More Info: Oxford University Press, Asian religions in America: A documentary history more. Introduction: Narrating US religious history more. History of the American West and Historical Studies. Space more. How religion has changed more. Too often public discussions of the religious dimensions of policy issues either overlook the past Too often public discussions of the religious dimensions of policy issues either overlook the past or highlight recent years.
But this shortened perspective makes it difficult to see what is new and what is not—and which problems, like climate change, economic inequality, and interreligious violence, are entangled in a longer past.
Religion emerged long ago and has played a role in some of the big lifeway transitions—from foraging to farming to factories. There are four altered ways of imagining new metaphors , making new technologies , performing new rituals , and gathering new communities —and the with these, there are challenges that accompanied each new religious habitat.
Relevance more. This chapter considers recent debates about the relevance of the academic study of religion. Given claims that these seem not to have direct Given claims that these seem not to have direct economic utility, it is useful to recall the three most common defenses of the study of religion as an example of the liberal arts: studying religion advances knowledge; it enriches individuals; and it improves society.
This chapter first classifies and assesses these defenses. It concludes by proposing how we might refine the arguments by emphasizing that judgments about relevance always are made in particular contexts and for particular ends: scholars of religion might make those arguments more effective by acknowledging guiding values, considering local contexts, and recognizing multiple goods.
Religious History more. Publication Date: Dolan, Jaime R. Vidal more. Religion and The Religion. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Academic Skip to main content. Search Start Search. Choose your country or region Close. Dear Customer, As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the coronavirus.
Please contact our Customer Service Team if you have any questions. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider. Tweed Very Short Introductions Traces the history of religion from the stone age to the computer age Addresses diverse perspectives on what religion is and what role it plays in society Written by a leading authority on the historical study of religion, who served as the president of the American Academy of Religion Discusses the largest global traditions -- Christianity, Islam, Judaism -- as well as indigenous religions and other lesser known faiths that play a role in the contemporary world Provides an informative overview of the global presence of religion in modern-day life, including its role in both intensifying and addressing contemporary political and environmental problems.
Tweed Very Short Introductions. Also of Interest. America's Church Thomas A. The Great Conversation Belden C. On the other hand, to identify just what is being studied in the first place. In Chapter 4, dwelling as a ception and application. If only David Sopher were here religious imperative is explicated at four scales of ex- to enjoy it.
Theory and Theorists; 2 BoundariesFConstitutive With numerous empirical examples, Tweed shows how Terms, Orienting Tropes, and Exegetical Fussiness; 3 religion acts as a watch and compass that orients be- ConfluencesFToward a Theory of Religion; 4 Dwell- lievers in such a way as to confront suffering and in- ing: The Kinetics of Homemaking; and 5 Cross- tensify joy.
He focuses on movement in the final chapter ingFThe Kinetics of Itinerancy. Throughout the book, where religions are understood to enable and constrain his rhetoric is engaging, accessible, and thoroughly im- terrestrial crossings, corporeal crossings, and cosmic crossings mersed in spatial terms that are deployed in such re- pp. Terrestrial crossings include such movement freshing and substantive ways that I found myself as pilgrimage and migration; corporeal crossings are largely reveling in the very geographicality of it.
What a treat! He under- liever. Tweed tells shrine in Miami are juxtaposed with examples from a us that theory is ultimately purposeful wandering p. Let us hope that he keeps it up. Key Words: geography, religion, religious, theory.
The third chapter is structured around a definition of religion that Tweed believes will illuminate what it References means to be human as a religious being p. Religious geography and the geography of reli- tensify joy and confront suffering by drawing on human gion. Boulder: University of boundaries.
Park, C. Sacred worlds: An introduction to geography and explains each with concrete examples from a wide range religion. London: Routledge. As such, he uses aquatic and spa- Prorok, C. Asian Religions in America: A Documentary History is the first text to show the breadth and depth of the American encounter with Asian religions. Ranging from to the present, it features over one hundred excerpts and dozens of illustrations drawn from literature, art, music, sports, philosophy, theology, politics, and law.
The editors have provided a general historical introduction, an overview of Asian religions, four section introductions, and concise explanatory headnotes for each entry. The volume is further enhanced by helpful reference materials including a detailed chronology, suggestions for further reading, and an index. Asian Religions in America: A Documentary History serves as an exceptional text for courses in Asian religions, world religions, and religion in America, and is also enlightening reading for academics and general readers.
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