1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910164924403321

Autore

Kaufmann Thomas

Titolo

A short life of Martin Luther / / Thomas Kaufmann ; translated by Peter D. S. Krey and James D. Bratt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Grand Rapids, Michigan : , : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4674-4614-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (94 pages)

Collana

Reformation Resources, , 1517-2017

Disciplina

284.1092

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. The Search for Martin Luther -- 2. Living in the Reformation of God -- 3. A Theological Life -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

Accessible yet authoritative biography of the colorful character who instigated the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther, the Augustinian friar who set the Protestant Reformation in motion with his famous Ninety-Five Theses, was a man of extremes on many fronts. He was both hated and honored, both reviled as a heretic and lauded as a kind of second Christ. He was both a quiet, solitary reader and interpreter of the Bible and the first media-star of history, using the printing press to reach many of his contemporaries and become the most-read theologian of the sixteenth century. Thomas Kaufmann's concise biography highlights the two conflicting “natures” of Martin Luther, depicting Luther's earthiness as well as his soaring theological contributions, his flaws as well as his greatness. Exploring the close correlation between Luther's Reformation theology and his historical context, A Short Life of Martin Luther serves as an ideal introduction to the life and thought of the most important figure in the Protestant Reformation.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910825096603321

Autore

Kermani S. Zohreh

Titolo

Pagan family values : childhood and the religious imagination in contemporary American paganism / / S. Zohreh Kermani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : NYU Press, 2013

ISBN

9780814744987

0814744982

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

New and alternative religions series

Disciplina

299/.94

Soggetti

Neopaganism - United States

Families - Religious life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Crafting history -- Old souls: pagan childhood -- Parenting in Neverland -- Don't eat the incense: children in ritual -- A room full of fireflies -- My dream come true -- Building fairy houses -- American pagan families & family values, online survey -- Second-generation pagans: experiences and opinions, online survey.

Sommario/riassunto

For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is incorporating growing numbers of second-generation Pagans for whom Paganism is a family tradition, not a religious worldview arrived at via a spiritual quest. In Pagan Family Values, S. Zohreh Kermani explores the ways in which North American Pagan families pass on their beliefs to their children, and how the effort to socialize children influences this new religious movement. The first ethnographic study of the everyday lives of contemporary Pagan families, this volume brings their experiences into conversation with contemporary issues in American religion. Through formal interviews with Pagan families, participant observation at various pagan events, and data collected via online surveys, Kermani traces the ways in which Pagan parents transmit their religious values to their children. Rather than seeking to pass along specific religious beliefs, Pagan parents tend to seek to instill values, such as religious tolerance and spiritual independence, that will remain with their children throughout their lives, regardless of these children's ultimate



religious identifications. Pagan parents tend to construct an idealized, magical childhood for their children that mirrors their ideal childhoods. The socialization of children thus becomes a means by which adults construct and make meaningful their own identities as Pagans. Kermani’s meticulous fieldwork and clear, engaging writing provide an illuminating look at parenting and religious expression in Pagan households and at how new religions pass on their beliefs to a new generation.