Amanda Porterfield
Biography
Amanda Porterfield has served as Professor of History at Florida State University, and wrote Conceived in Doubt and Healing in the History of Christianity.
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Taking exorcism and healing as the primary work of Jesus, Richard Horsley presents Mark, Matthew, and Luke as scripts for communal performances of hope and resilience. Showing how these scripts worked in their historical situations, this splendid book explores the astonishing charisma of Jesus and its deep rootedness in the traditions and peoplehood of Israel.”
History & Biography
“Revealing Roger Williams to be a highly capable, complicated, and irascible man who betrayed his own principles without fully realizing what he had done, this excellent documentary history is exceptionally well-conceived. The editors situate carefully chosen documents in historical context to reveal both the idealism and the tragedy of New England’s founding.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Tillich meets Marx in this sweeping indictment of where Americans really go to find ultimate meaning—not to church but to sex, business, entertainment, politics, sports, and science and technology. Rejecting the idea that popular culture is devoid of religion, the authors argue instead that religion in America is deeply and pervasively self-indulgent.”
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