The Fixed and the Fickle
The Fixed and the Fickle

Author: Hans Mol

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 0889206775

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This volume describes the effect of religion on the identity of the native Maoris and Pakehas (white settlers in New Zealand. The description is woven around the idea that the fixed (identity) is constantly "unglued" by the fickle (change). The Maori charismatic movements are seen as attempts to absorb the devastating effects of Pakeha incursion into a viable system of meaning. Yet the white white settlers, too, had to tame the discontinuities with the past and the ravages of cultural change. Religion is seen to be at the forefront of the struggle to defend and reinforce the boundaries around the variety of identities. In presenting his thesis, the author has brought together a wide range of information—other anthropological and sociological studies, historical accounts, official statements, and religious census data. The volume will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology, and religion.

Sacred Selves, Sacred Settings
Sacred Selves, Sacred Settings

Author: Douglas J. Davies

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2015-02-28

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1472425286

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Significantly influencing the sociological study of religion, Hans Mol developed ideas of identity which remain thought-provoking for analyses of how religion operates within contemporary societies. Sacred Selves, Sacred Settings brings current social-religious topics into sharp focus: international scholars analyse, challenge, and apply Mol’s theoretical assertions. This book introduces the unique story of Hans Mol, who survived Nazi imprisonment and proceeded to brush shoulders with formidable intellectuals of the twentieth century, such as Robert Merton, Talcott Parsons, and Reinhold Niebuhr. Offering a fresh perspective on popular subjects such as secularization, pluralism, and the place of religion in the public sphere, this book sets case studies within an intellectual biography which describes Mol’s key influences and reveals the continuing import of Hans Mol’s work applied to recent data and within a contemporary context.

God's Plenty
God's Plenty

Author: William Closson James

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 0773538895

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A complete religious topography of a mid-sized Canadian city in the early twenty-first century, inspired by the Harvard Pluralism Project.

The Trial of Indie Caloo
The Trial of Indie Caloo

Author: Matthew Nies

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-07-30

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13:

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Notorious outlaw Indie Caloo's revenge plans for his mutinous gang find unexpected resolutions as he tries to stay a step ahead of the law, including his ex-fiance and an ex-slave-turned-lawman in pursuit of true justice.