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Zusatztext "With its overarching themes! Cox's new book can be viewed as the culmination of his life's scholarship." Informationen zum Autor Harvey Cox is the Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1965, both at Harvard Divinity School and in the Harvard Fac- ulty of Arts and Sciences. His classic book The Secular City is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's most influential books of Protestant theology. He is also the author of The Future of Faith . Cox lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Klappentext The Rise and Fall of Belief and the Coming Age of the Spirit There is an essential change taking place in what it means to be “religious” today. As religious people shift their focus to ethical guidelines and spiritual disciplines—not doctrine—we are seeing a universal trend away from hierarchical, regional, patriarchal, and institutional religion. Now, legendary Harvard scholar Harvey Cox offers a new interpretation of the history and future of religion, revealing how doctrines and dogma are giving way to new grassroots movements based in community, social justice, and spiritual experience. The Future of Faith is a major statement and a hopeful vision from one of the most revered theologians today. Zusammenfassung “A beautiful book and a Cox classic….Readers will be grateful that they joined him on his journey.” —E.J. Dionne Jr.! author of Souled Out “Insightful! provocative! and inspiring—I even found myself uttering a hearty evangelical ‘Amen!’” —Richard Mouw! President! Fuller Theological Seminary! and author of Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport The Future of Faith is Harvard religion scholar Harvey Cox’s landmark exploration of why Christian dogmatism is giving way to a grassroots Christianity rooted in social justice and spirituality. Cox laid the groundwork for modern religious writing with his 1965 classic! The Secular City ! paving the way for writers like Diana Butler Bass! Karen Armstrong! Stephen Prothero! and Deepak Chopra! who calls The Future of Faith “a fresh vision for the resurrection of a new global Christianity.” ...
