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Cox, Harvey Gallagher was born on May 19, 1929 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harvey Gallagher and Dorothea (Dunwoody) Cox.
( A beautiful book and a Cox classic .Readers will be gr...)
A beautiful book and a Cox classic .Readers will be grateful that they joined him on his journey. E.J. Dionne Jr., author of Souled Out Insightful, provocative, and inspiringI even found myself uttering a hearty evangelical Amen! Richard Mouw, President, Fuller Theological Seminary, and author of Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport The Future of Faith is Harvard religion scholar Harvey Coxs landmark exploration of why Christian dogmatism is giving way to a grassroots Christianity rooted in social justice and spirituality. Cox laid the groundwork for modern religious writing with his 1965 classic, The Secular City, paving the way for writers like Diana Butler Bass, Karen Armstrong, Stephen Prothero, and Deepak Chopra, who calls The Future of Faith a fresh vision for the resurrection of a new global Christianity.
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( Since its initial publication in 1965, The Secular City...)
Since its initial publication in 1965, The Secular City has been hailed as a classic for its nuanced exploration of the relationships among the rise of urban civilization, the decline of hierarchical, institutional religion, and the place of the secular within society. Now, half a century later, this international best seller remains as relevant as when it first appeared. The book's arguments--that secularity has a positive effect on institutions, that the city can be a space where people of all faiths fulfill their potential, and that God is present in both the secular and formal religious realms--still resonate with readers of all backgrounds. For this brand-new edition, Harvey Cox provides a substantial and updated introduction. He reflects on the book's initial stunning success in an age of political and religious upheaval and makes the case for its enduring relevance at a time when the debates that The Secular City helped ignite have caught fire once again.
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( It was born a scant ninety-five years ago in a rundown ...)
It was born a scant ninety-five years ago in a rundown warehouse on Azusa Street in Los Angeles. For days the religious-revival service there went on and on-and within a week the Los Angeles Times was reporting on a "weird babble" coming from the building. Believers were "speaking in tongues," the way they did at the first Pentecost recorded in the Bible?and a pentecostal movement was created that would, by the start of the twenty-first century, attract over 400 million followers worldwide. Harvey Cox has traveled the globe to visit and worship with pentecostal congregations on four continents, and he has written a dynamic, provocative history of this explosion of spirituality?a movement that represents no less than a tidal change in what religion is and what it means to people.
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( The Market has deified itself, according to Harvey Cox...)
The Market has deified itself, according to Harvey Coxs brilliant exegesis. And all of the worlds problems?widening inequality, a rapidly warming planet, the injustices of global poverty?are consequently harder to solve. Only by tracing how the Market reached its divine status can we hope to restore it to its proper place as servant of humanity. The Market as God captures how our world has fallen in thrall to the business theology of supply and demand. According to its acolytes, the Market is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. It knows the value of everything, and determines the outcome of every transaction; it can raise nations and ruin households, and nothing escapes its reductionist commodification. The Market comes complete with its own doctrines, prophets, and evangelical zeal to convert the world to its way of life. Cox brings that theology out of the shadows, demonstrating that the way the world economy operates is neither natural nor inevitable but shaped by a global system of values and symbols that can be best understood as a religion. Drawing on biblical sources, economists and financial experts, prehistoric religions, Greek mythology, historical patterns, and the work of natural and social scientists, Cox points to many parallels between the development of Christianity and the Market economy. At various times in history, both have garnered enormous wealth and displayed pompous behavior. Both have experienced the corruption of power. However, what the religious have learned over the millennia, sometimes at great cost, still eludes the Market faithful: humility.
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( Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School pr...)
Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the Bible, revealing the three primary ways we read it, why each is important, and how we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout the Old and New Testaments. The Bible is the heart of devotional practice, a source of guidance and inspiration rich with insightful life lessons. On the other side of the spectrum, academics have studied the Bible using scientific analysis to examine its historical significance and meaning. The gap between these readings has resulted in a schism with far-reaching implications: Without historical context, ordinary people are left to interpret the Bible literally, while academic readings overlook the deeply personal connections established in church pews, choir benches, and backyard study groups. In How To Read the Bible, Cox explores three different lenses commonly used to bring the Bible into focus: • Literaryas narrative stories of family conflict, stirring heroism, and moral dilemmas; • Historyas classic texts with academic and theological applications; • Activismas a source of dialogue and engagement to be shared and applied to our lives. By bringing these together, Cox shows the Bible in all its rich diversity and meaning and offers us a contemporary activist version that wrestles with issues of feminism, war, homosexuality, and race. The result is a living resource that is perpetually evolving as our understanding changes and deepens from generation to generation.
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Cox, Harvey Gallagher was born on May 19, 1929 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harvey Gallagher and Dorothea (Dunwoody) Cox.
Bachelor of Arts with honors in history, University of Pennsylvania, 1951; Bachelor of Divinity cum laude, Yale, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1963.
Director religious activities, Oberlin College, 1955-1958; program associate, American Baptist Home Mission Society, 1958-1962; fraternal worker, Gossner Mission, East Berlin, 1962-1963; assistant professor, Andover Newton Theological School, 1963-1965; associate professor church and society, Harvard, 1965-1970; Victor Thomas professor divinity, Harvard, since 1970. Consultant Third Assembly World Council Churches, New Delhi, India, 1961.
( Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School pr...)
( Since its initial publication in 1965, The Secular City...)
( It was born a scant ninety-five years ago in a rundown ...)
( The Market has deified itself, according to Harvey Cox...)
( A beautiful book and a Cox classic .Readers will be gr...)
Chairman board Blue Hill Christian Center, 1963-1966. Chairman Boston Industrial Mission.
Married Nancy Nieburger, May 10, 1957. Children– Rachel Lianelly, Martin Stephen, Sarah Irene.