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Afro-Pentecostalism
In 2006, the contemporary American Pentecostal movement celebrated its 100th birthday. Over that time, its African American sector has been markedly influential, not only vis-a-vis other branches of Pentecostalism but also throughout the Christian church. Black Christians have been integrally involved in every aspect of the Pentecostal movement since its inception and have made significant contributions to its founding as well as the evolution of Pentecostal/charismatic styles of worship, preaching, music, engagement of social issues, and theology. Yet despite its being one of the fastest growing segments of the Black Church, Afro-Pentecostalism has not received the kind of critical attentio...
Unfinished Business
During his fifty-year career as a biologist at the University of Arizona, Joseph T. Bagnara investigated subjects he was passionate about, traveled abroad, made lasting friendships, and earned international recognition. Now retired, he leaves behind a legacy of discovery and knowledge. And yet, as in any life, there is unfinished business. Embark on a journey through time as Joe recounts his scientific and cultural adventures. Through his eyes you will witness the profound changes that occurred in academia following World War II. The road is winding, with many detours and a few promising trails abandoned. But these trails remain for future generations to rediscover and explore.
The American Holiness Movement
Secular historians tend to neglect the religious aspects of American history. This book examines the great revivals which swept America during the nineteenth century. Most modern Protestant denominations owe their existence in American due to these revivals.
Spirit-empowered Christianity in the Twenty-first Century
Spirit-Empowered Christianity in the 21st Century is an authoritative compilation of the presentations from thirty leaders in the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement given at the Empowered 21 Conference in Tulsa, OK, in April 2010. These chapters share emerging insights on how the next generation will handle the profound issues facing Christians within the Charismatic/Pentecostal movement in the 21st century.
Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives
Hip-Hop Culture in College Students' Lives explores how diverse groups of young adults embody hip-hop culture and actively connect it to their lives on college campuses.
Cultivating Visionary Leadership by Learning for Global Success
This anthology explores theories and pedagogical practices that seek to graduate global leaders who are culturally astute, intellectually alert, technologically creative and innovative, and ethically sound. In Part I, the contributors examine the tasks of helping students develop a voice, an identity, and a sense of mission in their writing. Part II explores the teaching of literacies in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); literacies necessary for creating competitive visionary leaders in the marketplace. Part III showcases methods of instruction that teachers draw from histories, literature, social sciences, and American cultures in particular and global cultures in general. In Part IV, the contributors offer teaching strategies not only in critical-thinking skills, but also in imaginative, creative-thinking skills to prepare visionary leaders to create solutions and products to meet the needs of the world’s population and marketplaces.
The Oxford Handbook of International Studies Pedagogy
This volume on international studies pedagogy helps us think purposefully about the worlds we teach to our students and it shows us why engaging in reflective practice about how and what we teach matters. The Handbook also provides strategies to engage students in a variety of ways to reflect on and engage with the complexities of the world in which we live.
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice brings together a team of distinguished scholars to provide a comprehensive and comparative account of social justice in the major religious traditions. The first publication to offer a comparative study of social justice for each of the major world religions, exploring viewpoints within Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism Offers a unique and enlightening volume for those studying religion and social justice - a crucially important subject within the history of religion, and a significant area of academic study in the field Brings together the beliefs of individual traditions in a comprehensive, explanatory, and informative style All essays are newly-commissioned and written by eminent scholars in the field Benefits from a distinctive four-part organization, with sections on major religions; religious movements and themes; indigenous people; and issues of social justice, from colonialism to civil rights, and AIDS through to environmental concerns
Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies
"This encyclopedia of virtual communities and technologies provides a much needed integrated overview of all the critical concepts, technologies and issues in the area of virtual communities"--Provided by publisher.
