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基本説明
Volume 1: Organized Religion Today / Volume 2: Religious Issues Today / Volume 3: Personal Spirituality Today.
Full Description
Over the last 25 years, there has been much talk of the presumed decline in religious participation in America. In addition, from the 1960s on, surveys that mark the influence of religion in American life have shown a mixed response. Many suggest that religion is losing influence in the culture as a whole; others indicate that while organized religion may be experiencing challenges, spirituality is on the upswing. At the same time, however, there have been signs that religious life in the U.S. is extraordinarily healthy. But religion in America has changed, to be sure, in a number of ways. And it has changed us and our culture in return. This timely set looks at the major forces that are changing the shape of religion in American life.
With an influx of immigrants from Asia, Latin America, and other regions, the diversity of religion has grown to include Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and other faiths. Latin American and African American communities have experienced changes in the ways they practice their faith and in turn influence American culture in general. Women have entered the clergy in record numbers, and the push for allowing women and gays to enter the clergy in religions that limit or prohibit their roles is on the increase. In addition, gay couples are leading the same-sex marriage movement, and other social issues such as abortion, stem-cell research, end of life care, etc., are still being debated. Interest over how people actually live out their religion or spirituality has mushroomed in recent decades, thanks in part to the information revolution and popular culture. What folks do when they gather together to worship, and where they come together, has changed dramatically with the advent of the Internet and the role of sports in American life. So much has changed, and faith in America has become more important than ever—as part of our culture, our way of life, and the way we relate to each other and the world around us. The essays found in these pages shed light on our understanding of these transformations and help us comprehend the enormous role of religion in our society and in our world.
Contents
Volume I Preface Acknowledgments 1. Growth and Decline in the Mainline 2. Post-Vatican II Catholicism: A New Church for a New Day? 3. Roman Catholicism after the Sex Scandals 4. The Spirit of the Law: Spirituality in American Judaism 5. Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism: The Changing Face of Evangelicalism in America 6. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism: The Impact of World Religions 7. Porous Borders: Mexican Immigration and American Civic Culture 8. The Shifting Role of the Latter-day Saints as the Quintessential American Religion 9. The Continuing Influence of Region on American Religious Life 10. The Shape of Things to Come: Megachurches, Emerging Churches, and Other New Religious Structures 11. In Search of the Promised Land: Post-Civil Rights Trends in African American Religion 12. New and Alternative Religions: Changes, Issues, Trends Index About the Editor and Contributors About the Advisory Board Volume II 1. Public Ceremonies: Ritualizing Civic, Media, and Social Life 2. American Civil Religion: Myth, Reality, and Challenges 3. A Touristic Spirit in Places of Religion 4. Religion and Politics: The Impact of the Religious Right 5. From Southern Strategy to National Strategy: How the Christian Right Is Transforming Church-State Relations 6. Queering the Mainstream, Mainstreaming the Queer: LGBT People and Religion in the U.S. 7. Gender Matters: How Second-Wave Feminism Shaped and Reshaped American Religion 8. A Baby or a Fetus: The Abortion Debate in America 9. Christian Attitudes Toward Reproductive Technologies 10. This Mortal Coil: Mortality, Morality, and Stem Cells 11. Reading Foodways as Faithways in Contemporary America 12. Sacred Bodies: Religion, Illness, and Healing Index About the Editor and Contributors About the Advisory Board Volume III Preface Acknowledgments 1. Contemporary Worship: Trends and Patterns in Christian America 2. A Visionary People: Religion and the Visual Arts in America 3. Personal Spirituality 4. Out of the Mouths of Babes: Religion and Spirituality among Children and Teens 5. Living Fiction: American Spirituality and Bestselling Novels 6. The Footprints of Film: After Images of Religion in American Space and Time 7. The Internet and American Religious Life 8. Workplace Spirituality 9. Nature Religion and Environmentalism in North America 10. Religion and the Environment 11. From Muscular Christianity to Divine Madness: Sports nd/as Religion in America 12. From Faith to Fear: Religion in a World of Terror Index About the Editor and Contributors About the Advisory Board
