Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments - Softcover

Johnson, Dru

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802876005 ISBN 13: 9780802876003

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019

Synopsis

What are we doing when we gather around the sacraments— or when we make the same breakfast every morning? Embodying rituals, says Dru Johnson. And until we understand what we’re doing and why, we won’t know how these rituals work, what they mean, or how we might adapt them. In Human Rites Johnson considers the concept of ritual as seen in Scripture and its role in shaping our thinking. He colorfully illustrates both the mundane and the sacred rituals that penetrate all of life, offering not only a helpful introduction to rituals but also a framework for understanding them. As he unpacks how rituals pervade every area of our lives, Johnson suggests biblical ways to focus our use of rituals, habits, and sacraments so that we can see the world more truly through them.

About this title

About the Author

Dru Johnson is a Templeton Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. He directs the Abrahamic Theistic Origins project for the Templeton Religion Trust. His books include Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking With and Through Torah, What Hath Darwin to Do With Scripture: Comparing the Conceptual Worlds of the Bible and Evolution, and Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Sacraments, and Habits. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802876005
• ISBN 13: 9780802876003
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162