Migrations of the Holy: God, State, and the Political Meaning of the Church "-Emily Henry

"-Emily Henry

Throughout she asks us to heed the stories we tell or have been told

Brimming with bright colors

and through lively interviews with some of today's most celebrated musicians

Everything she holds dear is in danger

Migrations of the Holy: God, State, and the Political Meaning of the Church "-Emily HenryWhether one thinks that "religion" continues to fade or has made a comeback in the contemporary world, there is a common notion that "religion" went away somewhere, at least in the West. But William Cavanaugh argues that religious fervor never left it has only migrated toward a new object of worship. In Migrations of the Holy he examines the disconcerting modern transfer of sacred devotion from the church to the nation state. In these chapters