Political Spiritualities
Title | Political Spiritualities PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Marshall |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2009-08-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0226507149 |
After an explosion of conversions to Pentecostalism over the past three decades, tens of millions of Nigerians now claim that “Jesus is the answer.” But if Jesus is the answer, what is the question? What led to the movement’s dramatic rise and how can we make sense of its social and political significance? In this ambitiously interdisciplinary study, Ruth Marshall draws on years of fieldwork and grapples with a host of important thinkers—including Foucault, Agamben, Arendt, and Benjamin—to answer these questions. To account for the movement’s success, Marshall explores how Pentecostalism presents the experience of being born again as a chance for Nigerians to realize the promises of political and religious salvation made during the colonial and postcolonial eras. Her astute analysis of this religious trend sheds light on Nigeria’s contemporary politics, postcolonial statecraft, and the everyday struggles of ordinary citizens coping with poverty, corruption, and inequality. Pentecostalism’s rise is truly global, and Political Spiritualities persuasively argues that Nigeria is a key case in this phenomenon while calling for new ways of thinking about the place of religion in contemporary politics.
Political Spiritualities
Title | Political Spiritualities PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Marshall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2009-07-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
This text presuasively argues that Nigeria is a key case in the phenomenon of the global rise in Pentecostalism. The author also calls for new ways of thinking about the place of religion in contemporary politics.
Spiritual Politics
Title | Spiritual Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Corinne McLaughlin |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 2009-08-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0307416321 |
Do you need a source of hope for the future? Do you wonder about the hidden, metaphysical causes of crises today? Is there a link between human thought, collective karma and world events such as natural disasters? This groundbreaking book will reveal many of these secrets, including the invisible government, the divine guidance behind America's founding and the soul of each nation. It will give you spiritual tools to create a better world. You’ll find many practical examples of a new evolutionary politics today and innovative public policies –even in Washington D.C.! “A fascinating and involving study of the cosmic, karmic and etheric dimensions of politics, world affairs and current events… Information-intensive and chock full of empowering suggestions, intriguing stories and uplifting examples of how individuals and groups can make an impact, this thought-provoking assemblage is an enriching, mind-opening book for seekers of spiritual wisdom and political solutions.” —Publishers Weekly
Your Spirits Walk Beside Us
Title | Your Spirits Walk Beside Us PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Dianne Savage |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2009-06-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0674043111 |
Even before the emergence of the civil rights movement, African American religion and progressive politics were assumed to be inextricably intertwined. Savage counters this assumption with the story of a highly diversified religious community whose debates over engagement in the struggle for racial equality were as vigorous as they were persistent.
Chicana Art
Title | Chicana Art PDF eBook |
Author | Laura E. Pérez |
Publisher | Duke University Press |
Pages | 409 |
Release | 2007-08-09 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0822338688 |
DIVThe first full-length survey of contemporary Chicana artists/div
Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim
Title | Spirituality and Politics in the Works of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen L. Wailes |
Publisher | Susquehanna University Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9781575911007 |
All of her sixteen works are analyzed in this book to make clear her messages concerning the spiritual lives of individuals and the political lives of the powerful."--BOOK JACKET.
The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez
Title | The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez PDF eBook |
Author | Luis D. Leon |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2014-11-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0520283694 |
The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, León argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez’s charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. Chavez recognized that spiritual prophecy, or political spirituality, was the key to disrupting centuries-old dehumanizing narratives that conflated religion with race. Chavez’s body became emblematic for Chicano identity and enfleshed a living revolution. While there is much debate and truth-seeking around how he is remembered, through investigating the leader’s construction of his own public memory, the author probes the meaning of the discrepancies. By refocusing Chavez's life and beliefs into three broad movements—mythology, prophecy, and religion—León brings us a moral and spiritual agent to match the political leader.