If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common GroundStories come in many forms, from nursery rhymes and national anthems to poems and praise songs, and from the stories of science to the rituals of religion.They tell us where we come from, and where we belong; how to live and sometimes how to die.They hold us together, and they keep us apart.And all of them bring reality and the imagination together in what J. Edward Chamberlin calls a ceremony of belief. Drawing on his experiences in Africa, Australia, Europe and North America, Chamberlin takes the reader on an absorbing journey through communities and cultures around the world. |
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... faith she spoke into a tape recorder , sending a message to anyone who could hear . Fortunately her faith was not misplaced , and so far about thirty more speakers have been found by following up on 210 LOSING IT.
... faith she spoke into a tape recorder , sending a message to anyone who could hear . Fortunately her faith was not misplaced , and so far about thirty more speakers have been found by following up on 210 LOSING IT.
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... faith . John Henry Newman once said that " forms are the food of faith . " Soul food . Just as we learn how to eat properly - those table manners once again — so we learn how to believe properly . It is hardly sur- prising that we do so ...
... faith . John Henry Newman once said that " forms are the food of faith . " Soul food . Just as we learn how to eat properly - those table manners once again — so we learn how to believe properly . It is hardly sur- prising that we do so ...
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... faith , and that's why they get along across cultures much better than the rest of us . As the scientist John ... faith that they are willing to commit a lifetime to the pursuit of scientific discovery . " This is not a lot different ...
... faith , and that's why they get along across cultures much better than the rest of us . As the scientist John ... faith that they are willing to commit a lifetime to the pursuit of scientific discovery . " This is not a lot different ...
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