Liberal mainline churches, on the other hand, had adapted heavily to modern secular thought. They rejected the concept of miracles, of being born again by the Spirit, of Jesus’ bodily resurrection, of a trustworthy Bible. They adopted, in Kelley’s words, “relativism… lukewarmness… in...
Organized religion has long maintained a central role in the lives of many Americans. Its significance is not just spiritual. Churches and other places of worship can also be venues for socializing. In the Catholic church of my childhood, for example, fellow parishioners would chat after mass ea...
The article examines the political influence of the religious right in the United States. The author claims that conservative religious leaders and their churches have less impact on the American political landscape than they once did. Barack Obama, the 2008 Democratic Party candidate for president, ...
After the US civil war, the US beganreconstructionto ‘destroy the political and social institutions’ of the South and force the federal government’s agenda on it.Carpetbaggersswarmed the South to politically manipulate, seize land, loot the South, andforcibly conquer churches. This hasnot ended...
David L. Edwards in the Preface toHonest to God(2001 edition) You are living in a self-constructed internment camp ringed round by doctrines. You don’t know the large and beautiful world outside, and dare not trust yourselves to explore it. ...
Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, hailed in The Washington Post as "a work of enormous imagination and enterprise" and in The New York Times as "an important, original book," Southern Honor revolutionized our....
It is conventionally thought that cheap mass-produced cloth emanating from European and North American factories, assisted by falling transport costs, undermined indigenous textile production in the non-western world. This chapter, which examines ninetee
“Enjoy the Decline” is not a screed of pessimism – but of Hope. Hope in the satisfactory, hope in the self, hope in the overcoming – the pragmatism to recognize the limitations of the self, and the age in which one lives, seeking the eternal in all that we do upon this Earth. ...
Cognitive reserve is associated with education, social determinants, and cognitive outcomes among older American Indians in the Strong Heart Study ArticleOpen access28 January 2025 Emotional and cognitive influences on alcohol consumption in middle-aged and elderly Tanzanians: a population-based study ...
ado you work for american company ? 您是否工作为美国公司?[translate] aShe told me wait for her at restaurant door in yesterday 她告诉了我昨天等待她在餐馆门[translate] athere are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world 有特别圣诞节服务在基督教会里全世界[translate] ...