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Taking It to the Streets: Public Theologies of Activism and
Resistance is an edited volume that explores the critical
intersection of public theology, political theology, and communal
practices of activism and political resistance. This volume
functions as a sister/companion to the text Religion and Science as
Political Theology: Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts and
focuses on public, civic, performative action as a response to
experiences of injustice and diminishments of humanity. There are
periods in a nation's civil history when the tides of social unrest
rise into waves upon waves of public activism and resistance of the
dominant uses of power. In American history, activism and public
action including and extending beyond the Women's Suffrage, the
Million Man March, protests against the Vietnam War, the Civil
Rights Movement, Boston Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, the
Stonewall Rebellion are hallmarks of transitional or liminal
moments in our development as a society. Critical periods marked by
increases in public activism and political resistance are
opportunities for a society to once again decide who we will be as
a people. Will we move towards a more perfect union in which all
persons gain freedom in fulfilling their potential or will we
choose the perceived safety of the status quo and established norms
of power? Whose voices will be heard? Whose will be silenced
through intimidation or harm? Ultimately, these are theological
questions. Like other forms of non-textual research subjects
(movement, dance, performance art), public activism requires a set
of research lenses that are often neglected in theological and
religious studies. Attention to bodies, as a category, performance,
or epistemological vehicle, is sorely lacking so it is no wonder
that attention to the mass of moving bodies in activism is largely
absent. Activism and public political resistance are a hallmark of
our current social webbing and deserve scholarly attention.
Taking It to the Streets: Public Theologies of Activism and
Resistance is an edited volume that explores the critical
intersection of public theology, political theology, and communal
practices of activism and political resistance. This volume
functions as a sister/companion to the text Religion and Science as
Political Theology: Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts and
focuses on public, civic, performative action as a response to
experiences of injustice and diminishments of humanity. There are
periods in a nation's civil history when the tides of social unrest
rise into waves upon waves of public activism and resistance of the
dominant uses of power. In American history, activism and public
action including and extending beyond the Women's Suffrage, the
Million Man March, protests against the Vietnam War, the Civil
Rights Movement, Boston Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, the
Stonewall Rebellion are hallmarks of transitional or liminal
moments in our development as a society. Critical periods marked by
increases in public activism and political resistance are
opportunities for a society to once again decide who we will be as
a people. Will we move towards a more perfect union in which all
persons gain freedom in fulfilling their potential or will we
choose the perceived safety of the status quo and established norms
of power? Whose voices will be heard? Whose will be silenced
through intimidation or harm? Ultimately, these are theological
questions. Like other forms of non-textual research subjects
(movement, dance, performance art), public activism requires a set
of research lenses that are often neglected in theological and
religious studies. Attention to bodies, as a category, performance,
or epistemological vehicle, is sorely lacking so it is no wonder
that attention to the mass of moving bodies in activism is largely
absent. Activism and public political resistance are a hallmark of
our current social webbing and deserve scholarly attention.
As defined by the editors of this book, 'non-market
entrepreneurship' consists of all forms of entrepreneurship not
being undertaken solely for purposes of profit maximization or
commercialization, and encompasses entrepreneurial activities such
as social enterprise and entrepreneurship, public sector
entrepreneurship, policy entrepreneurship, non-profit
entrepreneurship, and philanthropic enterprise, among many others.
The eminent cast of contributors gives coherence to the academic
and public discussions on the topic, builds a theoretical edifice
within the field of entrepreneurship and helps to establish and
delineate the contours of the research on non-market
entrepreneurship. The authors stake a meaningful claim in this
burgeoning field, examining entrepreneurial activities in public
affairs, the social sector, and the society and economy. Forms of
non-market entrepreneurship are used with increasing frequency in
the popular press, journal articles, and academic and practitioner
conferences, but they are used inconsistently across different
sectors, academic disciplines, and forums. By providing space for
an interdisciplinary mix of top entrepreneurship scholars from
across the world, this volume provides cohesion to these
discussions and helps advance research in the field. Scholars and
students in a variety of fields interested in the growing
phenomenon of entrepreneurship will find this volume invaluable in
the effort to define the field, consider theoretical perspectives
and structure empirical research. Practitioners will also find much
of value in this remarkable resource.
September 1817. Lakshmi, bride of the maharaja of Satara and her
escort are attacked by the dreaded Pindaris. Captain Robert Mc
Kenzie of the Poona subsidiary force come upon the action and
observes Lakshmi, lance in hand, fighting to defend her caravan. He
offers his cavalry to replace the marathas cavalry lost in the
attack. He finds himself entranced by Lakshmi's spirit. Can love
for a heroic queen inspire him to an equal heroism? About them
swirl the conflicting currents of clashing empires while they act
out their poignant love story.
The stories in this collection ask all sorts of questions. Some of
them also give answers. They're not always comforting, and not
necessarily the answers readers might have been expecting. Roger's
stories cover a wide range of material, including and transcending
the entire spectrum of fantastic literature.
A tale of love and lust, courage and cunning, Dewdrop on the Lotus
tells the dramatic story of Padmavati Chauhan, a Rajput woman whose
extraordinary beauty, courage, and intelligence, whose skills in
the arts of women and warriors won from her fellow Rajputs the
title Padmini ('lotus woman'). Early in 1303, Ala'ud-Din Khilji,
Sultan of Delhi, marched his armies south from Delhi and laid siege
to her home, Chittorgarh, the storied fortress-capital of Mewar.
Hearing of her beauty, the sultan wanted to make her his own, but
no one told him of her courage or intelligence-and she already had
a husband, Ratan Singh Guhilot, the Rawal of Mewar. The "now" of
the story spans twenty-two days from August 3 to August 25, 1303.
Her trial begins when by trickery Ala'ud-Din captures her husband
and demands, as part of the ransom, that she surrender herself to
him. During this "now," the story weaves back and forth from
present to past to explore those aspects of her beliefs,
traditions, character, and experiences that shape her response, a
response that has enshrined her forever in the legends of India.
Kis jenonov-li if tim stoponov pianiko ju tak lolofik? Kis
ojenon-li if drims no binons bai spets olik. Futur obik binon-li ya
po obs? Bats yofamaplada binons-li bai lesags onas. Sotobs-li
kupalon ad buosagans? Mogos-li das fin tima binon te timafin?
Konots konleta at pladons sakis alsotik. Semiks lofons i gesagis.
At no binons ai trodiks, e no binons zesudiko gesags kelis ba
aspetol. Dido, nopaspetolos binon utos, kelosi bo ogetol. Konots
ela Frank Roger kipadons distofi gretik dinas, kel ninadon
spaktrumi lolofik literata magalik, ed igo golon love on. Semans
kanons bo tuvon fluni saturas dagik fa Philip K. Dick, ud igo fluni
lovejenofima poedik fa J. G. Ballard, igo bosili ratas e laburintas
komplitiks fa Jorge Luis Borges, kels blebons in mems reidanas
lunikumo kas spetoy. Ab fino omutol tuvon vegi lonik ola da lanod
lienetik, pestukol fa modotil konotas brefik. Spelobs, das oplopol
ad lukomon sefiko lu seveg, alopio ko seveg dabinon... uf nemuiko
bal dabinon. -- Frank Roger pamotom un yel 1957 to zif Ghent,
Belgan. Konot balid oma apubon um yel 1975. Siso elautom konotis
tumato omik, kels epubons medu puks plu ka kildeglul in gaseds
alsotik, poedotakonlets, e votaseimo. Pla konots magalofik, i dunom
elis collages e dasinotis ma vonaloveikod susjenofimik a satirik.
Ats epubons in gaseds e buks distofiks. -- Ralph Midgley studom
Volapuki sis yels foldeg. Etradutom vodemis modik alsotik. Binom
Guvan Volapukamufa, Sekretan Kadama e redakan gaseda almulik: "Vog
Volapuka." -- What if time were to grind slowly to a standstill?
What if dreams are not what you think they are? Is our future
already behind us? Are fairground attractions exactly what they
claim to be? Should we listen to fortune-tellers? Could it be that
the end of time is merely... the end of time? The stories in this
collection ask all sorts of questions. Some of them also give
answers. They're not always comforting, and not necessarily the
answers you might have been expecting. Indeed, the unexpected is
what you're likely to get. Frank Roger's stories cover a wide range
of material, including and transcending the entire spectrum of
fantastic literature. Some may detect an influence of Philip K.
Dick's dark satires, of J. G. Ballard's poetic surrealism, perhaps
even a dash of Jorge Luis Borges' intricate puzzles and labyrinths,
lingering in readers' memories longer than anticipated. But in the
end you will have to chart your own course through this maddening
landscape constructed by a few scores of short stories. We hope you
will make it safely to the exit. Wherever the exit happens to be.
If there is one at all. -- Frank Roger was born in 1957 in Ghent,
Belgium. His first story appeared in 1975. Since then he has
written a few hundred stories which have appeared in more than 35
languages in all sorts of magazines, anthologies, and other venues.
Apart from fiction, he also produces collages and graphic work in a
surrealist and satirical tradition. They have appeared in various
magazines and books. -- Ralph Midgley has studied Volapuk for forty
years. He has translated many texts of all kinds. He is the
Secretary of the Volapuk Movement, the Secretary of the Academy and
editor of the montly magazine "Vog Volapuka."
As the front man of Hootie & The Blowfish, Darius Ruckerhas
already experienced success, including two Grammy awards. Now,
embracing his country roots and a music he has always wanted to
make, Darius is attracting the attention of new fans through his
debut country single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," and his
new country album, Learn to Live.
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