John Philip Jenkins si è affermato come un commentatore di spicco in materia religiosa, passando dal suo focus iniziale sulla storia britannica moderna per esplorare una vasta gamma di questioni contemporanee. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da un'acuta intuizione sia nel passato che nel presente della religione, in particolare in un contesto globale. Jenkins è riconosciuto per il suo stile di scrittura incisivo, spesso descritto come chiaro e misurato, che consente ai lettori di confrontarsi profondamente con argomenti complessi. Attraverso una ricerca estensiva e la capacità di presentare informazioni intricate in modo accessibile, è diventato una voce di primo piano nello studio della religione.
In He Will Save You From the Deadly Pestilence, acclaimed religious scholar Philip Jenkins illustrates how the evolving uses of Psalm 91 allow us to map developing ideas about religion and the supernatural, theology and politics, medicine and mysticism.
Exploring the complex themes of violence and sacrifice, this book offers a fresh perspective on the instances of bloodshed found in biblical texts. It delves into the historical and cultural contexts that shaped these narratives, aiming to uncover deeper meanings behind the violence. The author encourages readers to reconsider traditional interpretations and to engage with the moral and ethical implications of these stories, ultimately seeking a more compassionate understanding of the biblical message.
This textbook provides a dynamic and concise overview of the Cold War. Offering balanced coverage of the whole era, it takes a firmly global approach, showing how at various times the focus of East-West rivalry shifted to new and surprising venues, from Laos to Katanga, from Nicaragua to Angola. Throughout, Jenkins emphasises intelligence, technology and religion, as well as highlighting themes that are relevant to the present day. A rich array of popular culture examples is used to demonstrate how the crisis was understood and perceived by mainstream audiences across the world, and the book includes three ‘snapshot’ chapters, which offer an overview of the state of play at pivotal moments in the conflict – 1946, 1968 and 1980 – in order to illuminate the inter-relationship between apparently discrete situations. This is an essential introduction for students studying Cold War, twentieth century or Global history.
"[The author] draws out the complex relationship between religion and climate change. He shows that the religious movements and ideas that emerge from climate shocks often last for many decades, and become a familiar part of the religious landscape, even though their origins in particular moments of crisis may be increasingly consigned to remote memory" -- From jacket flap.
"The United States continues to be the world's most powerful nation, an enormous driver of culture and technology. The present century has witnessed many momentous and controversial developments, the full significance of which may take many years to come to light. Rethinking a Nation offers an ambitious and nuanced survey of US history since 2000, presenting an essential insight into the current state of US affairs and their likely future course. From the impact of the 9/11 attacks to the election and administration of Donald Trump, Philip Jenkins' ground-breaking study illuminates a time of change as rapid and revolutionary as any in the nation's history. This is an important introduction for students of History, American Studies and Politics taking courses on modern American history. Tracing tectonic shifts in attitudes to gender and sexuality, traumatic debates over historical memory and fundamental changes in approaches to climate change, it is also perfect for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary US."--Back cover.
A prominent scholar of religion reveals how the Judeo-Christian tradition was born in Palestine during the turbulent years between 250 BC and 50
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Offers an inviting way to understand the facts and implications of the major demographic shifts happening within Christianity. By 2025, 75% of Catholics in the world will be non-European. This fascinating brief explores the metamorphosis taking place in the global community of believers: the church's new life comes from what historically has been labelled the periphery.
The First World War had powerful religious dimensions. The war after all, was fought by the world's leading Christian nations, and on all sides, clergy and Christian leaders offered a steady stream of patriotic and militaristic rhetoric. Many spoke the language of holy war and crusade, of apocalypse and Armageddon. Not in medieval or Reformation times, but in the age of aircraft and machine guns, the majority of the world's Christians were engaged in a religiously defined struggle that claimed the lives of more than ten million soldiers and sailors and of millions of civilians. Later generations find that passionate religious commitment deeply troubling and in need of urgent explanation. Without appreciating its religious and spiritual aspects, we cannot understand the First World War. More important, the world's modern religious history makes no sense except in the context of that terrible conflict. The war created our reality. Remembering Armageddon grows out of a symposium held at Baylor University in 2014, which reflected on the role of religion in the First World War, and the relationship between Christianity and state violence. Contributors include Barry Hankins, Philip Jenkins, Darin D. Lenz, Sarah Miglio and Richard M. Gamble. Book jacket.
A paradigm-shifting history that reveals how the early Christian churches in the East helped to shape the Asia and the Christianity we know today