Download or read book Postmodern and Wesleyan written by Leonard I. Sweet and published by Beacon Hill Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is in the air and it may entail a radically different way of looking at life. The most common word to describe this change is 'postmodernism.'Postmodern and Wesleyan? is both an exploration and an internal dialogue. Essays written by differing voices explore various dimensions of postmodernism as they relate to theology, church, practices, communities, and missions.Each section includes a critical response by a respected Wesleyan leader to the ideas expressed. Dr. Leonard Sweet concludes each section with comments to continue the conversation.This important conversation piece invites churches, pastors, and laity to explore together how the Christian faith might shape both the present and the future.By providing a forum for engaging issues, both important and difficult, Postmodern and Wesleyan? offers a voice to some of the most creative thinkers in the movement and a help to Christians deciding the direction they must go in order to share the good news of God's love.
Download or read book Grace and Holiness in a Changing World written by Jeffrey E. Greenway and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wesleyan tradition - uniquely suited to fulfill the search for authentic faith transformation.
Download or read book Wesleyan Theology in a Postmodern Era written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Terpsichore in Sneakers written by Sally Banes and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 1987-06-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dance critic's essays on post-modern dance. Drawing on the postmodern perspective and concerns that informed her groundbreaking Terpischore in Sneakers, Sally Bane's Writing Dancing documents the background and development of avant-garde and popular dance, analyzing individual artists, performances, and entire dance movements. With a sure grasp of shifting cultural dynamics, Banes shows how postmodern dance is integrally connected to other oppositional, often marginalized strands of dance culture, and considers how certain kinds of dance move from the margins to the mainstream. Banes begins by considering the act of dance criticism itself, exploring its modes, methods, and underlying assumptions and examining the work of other critics. She traces the development of contemporary dance from the early work of such influential figures as Merce Cunningham and George Balanchine to such contemporary choreographers as Molissa Fenley, Karole Armitage, and Michael Clark. She analyzes the contributions of the Judson Dance Theatre and the Workers' Dance League, the emergence of Latin postmodern dance in New York, and the impact of black jazz in Russia. In addition, Banes explores such untraditional performance modes as breakdancing and the "drunk dancing" of Fred Astaire.
Download or read book The Postmodern Condition written by Jean-François Lyotard and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book it explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic, cultural, and political trends, and develops profound insights into the nature of our postmodernity.
Download or read book Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism written by Sally Banes and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 1994-03-28 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading critic traces three decades of contemporary dance from Balanchine to breakdancing
Download or read book Longing for Spring written by Elaine A Heath and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delving into the widespread, contemporary longing for a more serious and communal experience of Christianity, this book provides important theoretical underpinnings and casts a vision for a new monasticism within the Wesleyan tradition. Elaine Heathand Scott Kisker call for the planting of neo-monastic churches which embody the Wesleyan vision of holiness in postmodern contexts. This book also points toward some vital shifts that are necessary in theological education in order to equip pastorsto lead such communities. Longing for Spring helps Wesleyans of all stripes understand the theory and praxis necessary for planting neo-monastic communities as a new model of the church that is particularly important in the postmodern context. The authors write in an engaging, conversational style that is conversant with postmodern culture, yet thoroughly informed by critical research. Heath and Kisker boldly challenge the imagination of the church, both within and beyond Wesleyan traditions, to consider the possibility of revitalizing the church through the new monasticism.
Download or read book Spritual Formation Journey with Young Adults written by Paul Moon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Embracing the Past Forging the Future written by Wm. Andrew Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The times they are a-changin'. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forging the Future: A New Generation of Wesleyan Theology came from our assessment that Wesleyan theology has yet to fully adapt to this changing landscape, and that the future of Wesleyan theology requires the bringing together of old and new voices. The difficult task of balancing between continuity and change--keeping up with the developments of our culture and staying true to the roots of our tradition--requires the dual focus of looking forward and backward simultaneously. In this volume, we have brought together contributions by young Wesleyan scholars (graduate students and junior faculty) as a way of illustrating and articulating a new generation of Wesleyan theology. These younger voices demonstrate the desire to push Wesleyan theology in new directions. Additionally, we have included contributions from senior scholars who have been doing important work and who have already made significant contributions to Wesleyan theology. This is not simply the ""old guard"" but the voices of scholars who continue to make a profound impact on Wesleyan theology. ""This is an indispensable source for anyone interested in the future of the Methodist tradition . . . It deserves a close reading by all who have a stake in the future of the tradition, most especially by those who would argue for a very different way forward . . . This volume lays down a marker for the uniqueness of Methodism and the need to sharpen its identity in the light of recent cultural developments."" --William J. Abraham, Outler Professor of Wesley Studies, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University ""These are exciting days for Wesleyan theology, and these essays testify well to the winsomeness of the Wesleyan way. Exploring what is 'post, ' 'past, ' or 'plural, ' these young scholars (and a few seasoned voices too) express the breadth and depth of what this tradition's theological vision now offers the contemporary world."" --Thomas Jay Oord, coeditor of Postmodern and Wesleyan? and author of The Uncontrolling Love of God ""Every Christian tradition that seeks to be viable for the twenty-first century will have to do what these younger Wesleyan theologians attempt in this volume: embrace their past while forging a plausible future. Wesleyans will argue with each other about the proposals herein, but that is precisely why books like these are necessary and how traditions are forged."" --Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""If the future of Wesleyan theology rests in the hands of bright and creative young scholars like those who edited and contribute to this volume, then Wesleyanism has a very bright future."" --Mark H. Mann, Director, Wesleyan Center, Point Loma Press, Honors Program, Point Loma Nazarene University Wm. Andrew Schwartz is a PhD candidate in Philosophy of Religion and Theology at Claremont Graduate University, and Managing Director of the Center for Process Studies. He holds an MA in philosophy from CGU and an MA in theology from Nazarene Theological Seminary. An active member of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Andrew's academic interests include comparative philosophy and theology, Wesleyan theology, and religious pluralism. John M. Bechtold is a PhD candidate at the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology Joint Doctoral Program in Theology, Philosophy, and Cultural Theory. His work focuses on the interplay between Christian theology and German Idealist philosophy. He is a frequent contributor to scholastic societies including the Wesleyan Theological Society, the Wesleyan Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Religion.
Download or read book The Appeal of a Wesleyan Arminian Postmodern Hermeneutic Applied to the Practice of Lectio Divina for Evangelicals Seeking Transformational Prayer encounters with God written by John M. Hanna and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be written by J. Richard Middleton and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 1995-06-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Richard Middleton and Brian J. Walsh offer an introduction, evaluation and response to postmodern culture that comes straight from the heart of the gospel.
Download or read book Postmodernism is Not what You Think written by Charles C. Lemert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition responds to the claim that postmodernism is over. It explains the historical connections between the postmodern and globalization. The author shows that the postmodern is less a theory than a condition of social life brought about by the trouble modernity has gotten itself into.
Download or read book Another Future written by Alan Gilbert and published by Wesleyan. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's next for contemporary poetry?
Download or read book Assembling Alternatives written by Romana Huk and published by Wesleyan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First anthology to examine the national borders of postmodern poetry.
Download or read book Place and Postmodernism written by Nancy Black and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a postmodern society of pre-packaged goods, consumer reproduction, and constant video rewind, American culture has become immersed in a world of replication. Literature and art, whether for good or for bad, are not exempt from the consequences of the postmodern era. Literature must be aware of postmodern critics even if its primary goal is not to be viewed as 'postmodern art'." Abstract.
Download or read book In the Wake of Theory written by Paul A. Bové and published by [Middletown, Conn.] : Wesleyan University Press ; Hanover : University Press of New England. This book was released on 1992 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critique of the politics and practice of intellectuals and disciplines in postmodern society.
Download or read book Pinocchio Goes Postmodern written by Richard Wunderlich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first full-length study in English of Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, the authors show how the checkered history of the puppet illuminates social change from the pre World War One era to the present. The authors argue that most Americans know a trivialized, diluted version of the tale, one such source is Disney's perennial classic. The authors also discover that when adults are introduced to the 'real' story, they often deem it as unsuitable for children. Placing the puppet in a variety of contexts, the authors chart the progression of this childhood tale that has frequently undergone dramatic revisions to suit America's idea of children's literature.
