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Drawing on theories of critical postmodernism and social constructionism, this books aims to unpack the incomplete meta-narratives of religion that are prevalent today even within the post-modern turn. By examining meanings which underpin discourses of religion and modernity, community, faith and resistance, a diverse map is drawn which alludes to the complexity of religious expression in the contemporary world that is presently unacknowledged. As the terrain and understanding of religion changes through dominant narratives of secularization and fundamentalism, religious and faith spaces are…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Drawing on theories of critical postmodernism and
social constructionism, this books aims to unpack the
incomplete meta-narratives of religion
that are prevalent today even within the post-modern
turn. By examining meanings which
underpin discourses of religion and modernity,
community, faith and resistance, a diverse map is
drawn which alludes to the complexity of religious
expression in the contemporary world that is
presently unacknowledged. As the terrain and
understanding of religion changes through dominant
narratives of secularization and fundamentalism,
religious and faith spaces are also responding and
constructing identities accordingly. This book argues
that faith communities can offer an environment that
allows for people of faith, as their identities shift
with local and global challenges (both perceived and
real), to find meaning in their experiences and
collectively engage in resisting dominant cultural
narratives. As individuals increasingly perceive
their world as volatile, faith communities can
provide needed spaces in which individuals and
communities navigate their identities as activists,
people of faith,and global citizens.
Autorenporträt
Gabrielle Donnelly (M.A. Dalhousie University, International
Development Studies) is a community development practitioner both
in Canada and internationally. Her main areas of interest
include religion, gender and development, and more recently the
application of social innovation research and theory to community
development work.