Reimagining God and Resacralisation

Alexa Blonner

$83.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
31 March 2021

Nature & existence of God; Alternative belief systems

Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

This book shows that widespread resacralisation has been taking place, which is producing new ways of perceiving God and the divine. The last century has seen unmistakable changes in religious practices and the concept of spirituality right across the world. There was a broad expectation for much of the twentieth century that religious worldviews would eventually succumb to the challenge of secularist materialism, but this process of secularisation has yet to occur as predicted.

The book begins by contrasting theories of secularisation and resacralisation. Throughout the book, conceptual threads, or ‘new religious themes’, related to this resacralisation are discussed in terms of three main categories: reimagining God’s nature, substance and location; reimagining human value and purpose; and reimagining modes of redemption. Finally, the book considers how these threads are moving in various different directions, and what the religious future might hold.

This is a bold examination of contemporary spirituality that will appeal to academics and scholars of religious studies, new religious movements and the sociology of religion.

By: Alexa Blonner
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9780367786397
ISBN 10: 0367786397
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 31 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 The Changing Face of Religion 2 The Great Emergence in Outline 3 Reimagining God’s Substance, Nature and Location 4 Reimagining Material Value and Purpose 5 Reimagining Redemption 6 A New Sacred Canopy

Alexa Blonner received her doctoral degree in Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney, Australia in 2017, specialising in new religious movements. She has presented papers on the Unification Movement and Korean indigenous new religious movements at conferences as an independent scholar and has had three papers published in peer-reviewed journals to date with more in the pipeline. Other areas of interest are the philosophy of religion, sociology of religion, religious anthropology, spirituality, morals and ethics.

Reviews for Reimagining God and Resacralisation

'A refreshing reconsideration of religious transformations in our time, and useful in qualifying prior theories yet drawing on what is best in them on the durability and future of religion.' - Garry W. Trompf, Emeritus Professor in the History of Ideas, University of Sydney, Australia