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G. Elijah Dann - Leaving Fundamentalism, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Leaving Fundamentalism

Personal Stories

Av G. Elijah Dann

Del i serien Life Writing

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Beskrivning
In a time when religious conservatives have placed their faith and values at the forefront of the so-called ""culture wars,"" this book is extremely relevant. The stories in Leaving Fundamentalism provide a personal and intimate look behind sermons, religious services, and church life, and promote an understanding of those who have been deeply involved in the conservative Christian church. These autobiographies come from within the congregations and homes of religious fundamentalists, where their highly idealized faith, in all its complexities and problems, meets the reality of everyday life. Told from the perspective of distance gained by leaving fundamentalism, each story gives the reader a snapshot of what it is like to go through the experiences, thoughts, feelings, passions, and pains that, for many of the writers, are still raw. Explaining how their lives might continue after fundamentalism, these writers offer a spiritual lifeline for others who may be questioning their faith. Foreword by Thomas Moore
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-05-30
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 375 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Life Writing
  • Antal sidor: 246
  • Förlag: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
  • ISBN: 9781554580262
  • Utmärkelser: Commended for Eric Hoffer Award for Short Prose and Independent Books 2009 (United States)
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G. Elijah Dann has taught in departments of philosophy, religion, and health studies at various universities in southern Ontario, and most recently was Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria. He is the author of After Rorty: Possibilities for Ethics and Religion (2006) and co-editor of Philosophy: A New Introduction (2004). He is presently completing a book on the role of religious values in the public square.

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``The repulsion expressed in some of these riveting accounts is strong. Yet several authors speak of happy childhoods, of loving parents and church friends, of great evangelical singing, and more; and they say that they miss elements in their fundamentalist pasts, while not missing those pasts. A major contribution of this collection is its evidence of diverse post-fundamentalist spiritual journeys. One author thinks that Jesus may have actually lived, but 'he has long since been fashioned into an ideal by those seeking ideological tools' (38). Another became a Roman Catholic theologican, another a philosophy professor, another a 'liberal Anglican' who is 'an openly and unashamedly gay man' (68). Several affirm a Christianity to complicated to explain briefly, and some are still seeking. For anyone interested in the nature of religious experience, these are fascinating accounts. Thought they do not tell us what keeps others in fundamentalism, they are frank, forthright, and often painful in explaining why some cannot do so.' -- Jacob H. Dorn, Wright State University -- Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 81 (1), March 2012, 201003

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