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by Robert Gordis. 316 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Robert Gordis

Publisher:

   Bloch Pub. Co

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1960
Subjects:   Religion
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Piety and Poverty: Working-Class Religion in Berlin, London, and New York, 1870-1914
Book by Hugh McLeod; Holmes & Meier, 1996
Subjects: Berlin (Germany)--Religion--19th Century, Berlin (Germany)--Religion--20th Century, London (England)--Religion--19th Century, London (England)--Religion--20th Century, New York (N.Y.)--Religion--19th Century, New York (N.Y.)--Religion--20th Century, Secularization (Theology), Working Class--England--London--Religious Life, Working Class--Germany--Berlin--Religious Life, Working Class--New York (State)--New York--Religious Life
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Religion in Public Life: A Dilemma for Democracy
Book by Ronald F. Thiemann; Georgetown University Press, 1996
Subjects: Democracy--Religious Aspects--Christianity, Religion And Politics--United States, Religion And State--United States, United States--Politics And Government, United States--Politics And Government--1993-, United States--Religion, United States--Religion--1960-
Religion in Public Life Religion in Public Life: A Dilemma for Democracy Ronald F. Thiemann...of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thiemann, Ronald F. Religion in public life: a dilemma for democracy / Ronald F. Thiemann...
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Religion, Federalism, and the Struggle for Public Life: Cases from Germany, India, and America
Book by William Johnson Everett; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Federal government--Religious aspects--Case studies, Germany--Politics and government--1945-, Germany--Religion--20th century, India--Politics and government--1947-, Religion and state--Germany--History--20th century, Religion and state--India--History--20th century, Religion and state--United States, United States--Politics and government
Religion, Federalism, and the Struggle for Public Life Religion, Federalism, and the Struggle for Public Life...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Everett, William Johnson Religion, federalism, and the struggle for public life / William...
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A Religion without Talking: Religious Belief and Natural Belief in Hume's Philosophy of Religion
Book by Beryl Logan; Peter Lang, 1993
Subjects: Hume, David--1711-1776--Religion, Knowledge, Theory Of (Religion)--History--18th Century, Religion--Philosophy--History--18th Century
A Religion Without Talking Studies in European Thought...Berlin Wien Paris Beryl Logan A Religion Without Talking Religious Belief and Natural Belief in Humes Philosophy of Religion PETER LANG New York San Francisco...
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Hellenic Religion and Christianization, C. 370-529 - Vol. 2
Book by Frank R. Trombley; Brill, 2001
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HELLENIC RELIGION AND CHRISTIANIZATION C. 370-529 HELLENIC RELIGION AND CHRISTIANIZATION C. 370-529 FRANK R. TROMBLEY...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Trombley, Frank R. Hellenic religion and Christianization c. 370-529/by Frank R. Trombley...
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Prospects for Religion in the Modern World
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Prospects for Religion in the Modern World. by Grace...evaluates the place or prospects of religion in the modern world depends very much...we will explore the relation between :religion and modernity, considering some of the...
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Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics: Rethinking Religion through the Arts
Journal article; Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Vol. 16, 2007
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Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics: Rethinking Religion through the Arts . Plate, S. Brent. London: Routledge...to articulate a religious aesthetics and an aesthetic religion" (x), intentionally avoiding Benjamins overtly religious...
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The State of the International Religion-Science Discussion Today: "Science and the Spiritual Quest": A Model for the Renewal of the Religion-Science Discourse
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The State of the International Religion-Science Discussion Today: "Science and...Quest": A Model for the Renewal of the Religion-Science Discourse. by Philip...of the global dialogue on science and religion. Both within specific religious traditions...
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Religion and International Trade: Does the Sharing of a Religious Culture Facilitate the Formation of Trade Networks?
Journal article by Joshua J. Lewer, Hendrik Van Den Berg; The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 66, 2007
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Depression, Creativity, and Religion: A Pilot Study of Christians in the Visual Arts
Journal article by Mark A. Yarhouse, Elizabeth Kreeft Turcic; Journal of Psychology and Theology, Vol. 31, 2003
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Teaching about Religion in Public Schools
Magazine article by Edd Doerr; The Humanist, Vol. 56, September 1996
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Teaching about Religion in Public Schools. by Edd Doerr...campaign to get public schools to teach about religion. Yes, the average American is woefully uninformed about religion. And yes, the Supreme Court has held, in dicta...
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Oh, Gods! Religion Didn't Begin to Wither Away during the Twentieth Century, as Some Academic Experts Had Prophesied. Far from It. and the New Century Will Probably See Religion Explode-In Both Intensity and Variety. New Religions Are Springing Up Everywhere. Old Ones Are Mutating with Darwinian Restlessness. and the Big "Problem Religion" of the Twenty-First Century May Not Be the One You Think
Magazine article by Toby Lester; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, February 2002
Subjects: Religion and culture--Analysis, Religion and sociology--Analysis, Religions--Identification and classification, Sociology of religion--Analysis
Oh, Gods! Religion Didnt Begin to Wither Away during the Twentieth Century...Far from It. and the New Century Will Probably See Religion Explode-In Both Intensity and Variety. New Religions Are Springing Up Everywhere. Old Ones Are Mutating...
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Religion in Our Schools: Teach Values, Not Religion
Magazine article by Isaac Kramnick, R. Laurence Moore; World and I, Vol. 14, December 1999
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Religion in Our Schools: Teach Values, Not Religion. by ISAAC KRAMNICK , R. LAURENCE MOORE No one, so far as we know, suggests that religion and faith have no place in public schools. Students with...
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Religion: Why Do We Still Give a Damn? in One of the World's Most Secular Societies, Ministers Tremble at an Archbishop's Words and Give Clergy a Hand in Forming Policy. How Odd
Magazine article by Barbara Gunnell; New Statesman, Vol. 133, May 3, 2004
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Religion: Why Do We Still Give a Damn? in One of the Worlds Most...non-belief. I can demand in-flight meals for almost any religion but none that caters for my secular belief in fair trade...who would receive "faith awareness training". Minority religions (Sufis, Zoroastrians) would also be consulted when appropriate...
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Civil Religion or Public Philosophy
Magazine article by Richard John Neuhaus; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, December 2000
Subjects: Christianity and culture--Evaluation, Christianity--Social aspects, Communism and religion--History, Niebuhr, Reinhold--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Religion and culture--Evaluation, Religion and politics--History
CIVIL RELIGION OR PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY. by Richard...death in 1957. The story of American religion during the Cold War years, so closely...peaceful coexistence. As I say, American religion during the Cold War is a fascinating...
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Religion Reporter for Times Honored
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 23, 1999
Subjects: Religion Newswriters Association
Religion reporter for Times honored Larry Witham, a religion reporter for The Washington Times, won first place last weekend in a national contest for religion writing for medium-size newspapers. During an awards...
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Clergy Scandal Biggest Story of '02; Religion Writers Vote It 4 of Top 10
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 19, 2002
Subjects: Religion Newswriters Association
Clergy scandal biggest story of 02; Religion writers vote it 4 of top 10 Byline: Kristina...in the Roman Catholic Church was voted the top religion story of 2002 by members of the Religion Newswriters Association. Boston Cardinal Bernard...
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Religion Finds Fallow Fields in Japan Today; 'Not a Lot of Interest' after Aum Case
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 27, 2002
Religion finds fallow fields in Japan today; Not a lot of interest...rites, and some worship as Christians, Muslims or other religions, public discourse is hardly influenced by theocentric concerns. Mark Mullins, who teaches comparative religion at Sophia University in downtown Tokyo, says most Japanese...
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The Truth about Religion in America; Our Founders' Faith Was Somewhere in the Middle
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 24, 2008
Subjects: Church and state--Religious aspects
The Truth about Religion in America; Our Founders Faith Was...TIMES This campaign season has seen religion thrust into the spotlight regarding...history and the important place given religion by former American politicians - particularly...
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STRONGER WITH FAITH; Families Say Religion Helps with Morality, Children
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 15, 2003
STRONGER WITH FAITH; Families say religion helps with morality, children...raising children prompt many to turn to religion, putting in the time and effort needed...The level of participation in organized religion has remained relatively steady during...
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Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RELIGION a system of thought, feeling, and action that is shared...may relate to their group and their universe. Usually, religion concerns itself with that which transcends the known...it. Types of Religious Systems The evolution of religion cannot be precisely determined owing to the lack of clearly...
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Egyptian Religion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EGYPTIAN RELIGION the religious beliefs of the ancient...Information concerning ancient Egyptian religion is abundant but unsatisfactory. Only...orderly and consistent picture of Egyptian religion, and much scholarship remains hypothesis...
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Greek Religion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GREEK RELIGION religious beliefs and practices of...exact origins are lost in time, Greek religion is thought to date from about the period...Dionysus and Ares from Thrace. Homeric Religion Just before the violent Doric invasions...
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Roman Religion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROMAN RELIGION the religious beliefs and practices of the people of...prayers. Origins and Development The indigenous Italic religion, which was the nucleus of the religion of ancient Rome, was essentially animistic. It depended...
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Germanic Religion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GERMANIC RELIGION pre-Christian religious practices...pre-Christian Germans, there was no Germanic religion common to all the Scandinavian and Teutonic...but it took many centuries for the new religion to spread throughout the northern lands...
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