Social groups: religious groups and communities

In Taking Root, Latin American women of Jewish descent, from Mexico to Uruguay, recall their coming of age with Sabbath candles and Hebrew prayers, Ladino songs and merengue music, Queen Esther and the Virgin of Guadalupe.

In the early and mid-1940s, during the period of British wartime occupation, community and religious leaders in the former Italian colony of Eritrea engaged in a course of intellectual and political debate that marked the beginnings of a genuine national consciousness across the region.

"e;It is so obvious that to treat people equally is the right thing to do, wrote Gertrude Weil (18791971).

The first major poet of the Hebrew literary renaissance of Moslem Spain, Shmuel Ben Yosef Ha-Levi HaNagid (993-1056 c.

Irfan Ahmad makes the far-reaching argument that potent systems and modes for self-critique as well as critique of others are inherent in Islam indeed, critique is integral to its fundamental tenets and practices.

Although the LGBT movement has made rapid gains in the United States, LGBT people continue to face discrimination in faith communities.

This is the first critical history of Christian Reconstruction and its founder and champion, theologian and activist Rousas John Rushdoony (19162001).

The authors identify the general symbol of the Mother Goddess as a common sanctified image, and they demonstrate some of the cultural variations in form or function of the symbol in specific sociocultural settings.

In large chain bookstores the "e;religion"e; section is gone and in its place is an expanding number of topics including angels, Sufism, journey, recovery, meditation, magic, inspiration, Judaica, astrology, gurus, Bible, prophesy, evangelicalism, Mary, Buddhism, Catholicism, and esoterica.

Must good deeds be rewarded and wrongdoers punished?

The modern German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity.

The first cartographic reference book on one of today's most important religious movementsHistorical Atlas of Hasidism is the very first cartographic reference book on one of the modern era's most vibrant and important mystical movements.

A superbly illustrated history of five centuries of Jewish manuscriptsThe love of books in the Jewish tradition extends back over many centuries, and the ways of interpreting those books are as myriad as the traditions themselves.

"e;It is so obvious that to treat people equally is the right thing to do, wrote Gertrude Weil (18791971).

Although the LGBT movement has made rapid gains in the United States, LGBT people continue to face discrimination in faith communities.

Irfan Ahmad makes the far-reaching argument that potent systems and modes for self-critique as well as critique of others are inherent in Islam indeed, critique is integral to its fundamental tenets and practices.

This is the first critical history of Christian Reconstruction and its founder and champion, theologian and activist Rousas John Rushdoony (19162001).

The authors identify the general symbol of the Mother Goddess as a common sanctified image, and they demonstrate some of the cultural variations in form or function of the symbol in specific sociocultural settings.

Positioned at the crossroads of the maritime routes linking the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden grew to be one of the medieval worlds greatest commercial hubs.

Islam is often described as abstract, ascetic, and uniquely disengaged from the human body.

Thirteenth-century Sufi poet, mystic, and legal scholar Muhyi al-Din ibn al-'Arabi gave deep and sustained attention to gender as integral to questions of human existence and moral personhood.

Positioned at the crossroads of the maritime routes linking the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden grew to be one of the medieval worlds greatest commercial hubs.

In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young Acholi woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit named Lakwena, raised an army called the "e;Holy Spirit Mobile Forces.

Amy Levy has risen to prominence in recent years as one of the most innovative and perplexing writers of her generation.

From the moment I got to Auschwitz I was completely detached.

The current controversy over teaching evolution in the public schools has grabbed front-page headlines and topped news broadcasts all across the United States.

In the early and mid-1940s, during the period of British wartime occupation, community and religious leaders in the former Italian colony of Eritrea engaged in a course of intellectual and political debate that marked the beginnings of a genuine national consciousness across the region.

In Taking Root, Latin American women of Jewish descent, from Mexico to Uruguay, recall their coming of age with Sabbath candles and Hebrew prayers, Ladino songs and merengue music, Queen Esther and the Virgin of Guadalupe.

In this brief book the author examines the central doctrine of important Christian, Jewish, and Muslim philosophers and shows the contributions of medieval thought to present-day philosophy.

On an otherwise ordinary Sunday morning in 1964, millions of Roman Catholics around the world experienced history.

The 1950s religious boom was organized around the male-breadwinner lifestyle in the burgeoning postwar suburbs.

Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society.

In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, many of America's Christian evangelicals have denounced Islam as a "e;demonic"e; and inherently violent religion, provoking frustration among other Christian conservatives who wish to present a more appealing message to the world's Muslims.

From the moment I got to Auschwitz I was completely detached.

In The Silence of Heaven, the world renowned Israeli novelist Amos Oz introduces us to an extraordinary masterpiece of Hebrew literature that is just now appearing in English, S.

The first English language account of deserters from the German army during World War IIThe German military executed between 18,000 and 22,000 of its personnel in World War II on the charges of desertion and "e;undermining the military spirt.

Friedhöfe sind Schnittstellen zwischen Tod und Leben.

Scholars of religion have mostly abandoned the concept of "e;syncretism"e; in which certain apparent deviations from "e;standard"e; practice are believed to be the result of a mixture of religions.

This book explores how different forms of narrative maintain and extend our knowledge of the Holocaust at this critical moment in history, when the last survivors are passing away.

The first English language account of deserters from the German army during World War IIThe German military executed between 18,000 and 22,000 of its personnel in World War II on the charges of desertion and "e;undermining the military spirt.

What does race feel like?

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Religion, Note: 1,0, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Neuere und Österreichische Geschichte), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Gegenwart ist eine höchst glaubensproduktive Zeit, bestimmt von schnellem religiösem Wandel, vielfältigen missionarischen Bewegungen und Religionskonflikten.

This book presents the first-ever English-language book on the history of the Panthera legend- the idea that Jesus was conceived not by the Holy Spirit or even Joseph, but by a man named Panthera.

This book presents the first-ever English-language book on the history of the Panthera legend- the idea that Jesus was conceived not by the Holy Spirit or even Joseph, but by a man named Panthera.

Document from the year 2021 in the subject Sociology - Religion, grade: 1.

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Theology - Hinduism, grade: 2,1, University of Hildesheim, language: English, abstract: The following paper will deal with the concept of the cycle of birth, death and rebirth in the Hindu religion, as Hindus, in contrary to the Western cultures and monotheistic religions, believe that there is life after death, and before the present life, there was a beforelife because they believe that it does not make sense that people suddenly appear from nowhere, meaning not the biological body, but the "e;soul"e; or the "e;spirit"e;.

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Religion, Note: 1,6, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Institut für Sozialwissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die geplante Forschungsarbeit konzentriert sich auf das Thema Islam und Identität sowie die Auswirkungen des Lebens bezugnehmend auf die Identitätsbildung von Muslimen in Großbritannien sowie deren Erfahrungen mit Rassismus und Ausgrenzung.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Religion, Note: 2,0, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie kann das Leben in einer säkularen Gesellschaft aussehen?

Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Religion, Note: 1,3, , Veranstaltung: Das Politisch-Theologische Problem, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit möchte nachweisen, dass die Shoah einen Bruch mit der Theologie vor Auschwitz darstellt und daher die Theodizee-Frage neu gestellt werden muss.

Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Cultural Studies - Holocaust Studies, grade: 1.