spirit guides. She sheds light on the ways in which mediumistic development in the Vale do Amanhecer is used for therapeutic purposes and informs notions of body and self, of illness and wellbeing.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789205654
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Brazilian Spiritualist Christian Order Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) is the place where the worlds of the living and the spirits merge and the boundaries between lives are regularly crossed. Drawing upon over a decade of extensive fieldwork in temples of the Amanhecer in Brazil and Europe, the author explores how mediums understand their experiences and how they learn to establish relationships with their spirit guides. She sheds light on the ways in which mediumistic development in the Vale do Amanhecer is used for therapeutic purposes and informs notions of body and self, of illness and wellbeing.
2010
Author: Redaktion Osnabrück
Publisher: de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110230253
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Publisher: de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110230253
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
The Distinguishing Characters of True Believers
Author: Thomas Boston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Bibliographic Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
The Writers Directory
Crossing the Line of Faith
Author: Bill Hybels
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310865956
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Evangelism doesn't have to be frustrating or intimidating. We just need encouragement and direction. In Crossing the Line of Faith you will discover how to build spiritually strategic relationships, to direct conversations toward matters of faith, and to share biblical truths in everyday language. This easy-to-read book presents a blueprint for starting a spiritual epidemic of hope and enthusiasm for spreading the Gospel.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310865956
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Evangelism doesn't have to be frustrating or intimidating. We just need encouragement and direction. In Crossing the Line of Faith you will discover how to build spiritually strategic relationships, to direct conversations toward matters of faith, and to share biblical truths in everyday language. This easy-to-read book presents a blueprint for starting a spiritual epidemic of hope and enthusiasm for spreading the Gospel.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
Book Description