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Us And Uk Religion 2013, Vaughan S. Roberts Aug 2013

Us And Uk Religion 2013, Vaughan S. Roberts

Vaughan S Roberts

Short piece on the changing nature of religious belief in the US and UK, of which an edited version was published in the London-based Church Times.


Hindu-Christian Conflict In India: Globalization, Conversion, And The Coterminal Castes And Tribes, Chad M. Bauman May 2013

Hindu-Christian Conflict In India: Globalization, Conversion, And The Coterminal Castes And Tribes, Chad M. Bauman

Chad M. Bauman

While Hindu-Muslim violence in India has received a great deal of scholarly attention, Hindu-Christian violence has not. This article seeks to contribute to the analysis of Hindu-Christian violence, and to elucidate the curious alliance, in that violence, of largely upper-caste, anti-minority Hindu nationalists with lower-status groups, by analyzing both with reference to the varied processes of globalization. The article begins with a short review of the history of anti-Christian rhetoric in India, and then discusses and critiques a number of inadequately unicausal explanations of communal violence before arguing, with reference to the work of Mark Taylor, that only theories linking …


In The Beginning, Was It So? Who Says?, Barry Fike Apr 2013

In The Beginning, Was It So? Who Says?, Barry Fike

Barry D. Fike

Subservience and women seemed to go together as ‘peas and carrots’ – at least in the conservative brotherhood that I was raised in. Yes, women had their place in the body of Christ – so long as they stayed in a classroom with children – not in their teenage years – and sat piously simple and didn’t raise a question in a class of mixed company (meaning men and women). How much more simply could Paul have said it? "Women, keep silent, if you have a question ask your husband at home." End of discussion – it’s in the Bible? …


The Logic Of Abortion, A. Thornhill Apr 2013

The Logic Of Abortion, A. Thornhill

A. Chadwick Thornhill

No abstract provided.


Christianity And Hinduism: An Annotated Bibliography, Chad M. Bauman, Arun Jones, Brian Pennington, Joseph Prabhakar Dayam, Michelie Voss Roberts Apr 2013

Christianity And Hinduism: An Annotated Bibliography, Chad M. Bauman, Arun Jones, Brian Pennington, Joseph Prabhakar Dayam, Michelie Voss Roberts

Chad M. Bauman

No abstract available


Christianity & Popular Music, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh Apr 2013

Christianity & Popular Music, Vaughan S. Roberts, Clive Marsh

Vaughan S Roberts

An edited version of this article was published in the London-based Church Times newspaper under the title 'Pop Music needs to be taken more seriously' which can be found via the subscriber link: http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2013/5-april/comment/opinion/pop-music-needs-to-be-taken-more-seriously


Review Of "Thinking With The Church: Essays In Historical Theology", Brent A. R. Hege Mar 2013

Review Of "Thinking With The Church: Essays In Historical Theology", Brent A. R. Hege

Brent A. R. Hege

A review of "Thinking with the Church: Essays in Historical Theology" by B. A. Gerrish.


Review Of "An Introduction To Christian Theology", Brent A. R. Hege Mar 2013

Review Of "An Introduction To Christian Theology", Brent A. R. Hege

Brent A. R. Hege

A review of "An Introduction to Christian Theology" by Richard J. Plantinga, Thomas R. Thompson, and Matthew D. Lundberg.


Review Of "What’S Wrong With Sin? Sin In Individual And Social Perspective From Schleiermacher To Theologies Of Liberation", Brent A. R. Hege Mar 2013

Review Of "What’S Wrong With Sin? Sin In Individual And Social Perspective From Schleiermacher To Theologies Of Liberation", Brent A. R. Hege

Brent A. R. Hege

A review of "What’s Wrong with Sin? Sin in Individual and Social Perspective from Schleiermacher to Theologies of Liberation" by Derek R. Nelson.


Review Of "The Church Event: Call And Challenge Of A Church Protestant", Brent A. R. Hege Mar 2013

Review Of "The Church Event: Call And Challenge Of A Church Protestant", Brent A. R. Hege

Brent A. R. Hege

A review of "The Church Event: Call and Challenge of a Church Protestant" by Vitor Westhelle.


Review Of "Take My Hand: A Theological Memoir", Brent A. R. Hege Mar 2013

Review Of "Take My Hand: A Theological Memoir", Brent A. R. Hege

Brent A. R. Hege

A review of "Take My Hand: A Theological Memoir" by Andrew Taylor-Troutman.


Divine Folly : Being Religious And The Exercise Of Humor, Doris K. Donnelly Mar 2013

Divine Folly : Being Religious And The Exercise Of Humor, Doris K. Donnelly

Doris Donnelly

No abstract provided.


Review Of Missionaries And Their Medicine, Chad M. Bauman Feb 2013

Review Of Missionaries And Their Medicine, Chad M. Bauman

Chad M. Bauman

A review of Missionaries And Their Medicine: A Christian Modernity for Tribal India, by David Hardiman, Manchester University Press, 2008.


Need A Little Jesus In Your Life?, A. Thornhill Jan 2013

Need A Little Jesus In Your Life?, A. Thornhill

A. Chadwick Thornhill

No abstract provided.