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American Religious Empiricism

By: William Dean

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In nineteenth-century France, parents abandoned their children in overwhelming numbers--up to 20 percent of live births in the Parisian area. The infants were left at state-run homes and were then transferred to rural wet nurses and foster parents. Their chances of survival were slim, but with alterations in state policy, economic and medical development, and changing attitudes toward children and the family, their chances had significantly improved by the end of the century. br /> Rachel Fuchs has drawn on newly discovered archival sources and previously untapped documents of the Paris foundling home in order to depict the actual conditions of abandoned children and to reveal the bureaucratic and political response. This study traces the evolution of French social policy from early attempts to limit welfare to later efforts to increase social programs and influence family life. Abandoned Children illuminates in detail the family life of nineteenth-century French poor. It shows how French social policy with respect to abandoned children sought to create an economically useful and politically neutral underclass out of a segment of the population that might otherwise have been an economic drain and a potential political threat.

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SUNY Press

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0887062806

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9780887062803

The Religious Critic in American Culture

By: William Dean

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The Religious Critic in American Culture

By: William Dean

This book provides a new rationale for "religious criticism" in American society. First, Dean shows why today's academic intellectuals are relatively indifferent to questions of meaning in America, pointing to the loss of American "exceptionalism," the professionalization of the academy, and the rise of post-structural criticism. He then shows how intellectuals may reclaim a prophetic role by offering a new theory of the nature of religious thought. Tracing this theory to a twentieth-century emphasis on conventions, Dean provides a way to understand how imaginative social constructions can become active historical conventions, with real historical force. He suggests that the sacred itself begins as an imaginative construct and becomes a convention, thus working as an active, "living" force in history. Finally, Dean argues that religious critics must now reclaim a responsibility for shaping their society's sacred conventions.

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State University of New York Press

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1438400691

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9781438400693

MacArthur's Coalition

US and Australian Military Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, 1942–1945

By: Peter J. Dean

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MacArthur's Coalition

US and Australian Military Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, 1942–1945

By: Peter J. Dean

From 1942–1945 the Allies’ war in the Southwest Pacific was effectively a bilateral coalition between the United States and Australia under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. By charting the evolution of the military effectiveness of the US-Australian alliance, MacArthur’s Coalition puts the relationship between the United States and Australia at the center of the war against Japan. Drawing on new primary source material, Peter J. Dean has written the first substantial book-length treatment of the coalition as a combined military force. This expansive and ambitious book provides a fresh perspective on the Pacific War by providing a close-up, in-depth account of operations in the Southwest Pacific from the Kokoda Trail campaign to the reconquest of the Philippines and Borneo. Dean’s work takes the reader deep into the key military headquarters in the Southwest Pacific and reveals the discussions, debates, and arguments between key commanders and staff officers during the course of planning and waging a monumental conflict. Drawing upon archival records across three continents, Dean brings the qualities of these senior officers to life by exploring the critical importance of personalities and leadership in overcoming cultural, doctrinal, and organizational divides in the largely unequal alliance. Set against the practicalities of fighting a fanatical enemy in some of the most inhospitable terrain in the war, his book shows how, despite these divides and MacArthur’s difficult personality, the US-Australian coalition was able to forge a highly effective and ultimately triumphant fighting machine. With its unprecedented view of the joint nature of operations in the Southwest Pacific and its focus on frontline commanders and units in forging a successful fighting force, MacArthur’s Coalition illuminates a critical aspect of the Allied victory in World War II.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700626042

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9780700626045

History Making History

The New Historicism in American Religious Thought

By: William D. Dean

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History Making History

The New Historicism in American Religious Thought

By: William D. Dean

This book recognizes that the postmodern "new historicism" leads to a value-neutral relativism and leaves theology with an impossible choice. Dean argues that the postmodern challenge is incoherent and ineffective unless it is reinterpreted in terms of its classical American roots. Before offering a third option, Dean defends the neopragmatism of Richard Rorty, Richard Bernstein, Nelson Goodman, Hilary Putnam, Cornel West, and Jeffrey Stout; the deconstructivism of Jacques Derrida and Mark Taylor; and the recent theology of Gordon Kaufman. The third option, opening up a new possibility for American theology, is the radical empiricism of William James and John Dewey and the precedent of the "Chicago School.

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SUNY Press

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0887068928

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9780887068928

Black's Dictionary of Physical Education and School Sport

By: Gareth Williams,Sarah Pinder,Alan Thomson,Dean Williams

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Black's Dictionary of Physical Education and School Sport

By: Gareth Williams,Sarah Pinder,Alan Thomson,Dean Williams

This dictionary is a key resource for students of Physical Education, School Sport and Sports Science at undergraduate level, facing new concepts and terminology. Over 100 entries cover all the key topics in this diverse subject area. The A-Z format makes it accessible and essential reading for anyone planning a career in teaching PE. Each entry is 300-500 words and includes practical teaching ideas and tips and further reading suggestions. All the theoretical concepts of social, political, economic and cultural influences are covered and the dictionary includes updates on recent key issues in Physical Education, including material on gifted and talented teaching, and junior athletic education.

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A&C Black

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1408170205

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9781408170205

Moloch Blues

The Owl Killer and Dink's Blues

By: Phillip Hayes Dean

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Moloch Blues

The Owl Killer and Dink's Blues

By: Phillip Hayes Dean

THE STORIES: THE OWL KILLER. Conditioned by a lifetime of resigned acceptance, Noah Hamilton can only turn against his renegade son, Lamar, who has killed and mutilated a man and is now in hiding. A petty tyrant, who compensates for his own frustra

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Dramatists Play Service Inc

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0822215144

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9780822215141

Bureaucrazy Blues

Laughing Leaders

By: Dean Hasse

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Bureaucrazy Blues

Laughing Leaders

By: Dean Hasse

This is a book about the people and institutions that influence our daily life. What is eating them? What do they achieve at the end of the day? Bureaucracy is the model that supports them to rise to the top and stay there. Waterland is a fictional country that is good because people all over the world recognize leaders who pretend to revitalize society but only do well for themselves. The writer also highlights the hype of our modern times. The fitness craze, sexual fixations, eating disorders, obsession with animals, extraordinary interest in sports, homophobia, and the desperate search for role models. He also exposes in a subtle way the human failings. In this fairy tale of modern times, the heroes and villains are not kings, knights, witches, or wizards but politicians, psychotherapists, beautiful people, and business tycoons. If you like plots with several layers, drenched in dry humour, you will have a good time. We ought to be grateful for his description of the not-so-brave new world. The hilarious happenings in this book will make you understand the weaknesses of the Western world. This book is a fine spoof, except that this is todays reality and not a prediction of the future.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1543485391

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9781543485394

Unsustainable Empire

Alternative Histories of Hawai‘i Statehood

By: Dean Itsuji Saranillio

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Unsustainable Empire

Alternative Histories of Hawai‘i Statehood

By: Dean Itsuji Saranillio

In Unsustainable Empire Dean Itsuji Saranillio offers a bold challenge to conventional understandings of Hawai‘i’s admission as a U.S. state. Hawai‘i statehood is popularly remembered as a civil rights victory against racist claims that Hawai‘i was undeserving of statehood because it was a largely non-white territory. Yet Native Hawaiian opposition to statehood has been all but forgotten. Saranillio tracks these disparate stories by marshaling a variety of unexpected genres and archives: exhibits at world's fairs, political cartoons, propaganda films, a multimillion-dollar hoax on Hawai‘i’s tourism industry, water struggles, and stories of hauntings, among others. Saranillio shows that statehood was neither the expansion of U.S. democracy nor a strong nation swallowing a weak and feeble island nation, but the result of a U.S. nation whose economy was unsustainable without enacting a more aggressive policy of imperialism. With clarity and persuasive force about historically and ethically complex issues, Unsustainable Empire provides a more complicated understanding of Hawai‘i’s admission as the fiftieth state and why Native Hawaiian place-based alternatives to U.S. empire are urgently needed.

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Duke University Press

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1478002298

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9781478002291

Lives of Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Thomas Ellwood

By: William Dean Howells,Edward Herbert,Thomas Ellwood

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Lives of Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Thomas Ellwood

By: William Dean Howells,Edward Herbert,Thomas Ellwood

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338553738X

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Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and Control

By: Dean Karnopp

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Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and Control

By: Dean Karnopp

Anyone who has experience with a car, bicycle, motorcycle, or train knows that the dynamic behavior of different types of vehicles and even different vehicles of the same class varies significantly. For example, stability (or instability) is one of the most intriguing and mysterious aspects of vehicle dynamics. Why do some motorcycles sometimes exh

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CRC Press

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146656086X

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9781466560864

Tamil Temple Myths

Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Saiva Tradition

By: David Dean Shulman

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Tamil Temple Myths

Sacrifice and Divine Marriage in the South Indian Saiva Tradition

By: David Dean Shulman

South India is a land of many temples and shrines, each of which has preserved a local tradition of myth, folklore, and ritual. As one of the first Western scholars to explore this tradition in detail, David Shulman brings together the stories associated with these sacred sites and places them in the context of the greater Hindu religious tradition. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400856922

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9781400856923

The HBO Effect

By: Dean J. DeFino

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The HBO Effect

By: Dean J. DeFino

No advertisers to please, no censors to placate, no commercial interruptions every eleven minutes, demanding cliffhangers to draw viewers back after the commercial breaks: HBO has re-written the rules of television; and the result has been nothing short of a cultural ground shift. The HBO Effect details how the fingerprints of HBO are all over contemporary film and television. Their capability to focus on smaller markets made shows like Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire, and even the more recent Game of Thrones and Girls, trigger shows on basic cable networks to follow suit. HBO pioneered the use of HDTV and the widescreen format, production and distribution deals leading to market presence, and the promotion of greater diversity on TV (discussing issues of class and race). The HBO Effect examines this rich and unique history for clues to its remarkable impact upon television and popular culture. It's time to take a wide-angle look at HBO as a producer of American culture.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1623565219

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9781623565213

Geneticists

By: Dean Miller

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Geneticists

By: Dean Miller

Geneticists are scientists who study how genes are inherited, activated, inactivated, or mutated. Their research is instrumental in advances in branches of medicine like pharmaceuticals, cancer research, diseases, and issues surrounding pregnancy. Many geneticists have been awarded the Nobel. This information filled volume provides excellent biographical sketches for trailblazers in the field of genetics. Along with presenting specific scientists and their contributions to the ever-changing field, this book covers their research, discoveries, and inventions that have impacted the human experience.

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Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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1627125531

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9781627125536

Barry Goldwater

The Biography of a Conservative

By: Rob Wood,Dean Smith

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Barry Goldwater

The Biography of a Conservative

By: Rob Wood,Dean Smith

AN INTIMATE, HUMAN AND REVEALING PORTRAIT OF THE MAN WHO MADE SUCH A UNIQUE IMPACT UPON THE AMERICAN SCENE. BARRY GOLDWATER stands in the forefront of the new wave of American conservatism. His appeal is not only to those usually associated with vested interests but also to a large body of women, college students and Southerners. Allied against him are liberals, labor and Easterners. Almost without exception, Americans are lined up solidly for or against Barry Goldwater. There are few neutrals. Veteran reporters Wood and Smith have delved into the phenomenon of Barry Goldwater with piercing insight. Nothing is left out—from the rise of the family’s fortunes in Arizona to the growth of the Senator’s influence in Washington. This is a book that every responsible American—whatever his political beliefs—will want to read. It is the story of one of the most important and controversial figures in government and of his particular brand of conservatism. Illustrated and including excerpts, from his major speeches.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1789127165

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9781789127164

The Architect of Victory

The Military Career of Lieutenant General Sir Frank Horton Berryman

By: Peter J. Dean

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The Architect of Victory

The Military Career of Lieutenant General Sir Frank Horton Berryman

By: Peter J. Dean

Lieutenant General Sir Frank Berryman is one of the most important, yet relatively unknown officers in the history of the Australian Army. Despite his reputedly caustic personality and noted conflicts with some senior officers, Berryman was crucial to Australia's success during the Second World War. But did the man known as 'Berry the Bastard' deserve his reputation? Bold, calculating and talented, Berryman was at the forefront of operations that led to the defeat of the Japanese, and his operational planning secured Australia's victories at Bardia, Tobruk and in New Guinea during the Pacific War. With access to rare private papers, Peter Dean charts Berryman's special relationships with senior US and Australian officers such as MacArthur, Chamberlin, Blamey, Lavarack and Morshead, and explains why the man poised to become the next Chief of General Staff would never fulfil his ambition.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139494848

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9781139494847

Leading in High Growth Asia

Managing Relationship for Teamwork and Change

By: Dean Tjosvold,Kwok Leung

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Leading in High Growth Asia

Managing Relationship for Teamwork and Change

By: Dean Tjosvold,Kwok Leung

Management scholars from ten Asia-Pacific countries explore aspects of the role leadership plays in business growth, and describe best practices as developed from research. Among the topics are understanding leadership in diverse cultures, leadership strategies and relationship competence development, and leadership in Taiwanese enterprises.

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World Scientific

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9812388699

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9789812388698

Dorset's Military Heritage

By: Dean Hollands

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Dorset's Military Heritage

By: Dean Hollands

This book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset’s remarkable local military history through time.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398109274

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9781398109278

Visible Lives:

A Tribute To E. Lynn Harris

By: Stanley Bennett Clay,Terrance Dean,James Earl Hardy

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Visible Lives:

A Tribute To E. Lynn Harris

By: Stanley Bennett Clay,Terrance Dean,James Earl Hardy

Three Stories in Tribute to E. Lynn Harris Bestselling author and literary icon E. Lynn Harris captivated millions of readers with his powerful, groundbreaking stories of black men searching for love in a taboo world. Now three outstanding writers and friends honor the late author with this trio of original novellas in the genre E. Lynn helped create--each accompanied by a special personal tribute remembering the important role he played in their lives. Evoking the hope, romance, and complexity of this gifted writer, this unique collection will serve as a living legacy for fans old and new. "A creative way to pay homage to a writer who paved the way for so many other authors. . .something I'm sure E. Lynn would have appreciated." –ZANE, New York Times Bestselling Author Terrance Dean is the author of the Essence® bestselling memoir Hiding in Hip Hop as well as Reclaim Your Power! He has worked in the entertainment industry for many years as a producer and is the founder/creator of Men's Empowerment, Inc.

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Dafina

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075826044X

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9780758260444

The American Spiritual Culture

And the Invention of Jazz, Football, and the Movies

By: William Dean

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The American Spiritual Culture

And the Invention of Jazz, Football, and the Movies

By: William Dean

In this book, now in paperback, William Dean describes the spiritual culture that is grounded in the emerging American story.

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A&C Black

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0826418961

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9780826418968

Metaphysics and Mystery

The Why Question East and West

By: Thomas Dean

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Metaphysics and Mystery

The Why Question East and West

By: Thomas Dean

Metaphysics and Mystery: The Why Question East and West is a critical analysis, comparison and evaluation of philosophical answers, Western and Asian, to the question: “Why is there something rather than nothing?” The question, first posed by the 17th C. philosopher, Leibniz, was reintroduced in the 20th C. by Heidegger. Volume One begins with an introduction that lays out the issues raised by the Why question. It then analyzes contemporary Western philosophers who provide either cosmological-metaphysical or existential-ontological answers to the question. It also considers transitional answers that bridge the two. Volume Two examines Asian philosophers, classical and contemporary, who, though rejecting the assumptions behind the question, put forward nondualist answers that have a direct bearing on it. It concludes with an argument for a revised understanding of the Why question that draws on the strengths and weaknesses of these Western and Asian philosophies and explores implications for ethics and religious thought

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iUniverse

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1532076207

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9781532076206

Lighthouses of the Florida Keys

By: Love Dean

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Lighthouses of the Florida Keys

By: Love Dean

An updated historical account of the Florida Keys lighthouses full of history and legend.

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Pineapple Press Inc

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1561641650

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9781561641659

Interreligious Resilience

Interreligious Leadership for a Pluralistic World

By: Michael S. Hogue,Dean Phillip Bell

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Interreligious Resilience

Interreligious Leadership for a Pluralistic World

By: Michael S. Hogue,Dean Phillip Bell

This book introduces the theory of interreligious resilience as a means to developing deeper and more effective interreligious engagement and resilience. Michael S. Hogue and Dean Phillip Bell advocate for interreligious resilience as the ability to grow through encounters with religious difference. They argue that rather than the capacity to endure change and return to a normal status quo, a deeper, more complex resilience is characterized by an ability to learn through disturbances, disruptions, and uncertainty. This book integrates theory and practice by situating the practical tasks of interreligious engagement in theological and social contexts. It is systemic and multidimensional, rather than staying focused on isolated interreligious issues or interpersonal interreligious encounters. This book is essential reading for all religious leaders and other community leaders working with religious people in an interreligious world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350213675

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9781350213678

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