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Out Of India: Immigrant Hindus And South Asian Hinduism In The United States, Chad M. Bauman, Jennifer Saunders Dec 2009

Out Of India: Immigrant Hindus And South Asian Hinduism In The United States, Chad M. Bauman, Jennifer Saunders

Chad M. Bauman

The article provides a survey of research on immigrant Hindus and South Asian Hinduism in the United States, focusing in particular on certain trends in the development of American Hinduism (e.g., Americanization, protestantization, ecumenization, congregationalization, homogenization, ritual adaptation) and prominent themes in more recent scholarship on the topic (e.g., race, transnational connections, and Hindu nationalism).


Monsters And The Moral Imagination, Stephen Asma Oct 2009

Monsters And The Moral Imagination, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

The article discusses the cultural interest in monsters in the 21st century. The author speculates on the reasons for the interest, citing anxiety after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the war in Iraq, or the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. He notes a conference in September 2009 at the University of Oxford entitled "Monsters and the Monstrous." Cultural uses of monsters, he notes, include scolding ourselves for failure to be inclusive, the medievals' punishment for the sin of pride, or the ancient Greeks' warnings of impending calamity. He notes that monster stories can promote the individual's thought about what …


Guided By Your Secret Life, Homer Massey Sep 2009

Guided By Your Secret Life, Homer Massey

Homer Massey

The soul may be thought of as that part of the personality that processes an individual’s highest values. Humanly this may also be thought of as the conscience, an integral part of the soul. This short essay suggests that a Christian has a wonderful secret life within him that must be managed to help him through the day-to-day challenges of life.


Elijah Baker 1742-1798, Homer Massey Sep 2009

Elijah Baker 1742-1798, Homer Massey

Homer Massey

A Baptist preacher is imprisoned and his case eventually dismissed. But rather than gaining his freedom he was put on a ship with orders to take him anywhere but America. He was literally "shanghaied" for the Lord.


Review: The Children Of God: The Inside Story, Edward Hindson Jun 2009

Review: The Children Of God: The Inside Story, Edward Hindson

Edward Hindson

No abstract provided.


The Cultic Mentality, Edward Hindson Jun 2009

The Cultic Mentality, Edward Hindson

Edward Hindson

No abstract provided.


Defending The Faith: Yesterday, Edward Hindson Jun 2009

Defending The Faith: Yesterday, Edward Hindson

Edward Hindson

No abstract provided.


How Do I Find And Use My Spiritual Gifts?, Daniel R. Mitchell May 2009

How Do I Find And Use My Spiritual Gifts?, Daniel R. Mitchell

Daniel R. Mitchell

No abstract provided.


Ancient Antidotes To Timeless Troubles: Stoicism And The Recession, Stephen Asma May 2009

Ancient Antidotes To Timeless Troubles: Stoicism And The Recession, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

The article reviews the books "The Present Alone is Our Happiness," by Arnold I. Davidson and Jeannie Carlier and "A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus" by David Konstan.


Happy Serf Liberation Day: China And Tibet, Stephen Asma May 2009

Happy Serf Liberation Day: China And Tibet, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

No abstract provided.


Singing Of Satnam: Blind Simon Patros, Dalit Religious Identity, And Satnami-Christian Music In Chhattisgarh, India, Chad M. Bauman Feb 2009

Singing Of Satnam: Blind Simon Patros, Dalit Religious Identity, And Satnami-Christian Music In Chhattisgarh, India, Chad M. Bauman

Chad M. Bauman

This paper explores the Indianization of Christianity in late colonial Chhattisgarh, India, with special reference to a Salnami-Christian catechist and composer, Blind Simon Patros.


Singing Of Satnam: Blind Simon Patros, Dalit Religious Identify And Satnami-Christian Music In Chhattisgarh, India., Chad M. Bauman Feb 2009

Singing Of Satnam: Blind Simon Patros, Dalit Religious Identify And Satnami-Christian Music In Chhattisgarh, India., Chad M. Bauman

Chad M. Bauman

This paper explores the Indianization of Christianity in late colonial Chhattisgarh, India, with special reference to a Satnami-Christian catechiest and composer, Blind Simon Patros.


Book Review Of "Indian Religions: Renaissance And Renewal", Chad M. Bauman Feb 2009

Book Review Of "Indian Religions: Renaissance And Renewal", Chad M. Bauman

Chad M. Bauman

The eighteen articles in this volume grew from papers delivered at the 2006 Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. The Symposium featured both newer and more advanced scholars who presented papers on a variety of topics and traditions of India (but especially Hinduism and Buddhism).


The "Reverend Chinese" (Rgya-Nag-Pa Tshang) At Labring Monastery, Paul Nietupski Dec 2008

The "Reverend Chinese" (Rgya-Nag-Pa Tshang) At Labring Monastery, Paul Nietupski

Paul K Nietupski

No abstract provided.


"Early Christianity In North Africa" By Francois Decret, Edward Smither Dec 2008

"Early Christianity In North Africa" By Francois Decret, Edward Smither

Edward L Smither

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