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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious & spiritual leaders
This 2-volume set within The SAGE Reference Series on Leadership
tackles issues relevant to leadership in the realm of religion. It
explores such themes as the contexts in which religious leaders
move, leadership in communities of faith, leadership as taught in
theological education and training, religious leadership impacting
social change and social justice, and more. Topics are examined
from multiple perspectives, traditions, and faiths. Features &
Benefits: By focusing on key topics with 100 brief chapters, we
provide students with more depth than typically found in
encyclopedia entries but with less jargon or density than the
typical journal article or research handbook chapter. Signed
chapters are written in language and style that is broadly
accessible. Each chapter is followed by a brief bibliography and
further readings to guide students to sources for more in-depth
exploration in their research journeys. A detailed index,
cross-references between chapters, and an online version enhance
accessibility for today's student audience.
Since the 1960s, yoga has become a billion-dollar industry in
the West, attracting housewives and hipsters, New Agers and the
old-aged. But our modern conception of yoga derives much from
nineteenth-century European spirituality, and the true story of
yoga's origins in South Asia is far richer, stranger, and more
entertaining than most of us realize.
To uncover this history, David Gordon White focuses on yoga's
practitioners. Combing through millennia of South Asia's vast and
diverse literature, he discovers that yogis are usually portrayed
as wonder-workers or sorcerers who use their dangerous supernatural
abilities--which can include raising the dead, possession, and
levitation--to acquire power, wealth, and sexual gratification. As
White shows, even those yogis who aren't downright villainous bear
little resemblance to Western assumptions about them. At turns
rollicking and sophisticated, "Sinister Yogis" tears down the image
of yogis as detached, contemplative teachers, finally placing them
in their proper context.
In this open-access monograph, Paul Weller explores how the
movement known as Hizmet (meaning "service") is undergoing a period
of transitions in Europe. Inspired by the teaching and practice of
the Turkish Islamic scholar, Fethullah Gulen, Hizmet has been
active in Europe (and other continents) for several decades. It has
always been subject to some degree of contestation, which has
intensified following the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, for
which the current Turkish government holds Fethullah Gulen and
Hizmet as responsible - a claim they strongly deny. In Turkey,
thousands of people associated with Hizmet have been imprisoned. In
Europe, pressures have been brought to bear on the movement and its
activities. In charting a way forward, Hizmet finds itself in a
significant transitional period, the nature and possible future
trajectories of which are explored in this volume. The book is
informed by a comprehensive literature review and a recent research
project which includes primary research interviews with key Hizmet
figures in Europe and beyond. It contends that to properly
understand Hizmet in Europe, one has to situate it in its
interactive engagement both with its diverse European national
contexts and with Fethullah Gulen's teaching and practice.
Sukhmani (The Pearl of Happiness) is a popular Sikh text by Guru
Arjan, which inculcates the Sikh religious ethos and philosophical
perspective on wellbeing and happiness. The book features a new
translation of this celebrated Sikh text and provides the first
in-depth analysis of it. The Sikh View on Happiness begins with an
overview of the nature of suffering and the attainment of happiness
in Indian religions. This provides the foundation for the
examination of the historical, social, and religious context of the
Sukhmani and its contribution to the development of the Sikh
tradition. In addition to exploring the spiritual teachings of the
Sukhmani, Nayar and Sandhu draw upon the Sikh understanding of the
mind, illness, and wellbeing to both introduce key Sikh
psychological concepts and illustrate the practical application of
traditional healing practices in the contemporary context. In doing
so, they highlight the overlap of the teachings in the Sukhmani
with concepts and themes found in Western psychotherapy, such as
mindfulness, meaningful living, and resilience.
A unique situation exists in the Nordic countries where there is a
Lutheran majority living in ecumenical cooperation with other
churches and ecclesiastical communities. This book attempts to shed
light on what the churches have discovered they hold in common and
on areas where they recognise that there are divergencies between
them, both in relation to ordination and ministry, and in
particular to the theology and terminology of ordination. The book
brings together the research and insights of 23 researchers from
all the Nordic countries studying more than 200 different kinds of
'ordination' rites from the Orthodox and Roman Catholic as well as
Lutheran and non-Lutheran protestant traditions. After an
introduction to the churches in the Nordic countries, the book
presents 19 case studies from the Nordic countries. The last part
includes some general ecumenical and liturgical perspectives on
ordination and rites presented by international researchers.
In an age where much of the Bible is frequently proclaimed to be
irrelevant, perhaps it is the prophets of the Old Testament who are
the least regarded of all. What significance could these obscure
historical figures from a small nation -- at best, examples of
moral uprightness and devotion -- have for us today? Emil Bock
argues that they are, in fact, hugely relevant. He shows that it
was among the Israelite-Jewish people of the last pre-Christian
millennium that the true pulse of the spirit of the age was
beating. For that period, they were the brightly-illuminated centre
of world history, a focus for all the life and endeavours of
humankind. He paints a picture of the Old Testament prophets as
being guided from above by the spirit of Christ, preparing the way
for his human incarnation. In a parallel analogy, he also shows how
the prophets help prepare our own souls to meet Christ.
After examining the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and
contemporary leaders, Dr. J. Robert Clinton gained perspective on
how leaders develop over a lifetime. By studying the six distinct
stages he identifies, you will learn to: - Recognize and respond to
God's providential shaping in your life- Determine where you are in
the leadership development process- Identify others with leadership
characteristics- Direct the development of future leadersThis
revised and updated edition includes several new appendices and
expanded endnotes as well as an application section at the end of
each chapter.
The most comprehensive Zionist collection ever published, The
Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now,
Tomorrow sheds light on the surprisingly diverse and shared visions
for realizing Israel as a democratic Jewish state. Building on
Arthur Hertzberg’s classic, The Zionist Idea, Gil Troy explores
the backstories, dreams, and legacies of more than 170 passionate
Jewish visionaries—quadruple Hertzberg’s original number, and
now including women, mizrachim, and others—from the 1800s to
today. Troy divides the thinkers into six Zionist schools of
thought—Political, Revisionist, Labor, Religious, Cultural, and
Diaspora Zionism—and reveals the breadth of the debate and
surprising syntheses. He also presents the visionaries within three
major stages of Zionist development, demonstrating the length and
evolution of the conversation. Part 1 (pre-1948) introduces the
pioneers who founded the Jewish state, such as Herzl,
Gordon, Jabotinsky, Kook, Ha’am, and Szold. Part 2 (1948 to
2000) features builders who actualized and modernized the Zionist
blueprints, such as Ben-Gurion, Berlin, Meir, Begin, Soloveitchik,
Uris, and Kaplan. Part 3 showcases today’s torchbearers,
including Barak, Grossman, Shaked, Lau, Yehoshua, and Sacks. This
mosaic of voices will engage equally diverse readers in
reinvigorating the Zionist conversation—weighing and developing
the moral, social, and political character of the Jewish state of
today and tomorrow. Â
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