How and why is Christianity's center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon; Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in Africa; Asia; Latin America; and Europe. The result is this vividly detailed book and accompanying online material; which together contain the most comprehensive information available on Pentecostalism; the fastest-growing religion in the world. Rich with scenes from everyday life; Miller and Yamamori dispel many stereotypes about this religion as they build a wide-ranging; nuanced portrait of a major new social movement. The online ancillary material features footage of Pentecostal religious worship; testimony; and social activism; and includes interviews with Pentecostal pastors and leaders from around the world.
#730409 in Books Alexander Laban Hinton 2004-12-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .94 x 6.00l; 1.14 #File Name: 0520241797382 pagesWhy Did They Kill Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide California Series in Public Anthropology
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Thorough research; enlightening view of totalismBy Totalism ResearcherUnder the shadow of the halocaust lies the brutal genocide of Cambodia. For any researcher of totalism; whether it be political totalism or bona-fide cults; this book is a must read. Hinton clearly outlines each tenet - the seeds that grew to be catalysts of the genocide.Dr. Margaret Singer brings a wealth of knowledge to the issue of cults that are indeed in our midst. Because of the radical nature of genocide combined with the excellent presentation by Hinton; one can clearly see the template that cults use to form the foundations of their systematic entrapment of their victims.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Top book to read.By Kathleen PadillaThis was an awesome book to read. It helped me with a paper that I wrote on Cambodia. I would recommend this book to others to read.21 of 26 people found the following review helpful. Obedience -- last refuge of killer; observer; victimBy Richard ArantAlexander Hinton obviously put heart and soul into this work. Our intellectual side never ceases trying to understand the beast that lies deep within every human.The chapter entitled "Manufacturing Difference" touched me most. Today we invent sterile legalistic terms like "person under control" [PUC] and "enemy combatant" [EC] to replace "prisoner" to avert our consciences from the denials of due process. Labels are just as important to us as they are to "evil doers;" it appears. The self-imposed and external pressures that influenced the behavior of Khmer Rouge interrogators are described in some depth; and help explain our own recent failures and abuses.The chapter "Power; Patronage; and Suspicion" is rich with fascinating examples from post Khmer Rouge Cambodia. Upon reflection; we see the same instinct to curry the patronage of powerful political figures is alive and well in today's America. Once again; we start off studying what we assume is a more primitive society only to end up shining a light upon our own human failings. Somehow our own faults are held deeply submerged; probably because of the same instinctive self-defense tools which the "perpetrators" employ when asked; "Why did you kill?"The leaders of genocide always appear to me to be simple power seekers who have an instinctive sense of the tools of human control. Strange how the "godless" Khmer Rouge and the Taliban "student seekers of God" were so alike. I cannot stare into the vacant eyes of one without thinking of the other. The common perpetrator hides within each of us under the label "cowardice." As David Chandler explained so well in his own masterful work on S-21; when men attach themselves to a bureaucracy they place themselves in a "state of agency" which allows them to do evil for self-interest and self-preservation while evading their own conscience in the process. One who finds himself obedient and "moveable" in terms of his principles is a prime candidate to find in himself the perpetrator of shameful acts.Along the path of this penetrating study; Alexander Hinton has done a wonderful job annotating the twisted Khmer Rouge terminology which still never fails to send a chill down my spine.I read "Why did they kill?" trying to use it as a mirror to see if I could recognize my own face. As I feared; some shadows were all too familiar.
