George Van Pelt Campbell

Everything You Know Seems Wrong

Globalization and the Relativizing of Tradition

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Produktbeschreibung

Everything You Know Seems Wrong elucidates this process of "relativizing of tradition" and discusses how it undermines established beliefs and traditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780761830788
• ISBN-10: 0761830782
• Artikelnr.: 22198964

Autorenporträt

George Van Pelt Campbell is Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies and Sociology at Grove City College, PA, and a popular lecturer. He specializes in Old Testament, Torah, and sociology of religion. His book Everything You Know Seems Wrong (2005) analyzes globalization's challenges for cultures and faith communities. He is a founding board member of Harvest Bridge International. Derek Van Pelt Campbell has been in pastoral ministry for over a decade.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 List of Figures
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Introduction: Everything You Know Seems Wrong
Chapter 5 Tradition in the Modern World: The Functions of Tradition; The
Meaning of the "Relativizing" of Tradition; Relativization as a
Sociological Concept; Relativization in Contemporary American
Evangelicalism
Chapter 6 Tradition in a Globalizing World: Crystallization of Globality as
an Issue; Requirements for an Adequate Model of Globality; A Model of
Globality; Globalization and Religion
Chapter 7 The Dynamic of the Relativizing of Tradition: The Definition and
Dynamic of Relativization; The Catalysts of Relativization; The Sequence of
Events Which Lead to Relativization
Chapter 8 The Results of the Relativizing of Tradition: Types of
Relativization; Cultural Relativization; Cultural Relativization Generates
Group Relativization; Relativization and the Phases of Globalization;
Characteristics of Relativization at the Cultural
Chapter 9 Relativization in Action: The Evangelical Post-Conservative
Controversy: Defining American Evangelical Protestantism; History of the
Post-Conservative Controversy; Definition and Description of "Evangelical
Post-Conservatism"
Chapter 10 Relativization in Action: Results in Evangelical Theology:
Willingness to Learn form Other Traditions; Changes in Beliefs; Changes in
Boundaries; New Internal Religious Movements; Internal Ethos Effects
Chapter 11 The Relativizing of Tradition: A Comprehensive Theory:
Willingness to Learn form Other Traditions; Changes in Beliefs; Changes in
Boundaries; New Internal Religious Movements; Internal Ethos Effects;
Conclusions Regarding the Relativizing of Traditi
Chapter 12 Everything You Know Seems Wrong: Relativization and the Global
Future: How Relativization Can Strengthen Traditions; Relativization and
Culture Wars; Relativization and Moral Consensus; Relativization and the
Clash of Civilizations; Relativization a
Chapter 13 Bibliography
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 Author Biography