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Taylor & Francis Ltd Christianity and the Transformation of Physical
Book SynopsisDespite the popularity of sport in contemporary China, the practice of physical education is not indigenous to its culture. Strenuous physical activity was traditionally linked to low class and status in the pre-modern Chinese society. The concept of modern PE was introduced to China by Western Christian missionaries and directors of the Young Menâs Christian Association (YMCA). It then grew from a tool for Christian evangelism to a strategic instrument in Chinese nation-building.This book examines the transformation of Chinese attitudes toward PE and sport, drawing on the concepts of cultural imperialism and nationalism to understand how an imported Western activity became a key aspect of modernization for the Chinese state. More specifically, it looks at the relationship between Christianity and the rise of Chinese nationalism between 1840 and 1937. Combining historical insight with original research, this book sheds new light on the evolution of PE and sport in modern ChinTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Christianity and Modern Sport: a Cross-cultural Context 2. Christian Missions and the Emergence of Western Physical Education and Sport in China (1840–1908) 3. Christian Missions and the Expansion of Western Physical Education and Sport in China (1908–1919) 4. Rising Nationalism and the Diminishing Role of the Christian Institutions in Chinese National Physical Education and Sport (1919–1928) 5. Nationalism and the Indigenization and Modernization of Physical Education and Sport in China (1928–1937) 6. Missionary Schools, the YMCA and the Modernization of Chinese Sport: Cultural Imperialism and Nationalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Male Friendship Homosociality and Women in the Hebrew Bible
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Sexuality and Religion in Higher
Book SynopsisThis volume combines insights from secular sexuality education, trauma studies, and embodiment to explore effective strategies for teaching sexuality and religion in colleges, universities, and seminaries. Contributors to this volume address a variety of sexuality-related issues including reproductive rights, military prostitution, gender, fidelity, queerness, sexual trauma, and veiling from the perspective of multiple religious faiths. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim scholars present pedagogy and classroom strategies appropriate for secular and religious institutional contexts. By foregrounding a combination of perspective transformation and embodied learning as a means of increasing students' appreciation for the varied social, psychological, theological and cultural contexts in which attitudes to sexuality develop, the volume posits sexuality as a critical element of teaching about religion in higher education.This book will be of great interest to graduate and postgrTable of ContentsList of ImagesList of Abbreviations List of ContributorsSeries Editor IntroductionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Part I: Pedagogical LensesChapter OneEmbodied Learning through Pedagogical Promiscuity by Michelle Mary LelwicaChapter TwoTrauma Sensitive Pedagogy by Stephanie M. CrumptonChapter ThreePerspective Transformation for Professional Formation and Responsible Citizenship by Kate OttPart II: Instruction about Religion (Religious Studies)Chapter FourGlobal Ethics and Sexuality by Keun-Joo Christine PaeChapter FiveCountering Colonial Assumptions about Veils, Sexuality, and Islam by Amy L. Defibaugh and Brett A. KrutzschChapter SixToward a Critical Teaching Method of Islamic Genders and Sexualities by Amanullah De SondyChapter Seven"Uses of the Erotic" for Teaching Queer Studies by Thelathia "Nikki" YoungChapter EightCross-Cultural Teaching about Abortion and Religion by Michelle McGowan and Michal RaucherPart III: Religious Instruction (Theological Education)Chapter NineA Spiritually Integrative Digital Pedagogy by Carrie Doehring and Rubén ArjonaChapter TenRole Play in Jewish Pastoral Education by Mychal SpringerChapter ElevenEquipping Teachers of Sexual Ethics in Faith Communities by Boyung LeeChapter TwelveTesting the Spirits through Critical Fidelity in the Classroom by Patricia Beattie JungPart IV: Institutional Support for Teaching and LearningChapter ThirteenThe Integrative Challenge of Professional Sexual Ethics in Theological Education by Darryl W. Stephens and Patricia Beattie JungChapter FourteenFaculty Workshop on Teaching Sexuality and Religion by Darryl W. StephensIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Swedish Jews and the Holocaust
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Taylor & Francis Alevis in Europe Voices of Migration Culture and Identity Routledge Advances in Sociology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Clans and Genealogy in Ancient Japan
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Religious Education in Malawi and Ghana Perspectives on Religious Misrepresentation and Misclusion Perspectives on Education in Africa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Divine and Human Providence Philosophical Psychological and Theological Approaches Routledge Science and Religion Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Religion Spirituality and Social Work Routledge International Handbooks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Transformation of Religious Orders in Central and Eastern Europe Sociological Insights Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Religion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Adapting Gender and Development to Local Religious Contexts A Decolonial Approach to Domestic Violence in Ethiopia Routledge Research in Religion and Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Media and ScienceReligion Conflict Mass Persuasion in the Evolution Wars Routledge Studies in Religion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transforming Bodies and Religions Powers and Agencies in Europe Routledge Critical Studies in Religion Gender and Sexuality
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introduction to the Study of Religion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Walking with Pilgrims The Kanwar Pilgrimage of Bihar Jharkhand and the Terai of Nepal
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Women of Faith and the Quest for Spiritual
Book SynopsisDrawn from over fifty-eight individual, in-depth, qualitative interviews with women of faith in Malaysia and Britain, Women of Faith and the Quest for Spiritual Authenticity is a multifaith, multicultural and cross-cultural comparative focus that explores womenâs religious expressions, as derived from practising Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Wiccans and Druids among others. Despite social advances towards womenâs emancipation and the lacerating critiques from feminist theologians across the Abrahamic religions and beyond, womenâs religious experiences remain submerged beneath the weight of patriarchal religious leadership and ongoing masculinised, dogmatic interpretations. Even feminism itself has yet to move the spiritual onto their main agenda of inequity in womenâs lives. This extensive, feminist research monograph challenges these exclusions to centre and amplify womenâs voices in speaking powerfully of their religious experiences, interpretations and practices. This is an ecumenical and entertaining ethnography where womenâs narratives and life stories ground faith as embodied, personal, painful, vibrant, diverse, illuminating and shared. This book will of interest not only to academics and students of the sociology of religion, feminist and gender studies, politics, ethnicity and Southeast Asian studies, but is equally accessible to the general reader broadly interested in faith and feminism.Trade Review"If being female is challenging, being a woman of faith often adds further complexity, irrespective of one’s beliefs. This is scholarship of the highest order as Sara Ashencaen Crabtree deftly weaves the stories of the 59 women she interviewed in Britain and Malaysia with previous research, key tenets of diverse belief systems as well has her own struggles with faith. The deep respect Ashencaen Crabtree demonstrates to her informants who reciprocate in turn share their stories, the authenticity of such is that each will arouse a response from the reader, and that may be anything from hope to horror. Any stereotypes the reader may have brought to this book are likely to shattered, including those about religious beliefs or practices, or even that scholarly writing must be unintelligible to all but other experts in a field. Those who do not identify as scholars should not be put off – this is a book for anyone who would enjoy some thoughtful consideration of what it means to be a woman of faith."Beth R. Crisp, Professor and Discipline Leader for Social Work at Deakin University "Professor Sara Ashencaen Crabtree has produced a brilliant piece of work that is both accessible and highly instructive for both students of the sociology of religion and lay readers. The book works brilliantly on two levels: on the one hand, it offers an astute feminist, sociological account of women’s expressions of faith, explored across a broad range of religions and two country contexts sharing similar challenges with religious plurality: Malaysia and the UK. On the other, it is a treasure trove of fascinating stories amassed by the author on a very personal intellectual and emotional "pilgrimage" through the world of religious identities and mythologies that remains as mysterious as it is compelling for modern society. The emphasis on women’s experience of faith is refreshing, helping to show that the latter can also be a springboard for personal expression and empowerment."Dr Rana Jawad, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of BathTable of Contents1. Searching for the Sacramental: An Introduction2. Gender and Faith: A Critical Review3. ‘When Eve Delved’: Fieldwork Reflections4. What is it to be a Woman of Faith?5. God the Patriarch and Other Relatives6. The Sacred, Sacramental and Sex7. The Damnable, Salvational and Salvageable8. Conclusions and Contemplations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Internal Law of Religions Introduction to a Comparative Discipline ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Embodying Youth Exploring Youth Ministry and Disability
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Critical Religious Pluralism in Higher Education
Book SynopsisThis text presents a new critical theory addressing religious diversity, Christian religious privilege, and Christian hegemony in the United States. It meets a growing and urgent need in our societythe need to bring together religiously diverse ways of thinking and being in the world, and eventually to transform our society through intentional pluralism. The primary goal of Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) is to acknowledge the central roles of religious privilege, oppression, hegemony, and marginalization in maintaining inequality between Christians and non-Christians (including the nonreligious) in the United States. Following analysis of current literature on religious, secular, and spiritual identities within higher education, and in-depth discussion of critical theories on other identity elements, the text presents seven tenets of CRPT alongside seven practical guidelines for utilizing the theory to combat the very inequalities it exposes. For the first Trade ReviewRecognizing that there are substantial inconsistencies in research and practice for a comprehensive critical analysis of how Christian privilege can colonize and oppress those who do not identify as Christian, Small adeptly shows how critical theory can provide the depth and breadth needed to transcend religious pluralism’s limitations in addressing the issues of power within the social and cultural order. More than just a synthesis of critical theory and religious pluralism, Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) challenges moral relativism, the myth of secularism as neutral, and the intolerant religious views of others, while arguing that the "strongest believers in a particular religious faith" can be advocates of pluralism. Although Small concedes that this work, which is directed toward those in the higher education setting is only a starting point for CRPT, the implications of its powerful message can be used to change the broader "society along this axis of inequality" so that its application can "build a more just, moral, and inclusive society…."-Pamela C. Crosby is a National Milken Family Foundation Award Educator; Florida State University Profiles of Service Award recipient; Colorado Teacher of the Year finalist; Poudre School District Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award recipient; former vice president on the board of directors of the Institute of American Religious and Philosophical Thought."Jenny Small’s introduction of Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) arrives at a time when dialogue across differences is volatile and especially polarizing. Along with others who are marginalized--those with minoritized religious, secular, and spiritual identities are under attack. CRPT creates a space to refocus the discussion in a way that both illuminates and pulls at the threads of religious privilege. Bringing together critical theory with the ideals of religious pluralism creates an important pathway to developing plans of actions for leaders. It also provides a framework to question approaches to studying related phenomenon for researchers and practitioners in higher education. This approach situates Christianity in a broader societal context and questions its pervasive influence over the culture. Applying CRPT clears a space for dialogue within a community whereby everyone can consider what it means to have equal representation for all belief systems. Simultaneously, the theory provides a lens of analysis that does not prioritize only subjugating or dismissing Christianity but names its influence. Small’s CRPT can also be used to analyze policies and practices by raising awareness -- in the way that only critical theories can do – by demanding an examination of the fundamental assumptions that drive Christian privilege which reinforces its dominion and perpetuates the inequity. This approach pushes back on the academic leanings that there is only ‘single-truth’ and rests within the complexity that multiple-truths can exist simultaneously! CRPT invites complexity and provides a strategy that a reader can use to resist religious oppression perpetuated by a religion’s hegemony. CRPT reveals a different way to deconstruct the power of religious privilege that reaches beyond tolerance of and toward liberation for all religious, secular, and spiritual belief systems."Sherry K. Watt, Professor, University of Iowa, US and author and editor of Designing Transformative Multicultural Initiatives: Theoretical Foundations, Practical Applications, and Facilitator Considerations."This book addresses a commonly overlooked element of diversity within higher education, and indeed US society at large: religion. While there is a hesitancy among the public, and educators in particular, to discuss religious issues, Dr. Small makes the case that we can and should engage with religion, religious practice, and religious diversity in higher education using a pluralistic approach. Through a systematic review of existing literature in this area, she traces the development of research and theory on religion in US higher education to demonstrate the need for further, and more critical, theorizing on this matter. She then outlines her response to this glaring gap in scholarship with her proposed Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT). Practitioners, administrators, and scholars of higher education will find clear and concrete guidelines for applying CRPT to their work in higher education: from programmatic logistics to systemic reform. This book takes on one of the most foundational and enduring forms of power and oppression in the US, Christian hegemony, and asks readers to actively engage in pluralism so that we may create campuses and communities that value and embrace religious diversity."Sachi Edwards, author of Critical Conversations about Religion: Promises and Pitfalls of a Social Justice Approach to Interfaith Dialogue."Recognizing that there are substantial inconsistencies in research and practice for a comprehensive critical analysis of how Christian privilege can colonize and oppress those who do not identify as Christian, Small adeptly shows how critical theory can provide the depth and breadth needed to transcend religious pluralism’s limitations in addressing the issues of power within the social and cultural order. More than just a synthesis of critical theory and religious pluralism, Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) challenges moral relativism, the myth of secularism as neutral, and the intolerant religious views of others, while arguing that the "strongest believers in a particular religious faith" can be advocates of pluralism. Although Small concedes that this work, which is directed toward those in the higher education setting is only a starting point for CRPT, the implications of its powerful message can be used to change the broader "society along this axis of inequality" so that its application can "build a more just, moral, and inclusive society…."Pamela C. Crosby, Co-Editor of Journal of College & Character."Dr. Small has written a volume that has such tremendous depth, breadth, and potential to change higher education it can hardly be underestimated. Her ability to interweave historic threads of Critical Race Theory, Lat. Critical Theory, and others shows her astuteness to the intersection of this vital issue of identity. Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) has the potential to become the next important theoretical development within the academy and has significant impact potential for higher education, businesses, non-profits, and all institutions in which religious, secular, and spiritual identities are a part of."J. Cody Nielsen, Founder and Executive Director, Convergence on Campus, US.Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgments Author Biography Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Diversity in Higher Education Chapter 3: The Gap in Existing Critical Theories Chapter 4: A Proposed Theory of Critical Religious Pluralism Chapter 5: Moving Forward with Critical Religious Pluralism Theory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Nonviolence in the Worlds Religions
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