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Multiculturalism and the convergence of faith and practical wisdom in modern society / Ana-Maria Pascal, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pascal, Ana-Maria, author.
- Series:
- Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series.
- Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (ARCS) Book Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and sociology.
- Spirituality.
- Multiculturalism--Religious aspects.
- Multiculturalism.
- Physical Description:
- PDFs (397 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, 2017.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the cultural, sociological, economic, and philosophical effects of religion on modern society and human behavior. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as social reforms, national identity, and existential spirituality"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- China and Europe from Confucius and Aristotle to now: old histories, new challenges / Stephen Green
- The alchemy of religion: from inner illumination to love and service in action / Edi Bilimoria
- Rethinking the fact-value split: a place for religion in the public square? / R. Scott Smith
- Making the unbearable bearable through existential spirituality / R. Scott Webster
- Offerings: the metaphysics of giving / Ana-Maria Pascal
- Religion, church, and public space / Gheorghe Petraru
- The mystical experience, or the way to transformative union / Puiu Ionita
- The passion of Port Talbot: the sacred heart of a secular narrative / Carys Ruth Walsh
- Religious themes in contemporary art / Codrina Laura Ionita
- Religion and the social economy: elective affinities / Malcolm David Brown
- Great risk for the kingdom: Pentecostal-charismatic growth churches, pastorpreneurs, and neoliberalism / Mark Alan Charles Jennings
- Women and religion in the Indian diaspora / Annapurna Devi Pandey
- Literary history as national history: the Sufi tradition in Iranian culture and identity / Parisa Shiran
- Struggle for inclusion: the narratives of religious converts from Pakistan / Ambreen Shahriar
- Multiculturalism, morality, and secondary secularisation: CoSA or common good in practice / Marie Chollier, Mariateresa Tassinari
- Forgiveness in the face of hate / Nadine V Wedderburn, Robert E Carey
- Reconciling homosexuality and spirituality in Africa as a heresy and survival strategy: a critical study of House of Rainbow (LGBT church) in Nigeria / Floribert Patrick C. Endong.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781522519560
- OCLC:
- 968406326
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