Liminal reality and transformational power : transition, renewal and hope

Summary: "Liminal Reality and Transformational Power explores, draws together, and integrates the many facets of liminality, and informs our understanding of liminal phenomena in the world. Through anthropology, sociology, theology, neurology and psychology, Carson correlates exterior transitions with their corresponding intra-psychic movements and points toward useful methods that contribute to personal and social transformation. In this revised edition, Carson has recognised the resurgence of liminality, and addresses the social transitions that are prevalent today in communities around the world. He examines the identity of the ‘liminal’ person and highlights the role of ritual leaders and religious professionals as they guide people through liminal time and space."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780718894016
ISBN: 0718894014
ISBN: 9780718844004
ISBN: 0718844009
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 92 pages)
remote
Computer data.
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : The Lutterworth Press, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:july.24 First edition published by University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Anthropology and the Rites of Passage -- 2. Life, Death and Rebirth -- 3. On Being There all the Time -- 4. The Inside of the Outside -- 5. In Our Stars or in Our Genes -- 6. Continuity and Context -- 7. Present-Day Passage -- 8. More than Madness -- 9. The Liminal Locale of Hospitalization -- 10. Higher Education as Liminal Domain -- 11. In Season and Out of Season -- 12. Liturgy Betwixt and Between -- 13. Caring through the Passage -- 14. The Transforming Tribe -- 15. The Liminal Domain of War -- Epilogue: The Minister as Liminal Being -- Appendix 1: Biblical References in which the Number Forty Serves as Symbol of Liminal Reality -- Appendix 2: The Rites of Passage Model -- Appendix 3: The Cyclical Rites of Passage Model -- Appendix 4: Scriptural Resources.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Biographical or Historical Data:	Timothy Carson is Senior Minister at the Broadway Christian Church in Columbia, Missouri, and holds the Doctor of Ministry, Master of Divinity and Bachelor of Education degrees. He is the author of several works that explore the intersection between Christian faith and culture.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.