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Christian Stephen Smith (born 1960) is an American sociologist, currently the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.Smith's research focuses primarily on religion in modernity, adolescents and emerging adults, sociological theory, philosophy of science, the science of generosity, American evangelicalism, and culture. [2]
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. 2. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-253-34687-2. "Introduction: Searching for Women in Narratives of American Religious History". In Brekus, Catherine A. The Religious History of American Women: Reimagining the Past. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of ...
The book rejects the idea of an ideal woman and explores biblical scripture from the view that God desires woman to embrace, rather than fear, her femininity. Captivating is a companion to Wild at Heart , also by John Eldredge, and argues that its model of femininity complements men's innate desires for "a battle to fight," "an adventure to ...
A Song Flung Up to Heaven is the sixth book in author Maya Angelou's series of autobiographies.Set between 1965 and 1968, it begins where Angelou's previous book All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes ends, with Angelou's trip from Accra, Ghana, where she had lived for the past four years, back to the United States.
De Riencourt wrote a number of books (all in English), including: Roof of the World: Tibet (1950) The Coming Caesars (1957), considered his greatest work; The Soul of China (1958) The Soul of India (1960) The American Empire (1968) Sex and Power in History (1974) The Eye of Shiva (1980) Woman and Power in History (1983) Lost World: Tibet (1987)
Walk in My Soul is the story of Tiana Rogers of the Cherokee, the young Sam Houston, and the Trail of Tears. Tiana grew up learning the magic, spells, and nature religion of the Cherokee. In a tribe that revered the life force that was female, she became a beloved woman—priestess, healer, and teacher.
"His soul searching is actually happening, I know that for a fact," said one of the sources, who requested anonymity. "He's thinking about this very seriously."
In the United Kingdom, the book was published by Hodder & Stoughton with the subtitle Searching for Meaningful Faith. [5] Random House published a paperback edition in 2003 with the subtitle How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church. [6] In the book, Yancey profiles thirteen authors who helped him in his Christian faith.