Описание: Though the U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, it does not specify what counts as a religion. From its founding in the 1830s, Mormonism, a homegrown American faith, drew thousands of converts but far more critics. In "A Peculiar People", J. Spencer Fluhman offers a comprehensive history of anti-Mormon thought and the associated passionate debates about religious authenticity in nineteenth-century America. He argues that understanding anti-Mormonism provides critical insight into the American psyche because Mormonism became a potent symbol around which ideas about religion and the state took shape. Fluhman documents how Mormonism was defamed, with attacks often aimed at polygamy, and shows how the new faith supplied a social enemy for a public agitated by the popular press and wracked with social and economic instability. Taking the story to the turn of the century, Fluhman demonstrates how Mormonism's own transformations, the result of both choice and outside force, sapped the strength of the worst anti-Mormon vitriol, triggering the acceptance of Utah into the Union in 1896 and also paving the way for the dramatic, yet still grudging, acceptance of Mormonism as an American religion.
Описание: What does progressive religion reveal about American "family values?" Grace Yukich shows how, in an anti-immigrant climate, religious activists in the New Sanctuary Movement call on Americans to keep immigrant families together by ending deportation.
Автор: Lacorne Denis Название: Religion in America ISBN: 0231151004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231151009 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 10725 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: French political scientist Denis Acorne examines the complex relationship between religion and politics in the United States.
Автор: Keeble Arin, Stacy Ivan Название: The Wire and Post-9/11 America: Critical Essays ISBN: 0786479183 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786479184 Издательство: Eurospan Рейтинг: Цена: 4832 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: The Wire (2002-2008) was a searing exploration of post-9/11 America. It detailed the struggles of those living in America's disintegrating industrial heartlands and drug-ravaged neighborhoods, as well as those striving against the odds in its schools, hospitals and legal system. In the shadow of 9/11, while all eyes were turned towards Afghanistan and Iraq, The Wire was one of the few attempts to show the realities of America's dark corners.Dostoevsky and Tolstoy have been evoked in discussions of The Wire, its compelling storylines and memorable cast of characters creating a level of detail previously unseen in television series. However, while the show's scope and ambition garnered critical praise and a loyal following, a discussion of its political aspects, and in particular of the commentary it provided on Bush-era America, is overdue.The essays in this book examine The Wire in these terms, encompassing the unforseen consequences of the War on Drugs, the division of America's cities, the surveillance state, and the meaning of citizenship. In sum, this book provides new insights into how The Wire shone a light on the hidden realities of post-9/11 America.
Автор: Forbes Bruce David, Mahan Jeffrey H. Название: Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition ISBN: 0520291468 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520291461 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3713 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. This multifaceted collection provides greater religious diversity in its topics and addresses critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture. It also includes pedagogical tools of discussion questions and key term glossaries.
Автор: Numrich, Paul D.; Wedam, Elfriede Название: Religion and Community in the New Urban America ISBN: 0199386846 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199386840 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 13010 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Through an in-depth study of fifteen Chicago congregations--Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim mosques, and a Hindu temple, city and suburban, neighborhood-based and commuter--this book describes congregational life and measures the influences of those congregations on urban environments.
Автор: Numrich Paul D Название: Religion and Community in the New Urban America ISBN: 0199386854 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199386857 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4244 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through an in-depth study of fifteen Chicago congregations--Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim mosques, and a Hindu temple, city and suburban, neighborhood-based and commuter--this book describes congregational life and measures the influences of those congregations on urban environments.
Описание: In contemporary Indian Country, many of the people who identify as "American Indian" fall into the "urban Indian" category: away from traditional lands and communities, in cities and towns wherein the opportunities to live one's identity as Native can be restricted, and even more so for American Indian religious practice and activity. Tradition, Performance, and Religion in Native America: Ancestral Ways, Modern Selves explores a possible theoretical model for discussing the religious nature of urbanized Indians. It uses aspects of contemporary pantribal practices such as the inter-tribal pow wow, substance abuse recovery programs such as the Wellbriety Movement, and political involvement to provide insights into contemporary Native religious identity. Simply put, this book addresses the question what does it mean to be an Indigenous American in the 21st century, and how does one express that indigeneity religiously? It proposes that practices and ideologies appropriate to the pan-Indian context provide much of the foundation for maintaining a sense of aboriginal spiritual identity within modernity. Individuals and families who identify themselves as Native American can participate in activities associated with a broad network of other Native people, in effect performing their Indian identity and enacting the values that are connected to that identity.
Автор: Keister Название: Religion and Inequality in America ISBN: 1107657113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107657113 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4244 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Despite the growing quantity and quality of research connecting religion to inequality, no single volume to date brings together key figures to discuss various components of this process. This volume aims to fill this gap with contributions from top scholars in the fields of religion and sociology. The essays in this volume provide important new details about how and why religion and inequality are related by focusing on new indicators of inequality and well-being, combining and studying mediating factors in new and informative ways, focusing on critical and often understudied groups, and exploring the changing relationship between religion and inequality over time.
Автор: Lippy Название: Religion in Contemporary America ISBN: 0415617375 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415617376 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 16500 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: This book provides a fresh, engaging multi-disciplinary introduction to religion in contemporary America. The chapters explore the roots of contemporary American religion from the 1950s up to the present day, looking at the major traditions including mainline Protestantism, the evangelical-pentecostal surge, Catholicism, Judaism, African-American religions and new religious movements. The authors ask whether Americans are becoming less religious, and how religious thought has moved from traditional systematic theology to approaches such as black and feminist theology and environmental theology. The book introduces religion and social theory, and explores key issues and themes such as: religion and social change; politics; gender; sexuality; diversity; race and poverty. Students and instructors will find the combination of historical and sociological perspectives an invaluable aid to understanding this fascinating but complex field.
Автор: Sperry Название: Religion in America ISBN: 1107665299 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107665293 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4244 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1945, this book was originally intended as 'an implied conversation' between the American Willard Sperry and his British audience in order to convey 'some idea of the present state of religion in America'. Sperry examines the separation of Church and State as enshrined in the Constitution and its consequences, as well as providing a general survey of religious groups in America and 'American theology'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the role of religion in American life.
Автор: Keister Название: Religion and Inequality in America ISBN: 1107027551 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107027558 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 9176 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Despite the growing quantity and quality of research connecting religion to inequality, no single volume to date brings together key figures to discuss various components of this process. This volume aims to fill this gap with contributions from top scholars in the fields of religion and sociology. The essays in this volume provide important new details about how and why religion and inequality are related by focusing on new indicators of inequality and well-being, combining and studying mediating factors in new and informative ways, focusing on critical and often understudied groups, and exploring the changing relationship between religion and inequality over time.
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