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Books on: shaker religion

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The Book of Shaker Furniture

Book by John Kassay; University of Massachusetts Press, 1980

Subjects:

Shaker Furniture

Collections: Entire Library

Of the more than one hundred experiments in communitarian living that proliferated in America during the nineteenth century, the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, whose adherents are best known as 'Shakers, ' is certainly one of the most interesting, successful, and enduring ...
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Of the more than one hundred experiments in communitarian living that proliferated in America during the nineteenth century, the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, whose adherents are best known as 'Shakers, ' is certainly one of the most interesting, successful, and enduring. This book is a collection of furniture made by members of this remarkable American religious sect.
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Bodies of Life: Shaker Literature and Literacies

Book by Etta M. Madden; Greenwood Press, 1998

Subjects:

American Literature--Shaker Authors--History And Criticism, Christian Communities In Literature, Christian Life In Literature, Christian Literature, American--History And Criticism, Christianity And Literature--United States, Sects In Literature, Shakers--In Literature, Shakers--United States--Books And Reading, Shakers--United States--Intellectual Life

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

The Shakers' "spiritual literacies," defined through an examination of their reading and writing practices, blur boundaries between traditionally masculine and feminine realms by using reason and emotion and by being innovative as well as traditional. This exploration of the relationship between ...
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The Shakers' "spiritual literacies," defined through an examination of their reading and writing practices, blur boundaries between traditionally masculine and feminine realms by using reason and emotion and by being innovative as well as traditional. This exploration of the relationship between literary practices and religious life in the 19th century, of such genres as autobiographies, elegies, histories, and doctrinal works, provides new insights into the many ways in which literacy enriches people's lives.
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You Have Stept out of Your Place: A History of Women and Religion in America

Book by Susan Hill Lindley; Westminster John Knox Press, 1996

Subjects:

United States--Religion, Women And Religion--United States--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Your Place" A HISTORY OF WOMEN AND RELIGION IN AMERICA Susan Hill Lindley...your place": a history of women and religion in America / Susan Hill Lindley...0-664-22081-9 alk. paper 1. Women and religion-- United States--History. 2. United...
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Religion, Feminism, and the Family

Book by Anne Carr, Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen; Westminster John Knox Press, 1996

Subjects:

Christianity--United States, Family--Religious Life--United States, Family--United States, Feminism--Religious Aspects--Christianity, Feminism--Religious Aspects--Judaism, Feminism--United States, Jewish Families--Religious Life--United States, Judaism--Doctrines, United States--Religion--1960-, United States--Social Conditions--1980-

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Despite the tension between some proponents of feminism and organized religion, particularly in regard to family life, little has been written to view religion, feminism, and the family simultaneously. Drawing on history, theology, and the social sciences, the contributors to this volume analyze the ...
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Despite the tension between some proponents of feminism and organized religion, particularly in regard to family life, little has been written to view religion, feminism, and the family simultaneously. Drawing on history, theology, and the social sciences, the contributors to this volume analyze the impact of feminism on the experience of family life in its religious dimension. Religion, Feminism, and the Family is designed to stimulate discussion on both the contemporary women's movement and the future of the American family.
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The Sociology of Religion: A Bibliographical Survey

Book by Roger Homan; Greenwood Press, 1986

Subjects:

Religion And Sociology, Religion And Sociology--Bibliography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The Sociology of Religion The Sociology of Religion A Bibliographical Survey Compiled by Roger Homan...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Homan, Roger. The sociology of religion. Bibliographies and indexes in religious studies, ISSN...

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Journal Articles on: shaker religion

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The Social Adaptation of Marginal Religious Movements in America

Journal article by Charles L. Harper, Bryan F. Le Beau; Sociology of Religion, Vol. 54, 1993

Subjects:

Religion And Sociology

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Understanding the New Religions . New York: Seabury...The People Called Shakers: A Search for the...The American Shakers: From Neo-Christianity...the Sociology of Religion) 24 ( 2):1-2...1980 . The Shakers and the Worlds People...Law and the New Religions, Berkeley, CA...
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Reconstructing the Rise of Christianity: the Role of Women

Journal article by Rodney Stark; Sociology of Religion, Vol. 56, 1995

Subjects:

Religion And Sociology

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...approximately two-thirds of the Shakers were female. Data on...far more responsive to religion. Our interests are sufficiently...Bainbridge, W. S. 1982 . "Shaker demographics 1840-1900...Scientific Study of Religion 21 :352-365. Benko...1987 . How new religions succeed: A theoretical...
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The Shaker Church and the Indian Way in Native Northwestern California1

Journal article by Thomas Buckley; American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 21, 1997

Subjects:

Indians Of Central America--Periodicals

Collections: Entire Library

...to a real--that is, "traditional"--Indian religion. Reports that California Shakers rejected all indigenous ceremonialism as...Smith, Marian W. 1954 "Shamanism in the Shaker religion of northwest America." Man LIV : 119-22...
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Dearly Loved Mother Eunice: Gender, Motherhood, and Shaker Spirituality

Journal article by Suzanne Thurman; Church History, Vol. 66, 1997

Subjects:

Church History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Jean M. Humez, "Ye are My Epistles: The Construction of Ann Lee Imagery in Early Shaker Sacred Literature", Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 8 ( Spring 1992 ): 94-95. 3 Marjorie Procter-Smith, Women in Shaker Community...
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"Worthy Ambition": Religion and Domesticity in the Daisy Chain

Journal article by Melissa Schaub, The Daisy Cha; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 39, 2007

Subjects:

Novelists--Works, The Daisy Chain (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, The Trial (Yonge, Charlotte May) (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Yonge, Charlotte Mary--Works

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...speaking of Ethel as the true mover and shaker, while she is unaware of their scrutiny...collection of essays examining Victorian religion and gender, subtitled Reassessing the...The Daisy Chain portrays domesticity and religion as only uneasily working in harness. This...

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Magazine Articles on: shaker religion

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Metaphysical America

Magazine article by Richard John Neuhaus; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, March 2007

Subjects:

A Republic of Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...elements in an esoteric religion of nature. "With their...Then there were the Shakers, remembered today mainly...children. As a former Shaker sister explained in the...precious and the vile." The Shaker experiment, one notes...milieu. The metaphysical religion of the later 19th century...
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While We're at It

Magazine article by Richard John Neuhaus; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, February 2000

Subjects:

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Social aspects, Religion and civilization--Analysis, School violence--Moral and ethical aspects, Sex (Psychology)--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...tested knowledge of nature," notes that religions "have their origins in pre-urban nomadic...constructive dialogue between science and religion, to which Weinberg says: "I am all in favor of a dialogue between science and religion, but not a constructive dialogue. One...
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The Real Dixie

Magazine article by Don W. Buckley; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, December 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...readers the opportunity to hear the appropriate timeworn tune in the background as I continue.) "Tis a gift to be simple," the old Shaker hymn reminds us. In that spirit, the Southern Credo remains as simple today as it did in the 1860s: individuals matter. five...
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No: It Is Nonviolent and Deeply Rooted in American Culture

Magazine article by William Sims Bainbridge; Insight on the News, Vol. 11, June 19, 1995

Subjects:

Religion--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...contributed even indirectly. Religion certainly influences much...religious movements, the Shakers came under severe criticism...drunkard before he found religion. When he took their five children with him into the Shakers, Mary was forced to follow...
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Dealing with Criminal Religions: The Case of Om Supreme Truth

Magazine article by Winston Davis; The Christian Century, Vol. 112, July 19, 1995

Subjects:

Aum Shinrikyo--Political activity, Japan--Religion, Terrorism--Japan

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...meritocratic ratrace, when over night you can become a move-and-shaker in Oms Construction, Intelligence, or Health and Welfare Ministry...education are compatible with Japans magically inclined New Religions. How is this possible? The answer has art to do with the nature...

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Newspaper Articles on: shaker religion

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I Love This Game! Soccer Gets Folks Excited around the World, but Will U.S. Fans Follow the Bouncing Ball?

Newspaper article by Gene Mueller; The Washington Times, April 20, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...collective bosom the way the Europeans, Latin Americans, Asians and Africans have done, the U.S. will become the major mover and shaker in a sport that has totally captivated the rest of the globe. How could that be? Losing in sports simply isnt part of the...
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OASIS: THEY'RE NUMBER WONDER EVER' EXCLUSIVE: Matthew WRIGHT on Shock Result of Radio All-Time Top 100 Hits

Newspaper article by Matthew Wright; The Mirror (London, England), December 30, 1996

Subjects:

Oasis International Group Ltd.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Fastlove 27 U2 - One 28 REM - Losing My Religion 29 Stone Roses - Fools Gold 30 Manic...34 Boyzone - Father And Son 35 Kula Shaker - Hey Dude 36 House Of Pain - Jump Around...Out Of Hell 10 90 REM - Losing My Religion 35 28 Madonna - Vogue 43 68 James...
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Political, Architectural Eras Intermix in D.C. Homes

Newspaper article by Barbara Kreisler; The Washington Times, December 24, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...were looking toward older styles . . . , like Williamsburg, Shaker and Greek revival," says architect Bruce Hutchinson, who worked...the Fair Housing Act bans discrimination due to race, color, religion or national origin in public and private housing. * 1970...
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A Bounty of Berries: Northwest's Gems Flavor Whole Season

Newspaper article by Kathy Casey; The Washington Times, June 26, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...passionate about his berries. Growing them is almost like a religion to him. He sells his berries to upscale local restaurants...Dust rims of plates with powdered sugar shaken from sieve or shaker can. And for ultimate presentation, top off with edible flowers...
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Fad Man: It's Thyme for Herbs

Newspaper article by Heather Skale; The Washington Times, March 10, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Lebanon Shaker Village, the heart of the Shaker culture. The collection is on a museum...e-commerce, it will be totally different, maybe religion," he said. "I love the fact that I dont...restored the contents of the Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, the largest furniture collection...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: shaker religion

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Wovoka

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...by the Christian family for whom he worked and the Shaker religion. Wovoka claimed that during an eclipse of the sun...stature grew from Paiute prophet to Messiah, and his religion, which spread rapidly through the western indigenous...

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