Carroll John
Carroll John - The Saviour Syndrome Searching For Hope And Meaning In An Age Of Unbelief - Paperback
Carroll John - The Saviour Syndrome Searching For Hope And Meaning In An Age Of Unbelief - Paperback
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Description: Who do we look up to? Christ the Savior is no more. In the modern West the life of the most significant figure in the history of the culture is assumed to be obsolete. What remains? Quite a lot actually. In this groundbreaking work acclaimed sociologist John Carroll argues that humans in the Western tradition are by their nature savior seeking. What he describes as a 'savior syndrome impels humans to find someone or some equivalent to show the way to a better life and counter the quintessentially modern ordeal of unbelief. Drawing on literature history and a range of popular culture sources from the Sopranos to the Bachelorette he demonstrates how we are constantly investing people around us teachers leaders performers athletes even children with exemplary or transcendent qualities that we look up to and identify with and strike to emulate. Jesus himself may be no more but the archetype he founded continues to resonate long after his eclipse.
Title: The Saviour Syndrome Searching For Hope And Meaning In An Age Of Unbelief
Author(s): Carroll John
Publisher: The Sutherland House Inc.
Barcode: 9781989555828
Pages: 272 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/4/2023
Category: Alternative Belief Systems
Description: Who do we look up to? Christ the Savior is no more. In the modern West the life of the most significant figure in the history of the culture is assumed to be obsolete. What remains? Quite a lot actually. In this groundbreaking work acclaimed sociologist John Carroll argues that humans in the Western tradition are by their nature savior seeking. What he describes as a 'savior syndrome impels humans to find someone or some equivalent to show the way to a better life and counter the quintessentially modern ordeal of unbelief. Drawing on literature history and a range of popular culture sources from the Sopranos to the Bachelorette he demonstrates how we are constantly investing people around us teachers leaders performers athletes even children with exemplary or transcendent qualities that we look up to and identify with and strike to emulate. Jesus himself may be no more but the archetype he founded continues to resonate long after his eclipse.
Title: The Saviour Syndrome Searching For Hope And Meaning In An Age Of Unbelief
Author(s): Carroll John
Publisher: The Sutherland House Inc.
Barcode: 9781989555828
Pages: 272 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/4/2023
Category: Alternative Belief Systems
