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Book SynopsisJennifer Elisa Veninga is Assistant Professor of Religious and Theological Studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, USA.
Trade Review…a stimulating, necessary book that both throws important light on the cartoon crisis on Denmark as a nation. * Scandinavian Studies *
This thorough analysis of the Cartoon Crisis offers readers several rewards. It explains and analyzes the historical roots and as well as the contemporary social background of the so-called cartoon crisis in Denmark in 2005. Furthermore, it invites readers to a discussion of the many challenges confronting both the majority and minority´s social imaginary when daily life is forced to come face to face with cultural diversity and the presence of different religions. * Jørgen Bæk Simonsen, Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Historical Sequence of Events: The Crisis of 2005 - 2006 2. Immediate Interpretations of the Crisis 3. The Social Imaginary as Theological Methodology 4. Popular Understanding: Folkelighed and N.F.S. Grundtvig 5. Popular Practices and their Critique: The People's Church and theWelfare System 6. Contextualizing the Danish Social Imaginary: Difference, Othernessand Islam 7. The Cartoons as Expression of Encounter Conclusion: The Possibilities of Paradox and Theology for a Secular Age
