Some New World
In his famous argument against miracles, David Hume gets to the heart of the modern problem of supernatural belief. 'We are apt', says Hume, 'to imagine ourselves transported into some new world; where the whole form of nature is disjointed, and every element performs its operation in a different manner, from what it does at present.' This encapsulates, observes Peter Harrison, the disjuncture between contemporary Western culture and medieval societies. In the Middle Ages, people saw the hand of God at work everywhere. Indeed, many suppose that 'belief in the supernatural' is likewise fundamental nowadays to religious commitment. But dichotomising between 'naturalism' and 'supernaturalism' is actually a relatively recent phenomenon, just as the notion of 'belief' emerged historically late. In this masterful contribution to intellectual history, the author overturns crucial misconceptions - 'myths' - about secular modernity, challenging common misunderstandings of the past even as he reinvigorates religious thinking in the present.
Songs of the Soul
Songs of the Soul is a devotional companion which takes you on a journey through all 150 Psalms. Each entry includes the author of the Psalm, theme, a helpful summary, key verse, and some heartfelt application to daily life.These reflections on the Psalms will offer you a fresh perspective, comfort, and encouragement for every season of life. Whether you are rejoicing, weeping, waiting, worshiping or praying, the Psalms speak with timeless relevance. Let their ancient words draw you closer to the heart of God as you reflect, respond, and rejoice - one psalm at a time.
Studying Religion and Disability
Studying Religion and Disability introduces students to the many compelling and influential intersections between religion and disability. The early chapters offer introductions to the two fields--defining key terms and definitions, tracing their origins and evolutions, while also demonstrating some of the biases and baggage they bring. The organization of the later chapters is inspired by the formal, phenomenological, or "resemblance" approach to understanding religion, exposing students to different dimensions that all religions seem to have in common, such as practices or places, regardless of their specific content.Featuring examples from a variety of religions, this book considers how these religions have intersected with a variety of disabilities, across space and time. This book provokes thought and discussion around important questions, including how different disabilities are perceived, represented, and constructed in different dimensions of religion; how and why people with disabilities engage with religion; potential or documented barriers that religions present to disabled people; and opportunities and insights that result when each is viewed through the lens of the other. It will be essential reading for all students of Religion and Disability.
Seize the Day
The Latin phrase, 'Carpe diem' literally translates to 'seize the day.' The phrase comes from Book 1 of Roman poet Horace's Odes, written around 23 BC. In the original Latin, it's part of the longer phrase 'carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero, ' which translates to 'Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow.'So, whenever anyone exhorts us to 'seize the day, ' they are simply saying, 'Make the most of every opportunity you have right now!'Each of the twelve chapters in this book address a different issue which we need to understand if we are to truly seize the day - every day. As you wrestle with each chapter, allow the Spirit of God to give you the tools you need in every area of life so you might be able to embrace everything which God has prepared for you - every day!
Oh God, Which is Your Religion?
The book 'Oh God, Which is Your Religion?' is a comparative religious study which is aimed at comparing the provisions of the Bible and Qur'an on fundamental religious beliefs and practices with a view to harmonising the texts and identifying inconsistencies. The book is written to guide humanity to the truth and ultimate salvation hereafter, and to promote understanding, foster unity and peaceful coexistence.
On Being Nonreligious in Contemporary Japan
Challenging the notion of the nonreligious in Japan being religious through tradition and institution, this book demonstrates how negativity and antipathy for religion relate to religious decline in Japan today. Why do most Japanese say they are 'nonreligious' (mushukyo)? Since the 1990s, scholars have answered this key question for understanding religion in contemporary Japan as follows: although the Japanese say they are nonreligious because they do not identify with a particular religious tradition or institution, they are in fact religious through their traditional practices; New Year's visits to shinto Shrines, Buddhist mortuary rites and festivals (matsuri) are typically seen as customs rather than as religious. Challenging this answer, this book argues that many Japanese say they are nonreligious because they actually dislike religion and want to distance themselves from it. To support this argument, the book explores how religion is in decline in Japan today. Demonstrating how negative images of religion are produced in the mainstream media, in popular culture, and by various groups and people, this book also explores specific case studies such as anti-cult organizations, lawyers, government agencies, intellectuals, and religious organizations. Ian Reader and Clark Chilson argue that popular negative images and perceptions about religion create an 'ecology of dislike', which encourages disassociation from religion and exacerbates problems for religions today. Overall, this book provides a new perspective on religion in contemporary Japan that has implications for our understanding of secularization in the modern world.
Women and Monastic Reform in the Medieval West, C. 1000 - 1500
New approaches to understanding religious women's involvement in monastic reform, demonstrating how women's experiences were more ambiguous and multi-layered than previously assumed. Over the last two decades, scholarship has presented a more nuanced view of women's attitude to and agency in medieval monastic reform, challenging the idea that they were, by and large, unwilling to accept or were necessarily hostile towards reform initiatives. Rather, it has shown that they actively participated in debates about the ideas and structures that shaped their religious lives, whether rejecting, embracing, or adapting to calls for "reform" contingent on their circumstances. Nevertheless, fundamental questions regarding the gendered nature of religious reform are ripe for further examination. This book brings together innovative research from a range of disciplines to re-evaluate and enlarge our knowledge of women's involvement in spiritual and institutional change in female monastic communities over the period c. 1000 - c. 1500. Contributors revise conventional narratives about women and monastic reform, and earlier assumptions of reform as negative or irrelevant for women. Drawing on a diverse array of visual, material and textual sources, it presents "snapshots" of reform from western Europe, stretching from Ireland to Iberia. Case-studies focussing on a number of different topics, from tenth-century female saints' lives to fifteenth-century liturgical books, from the tenth-century Leominster prayerbook to archaeological remains in Ireland, from embroideries and tapestries to the rebellious nuns of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, offer a critical reappraisal of how monastic women (and their male associates) reflected, individually and collectively, on their spiritual ideals and institutional forms.
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