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Charisma and Community

A Study of Religious Committment Within the Charismatic Renewal

By: Mary Jo Neitz

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Charisma and Community

A Study of Religious Committment Within the Charismatic Renewal

By: Mary Jo Neitz

Since Comte, social scientists have tended to assume that modèrnization, along with a trièµ´mphant scientific rationality, has destroyed the legitimacy of religion as a social reality. However, this crisis of legitè¹macy has never been examined in a setting where religious realè¹ty is affirmed. This book fills that gap, exploring the meaning of religious reality in the lives of a group of Catholic Charismatics to discover how belief is created, developed, and maintained. Charismatics, or Neo-Pentecostals, tend to be white, relaè² ively affluent, well educated, and believe that they possess certain gifts including the power of healing, prophesy, discernè¡«ent of evil spirits, and speakè¹ng in tongues. In describing and analyzing this religious minority, the author provides a basis for reevaluating sociological asè²umptions about religion and modernity. She asks: to what exè² ent can religion define the soèial world? Are religious values necessarily irrelevant to most institutional contexts? Is reè¡igious reality only persuasive in the context of family and priè¡«ary group relations? What are the tensions between religious realities and other beliefs? Her answers have implications for all ways of making sense of the world, including common sense or science. Neitz situates the Charismatic Renewal in a broader social and historical context. She examines the antecedents of Neo-Pentecostalism in American culture and compares this movement with the secular, self-awareness movement. In so doing she shows what is unique about the Charismatics, and what they share with religious predeèessors and members of contemè¨orary secular movements.

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1412819415

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Sociology On Culture

By: Marshall Battani,John R. Hall,Mary Jo Neitz

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Sociology On Culture

By: Marshall Battani,John R. Hall,Mary Jo Neitz

Culture has become a touchstone of interdisciplinary conversation. For readers interested in sociology, the social sciences and the humanities, this book maps major classical and contemporary analyses and cultural controversies in relation to social processes, everyday life, and axes of ordering and difference - such as race, class and gender. Hall, Neitz, and Battani discuss: self and identity stratification the Other the cultural histories of modernity and postmodernity production of culture the problem of the audience action, social movements, and change. The authors advocate cultivating the sociological imagination by engaging myriad languages and perspectives of the social sciences and humanities, while cultivating cultural studies by developing the sociological imagination. Paying little respect to boundaries, and incorporating fascinating examples, this book draws on diverse intellectual perspectives and a variety of topics from various historical periods and regions of the world.

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Routledge

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1134452373

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Buying Time and Getting By

The Voluntary Simplicity Movement

By: Mary Grigsby

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Buying Time and Getting By

The Voluntary Simplicity Movement

By: Mary Grigsby

Buying Time and Getting By provides a detailed account of the voluntary simplicity movement, which took off in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The concept of voluntary simplicity encompasses both self-change aimed at bringing personal practice into alignment with ecological values and cultural change that rejects consumerist values and careerism. While simple livers struggle with self-change, they work toward the broader goals of a sustainable global environment, sustainable communities, increased equality in access to resources, and economies aimed at human quality of life rather than profit. Author Mary Grigsby looks inside the movement at the daily lives of participants and includes their own accounts of their efforts. She also uses reflexive empirical analysis to explore race, class, and gender in relation to the movement. The influence of the dominant culture and institutionalized power in shaping the movement are balanced with the importance of participants' dynamic identity work.

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State University of New York Press

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0791485528

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The Spirit's Tether

Family, Work, and Religion among American Catholics

By: Mary Ellen Konieczny

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The Spirit's Tether

Family, Work, and Religion among American Catholics

By: Mary Ellen Konieczny

Cultural conflicts about the family - including those surrounding women's social roles, abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception - have intensified over the last few decades among Catholics, as well as among Americans generally. In fact, they are the source of much of the political polarization we see. But how do individuals in local settings and cultures - especially religious ones - experience and participate in these conflicts? Why are they so resonant? By exploring how religion and family life are intertwined in local parish settings, Mary Ellen Konieczny seeks to explain how and why Catholics are divided about the family. The Spirit's Tether presents a detailed comparative ethnographic analysis of the families and local religious cultures in two Catholic parishes, one conservative and one progressive. Through an examination of the activities of parish life and the faith stories of parishioners, this book reveals how parishes support and shape the ways in which Catholics work out the routines of marriage, childrearing, and work-family balance, as well as how they connect these everyday challenges to public politics. Local parishes, Konieczny argues, promote polarization through practices that unintentionally fragment the Catholic tradition.

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309

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Oxford University Press

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0199965781

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Understanding Abuse

Partnering for Change

By: Mary Lou Stirling,Baukje Miedema

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Understanding Abuse

Partnering for Change

By: Mary Lou Stirling,Baukje Miedema

Based on research projects conducted over ten years, Understanding Abuse profiles the work done by researchers of issues related to woman abuse and family violence.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802085067

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Culture

Sociological Perspectives

By: John R. Hall,Mary Jo Neitz

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Culture

Sociological Perspectives

By: John R. Hall,Mary Jo Neitz

Designed as an introductory text, this book describes the basic dynamics of culture and the major contemporary controversies on the subject. It provides an analytical framework for thinking about culture sociologically.

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0138164711

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College Life through the Eyes of Students

By: Mary Grigsby

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College Life through the Eyes of Students

By: Mary Grigsby

The struggles and achievements of today's college students are thrown into stark relief in this fascinating account of how such students make meaning of their lives. Author Mary Grigsby uses the voices of students themselves to discuss how they view, adjust to, and participate in the college student culture of a large midwestern university and to explore what they think of their educational experiences. Topics include a look at a typical day on campus, student subcultures and the lifestyles they engender, whether college life conforms to the images and scenarios of popular culture, and student approaches to making it through college. Going to college has become the major coming-of-age experience for many people in the United States, and Mary Grigsby has provided a compelling, readable, and up-to-date account of this formative period.

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State University of New York Press

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1438426399

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Talking Difference

On Gender and Language

By: Mary Crawford

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Talking Difference

On Gender and Language

By: Mary Crawford

`I love the warmth and wit in this book, but I say this in no way to detract from the seriousness of its subject matter and its incisive treatment by Mary Crawford... this is a great book and an important book which articulates current critical thinking about research around gender and language. Mary Crawford writes brilliantly, powerfully and lucidly... I thoroughly recommend it' - British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section Newsletter This refreshing re-evaluation of current wisdom - both academic and popular - about men's and women's language critically assesses the abundant social science research of recent years and its representation in the mass media. Exploring a wide range of topics, from

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Charisma and Community

A Study of Religious Commitment Within the Charismatic Renewal

By: Mary Jo Neitz

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Charisma and Community

A Study of Religious Commitment Within the Charismatic Renewal

By: Mary Jo Neitz

Since Comte, social scientists have tended to assume that modernization, along with a triumphant scientific rationality, has destroyed the legitimacy of religion as a social reality. However, this crisis of legitimacy has never been examined in a setting where religious reality is affirmed. This book fills that gap, exploring the meaning of religious reality in the lives of a group of Catholic Charismatics to discover how belief is created, developed, and maintained. Charismatics, or Neo-Pentecostals, tend to be white, relatively affluent, well educated, and believe that they possess certain gifts including the power of healing, prophesy, discernment of evil spirits, and speaking in tongues. In describing and analyzing this religious minority, the author provides a basis for reevaluating sociological assumptions about religion and modernity. She asks: to what extent can religion define the social world? Are religious values necessarily irrelevant to most institutional contexts? Is religious reality only persuasive in the context of family and primary group relations? What are the tensions between religious realities and other beliefs? Her answers have implications for all ways of making sense of the world, including common sense or science. Neitz situates the Charismatic Renewal in a broader social and historical context. She examines the antecedents of Neo-Pentecostalism in American culture and compares this movement with the secular, self-awareness movement. In so doing she shows what is unique about the Charismatics, and what they share with religious predecessors and members of contemporary secular movements.

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Charisma and Community

A Study of Religious Committment Within the Charismatic Renewal

By: Mary Jo Neitz

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Book's by Mary Jo Neitz

Charisma and Community

Charisma and Community

Sociology On Culture

Sociology On Culture

Buying Time and Getting By

Buying Time and Getting By

The Spirit's Tether

The Spirit's Tether

Understanding Abuse

Understanding Abuse

Culture

Culture

College Life through the Eyes of Students

College Life through the Eyes of Students

Talking Difference

Talking Difference

Charisma and Community

Charisma and Community

Charisma and Community

Charisma and Community

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