Believing in Belonging

Believing in Belonging
Title Believing in Belonging PDF eBook
Author Abby Day
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 239
Release 2011-10-06
Genre Religion
ISBN 0199577870

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Drawing on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries, Abby Day explores how people 'believe in belonging', choosing religious identifications to complement other social and emotional experiences of 'belongings'.

From Belonging to Belief

From Belonging to Belief
Title From Belonging to Belief PDF eBook
Author Julie McBrien
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages 347
Release 2017-06-08
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0822983052

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From Belonging to Belief presents a nuanced ethnographic study of Islam and secularism in post-Soviet Central Asia, as seen from the small town of Bazaar-Korgon in southern Kyrgyzstan. Opening with the juxtaposition of a statue of Lenin and a mosque in the town square, Julie McBrien proceeds to peel away the multiple layers that have shaped the return of public Islam in the region. She explores belief and nonbelief, varying practices of Islam, discourses of extremism, and the role of the state, to elucidate the everyday experiences of Bazaar-Korgonians. McBrien shows how Islam is explored, lived, and debated in both conventional and novel sites: a Soviet-era cleric who continues to hold great influence; popular television programs; religious instruction at wedding parties; clothing; celebrations; and others. Through ethnographic research, McBrien reveals how moving toward Islam is not a simple step but rather a deliberate and personal journey of experimentation, testing, and knowledge acquisition. Moreover she argues that religion is not always a matter of belief—sometimes it is essentially about belonging. From Belonging to Belief offers an important corrective to studies that focus only on the pious turns among Muslims in Central Asia, and instead shows the complex process of evolving religion in a region that has experienced both Soviet atheism and post-Soviet secularism, each of which has profoundly formed the way Muslims interpret and live Islam.

Believing, Behaving, Belonging

Believing, Behaving, Belonging
Title Believing, Behaving, Belonging PDF eBook
Author Richard Rice
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2002-03
Genre Communities
ISBN 9780967369419

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"Community is the most important element of Christian existence. Believing, behaving, and belonging are all essential to the Christian life, but belonging is more important, more fundamental than the others. Moreover, because the Church is the creation of the Holy Spirit, it provides a fellowship that cannot be found anywhere else."--Introduction; Believing, Behaving, Belonging; The Community of the Spirit; Christian Communal Consciousness; The Challenge to Church Today; The Church's Number One Problem; "My Way": The Character of Our Culture; Meaning and Metaphor; Pictures of the Church; A Growing Community; A Personal Community; Tradition and Community; Tradition and Idenity; A Home with a House: Community and Structure; Conclusion; For Further Reading; About the Author

The Wealth of Religions

The Wealth of Religions
Title The Wealth of Religions PDF eBook
Author Robert J Barro
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 212
Release 2019-05-21
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0691185794

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How religious beliefs and practices can influence the wealth of nations Which countries grow faster economically—those with strong beliefs in heaven and hell or those with weak beliefs in them? Does religious participation matter? Why do some countries experience secularization while others are religiously vibrant? In The Wealth of Religions, Rachel McCleary and Robert Barro draw on their long record of pioneering research to examine these and many other aspects of the economics of religion. Places with firm beliefs in heaven and hell measured relative to the time spent in religious activities tend to be more productive and experience faster growth. Going further, there are two directions of causation: religiosity influences economic performance and economic development affects religiosity. Dimensions of economic development—such as urbanization, education, health, and fertility—matter too, interacting differently with religiosity. State regulation and subsidization of religion also play a role. The Wealth of Religions addresses the effects of religious beliefs on character traits such as work ethic, thrift, and honesty; the Protestant Reformation and its long-term effects on education and religious competition; Communism’s suppression of and competition with religion; the effects of Islamic laws and regulations on the functioning of markets and, hence, on the long-term development of Muslim countries; why some countries have state religions; analogies between religious groups and terrorist organizations; the violent origins of the Dalai Lama’s brand of Tibetan Buddhism; and the use by the Catholic Church of saint-making as a way to compete against the rise of Protestant Evangelicals. Timely and incisive, The Wealth of Religions provides fresh insights into the vital interplay between religion, markets, and economic development.

Sacred Fragments

Sacred Fragments
Title Sacred Fragments PDF eBook
Author Neil Gillman
Publisher Jewish Publication Society
Pages 324
Release 1990
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780827604032

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The modern Jew, living in a world of shattered beliefs and competing ideologies, is often confronted with questions of faith. Sacred Fragments is for those who still care enough to continue the struggle. In forthright, nontechnical language the author addresses the most difficult theological questions of our time and shows that there are still viable Jewish answers for even the greatest skeptics.

The Sense of Belonging

The Sense of Belonging
Title The Sense of Belonging PDF eBook
Author Bertha Barraza
Publisher
Pages
Release 2019-12
Genre
ISBN 9781947937048

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Religion and Youth

Religion and Youth
Title Religion and Youth PDF eBook
Author Dr Pink Dandelion
Publisher Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Pages 308
Release 2013-06-28
Genre Religion
ISBN 1409480925

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What is the future of religion given the responses of young people? What impact do existing religious forms have on youth? What kind of spirituality and religion are young people creating for themselves? Religion and Youth presents an accessible guide to the key issues in the study of youth and religion, including methodological perspectives. It provides a key teaching text in these areas for undergraduates, and a book of rigorous scholarship for postgraduates, academics and practitioners. Offering the first comprehensive international perspective on the sociology of youth and religion, this book reveals key geographical and organisational variables as well as the complexities of the engagement between youth and religion. The book is divided into six parts organised around central themes: Generation X and their legacy; The Big Picture – surveys of belief and practice in the USA, UK and Australia; Expression – how young people construct and live out their religion and spirituality; Identity – the role of religion in shaping young people's sense of self and social belonging; Transmission – passing on the faith (or not); Researching Youth Religion – debates, issues and techniques in researching young people's religion and spirituality. James A. Beckford writes the Foreword and Linda Woodhead the Epilogue.