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Reorganized Religion - The Reshaping of the American Church and Why it Matters (Paperback): Bob Smietana Reorganized Religion - The Reshaping of the American Church and Why it Matters (Paperback)
Bob Smietana
R455 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The United States is in the middle of an unprecedented spiritual, technological, demographic, political and social transformation-moving from an older, mostly white, mostly Protestant, religion-friendly society to a younger diverse, multiethnic, pluralistic culture, where no one faith group will have the advantage. At the same time, millions of Americans are abandoning organized religion altogether in favour of disorganized disbelief. Reorganized Religion is an in-depth and critical look at why people are leaving American churches and what we lose as a society as it continues. But it also accepts the dismantling of what has come before and try to help readers reinvent the path forward. This book looks at the future of organized religion in America and outline the options facing churches and other faith groups. Will they retreat? Will they become irrelevant? Or will they find a new path forward? Written by veteran religion reporter Bob Smietana, Reorganized Religion is a journalistic look at the state of the American church and its future. It draws on polling data, interviews with experts, and reporting on how faith communities old and new are coping with the changing religious landscape, along with personal stories about how faith is lived in everyday life. It also profiles faith communities and leaders who are finding interesting ways to reimagine what church might look like in the future and discuss various ways we can reinvent this organization so it survives and thrives. The book also reflects the hope that perhaps people of faith can learn to become, if not friends with the larger culture, then at least better neighbours. "A superb examination of the future of Christian institutions.... A must-read for anyone invested in the fate of the American church." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

American Women Missionaries at Kobe College, 1873-1909 (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Noriko Kawamura Ishii American Women Missionaries at Kobe College, 1873-1909 (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Noriko Kawamura Ishii
R4,486 Discovery Miles 44 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Contents:
1. Introduction
2. American Women at Home: The Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior and American Women Missionaries to Japan
3. Missionary Work Launched: Kobe Home, 1873-1877, the Founding Years
4. A Transition to Education as a Profession: Kobe Home to Kobe Girls' School, 1877-1882
5. Missionary Aspirations for Higher Education: Kobe Girls' School to Kobe College, 1883-1909
Epilogue: The Dissolution of Women's Authority: Kobe College, 1910-1927
Appendix
Tables
Bibliography

MOVE - An American Religion (Hardcover): Richard Kent Evans MOVE - An American Religion (Hardcover)
Richard Kent Evans
R2,435 R1,976 Discovery Miles 19 760 Save R459 (19%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is a religion? That is the question that Richard Kent Evans attempts to answer in this book. He does so through the story of MOVE, a little-known group with a fascinating story. MOVE emerged in Philadelphia in the early 1970s. It was a small, mostly African American group devoted to the teachings of John Africa. In 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department - working in concert with federal and state law enforcement - attacked a home that "MOVE people" as they preferred to be known, shared in West Philadelphia. Hundreds of police officers and firefighters laid siege to the building using tear gas, ten thousand rounds of ammunition, and improvised explosives. Most infamously, a police officer riding in a helicopter dropped a bomb containing C-4 explosives, which he had acquired from the FBI, onto the roof of the MOVE house. The bomb started a fire, which officials allowed to spread in hopes of chasing the MOVE people out of the house. Police officers fired upon those who tried to escape the flames. Eleven MOVE people died in the attack, including John Africa. Five of those who died were children. In this book, Richard Kent Evans tells the story of MOVE - a story that has been virtually lost outside of Philadelphia. What was MOVE? Many MOVE members thought of themselves as belonging to a religion, and they sought legal recognition. But to others, including other religious groups like the Quakers and, more importantly, the courts, MOVE was anything but a religion. Evans dives deep into how we decide what constitutes a genuine religious tradition, and the enormous consequences of that decision.

Size Transitions in Congregations (Paperback): Beth Ann Gaede Size Transitions in Congregations (Paperback)
Beth Ann Gaede
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Congregations that seek growth are often frustrated at hitting a plateau-caught in a transition zone between sizes. The Alban Institute has long been recognized as a leader in size transition research and learning, and this anthology offers an in-depth collection of resources, through new articles developed for the book as well as previously published and highly regarded pieces that inform and provoke.

Judaising Movements - Studies in the Margins of Judaism in Modern Times (Hardcover): Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Semi Judaising Movements - Studies in the Margins of Judaism in Modern Times (Hardcover)
Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Semi
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


The history of Judaising movements has been largely ignored by historians of religion. This volume analyses the interplay between colonialism, a Judaism not traditionally viewed as proselytising' but which at certain points was struggling to heed the Prophets and become a light unto the Gentiles' and the attraction for many different peoples of the rooted historicity of Judaism and by the symbolic appropriation of Jewish suffering.
This book will look at the role of colonialism in the development of Judaising movements throughout the world, including New Zealand, Japan, India, Burma and Africa. Particular attention will be paid to the Lemba tribe of Southern Africa. A remarkable parallel movement in 1930s Southern Italy will also be dealt with. The history of the converts of San Nicandro is seen in the context of currents of Jewish universalism, messianism and Zionism. Gender issues are also discussed here as the converted women assumed powers they had not hitherto enjoyed.

Catholic Schools - Mission, Markets, and Morality (Paperback, New): Gerald Grace Catholic Schools - Mission, Markets, and Morality (Paperback, New)
Gerald Grace
R1,312 Discovery Miles 13 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture. The book combines an original theoretical framework with research drawn from interviews with sixty Catholic secondary head teachers from deprived urban areas. Issues discussed include:
*Catholic meanings of academic success
*tensions between market values and Catholic values
*threats to the mission integrity of Catholic schools
*the spiritual, moral and social justice commitments of contemporary Catholic schools
This book will be equally useful to leaders of Catholic and other schools and to all those interested in values and leadership in schooling.

Conflict Management In Congregations (Paperback): David B Lott Conflict Management In Congregations (Paperback)
David B Lott
R770 Discovery Miles 7 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since its inception, the Alban Institute has earned a reputation as a leader in addressing congregational conflict management issues through its research, consulting services, educational events, and particularly its publications. Drawing on this rich heritage, the first title in our new "Harvesting the Learnings" anthology series gathers 20 classic Alban works on congregational conflict into a single, indispensable volume. Conflict Management in Congregations harvests the collected wisdom of many of the key thinkers on this topic, including such past and present Alban consultants as Speed Leas, George Parsons, Margaret Bruehl, Gil Rendle, Alice Mann, and Roy Pneumann. Much of the material found here has long been unavailable but is still much in demand. Divided into three sections that explore the dynamics of conflict, conflict management techniques, and dealing with conflict in specific contexts, this book serves as a comprehensive primer that no pastor or congregational leader will want to be without.

Between Construction and Deconstruction of the Universes of Meaning - Research into the Religiosity of Academic Youth in the... Between Construction and Deconstruction of the Universes of Meaning - Research into the Religiosity of Academic Youth in the Years 1988 - 1998 - 2005 - 2017 (Hardcover, New edition)
Slawomir H. Zareba, Marcin Zarzecki
R1,391 Discovery Miles 13 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Among young people, symptoms of social change emerge in a multiple manner. This observation by Karl Mannheim inspired the concept of the survey of social and religious attitudes conducted by the integrated research team of employees of the Department of Sociology of Religion in the Institute of Sociology at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw and Institute for Catholic Church Statistics SAC. The title of the book is an intentional reference to the concept of social constructionism. This idea manifests itself in the subjective function of participants of an interaction who reconstruct social contexts in the course of the interaction on the basis of symbolic meanings. The conducted survey is a diachronic measurement with statistical time series of the years 1988 - 1998 - 2005 - 2017. The survey uses the research tool in which dimensions were primarily established by Charles Glock and Rodney Stark and a community component by Ohio Fukuyama. The term 'global profession of faith' was introduced by French sociologists Louis Dingemans and Jean Remy to describe motivation and dynamics of changes of one's individual religiousness and identification of individuals with religious group of reference. In this survey of social and religious attitudes of young university students, religiousness dimensions adopted by forms of activity on the Internet were added to the research tool.

Remembering the Germans in Ghana (Hardcover, New edition): Dennis Laumann Remembering the Germans in Ghana (Hardcover, New edition)
Dennis Laumann
R2,344 Discovery Miles 23 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Memories of the German presence in the central Volta Region of Ghana are deep and vivid. This ethnically diverse area was part of the German Togoland colony from roughly 1884 to 1914 but German-speaking missionaries established stations earlier in the mid-nineteenth century. Ghanaian oral historians describe the violence, burdens, and inconveniences they associate with German rule, yet place greater emphasis on the introductions by German missionaries of Christianity and western education and the prevalence of what they say was the "honesty," "order," and "discipline" of the German colonial period. Remembering the Germans in Ghana examines this oral history, scrutinizes its sources and presentation, contextualizes it historically, and uses it to make larger arguments about memory and identity in Ghana. It also presents the case for more deliberate and extensive use of oral history in reconstructing the African colonial past and provides a methodology for its collection and analysis.

Religion and Civil Society in the Arab World - In the Vortex of Globalization and Tradition (Hardcover): Tania Haddad, Elie Al... Religion and Civil Society in the Arab World - In the Vortex of Globalization and Tradition (Hardcover)
Tania Haddad, Elie Al Hindy
R4,475 Discovery Miles 44 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the links between civil society, religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa region. The chapters in the volume explore the role of religion in shaping and changing the public sphere in regions that are developing and/or in conflict. They also discuss how these relations are reflected on civil society organizations and the role they are expected to play in transitional periods. This volume: investigates the conceptual dilemmas regarding what is 'civil society' in the Arab world today examines the dynamic roles of civil society organizations and religion in the Middle East and North Africa explores the future of the Arab civil society post-'Arab Spring' events, and how the latter continues to reshape the demand for democracy in the region. A comprehensive study of how the Arab civil society has come into being and its changing roles, this eclectic work will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics, especially political Islam, international relations, Middle East Studies, African Studies, sociology and social anthropology.

Zwischen Barock und Ultramontanismus; Transformationen des bayerischen Katholizismus (German, Hardcover): Klaus Unterburger, Pd... Zwischen Barock und Ultramontanismus; Transformationen des bayerischen Katholizismus (German, Hardcover)
Klaus Unterburger, Pd Dr Johann Kirchinger
R1,658 Discovery Miles 16 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Die katholische Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung im 19. Jahrhundert gehen von einem monolithischen, eindeutig gegen die Moderne positionierten ultramontanen Katholizismus aus. Tatsachlich sind dessen konkrete Erscheinungsformen in theologischer, sozialer und kunstlerischer Hinsicht vielgestaltig und im Verhaltnis zur Moderne widerspruchlich. Der ultramontane Katholizismus war moderner als es ihm selbst und seinen kulturkampferischen Gegnern bewusst war. Um dies zu verstehen, ist die synchrone durch eine diachrone Analyse der Transformationen des Katholischen zwischen Vormoderne und Moderne zu erganzen. Die Aufsatze dieses Bandes verfolgen diesen Ansatz am bayerischen Beispiel in kirchen-, theologie-, sozial- und kunstgeschichtlicher Hinsicht.

The Burning Saints - Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria (Paperback): Dimitris Xygalatas The Burning Saints - Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria (Paperback)
Dimitris Xygalatas
R1,530 Discovery Miles 15 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fire-walking ritual. Carrying the sacred icons of the saints, participants dance over hot coals as the saint moves them. 'The Burning Saints' presents an analysis of these rituals and the psychology behind them. Based on long-term fieldwork, 'The Burning Saints' traces the historical development and sociocultural context of the Greek fire-walking rituals. As a cognitive ethnography, the book aims to identify the social, psychological and neurobiological factors which may be involved and to explore the role of emotional and physiological arousal in the performance of such ritual. A study of participation, experience and meaning, 'The Burning Saints' presents a highly original analysis of how mental processes can shape social and religious behaviour.

Between Terror and Tolerance - Religious Leaders, Conflict, and Peacemaking (Paperback): Timothy D. Sisk Between Terror and Tolerance - Religious Leaders, Conflict, and Peacemaking (Paperback)
Timothy D. Sisk
R833 Discovery Miles 8 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Civil war and conflict within countries is the most prevalent threat to peace and security in the opening decades of the twenty-first century. A pivotal factor in the escalation of tensions to open conflict is the role of elites in exacerbating tensions along identity lines by giving the ideological justification, moral reasoning, and call to violence. "Between Terror and Tolerance "examines the varied roles of religious leaders in societies deeply divided by ethnic, racial, or religious conflict. The chapters in this book explore cases when religious leaders have justified or catalyzed violence along identity lines, and other instances when religious elites have played a critical role in easing tensions or even laying the foundation for peace and reconciliation.

This volume features thematic chapters on the linkages between religion, nationalism, and intolerance, transnational intra-faith conflict in the Shi'a-Sunni divide, and country case studies of societal divisions or conflicts in Egypt, Israel and Palestine, Kashmir, Lebanon, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Tajikistan. The concluding chapter explores the findings and their implications for policies and programs of international non-governmental organizations that seek to encourage and enhance the capacity of religious leaders to play a constructive role in conflict resolution.

The Learned Practice of Religion in the Modern University (Hardcover): Donald Wiebe The Learned Practice of Religion in the Modern University (Hardcover)
Donald Wiebe
R3,896 Discovery Miles 38 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In these essays, Donald Wiebe unveils a significant problem in the academic study of religion in colleges and universities in North America and Europe - that studies almost always exhibit a religious bias. To explore this issue, Wiebe looks at the religious and moral agendas behind the study of religion, showing that the boundaries between the objective study of religion and religious education as a tool for bettering society have become blurred. As a result, he argues, religious studies departments have fostered an environment where religion has become a learned or scholarly practice, rather than the object of academic scrutiny. This book provides a critical history of the failure of 20th- and 21st-century scholars to follow through on the 19th-century ideal of an objective scientific study of religious thought and behaviour. Although emancipated from direct ecclesiastical control and, to some extent, from sectarian theologizing, Wiebe argues that research and scholarship in the academic department of religious studies has failed to break free from religious constraints. He shows that an objective scientific study of religious thought and practice is not only possible, but the only appropriate approach to the study of religious phenomena.

Entering the World of the Small Church (Paperback, 2nd Ed.): Anthony G. Pappas Entering the World of the Small Church (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
Anthony G. Pappas
R581 Discovery Miles 5 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This demonstrates amazingly, with unflinching honesty and a wonderfully redeeming sense of humor, a resource especially helpful in motivating change and growth by mobilizing the natural strengths of small churches. For you who have been looking for a reliable guide to interpret the world of the small church, look no further since this provides all the insights you need. Includes images and models and strategies that reflect the profound uniqueness of the small church. It clearly shows leaders how to lead within the dynamics and culture of the small congregation. This is theologically sound and eminently practical. A must reading for anyone who is or plans to be a leader in a small church. Excellent for small roup study.

Saint Francis of Assisi (Paperback): G. K. Chesterton Saint Francis of Assisi (Paperback)
G. K. Chesterton 1
R162 Discovery Miles 1 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved and well-known saints in the Catholic church. In this biography, G. K. Chesterton relays the unique and inspirational life of the humble saint. Starting life as a wealthy young man full of life and spirit, Francis soon joined the war between Assisi and Perugia and returned, ill and downtrodden. He ended up joining the papal forces and after witnessing a poor man begging for alms his spirit was renewed and he was inspired to start a new life of humble poverty. Though not yet officially part of the Catholic papacy, Francis soon amassed a following in Assisi and traveled to Rome to get approval from Pope Innocent III to form what is known today as the Franciscan Order. The Order devotes themselves to living in poverty yet giving generously to the needy. Today, Saint Francis is the patron saint of animals and ecology, having showed his love for all of God's creation early in his life. This new edition of the biography of Saint Francis will be an inspiration for all readers, secular and religious alike.

Das Ordnungsdenken im christlich-orthodoxen Raum; Nation, Religion und Politik im oeffentlichen Diskurs der... Das Ordnungsdenken im christlich-orthodoxen Raum; Nation, Religion und Politik im oeffentlichen Diskurs der Rumanisch-Orthodoxen Kirche Siebenburgens in der Zwischenkriegszeit (1918-1940) (German, Hardcover)
Vasilios N. Makrides; Marian Pătru
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Das Buch rekonstruiert die Konzeption der Orthodoxen Kirche Siebenburgens uber die soziale Ordnung Rumaniens in der Zwischenkriegszeit. Der Autor fasst dieses regional gepragte Ordnungsdenken durch das Konzept der politischen Ethnotheologie zusammen. Dieser zufolge ware die nationale Gemeinschaft mit der orthodoxen Gemeinschaft identisch, daher sollte der nationale Staat zugleich auch orthodox sein. Die soziale Ordnung, die er schafft, sollte eine legale Kodifizierung der moralischen Ordnung sein, die die Orthodoxie der Nation eingepragt hat. Dieser Syllogismus erklart die Haltung der Kirche gegenuber der ethnisch-religioesen Alteritat und beleuchtet, warum sie die rechtsextremen politischen Bewegungen, die versprachen, den rumanischen Staat in einen christlichen Staat umzuwandeln, mit Sympathie betrachtete.

The Burning Saints - Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria (Hardcover, New): Dimitris Xygalatas The Burning Saints - Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria (Hardcover, New)
Dimitris Xygalatas
R4,628 Discovery Miles 46 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fire-walking ritual. Carrying the sacred icons of the saints, participants dance over hot coals as the saint moves them. 'The Burning Saints' presents an analysis of these rituals and the psychology behind them. Based on long-term fieldwork, 'The Burning Saints' traces the historical development and sociocultural context of the Greek fire-walking rituals. As a cognitive ethnography, the book aims to identify the social, psychological and neurobiological factors which may be involved and to explore the role of emotional and physiological arousal in the performance of such ritual. A study of participation, experience and meaning, 'The Burning Saints' presents a highly original analysis of how mental processes can shape social and religious behaviour.

The Way - The Essential Classic of Opus Dei's Founder (Paperback, 1st U.S. ed): Josemaria Escriva The Way - The Essential Classic of Opus Dei's Founder (Paperback, 1st U.S. ed)
Josemaria Escriva
R413 R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Save R55 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reflecting Josemaria Escriva's belief that God can be found in professional and everyday settings, "The Way "blends passages from sacred Scripture with anecdotes drawn from Escriva's life and work, snatches of conversation, and selections from his personal letters. The direct, conversational writing style and its deeply felt humanity are among the book's main attractions and beautifully convey the belief that the human is not foreign to the divine and that the fully Christian spiritual attitude can be described as unity of life.
Since it was first published in 1939, more than four and a half million copies of "The Way "have been sold in forty-three different languages. This handsome paperback edition will take its place alongside such seminal works as John of the Cross's "Dark Night of the Soul," Thomas a Kempis's "Imitation of Christ, " and Teresa of Avila's "The Interior Castle."

Buddhist Nuns - Birth and Development of a Women's Buddhist Order (Paperback): Mohan Wijayaratna Buddhist Nuns - Birth and Development of a Women's Buddhist Order (Paperback)
Mohan Wijayaratna
R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Philippians - A Biblical Study (Paperback): Joyce Meyer Philippians - A Biblical Study (Paperback)
Joyce Meyer
R416 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R29 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Paul's letter to the people at Philippi serves as a reminder that if we search for joy in possessions, places, or people, we will always come up short. True, lasting joy comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, living in harmony with His followers, and serving others in the name of Christ. The life lived by the Philippians is still attainable today. In her comprehensive approach, Joyce Meyer takes a deep dive into well-known and beloved verses, identifying key truths and incorporating room for personal reflection.

Joyce's Philippians provides a key study tool that will help you develop a stronger relationship with God. If you take time to examine His word, you'll see how much He loves you and how much He desires that you live a joyful, content life on earth!

A History of Georgetown University - From Academy to University, 1789-1889, Volume 1 (Hardcover): Robert Emmett Curran A History of Georgetown University - From Academy to University, 1789-1889, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Robert Emmett Curran; Foreword by John J. Degioia
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The discovery and imparting of knowledge are the essential undertakings of any university. Such purposes determined John Carroll, SJ's modest and surprisingly ecumenical proposal to establish an academy on the banks of the Potomac for the education of the young in the early republic. What began earnestly in 1789 still continues today: the idea of Georgetown University as a Catholic university situated squarely in the American experience.

Beautifully designed with over 300 illustrations and photographs, "A History of Georgetown University" tells the remarkable story of the administrators, boards, faculty, students, and programs that have made Georgetown a leading institution of higher education. With a keen eye for detail, historian Robert Emmett Curran -- a member of the Georgetown community for over three decades -- explores the broader perspective of Georgetown's sense of identity and its place in American culture.

Volume One traces Georgetown's evolution during its first century, from its beginnings as an academy within the American Catholic community of the Revolutionary War era through its flowering as a college before the Civil War to its postbellum achievements as a university. Volume Two highlights the efforts of administrators and faculty over the next seventy-five years to make Georgetown an ascending and increasingly diverse institution with a range of graduate programs and professional schools. Volume Three examines Georgetown's remarkable rise to prominence as an internationally recognized research university -- both culturally engaged and cosmopolitan while remaining grounded in its Catholic and Jesuit character.

Each volume features numerous illustrations, photographs, and appendices that include student demographics, enrollments, and lists of board members.

Catholic Schools - Mission, Markets, and Morality (Hardcover): Gerald Grace Catholic Schools - Mission, Markets, and Morality (Hardcover)
Gerald Grace
R5,828 Discovery Miles 58 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture. The book combines an original theoretical framework with research drawn from interviews with sixty Catholic secondary head teachers from deprived urban areas. Issues discussed include:
*Catholic meanings of academic success
*tensions between market values and Catholic values
*threats to the mission integrity of Catholic schools
*the spiritual, moral and social justice commitments of contemporary Catholic schools
This book will be equally useful to leaders of Catholic and other schools and to all those interested in values and leadership in schooling.

eBook available with sample pages: 020347127X

Islamic Da'wah in the West - Muslim Missionary Activity and the Dynamics of Conversion to Islam (Hardcover): Larry Poston Islamic Da'wah in the West - Muslim Missionary Activity and the Dynamics of Conversion to Islam (Hardcover)
Larry Poston
R4,649 Discovery Miles 46 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explains the concept of Islamic "da'wah," or missionary activity, as it has developed in contemporary Western contexts. Poston traces the transition from the early "external-institutional" missionary approach impracticable in modern Western society, to an "internal-personal" approach which aims at the conversion of individuals and seeks to influence society from the bottom upwards. Poston also combines the results of a questionnaire-survey with an analysis of published testimonies to identify significant traits that distinguish converts to Islam.

Engaging Deconstructive Theology (Hardcover, New Ed): Ronald T. Michener Engaging Deconstructive Theology (Hardcover, New Ed)
Ronald T. Michener
R4,637 Discovery Miles 46 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Engaging Deconstructive Theology presents an evangelical approach for theological conversation with postmodern thinkers. Themes are considered from Derrida, Foucault, Mark C. Taylor, Rorty, and Cupitt, developing dialogue from an open-minded evangelical perspective. Ron Michener draws upon insights from radical postmodern thought and seeks to advance an apologetic approach to the Christian faith that acknowledges a mosaic of human sources including experience, literature, and the imagination.

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