Our reading list in 2020, like the rest of our lives, was colored by the triple whammy of pandemic, racial justice protests and the presidential election. But given the unpredictability of these 12 jam-packed, crisis-filled months, how did the thinkers, researchers, preachers and their publishers of the books we clung to know to furnish us with such timely analyses? As several of the authors of the most interesting books have noted, the answer is all too grim: In many cases, we only reaped what we had long sown.
But among our favorite histories, travelogs and memoirs below, there are as many solutions as there are jeremiads, and books as fun as they are enlightening.
The Upswing radioopensource.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from radioopensource.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Engaging views and analysis from outside contributors on the issues affecting society and faith today.
CP VOICES do not necessarily reflect the views of The Christian Post. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s). CP Current Page: Voices |
Homeless man now feeds hundreds a day: Finding our empowering purpose through service
Homeless man now feeds hundreds a day: Finding our empowering purpose through service | Monday, December 21, 2020
A+
由于新冠肺炎疫情打击，继近年出现的「美国衰落论」和「美国过度衰落论」的辩论后，美国近月又开始出现「痉挛论」（convulsionism）论述。本文尝试梳理美国社会正在经历的「道德痉挛」危机的历史轨迹和深层面向，进而探讨其文化根由，并研判未来发展。
10月初，美国《大西洋》（The Atlantic）杂志出版题为《美国正患有道德痉挛》（America Is Having a
Moral
Convulsion）的文章，剖析当前美国政治和制度信心危机的发展周期、不同面向和历史根由。作为结合历史社会学、心理学和政治学的跨科际理论，「道德痉挛论」指一个社会正经历着普遍性文化失序局面，导致社会撕裂、衝突，甚至内战。身处其中的民众因而对政府和各种现存制度极度不信任，使得国家和社会各领域陷于不断失控抽搐的状态。而且，由于国家和社会痉挛自我复原需