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Archive for August, 2010
Philip Jenkins on Global Christianity
Historian Philip Jenkins discusses the changing face of global Christianity. The conversation begins by looking at the global nature of Christianity throughout history and how it became conceived of as a European faith. Our attention then turns to how Christianity is expanding and changing in Africa, Asia and Latin America and what this means for religion in Europe and the United States. [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] Timur Kuran on Islamic Law and Economic Development
In the 10th century, Europe and the Middle East had comparable levels of economic development. Over the next several centuries, however, Christian Europe raced ahead of Muslim societies, developing the institutions that led to the Industrial Revolution and modern capitalism. Timur Kuran (Duke University) explains the role that Islamic Law played in this “long divergence.” (To download, right click on the button at the right and choose “save target as…”) [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] Gordon Melton on Mega-Trends in American Religion
J. Gordon Melton, director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion, discusses trends in American religion over the past two centuries with a focus on the future of denominationalism. Other topics discussed include the non-affiliated, new religious groups, and race in American religion. (To download, right click on the button to the right and choose “save target as….”) [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] Brad R.E. Wright on Christian Stereotypes
Bradley R.E. Wright shares various empirical findings from his new book “Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites… and Other Lies You’ve Been Told.” Tony and Brad discuss a series of stereotypes that many people (including Christians) have about American Protestants revolving around the issues of divorce, charity, honesty, race, and the decline of American Christianity. (To download, right click the “download” button to the right and choose “save target as…”) [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] Byron Johnson on Religion & Delinquency
What effect does religious participation have on reducing teenage delinquency? Sociologist Byron Johnson, director of Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion, reviews a number of studies on how church attendance leads to lower levels of deleterious behavior among teens and young adults. (To download, right click on the button to the right and choose “save target as….”) [ READ THE FULL ARTICLE ] |
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