John D Barbour
Biographic Data
| ID | 1356035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John D Barbour |
| GIVEN NAMES | John D |
| FAMILY NAME | Barbour |
| SIGNATURE | BARBOUR J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Olaf College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Journeys of Transformation
Western Buddhist travel narratives are autobiographical accounts of a journey to a Buddhist culture. Dozens of such narratives have since the 1970s describe treks in Tibet, periods of residence in a Zen monastery, pilgrimages to Buddhist sites and teachers, and other Asian odysseys. The best known of these works is Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard; further reflections emerge from thirty writers including John Blofeld, Jan Van de Wetering, Tho…
Journeys of Transformation
Autobiography and the Psychological Study of Religious Lives
The Consolations and Compensations of Exile
Journal Article The Consolations and Compensations of Exile: Memoirs by Said, Ahmed, and Eire Get access John D. Barbour John D. Barbour E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 79, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 706–734, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfr007 Published: 12 April 2011
Male Confessions
Reviewed by: Male Confessions: Intimate Revelations and the Religious Imagination John D. Barbour (bio) Björn Krondorfer. Male Confessions: Intimate Revelations and the Religious Imagination. Stanford: Stanford UP, 2010. 298 pp. ISBN 978-0804769006, $29.95. This intriguing work blends the fields of life writing, religious studies, and critical men’s studies. A “confessiography” is “a sincere attempt of a male confessant to investigate himself in …
The Odyssey Experience
The following human activities might seem to have little in common: mythical journeys, pilgrimage, tourism, rituals of initiation, conversion, academic sabbaticals, psychoanalysis, honeymoons, boot camp, ceremonies dealing with birth and death, “UFO religions,” brainwashing, fraternity initiations, and being a Rhodes Scholar. According to Neil Smelser in The Odyssey Experience: Physical, Social, Psychological, and Spiritual Journeys, however, the…
The Ethics of Intercultural Travel
This essay examines The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, a posthumously edited diary account of his 1968 journey. Merton's Asian travel is interpreted as an unusual form of pilgrimage, and considered in relation to certain ethical issues raised by intercultural travel, such as the problem of Orientalism
Solitude, Writing, and Fathers in Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude
(2004). Solitude, Writing, and Fathers in Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies: Vol. 19, Life Writing and the Generations, pp. 19-32
Henry Fielding and the Narration of Providence
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Narrative and Morality
Current Interests, Work in Progress
Character and Characterization in Religious Autobiography
CHARACTER AND CHARACTERIZATION IN RELIGIOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHY JOHN D. BARBOUR JOHN D. BARBOUR John D. Barbour is Assistant Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LV, Issue 2, Summer 1987, Pages 307–330, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LV.2.307 Published: 01 July 1987
Book Notices
BOOK NOTICES Get access Catching the Conscience: Essays in Religion and Literature. By Horton Davies. Cowley Publications, 1984. 169 pages. $7.50. John D. Barbour John D. Barbour St. Olaf College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LIV, Issue 1, Spring 1986, Pages 170–171, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LIV.1.170 Published: 01 March 1986
The Theory and Practice of Virtue . Gilbert C. Meilaender
Foundations of Religious Tolerance. Jay Newman
The Virtues in a Pluralistic Context A Community of Character
Tragedy and Ethical Reflection
The Religion of the Heart
Autobiography and the Psychological Study of Religious Lives
Solitude, Writing, and Fathers in Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude
(2004). Solitude, Writing, and Fathers in Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies: Vol. 19, Life Writing and the Generations, pp. 19-32
The Religion of the Heart
The Virtues in a Pluralistic Context A Community of Character
Tragedy and Ethical Reflection
Foundations of Religious Tolerance. Jay Newman
Book Notices
BOOK NOTICES Get access Catching the Conscience: Essays in Religion and Literature. By Horton Davies. Cowley Publications, 1984. 169 pages. $7.50. John D. Barbour John D. Barbour St. Olaf College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LIV, Issue 1, Spring 1986, Pages 170–171, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LIV.1.170 Published: 01 March 1986
The Theory and Practice of Virtue . Gilbert C. Meilaender
Current Interests, Work in Progress
Character and Characterization in Religious Autobiography
CHARACTER AND CHARACTERIZATION IN RELIGIOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHY JOHN D. BARBOUR JOHN D. BARBOUR John D. Barbour is Assistant Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LV, Issue 2, Summer 1987, Pages 307–330, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LV.2.307 Published: 01 July 1987
Narrative and Morality
Forum
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Henry Fielding and the Narration of Providence
Solitude, Writing, and Fathers in Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude
(2004). Solitude, Writing, and Fathers in Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies: Vol. 19, Life Writing and the Generations, pp. 19-32
The Ethics of Intercultural Travel
This essay examines The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton, a posthumously edited diary account of his 1968 journey. Merton's Asian travel is interpreted as an unusual form of pilgrimage, and considered in relation to certain ethical issues raised by intercultural travel, such as the problem of Orientalism
The Odyssey Experience
The following human activities might seem to have little in common: mythical journeys, pilgrimage, tourism, rituals of initiation, conversion, academic sabbaticals, psychoanalysis, honeymoons, boot camp, ceremonies dealing with birth and death, “UFO religions,” brainwashing, fraternity initiations, and being a Rhodes Scholar. According to Neil Smelser in The Odyssey Experience: Physical, Social, Psychological, and Spiritual Journeys, however, the…
Male Confessions
Reviewed by: Male Confessions: Intimate Revelations and the Religious Imagination John D. Barbour (bio) Björn Krondorfer. Male Confessions: Intimate Revelations and the Religious Imagination. Stanford: Stanford UP, 2010. 298 pp. ISBN 978-0804769006, $29.95. This intriguing work blends the fields of life writing, religious studies, and critical men’s studies. A “confessiography” is “a sincere attempt of a male confessant to investigate himself in …
Autobiography and the Psychological Study of Religious Lives
The Consolations and Compensations of Exile
Journal Article The Consolations and Compensations of Exile: Memoirs by Said, Ahmed, and Eire Get access John D. Barbour John D. Barbour E-mail: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 79, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 706–734, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfr007 Published: 12 April 2011
Journeys of Transformation
Western Buddhist travel narratives are autobiographical accounts of a journey to a Buddhist culture. Dozens of such narratives have since the 1970s describe treks in Tibet, periods of residence in a Zen monastery, pilgrimages to Buddhist sites and teachers, and other Asian odysseys. The best known of these works is Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard; further reflections emerge from thirty writers including John Blofeld, Jan Van de Wetering, Tho…
Journeys of Transformation
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