Journal Of Religious Studies
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Author | : T.M. Luhrmann |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2020-10-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0691211981 |
The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.
Author | : Richard Kearney |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0231147899 |
Has the death of God paved the way for a new kind of religious project, a more responsible way to seek, sound, and love the things we call divine? This book explores this question and argues how by accepting that we know nothing about God, we can rediscover an absent holiness in our lives and reclaim an everyday divinity.
Author | : Robert A. Orsi |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0521883911 |
Informative and provocative, this book introduces readers to debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggests future research possibilities.
Author | : Todd A. Salzman |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Catholic health facilities |
ISBN | : 1647120713 |
A call to reform Catholic health care ethics, inspired by the teachings of Pope Francis
Author | : Norman Wirzba |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2021-10-14 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1316515648 |
This Sacred Life redescribes the meaning of this world and the value and purpose of human life within it.
Author | : Kirk Lougheed |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2020-09-17 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1350083550 |
For centuries, philosophers have addressed the ontological question of whether God exists. Most recently, philosophers have begun to explore the axiological question of what value impact, if any, God's existence has (or would have) on our world. This book brings together four prestigious philosophers, Michael Almeida, Travis Dumsday, Perry Hendricks and Graham Oppy, to present different views on the axiological question about God. Each contributor expresses a position on axiology, which is then met with responses from the remaining contributors. This structure makes for genuine discussion and developed exploration of the key issues at stake, and shows that the axiological question is more complicated than it first appears. Chapters explore a range of relevant issues, including the relationship between Judeo-Christian theism and non-naturalist alternatives such as pantheism, polytheism, and animism/panpsychism. Further chapters consider the attitudes and emotions of atheists within the theism conversation, and develop and evaluate the best arguments for doxastic pro-theism and doxastic anti-theism. Of interest to those working on philosophy of religion, theism and ethics, this book presents lively accounts of an important topic in an exciting and collaborative way, offered by renowned experts in this area.
Author | : Alexander Chow |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2021-07-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3030730697 |
This volume explores Chinese Christianity—or Chinese Christianities—in a variety of forms and expressions, including those from outside the geopolitical boundaries of mainland China. Advancing a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese churches, the essays collected here engage many historical, sociological, cultural, and theological contingencies. The collection includes historical discussions of the early-20th-century encounters of Protestant and Catholic missionaries in China and the rise of Christianity among Malaysian Chinese and British Chinese communities. Essays examine the thinking of K. H. Ting (or Ding Guangxun), often remembered for his leadership in the Three-Self Patriotic Movement in the 1980s–90s, by revisiting his earlier theology and approach to the Bible in the 1930s–50s. These retrospectives give way to contemporary explorations into how Chinese churches negotiate their urban identities amidst the complexities of globalization in Chengdu and Shanghai, as well as in Vancouver, Canada. Taken as a whole, this collection offers close examinations into various aspects of Chinese Christianity’s complex picture, helping readers to recognize the many shades and colors of the global Chinese Church.
Author | : John Richard Bowen |
Publisher | : Allyn & Bacon |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
A collection of readings designed to accompany the editor's text, Religions in Practice; An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion . Articles from leading journals of anthropological research provide a sampler of current concerns and findings regarding religion and ritual throughout the world. The
Author | : William E. Deal |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780415966382 |
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
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