True believer
Encyclopedia
True believer or The True Believer may refer to:
- One who is strongly attached to a particular beliefBeliefBelief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true.-Belief, knowledge and epistemology:The terms belief and knowledge are used differently in philosophy....
- True-believer syndromeTrue-believer syndromeTrue-believer syndrome is an informal or rhetorical term coined by M. Lamar Keene in his 1976 book The Psychic Mafia. Keene used the term to refer to people who continued to believe in a paranormal event or phenomenon even after it had been proven to have been staged...
, a term for irrational, persistent belief
Film and television
- True Believer (1989 film)True Believer (1989 film)True Believer is a 1989 courtroom drama directed by Joseph Ruben and released by Columbia Pictures.-Synopsis:The film stars James Woods as burnt-out attorney Eddie Dodd, who has left behind civil rights work to defend drug dealers. Robert Downey Jr...
, a drama starring James Woods and Robert Downey, Jr. - True Believer (TV series), a 1988 Australian miniseries featuring Ed Devereaux and Ray MeagherRay MeagherRay Meagher surname pronouned "Marr" , is a veteran Australian character actor. He has appeared regularly in Australian film and television since the mid 1970s, and is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, as Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the...
- "True Believer", an episode of Dollhouse
- "True Believers" (The Unit), an episode of the television series The Unit
Albums
- True Believer (Phil Keaggy album), or the title song, "True Believers"
- True Believer (Ronnie Milsap album)True Believer (Ronnie Milsap album)True Believer was the twenty-first studio album of Country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1993 under Liberty Records, his first for the label. The album produced two singles, the title track, which peaked at #30 on country charts and "Better Off With the Blues," which did not...
, or the title song - True Believer (Sawyer Brown album)True Believer (Sawyer Brown album)True Believer is the title of a compilation album released in 2003 by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. It comprises ten religiously-themed songs: seven from their previous albums, and three newly recorded tracks...
- True Believer (Troy Cassar-Daley album)True Believer (Troy Cassar-Daley album)True Believer is an Australian country music album by Troy Cassar-Daley, released in January 1997.Around the album's release, Troy toured with LeAnn Rimes and by himself...
, or the title song - True Believers (Akcent album), or the title song "True Believer"
- True Believers (John Schumann album)True Believers (John Schumann album)True Believers is the second solo album by John Schumann, previously the frontman of Redgum. Released in 1993, it was reissued in 2009.-Album artwork:...
- True Believer (Matthew Barber album), by Matthew BarberMatthew BarberMatthew Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences....
Songs
- "True Believer", a song by Dragonette from GaloreGalore (Dragonette album)Galore is the debut studio album by Canadian electropop group Dragonette. It was released digitally on August 6, 2007 and physically on September 24, 2007 by Mercury Records...
- "True Believer", a song by E-Type from EurotopiaEurotopiaEurotopia is E-Type's sixth studio album which was released on October 31, 2007. It contains the hit songs "True Believer" and "Eurofighter". The album is very catchy and is dominated by the vocals of Sanne Karlsson, the newest addition to the band. Album reached 10th peak place in Swedish albums...
- "True Believer", a song by Lillian Axe from Poetic JusticePoetic Justice (Lillian Axe album)-Track listing:#"Poetic Justice"#"Innocence"#"True Believer"#"Body Double"#"See You Someday"#"Living In The Grey"#"Digital Dreams"#"Dyin' To Live"#"Mercy"#"The Promised Land"#"No Matter What" #"She's My Salvation"#"A Moment Of Reflection"...
- "True Believer", a song by Raven from GlowGlow (Raven album)Glow is the ninth full-length album by the band Raven, released in 1994 ."The Rocker" is a Thin Lizzy cover.-Track listing:*All songs by Gallagher, Gallagher, Hasselvander unless noted.#"Watch You Drown" – 4:36#"Spite" – 2:26...
- "True Believers", a song by The Cult from Beyond Good and EvilBeyond Good and Evil (The Cult album)Beyond Good and Evil is the seventh studio album by English rock band The Cult. Released in 2001, it marked their first new recording in six and a half years. The record debuted at #37 on the charts in the United States, #22 in Canada, #25 in Spain....
- "True Believers", a song by The Bouncing Souls from How I Spent My Summer VacationHow I Spent My Summer VacationHow I Spent My Summer Vacation is the fifth studio album by New Jersey punk band The Bouncing Souls. It was released on May 22, 2001. This was the first album to feature new drummer Michael McDermott, formerly of Murphy's Law and Skinnerbox...
Performers
- True Believers, a 1980s American rock band from Texas led by Alejandro EscovedoAlejandro EscovedoAlejandro Escovedo is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:The son of Mexican immigrants to Texas, Escovedo is from a family that boasts several professional musicians, including brothers Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo, and Sheila E...
and Jon Dee Graham - Carus and The True BelieversCarus and The True BelieversCarus and The True Believers are an Australian folk/country/roots/reggae band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band which was formed in 1995 has since risen to national prominence as a major band on the new roots-folk scene and are beginning to develop a loyal fan base in Europe and North America...
, an Australian band
Literature
- The True BelieverThe True BelieverThe True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements is a 1951 social psychology book by Eric Hoffer which discusses the psychological causes of fanaticism.-Thesis and background:...
, a 1951 book by Eric Hoffer - True Believers (comics)True Believers (comics)True Believers is an American comic book limited series from Marvel Comics, written by Cary Bates, with art by Paul Gulacy.It is also the name of an obscure group of Spider-Man villains.-Publication history:...
, a Marvel Comics limited series by Cary Bates - True Believer (novel)True Believer (novel)True Believer is a young adult verse novel written by Virginia Euwer Wolff. In Publishers Weekly, the reviewer noted that Wolff writes with "delicacy and sensitivity".-Characters:...
, a 2001 young-adult novel by Virginia Euwer WolffVirginia Euwer WolffVirginia Euwer Wolff is a prize-winning American author of children's literature, born in Portland, Oregon 25 Aug 1937. She attended an all-girls' school called St. Helen's Hall , before attending Smith College. She married Arthur Richard Wolff in 1959... - True Believers, a short-story collection by Joseph O'ConnorJoseph O'ConnorJoseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. He is known for his 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea. Before success as an author he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire magazine...
- True Believer 2005 novel by Nicholas SparksNicholas Sparks (author)Nicholas Charles Sparks is an internationally-bestselling American novelist and screenwriter. He has 16 published novels, with thematic ideas that include cancer, death and love. Six have been adapted to film, including Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe,...