Sting and Religion

Sting and Religion
Title Sting and Religion PDF eBook
Author Evyatar Marienberg
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 242
Release 2021-01-06
Genre Music
ISBN 172527227X

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On the back cover of one of his most groundbreaking solo albums, . . . Nothing like the Sun of 1987, Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner, b. 1951 in Wallsend, UK) somberly stands close to a statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The album was released a few months after his own mother, Audrey, died. The picture was taken on the island of Montserrat, where he was recording the album, apparently on the day of her death. "I said goodbye to my mother, as I had a recording date in Montserrat, and she died a week later." When asked by the author if his mother was particularly connected to Mary, and if this was why he chose this image, he replied "No, but I did." This evocative photograph and Sting's quick answer encapsulate the two pillars of this book: a microhistory of a specific British Catholic parish in the 1950s-60s, and the impact that growing up there had on Sting's artistic output. And beyond that, this book opens a window onto the influence of Catholic education and imagination on millions of less famous people who had similar upbringings.

The Catholic Imagination

The Catholic Imagination
Title The Catholic Imagination PDF eBook
Author Andrew Greeley
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 228
Release 2000
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780520232044

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"Greeley has written a lively, controversial and stimulating book in which he describes a Catholic imagination which is different from (not better or worse than) a Protestant imagination. Going beyond his own position, I believe Protestants have much to learn not just about the Catholic imagination but from it as he describes it."—Robert Bellah, coauthor of Habits of the Heart "Andrew Greeley is the most vivid sociological writer of our time. By studying artists and artisans directly, he brings David Tracy's theory of religious imagination to life. The survey data show that ordinary people have imaginations too, and that the lay person's imagination is also framed by religious tradition. This book is a tour de force."—Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley

O Death, where is Thy Sting?

O Death, where is Thy Sting?
Title O Death, where is Thy Sting? PDF eBook
Author Alexander Schmemann
Publisher St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Pages 124
Release 2003
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780881412383

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In every century since the renaissance, English speakers have felt compelled to possess a translation written especially for their own time of this great epic poem, the earliest and most central literary text of Western culture. That need has been thoroughly met in our century by the distinguished poet and classicist Robert Fitzgerald, whose version of "The Iliad" does justice in every way to the fluent vigor and gravity of the Homeric original.

Cultural Icons and Cultural Leadership

Cultural Icons and Cultural Leadership
Title Cultural Icons and Cultural Leadership PDF eBook
Author Peter Iver Kaufman
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing
Pages 209
Release 2017-07-28
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1786438062

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Contributions to this book probe the contexts–both social and spiritual–from which select iconic figures emerge and discover how to present themselves as innovators and cultural leaders as well as draw material into forms that subsequent generations consider innovative or emblematic. The overall import of the book is to locate producers of culture such as authors, poets, singers, and artists as leaders both in their respective genres and of culture and society more broadly through the influence exerted by their works.

Choosing My Religion

Choosing My Religion
Title Choosing My Religion PDF eBook
Author Stephen J. Dubner
Publisher Harper Perennial
Pages 0
Release 2006-11-07
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780061132995

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Choosing My Religion is a luminous memoir, crafted with the eye of a journalist and the art of a novelist by New York Times Magazine writer and editor Stephen J. Dubner. By turns comic and heartbreaking, it tells the story of a family torn apart by religion, sustained by faith, and reunited by truth.

Restored

Restored
Title Restored PDF eBook
Author Chris Brown
Publisher Revell
Pages 168
Release 2022-03-29
Genre Religion
ISBN 1493434403

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Imagine a world in which every person's pain makes them better not bitter, kind rather than angry, and selfless instead of greedy and insecure. There is messiness in each of our stories, but we can use that mess intentionally to craft a life that points to God and proclaims his glory. In Restored, prominent pastor and speaker Chris Brown recounts some of the extraordinary tragedies and trials he has experienced, including homelessness, violence, abuse, drugs, and the loss of loved ones. Reflecting on these difficult times in his own story, Chris shares his hard-won countercultural perspective on pain, offering practical tips to inspire those of us who feel disqualified or discouraged by our circumstances. No matter how messy it was, our past is a gift because it paves the way for us to develop the unique Christ-honoring message the world needs us to share.

Seculosity

Seculosity
Title Seculosity PDF eBook
Author David Zahl
Publisher Fortress Press
Pages 236
Release 2019-04-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 1506449441

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At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning. In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American "performancism" and its cousins, highlighting both their ingenuity and mercilessness, all while challenging the conventional narrative of religious decline. Zahl unmasks the competing pieties around which so much of our lives revolve, and he does so in a way that's at points playful, personal, and incisive. Ultimately he brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder.