Praxis Habitus - Blogging Race Religion & Culture
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| Blog Name: | Praxis Habitus - Blogging Race Religion & Culture |
| Url: | http://www.praxishabitus.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | religion, race, culture |
| Description: | Blog from Gerardo Marti, PhD, sociologist and author of A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church (Indiana UP, 2005), Hollywood Faith: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Los Angeles Church (Rutgers UP, 2008), and Worship across the Racial Divide: Notions of Race and the Practice of Religious Music in Multiracial Churches (Oxford UP, forthcoming). |
| Popularity: | 147 Followers |
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Mosaic Bible - The Branding of Devotional Christianity
I agreed to write a "review" of the new Mosaic Bible, a new formatting of the Protestant Scriptures published this Fall by Tyndale Publishers. The publisher provided me a deluxe, imitation leather version. Joining Tyndale's campaign afforded an opportunity for me to look take a closer look at some of the sociological aspects of Bible marketing today. Walk into any local bookstore, and you will find dozens of choices for bibles today. The production and distribution of market-savvy bibles may surprise some, but it is one of the most interesting developments in modern Christianity.Crafting Editions of The Word of God
I agreed to write a "review" of the new Mosaic Bible, a new formatting of the Protestant Scriptures published this Fall by Tyndale Publishers. The publisher provided me a deluxe, imitation leather version. Joining Tyndale's campaign afforded an opportunity for me to look take a closer look at some of the sociological aspects of Bible marketing today. Walk into any local bookstore, and you will find dozens of choices for bibles today. The production and distribution of market-savvy bibles may surprise some, but it is one of the most interesting developments in modern Christianity.Crafting Editions of The Word of God
Church “Tradition” Previous Era’s Cultural Accommodation
Thanks to Jason Byassee, Executive Director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, a new post on their Call & Response blog describes my take on tradition and innovation in church life.
Thanks to Jason Byassee, Executive Director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, a new post on their Call & Response blog describes my take on tradition and innovation in church life.
New Approaches to New Evangelicalism - Special Session in Denver
Here's a shout out for a session I organized for this weekend at SSSR in Denver, Colorado, on contemporary Evangelicalism in the US and abroad. Image by Andwar via FlickrCompetition among sessions this year at SSSR is fierce!So many great sessions in each slot, but you just can't miss the session on New Approaches to New Evangelicalis
Here's a shout out for a session I organized for this weekend at SSSR in Denver, Colorado, on contemporary Evangelicalism in the US and abroad. Image by Andwar via FlickrCompetition among sessions this year at SSSR is fierce!So many great sessions in each slot, but you just can't miss the session on New Approaches to New Evangelicalis
Religion Scholars Meet in Denver
Quick Post: I'm getting ready for another meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Although not everyone likes "scientific" in the name because not everyone accepts the loaded connotations of the word... Nevertheless, SSSR (pronounced "triple-es-arr") is a corporate at
Quick Post: I'm getting ready for another meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Although not everyone likes "scientific" in the name because not everyone accepts the loaded connotations of the word... Nevertheless, SSSR (pronounced "triple-es-arr") is a corporate at
Sociologists Need to Account for Evangelicals’ Vitality
Thanks to Jason Byassee, executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, I was asked to contribute a post to the Call & Response Blog. As a sociologist, I'm fascinated by the intersection of religion and social change. Because much of my focus has been on the American context, it's impossible to ignore the vitality of Evangelicalism in the United Stat
Thanks to Jason Byassee, executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, I was asked to contribute a post to the Call & Response Blog. As a sociologist, I'm fascinated by the intersection of religion and social change. Because much of my focus has been on the American context, it's impossible to ignore the vitality of Evangelicalism in the United Stat
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