Flows of Faith

Flows of Faith
Author: Lenore Manderson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2012-02-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9400729316

Unique local transformations of the practice of established religions in Asia and the Pacific are juxtaposed with the emergence of new religious movements whose incidence is growing across the region. In Flows of Faith, the contributing authors take as their starting point questions of how religions manifest outside their cultural boundaries and provide the basis for new social identities, political movements and social transformations. With fresh insights into the globalization of beliefs, their local inflections, and their institutionalization, the authors explore how old and new religions work in different settings, and how their reception and membership challenge orthodox understandings of religion and culture. The chapters – set in Asia, the Pacific, Australia, and the US – illustrate the contrasts and commonalities of these belief systems, and their allegiances and networks in the region and beyond. They include new religious movements – Falun Gong, Brahma Kumaris, the Hare Krishna movement, based in East and South Asia with outreach posts in Australia and the U.S. – and established ‘old’ religions – Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam – that are revitalized and recreated in different settings and places. Flows of Faith describes the transnational reaches of faith. Religious practices and their local manifestations track the movement of peoples, through mission outreach, flight, migration, and pilgrimage. In each new setting, religions are shaped by and in turn shape political and cultural forces, proving that they are resilient and generative, originary and distinctive. The volume is a major contribution, providing readers with a fresh and creative approach into the living experience of religious communities in a contemporary globalised world.

Flow

Flow
Author: Vincent Lowry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2019-12-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781673400748

Flow - Poems of Faith is a spiritual journey about the sections of the New and Old Testament. Whether you are experiencing pain, anger, depression, loss, confusion, or change, you are invited to find God's peace and love with the poetry found in Flow. You are also encouraged after each poem to contribute your own God-inspired creativity with a poem, song, or prayer. Flow - Poems of Faith is Vincent Lowry's sixth book. His other works are American Vineyard, #LucysLetter - The Children of the Greenhouse Age, Surfing the Seconds, Dreams Reign Supreme, and Constellation Chronicles - The Lost Civilization of Aries.

Divided by Faith

Divided by Faith
Author: Michael O. Emerson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780195147070

Through a nationwide survey, the authors of this study conclude that US Evangelicals may actually be preserving the racial chasm, not through active racism, but because their theology hinders their ability to recognise systematic injustice.

The Faith of the Faithless

The Faith of the Faithless
Author: Simon Critchley
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1781681686

The return to religion has arguably become the dominant theme of contemporary culture. Somehow, the secular age seems to have been replaced by a new era where political action flows directly from theological, indeed cosmic, conflict. The Faith of the Faithless lays out the philosophical and political framework of this idea and seeks to find a way beyond it. Should we defend a version of secularism or quietly accept the slide into theism? Or is there another way?

An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
Author: Faith A. Morrison
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 945
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1107003539

"Why Study Fluid Mechanics? 1.1 Getting Motivated Flows are beautiful and complex. A swollen creek tumbles over rocks and through crevasses, swirling and foaming. A child plays with sticky tafy, stretching and reshaping the candy as she pulls it and twist it in various ways. Both the water and the tafy are fluids, and their motions are governed by the laws of nature. Our goal is to introduce the reader to the analysis of flows using the laws of physics and the language of mathematics. On mastering this material, the reader becomes able to harness flow to practical ends or to create beauty through fluid design. In this text we delve deeply into the mathematical analysis of flows, but before beginning, it is reasonable to ask if it is necessary to make this significant mathematical effort. After all, we can appreciate a flowing stream without understanding why it behaves as it does. We can also operate machines that rely on fluid behavior - drive a car for exam- 15 behavior? mathematical analysis. ple - without understanding the fluid dynamics of the engine, and we can even repair and maintain engines, piping networks, and other complex systems without having studied the mathematics of flow What is the purpose, then, of learning to mathematically describe fluid The answer to this question is quite practical: knowing the patterns fluids form and why they are formed, and knowing the stresses fluids generate and why they are generated is essential to designing and optimizing modern systems and devices. While the ancients designed wells and irrigation systems without calculations, we can avoid the wastefulness and tediousness of the trial-and-error process by using mathematical models"--

How Faith Works

How Faith Works
Author: Frederick K. C. Price
Publisher: Kenneth Copeland Publications
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1996
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780892749751

In this book, Frederick K.C. Price reveals from the Scriptures what faith actually is and the spiritual laws that cause faith to work in your life. These principles, when applied on a daily basis, will allow God to work supernaturally to bring the answers you need.

Living by Faith

Living by Faith
Author: Oswald Bayer
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2003-08-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802839879

"Living by faith" is much more than a general Christian precept; it is the fundamental posture of believers in a world rife with suffering and injustice. In this penetrating reflection on the meaning of "justification," Oswald Bayer shows how this key religious term provides a comprehensive horizon for discussing every aspect of Christian theology, from creation to the end times. Inspired by and interacting with Martin Luther, the great Christian thinker who grappled most intensely with the concept of justification, Bayer explores anew the full range of traditional dogmatics (sin, redemption, eschatology, and others), placing otherwise complex theological terms squarely within their proper milieu -- everyday life. In the course of his discussion, Bayer touches on such deep questions as the hidden nature of God, the hope for universal justice, the problem of evil, and -- one of the book's most engaging motifs -- Job's daring lawsuit with God.

Finding Faith

Finding Faith
Author: Brian D. McLaren
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2000-06-27
Genre: Apologetics
ISBN: 0310238382

Is there a God? - What might God be like? - What is the relationship between faith and certainty? - Can intelligent people believe in spiritual realities? - Why are there so many religions? - Is it possible to experience a relationship with God--and if so, how? If you've asked questions like these, you're in good company. From songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Jewel Kilcher to TV shows such as The X Files and Touched by an Angel, the media and the arts reflect postmodern men and women's search for a living faith and a spiritually oriented life. Real faith isn't blind believism. It is a process that engages your intellect as well as your emotions. If you think faith requires turning your back on truth and intellectual honesty, then Finding Faith is one book you really ought to read. With logic, passion, and even-handedness that the thinking person will appreciate, this book helps you face your obstacles to faith by focusing not on what to believe, but on how to believe. Whether you want to strengthen the faith you have, renew the faith you lost, or discover faith for the first time, Finding Faith can coach, inspire, encourage, and guide you, and help you discover more in life than you'd ever imagined or hoped for.

Dreaming with God

Dreaming with God
Author: Bill Johnson
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 145960041X

Forget about redesigning your living room or adding curb appeal-how about redesigning the world! Author Bill Johnson reveals the secrets of using God's unlimited supply of everything to transform your family and community, your job or business, the nation and the world. You were created to be a design star by using your unique: Imaginati...