How does a culture become Christian, especially one that is heir to such ancient traditions and spectacular monuments as Egypt? This book offers a new model for envisioning the process of Christianization by looking at the construction of Christianity in the various social and c…
Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion' by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (eds.) starts from the observation that there is a substantial gap between religions? self-understanding and the empirical results of religious studi…
Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion' by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (eds.) starts from the observation that there is a substantial gap between religions' self-understanding and the empirical results of religious studi…
"Syncretism in Religion is a selection of essays for students and scholars on the many phenomena that come under the heading of 'syncretism'. It is a volume committed to solving the problems of syncretism instead of abolishing the category, which has for so long been controversi…
"Syncretism in Religion is a selection of essays for students and scholars on the many phenomena that come under the heading of 'syncretism'. It is a volume committed to solving the problems of syncretism instead of abolishing the category, which has for so long been controversi…
In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organisation often runs counter to popular expectations by experimenting with communal living, alternative leadership roles, unusual economic dispositions, and…
