Religion Of Fear

Conservative evangelicalism has transformed American politics, disseminating a sometimes fearful message not just through conventional channels, but through subcultures and alternate modes of communication. Within this world is a "Religion of Fear," a critical impulse that dramatizes cultural and political conflicts and issues in frightening ways that serve to contrast "orthodox" behaviors and beliefs with those linked to darkness, fear, and demonology. Jason Bivins offers close examinations of several popular evangelical cultural creations including the Left Behind novels, church-sponsored Halloween "Hell Houses," sensational comic books, especially those disseminated by Jack Chick, and anti-rock and -rap rhetoric and censorship. Bivins depicts these fascinating and often troubling phenomena in vivid (sometimes lurid) detail and shows how they seek to shape evangelical cultural identity. As the "Religion of Fear" has developed since the 1960s, Bivins sees its message moving from a place of relative marginality to one of prominence. What does it say about American public life that such ideas of fearful religion and violent politics have become normalized? Addressing this question, Bivins establishes links and resonances between the cultural politics of evangelical pop, the activism of the New Christian Right, and the political exhaustion facing American democracy. Religion of Fear is a significant contribution to our understanding of the new shapes of political religion in the United States, of American evangelicalism, of the relation of religion and the media, and the link between religious pop culture and politics.

We live in a world driven by fear. But should we allow fear to play such a large role in our lives? According to the religions of the world, the answer is no. In this helpful and illuminating book, Michael Kinnamon challenges readers to consider why we find ourselves in this age of fear and what we can do about it. Drawing on support from a diversity of religious traditions and teachers, Kinnamon argues that religious faith is the best way to combat a culture of fear. He explores fear in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the American political scene, and he shares courageous examples of individuals from different religions working for peace. Perfect for individuals or group study, this book helps readers understand the manipulative power of fear and how religious beliefs call us to reject fear at all costs. A study guide is included.

The author addresses the loss of Jewish identity in a Christian Society, and calls for Jews to return to their heritage.

Includes works first published during the period 1933-36. Sir James G. Frazer (1854-1941) is famous as the author of "The Golden Bough."

CHRISTOPHER RORY PAGE Two bodies, two souls and an inspiring four way conversation between contrasting mortals as they journey through the African bush and discover the way from Fear to faith. The author awakens one morning riddled with fear from a deafening noise outside his bungalow window. This is the beginning of an exploration into the self as he meets a primitive man who proves that there is more to someone than meets the eye. A non-verbal form of communication develops between as the two men dissect the concept of fear based on age-old theories and beliefs. The reader is introduced to the Ukuesaba Isitebhisa which translated from Zulu means Fear Ladder. This shows the progression of fear from the most superficial to the most concrete. The common denominator to minimise the fear on all levels is to instil faith in various forms. From Fear to faith is an inspiring story and teaches as much as it entertains. Light hearted moments dispersed with simple truths make it must read for anyone who aims to minimise the fears in their lives which prevent them from being who they were born to be.

"What if you weren't afraid of other people's opinions or of failing? What if you knew how to use your faith to face your fears and break through to success? Jackelyn shows you how to push through fear and step into faith. You can accomplish great things and change your life! With God all things are possible. Don't let fear keep you from you destiny." P. [4] of cover.

Find the peace and hope that awaits you once you overcome your fears. During times of uncertainty, people are looking for answers to their fears as they see things like finances, relationships, and hope crumble around them. But God doesn’t intend for His people to live in fear. He wants us to overcome fear and find peace, even in the midst of the aftermath. Previous study guides on similar topics have helped women learn how to overcome their fears, but none have answered the most important next question: “Now what?” Where do women go once they’ve left fear behind? What’s the next step? Finding Peace Beyond Your Fears will help women find the peace and hope that God has planned for them.

Originally published in 1948, Christianity and Fear explores the nature and history of Christian love in relation to the problem of fear. Based. It will appeal to those with an interest in the history of Christianity, theology, and the psychology of religion.

This four-volume historical resource provides new opportunities for investigating the relationship between religion, literature and society in Britain and its imperial territories by making accessible a diverse selection of harder-to-find primary sources. These include religious fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs, sermons, travel writing, religious ephemera, unpublished notebooks and pamphlet literature. Spanning the long nineteenth century (c.1789–1914), the resource departs from older models of ‘the Victorian crisis of faith’ in order to open up new ways of conceptualising religion. This third volume looks at ‘religious feeling’ as an important and distinct category for understanding the ways in which religion is embodied and expressed in culture.

This book takes a sober, evidenced-based look at the contemporary phenomenon of Islamophobia in both ‘old-world’ Europe, and the ‘new-world’ of America and Australia, and Southeast Asia. It includes theoretical and conceptual discussions about what Islamophobia is, how it manifests, and how it can be addressed, together with historical analysis, applied research and case-study chapters, considering the reality that manifests as a fear of Muslims. Anxiety about the world’s second largest religion manifests as prejudice, discrimination and vilification and, in extreme cases, violence and murder. The real and perceived problems of the relationship between Islam and the West contribute to the phenomenon of Islamophobia. This is a unique, multi-disciplinary work, with authors approaching the topic from a number of academic disciplines and from different religious and national backgrounds, providing for a greater appreciation of the complexity and diversity of Islamophobia. This multicultural and multi-religious approach undergirds the valuable insights the volume provides. This book will be of interest to all concerned with the phenomenon of Islamophobia, and especially researchers and students in the social sciences, as well as scholars with a specific interest in Muslims living as minorities in the West. Also, those working in political science, international relations, sociology, religious studies and other fields will all find it of value.

From the pageantry of Adolf Hitler's Olympic Games to the triumph of Charles de Gaulle's entry into Paris, The Cross of Lorraine documents France's darkest hours of occupation. As the quiet days of the thirties come to an end, France finds itself at war with Germany for the second time in three decades, only this time defeat brings the stark reality of division and occupation. Into this new world come two Americans who join the battle and with others form the nucleus of French Resistance. Born of an American member of the famous Lafayette Escadrille and a French mother, Hank Herbert, or Henri Hebert as he is know in France, feels he has no other choice but to join the fight for French liberty. On the other hand, Samantha James, who first comes to Europe to run in the 1936 Olympic games, chooses to return as a student in Lyon, and learns from her experiences that one's personal integrity requires a commitment to oppose oppression no matter the dangers. While France strives to be free, Henri and Samantha search for his or her own individual identity. As do their friends, who battle the occupation, each surrendering a portion of their innocence to the ugliness of war. Ultimately, the characters' struggles parallel the growth and decay of nations. For even as Germany blindly follows Adolf Hitler down an insane course of destruction, so Samantha's German cousin Heinrich is blinded, crippled, and driven insane. Ultimately, for Henri and Samantha, the war brings them of age, and they discover an enduring love despite the pains and sacrifices of war. Within the pages of The Cross of Lorraine, we meet the villains, the martyrs, and the heroes of the French Resistance itself a frail child born from the ashes of bitter defeat. The German occupiers are men like Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon, and Heinrich Biebischeimer, his one-eyed adjutant. And of course there are the collaborationists like the unscrupulous Alain de Beavais, who would use anyone, even his American fiancée, to aid the Nazi cause. The martyrs are men and women like Jean Moulin, who survives his own throat slashing only to die at the butcher's hands, and Boris Vildé whose leadership inspired a nation, and Lisette Arnout, who despite imprisonment and rape still fought to defend the honor of her loved one's memory. The list of heroes is even longer, but none of them, not the country boy from the village of rainbows, nor the rail worker from St. Lazare, nor the spoiled child of the Avenue Foch, and not even the Parisian wine merchant, nor the talented athlete from the shores of Lake Michigan none of them ever thought that survival made them heroes. For them, Resistance was the only choice, and each in his or her own way helped give a nation back its freedom.

Walter Lowrie's classic, bestselling translation of Søren Kierkegaard's most important and popular books remains unmatched for its readability and literary quality. Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death established Kierkegaard as the father of existentialism and have come to define his contribution to philosophy. Lowrie's translation, first published in 1941 and later revised, was the first in English, and it has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to Kierkegaard's thought. Kierkegaard counted Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death among "the most perfect books I have written," and in them he introduces two terms--"the absurd" and "despair"--that have become key terms in modern thought. Fear and Trembling takes up the story of Abraham and Isaac to explore a faith that transcends the ethical, persists in the face of the absurd, and meets its reward in the return of all that the faithful one is willing to sacrifice, while The Sickness Unto Death examines the spiritual anxiety of despair. Walter Lowrie's magnificent translation of these seminal works continues to provide an ideal introduction to Kierkegaard. And, as Gordon Marino argues in a new introduction, these books are as relevant as ever in today's age of anxiety.

“Scary God brings you face-to-face with our Warrior-King God.” —John Bevere, bestselling author of The Bait of Satan Discover the great wonder and wild freedom the fear of the Lord can bring. God’s character is like a mighty diamond—a glorious convergence of respect, awe, reverence, adoration, thanksgiving, and yes, fear. Yet why is it so difficult to reconcile the wrath of God with the love of God? As Mattie teaches, it is simply a continual awareness of Jesus, our mighty Warrior King. We should not be afraid to come to God; rather we should be afraid to be against Him. Fans of Jefferson Bethke, John Bevere, and Brian Head Welch, will love the straight-talk in Scary God.