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1	"Kanske är hon en modern profet?" - En receptionsstudie av Karen Armstrongs För Guds skull och 12 steg till ett liv i medkänsla i svenska massmedier Hannfors, Henrik January 2019 (has links) The purpose of this thesis is to analyse how the books The Case for God and 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life by the historian Karen Armstrong has been discussed and debated in swedish mass media. Very few academics in the discipline of the history of religions has had such a broad public success as Karen Armstrong, and it is therefore important to acknowledge how major themes and issues in her writings are discussed on the public arena. With the aid of reception theory developed by Hans Robert Jauss and by Stuart Hall, I present three conclusions about the mass media reception of The Case for God and 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life. First of all, I show that the reception of the two books by Armstrong is dependent on differences in expectations and experiences, and that it is possible to spot and acknowledge these differences in the actual texts that make up the reception. Second, I give evidence to how central binary constructions in the arguments put forward by Armstrong are used and developed upon in the reception. Third, I demonstrate how differences in perceptions about Karen Armstrong as a person plays a major part in the reception, and that Armstrong herself is an active part in the construction of her own media image. Karen Armstrong reception Gud religion ateism medkänsla History of Religions Religionshistoria
2	Death Becomes Her: Theodicy in Neil Gaiman's <em>The Sandman</em> Mallard, Jack K. 24 June 2011 (has links) (PDF) A study of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, particularly "The Sound of Her Wings" and "The Kindly Ones: Part 13," demonstrates its theological richness. The Sandman's ability to participate in theodicy becomes clear by framing that study within a framework provided by Ernest Becker's ideas about the terror of death and Karen Armstrong's observations of the historical utility of negative theology and compassion. The analysis of the formal characteristics of The Sandman shows the range of aesthetic possibility inherent in the comics form. Lastly, the study makes apparent the continued readerly desire for engagement with questions about God, transcendence, death, and evil. The Sandman Neil Gaiman Ernest Becker Karen Armstrong death theodicy English Language and Literature
3	Mythical Places, Magical Communities: The Transformative Powers of Collective Storytelling in Toni Morrison's Paradise and Karen Russell's Swamplandia! Koenig, Madison 30 April 2015 (has links) No description available. Literature
4	South africa's axial religious transformation: the utilization of the axial Hebrew prophets' response models in the revision of South Africa's maladaptive pre-axial response models Krawitz, Lilian 31 March 2007 (has links) This study searches for the origin and history of the concept of individual accountability and the reason for its absence in the African Traditional Religion framework. This search begins in the Axial Age (800-200 BCE), and discusses ancient Israel's Axial Age and its Axial Hebrew prophets' response models. The study tracks the introduction of Axial ideals to South Africa, via Christianity since 1826, and examines the Xhosa prophets' response models to their Axial context. The Social Christians attempts to impart Axial ideals during the period of segregation and the Tuskegeean response model are also examined. The similarities between ancient Israel and South Africa as revealed by Biblical archaeology, underlie this study's call for the utilisation of the power of religions such as Christianity, and of South Africa's religious elite, to rapidly alter current maladaptive beliefs within the African Traditional religious framework that impedes Africans' ability to adopt individual accountability. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M. A. (Biblical Archaeolgy) Axial Age Axial Age transformation Axial Age religion Hebrew Prophets Israelites African Traditional Religion Xhosa Prophets Cross-cultural transformation Biblical Archaeology Ancient Israel South Africa Period of Segregation Social Gospel Nongqawuse Nxele Ntsikana Karen Armstrong Achille Mbembe Religious elite Tuskegeean 201.5 Bible -- Antiquities Prophets -- Palestine Prophets -- South Africa Israel, Ancient -- Religion Xhosa (African people) -- Religion Change -- Religious aspects Religion -- Cross-cultural studies
5	South africa's axial religious transformation: the utilization of the axial Hebrew prophets' response models in the revision of South Africa's maladaptive pre-axial response models Krawitz, Lilian 31 March 2007 (has links) This study searches for the origin and history of the concept of individual accountability and the reason for its absence in the African Traditional Religion framework. This search begins in the Axial Age (800-200 BCE), and discusses ancient Israel's Axial Age and its Axial Hebrew prophets' response models. The study tracks the introduction of Axial ideals to South Africa, via Christianity since 1826, and examines the Xhosa prophets' response models to their Axial context. The Social Christians attempts to impart Axial ideals during the period of segregation and the Tuskegeean response model are also examined. The similarities between ancient Israel and South Africa as revealed by Biblical archaeology, underlie this study's call for the utilisation of the power of religions such as Christianity, and of South Africa's religious elite, to rapidly alter current maladaptive beliefs within the African Traditional religious framework that impedes Africans' ability to adopt individual accountability. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M. A. (Biblical Archaeolgy) Axial Age Axial Age transformation Axial Age religion Hebrew Prophets Israelites African Traditional Religion Xhosa Prophets Cross-cultural transformation Biblical Archaeology Ancient Israel South Africa Period of Segregation Social Gospel Nongqawuse Nxele Ntsikana Karen Armstrong Achille Mbembe Religious elite Tuskegeean 201.5 Bible -- Antiquities Prophets -- Palestine Prophets -- South Africa Israel, Ancient -- Religion Xhosa (African people) -- Religion Change -- Religious aspects Religion -- Cross-cultural studies

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