par
Diamond, Etan.
Numéro de rayon préféré
277.30825091732 22
Date de publication
2003
Résumé
Who has time for community in the modern metropolis? The answer may surprise you: apparently lots of us. As this book discusses, religious communities have long been an important way for people in all parts of the modern city to come together. Focusing on Indianapolis, Indiana, a city in America's geographical and cultural heartland, Souls of the City describes the range of changes to America's city and American religion during the last decades of the 20th century. In showing the historical ability of religious congregations to become 'places' of worship, this book challenges those who l.
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0.0573
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Curtis, Edward E., 1970-
Numéro de rayon préféré
305.6970973 22
Date de publication
2009
Résumé
Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have been followers of Islam. The book begins with the tale of Job Ben Solomon, a 18th century African American Muslim slave, and goes on to chart the stories of sodbusters in North Dakota, African American converts to Islam in the 1920s, Muslim barkeepers in Toledo, the post-1965 wave of professional imm.
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0.0529
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par
Gould, Rebecca Kneale, 1963-
Numéro de rayon préféré
306.0973 22
Date de publication
2005
Résumé
Motivated variously by the desire to reject consumerism, to live closer to the earth, to embrace voluntary simplicity, or to discover a more spiritual path, homesteaders have made the radical decision to go "back to the land," rejecting modern culture and amenities to live self-sufficiently and in harmony with nature.
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0.0502
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Griffith, R. Marie (Ruth Marie), 1967- author.
Numéro de rayon préféré
233.5 22
Date de publication
2004
Résumé
'Born Again Bodies' explores a modern manifestation of religious asceticism. Using literature with titles such as 'What Would Jesus Eat?' the promoters of Christian diet programmes are enrolling hundreds of thousands of Americans prepared to believe that fat people won't make it to heaven.
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0.0502
par
Morgan, David, 1957-
Numéro de rayon préféré
246 21
Date de publication
1998
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Pertinence:
0.0472
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