Personal Stories of Resisting Racism and Reclaiming Identity
Despite the UKs long history of racial injustice, people from minoritised groups have fought back, engaging in advocacy, activism, and every-day acts of resistance to create positive change.
This anthology is a prize-winning collection of these stories, spanning generations, cultures, and communities. They tell of subtle everyday acts of ......
Surveying contemporary networks and practices in Peru, Australia, and China, anthropologist Alex K. Gearin explores the visionary marvels, wonders, and diversity of ayahuasca drinking today.
Ceremonies of drinking the psychoactive brew ayahuasca have flourished across the planet in recent decades. Emerging from ......
Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the ......
This book provides psychotherapists both background knowledge and clinical guidelines for working effectively and sensitively with clients from the major religious faiths in the U.S.
Religion and Humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy
A new world of religious satire illuminated through the layers of religion and humor that make up the The Simpsons, South Park and Family Guy. Drawing on the worldviews put forth by three wildly popular animated shows - The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy- David Feltmate demonstrates how ideas about religion's proper place in American ......
Conflicted Churches in the United States and South Africa
After the 2008 election and 2012 reelection of Barack Obama as US president and the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as the first of several blacks to serve as South Africa's president, many within the two countries have declared race to be irrelevant. For contributors to this volume, the presumed demise of race may be premature. Given continued ......
From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, at the same time, Christians in the United States have disagreed sharply about the meaning of their shared tradition, and, divided by denominational ......
How Secular and Evangelical Campuses Reproduce Inequality
Shows that universities' diversity efforts may inadvertently reproduce inequality Across universities and colleges, diversity is a purported value, often accompanied with commitments to equity and inclusion. But how do universities' approaches to diversity affect their efforts to make equitable and inclusive environments? The Limits of Diversity ......
How Secular and Evangelical Campuses Reproduce Inequality
Shows that universities' diversity efforts may inadvertently reproduce inequality Across universities and colleges, diversity is a purported value, often accompanied with commitments to equity and inclusion. But how do universities' approaches to diversity affect their efforts to make equitable and inclusive environments? The Limits of Diversity ......
