American Religion

Catholicism, Contraception, and Conscience: Church Imposed Teaching, God’s Gift of Free Will, and Political Rhetoric by Michele Stopera Freyhauf

by Feminism and Religion

Originally published on the Feminism and Religion project

ertainly one cannot turn on the news without seeing a story about the feud over the Catholic Church’s stance on... more ertainly one cannot turn on the news without seeing a story about the feud over the Catholic Church’s stance on forbidding the use of contraception and Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that mandates free contraception to women.  In preparing this article, I took the time to review many articles from liberal and conservative news outlets, law professors who are experts on constitutional law, and statements from the USCCB and Bishops.  Before asking questions, I want to outline the following points:

    *In the literature reviewed, only two women, Sr. Carol Keehan and Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, made a statement against this policy stating that the government is interfering with the working of the Church.  Most voices heard and shouting the loudest are members of the clergy.

    *Hospitals considered “Catholic” hire people of all faiths and various beliefs.  They also treat patients of all faiths.  They are not exclusively “Catholic.”

    *Catholic identified Colleges hire professors and staff that are not Catholic.  Moreover, their student body is not totally Catholic.

    *Catholic Charities, once again, hire non-Catholics.

  * Insurance plans currently in place often offer contraception prescriptions at a zero to low co-pay price.  These plans are in-force at many Catholic Institutions.

    *Under HIPAA, healthcare of employees are protected and the Employer, even the Catholic Church cannot violate the privacy of the patient, even if it is an employee.

    *Birth Control Pills are often prescribed for women with endometriosis or other “female” reproductive disorders and not birth control.

    Women pregnant, carrying a dead baby, cannot have surgery due to risks are given medication to induce abortion are given

The Bible in Public Schools: Report on the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (Austin: Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, 2005 …

by Mark Chancey

The Bible, the First Amendment, and the Public Schools in Odessa, Texas

by Mark Chancey

Samuel Kneeland of Boston: Colonial Bookseller, Printer, and Publisher of Religion

by Jonathan Yeager

Published in "Printing History"

Justifying Belief within the Christian Identity Movement An Exercise in Memetics

by Levi Keach

Senior Honors thesis for University of Kansas Anthropology department, advised by Professor John Hoopes.

This paper examines the origins and utility of the key proof memes of the Christian Identity Movement, a heterogeneous... more This paper examines the origins and utility of the key proof memes of the Christian Identity Movement, a heterogeneous racialist subsection of North American Protestant Christianity. These memes have been gathered by looking at conversion oriented texts of three diverse ministries that are commonly held to be members of the Christian Identity movement: Christogenea, The Ecclesiastical Council for the Restoration of Covenant Israel, and Mission to Israel. This paper traces the origins of the memes through primary texts of the Christian Identity movement and its direct ancestor, British Israelism, while addressing their utility within historical context. This paper will serve as a case-study in the value of claims about the past providing legitimacy and proof to fringe religious movements.

Americanasana (review essay on history of yoga in America)

by Jared Farmer

Special attention given to Mark Singleton's YOGA BODY, Stefanie Syman's THE SUBTLE BODY, and Robert Love's THE GREAT OOM.

Believe it or not

by Anthony Gottlieb

Book chapter on global trends in religious belief, with special reference to religion in the USA and the "secularisation" thesis. To be published in March by Profile Books, in "Megachange: The World in 2050", edited by Daniel Franklin and John Andrews.

Religious Self-Reliance

by Randy Friedman

Pluralist (Spring 2012)

Self-reliance is too often read as a celebration by Emerson of the secular, self-reliant individual. My reading has... more Self-reliance is too often read as a celebration by Emerson of the secular, self-reliant individual. My reading has Emerson discovering a religiosity which does not depend on an adherence to a particular religious tradition or supernatural revelation. I call this religious self-reliance. Emerson, influenced by James Marsh and William Ellery Channing, rejects the theology which in part follows Locke’s empiricism and leaves the individual in need of spiritual guidance through traditional forms of divine Revelation. Instead, Emerson turns to Reason, identified as the moral or religious sentiment. The Over-soul which the moral sentiment uncovers represents the ultimate grounding of the self, and its revelation serves as the basis for religious self-reliance.

Emerson and Eiseley: Two Religious Visions.

by Jonathan Weidenbaum

Found in Artifacts and Illuminations: Critical Essays on Loren Eiseley. Tom Lynch and Susan Maher, editors. Nebraska University Press.

This Silence Gets us Nowhere: Key Symbols and Anglo-American Quakerism (circa 1988, revisions 1990, 2012)

by Ronald Helfrich, Jnr.

Whose Religious Values?

by J M Marshall

The School Administrator
May 2008 Number 5, Vol. 65

Managing changing religious demographics in a school community legally and pro-actively Managing changing religious demographics in a school community legally and pro-actively

Religion and Education: Walking the Line in Public Schools

by J M Marshall

Phi Delta Kappan November 2003 vol. 85 no. 3 239-242

In this article, the author discusses the First Amendment's free exercise and establishment of religion classes as... more In this article, the author discusses the First Amendment's free exercise and establishment of religion classes as applied to the public school classroom. She provides a quiz with examples, discussion, and additional resources. (4pp.)

The Plausibility of Creationism: A Sociological Comment

by Mathew Guest

pp. 217-236 in S. Barton. & D. Wilkinson (eds) Reading Genesis After Darwin (New York: OUP, 2009).

Building on debates in the sociology of knowledge, this chapter explores how the recent popularity of creationist... more Building on debates in the sociology of knowledge, this chapter explores how the recent popularity of creationist ideas within contemporary western cultures may be explained with reference to social structural changes. A brief history of creationism within the twentieth century is followed by a discussion of how and why the claims associated with creationism are viewed as plausible by those who affirm them. 

Evangelicalism and Capitalism in Transatlantic Context

by Mathew Guest

Politics and Religion, vol. 4, no. 2, Autumn 2010, pp. 257-279

This article is a critical engagement with political scientist William Connolly’s book Christianity and Capitalism:... more This article is a critical engagement with political scientist William Connolly’s book Christianity and Capitalism: American Style. Connolly’s analysis of the ways in which evangelical Christianity and capitalist agendas interrelate in the US context is outlined and critiqued in terms of its tendency to homogenise the US evangelical movement and overstate its incorporation of right wing political interests. Its theoretical framework is also critiqued, but developed in light of its potential to generate insights into the global context of evangelical influence, including as a vehicle for capitalist values. This is explored in terms of US influence upon British evangelicalism and what this reveals about the circulation of evangelical-capitalist ideas within a transatlantic context. A case study is offered of the Willow Creek sponsored Global Leadership Summit by way of illustration.

Religious television and the creation of meaning: a study of evangelical programming

by Janice Peck

Psychologized religion in a mediated world

by Janice Peck

Selling Goods and Selling God: Advertising, Televangelism and the Commodity Form

by Janice Peck

Color Me Invisible: The Hidden Legacy of African American Muslims

by Donna Auston

chapter in The Black Experience in America, Second Edition, Gayle T. Tate & Edward Ramsamy, eds. Kendall-Hunt, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7575-9414-4

А. Скромницкий. В. Талах. Энциклопедия доколумбовой Америки. Часть 1. Южная Америка. Том 2. Источники XVI-XVII веков по истории Южной Америки: Хроники. Документы.

by Alejandro Skromnitsky

A. Skromnitsky (editor). V. Talakh (editor).
The Encyclopedia of pre-Columbian America. Part 1. South America. Vol 2. Cronicas and documents of the XVI-XVII centuries about South America. / Ed. A. Skromnitsky, V. Talakh. - Kiev: Blok.NOT, 2012. - 1335 p.

Скромницкий, А. (редактор-составитель), Талах, В. (редактор).
Энциклопедия доколумбовой Америки. Часть 1. Южная Америка. Том 2. Источники XVI-XVII веков по истории Южной Америки: Хроники. Документы. / под ред. А. Скромницкого. — Киев: Blok.NOT, 2012. — 1335 с.
ISBN 978-966-XXXX-XX-X


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© В. Тюленева, 2012,
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© различные авторы, 2012,
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Детектив величиною с континент. Именно так можно охарактеризовать эпоху завоевания Нового света европейцами, и... more Детектив величиною с континент. Именно так можно охарактеризовать эпоху завоевания Нового света европейцами, и прочесть этот «детектив» помогут документы, включенные в данное издание украинскими историками и переводчиками А. Скромницким и В. Талахом.
Во второй том первой части «Энциклопедии доколумбовой Америки» вошло большинство доступных на русском языке источников по истории Южной Америки XVI-XVII веков, в которых отражены все стороны жизни индейцев, даны описания индейских обществ, их обычаев, нравов, традиций, военного дела, а также подробно изложена политическая, социально-экономическая история.
Источники поданы в книге в хронологическом порядке: это позволит понять логику конкисты, степень проникновения европейцев в индейский мир и обратного влияния «индейского» на представителей Старого Света.
Книга рассчитана на студентов, аспирантов и преподавателей исторических факультетов высших учебных заведений, а также всех тех, кто интересуется историей Южной Америки (Аргентина, Боливия, Бразилия, Венесуэла, Колумбия, Панама, Парагвай, Перу, Чили, Эквадор), эпохой Великих географических открытий, завоеванием Нового Света и доколумбовыми цивилизациями, в частности инками, чибча-муисками и другими менее известными народами.

Скромницкий, А. Энциклопедия доколумбовой Америки. Часть 1. Южная Америка. Том 1. Хронисты, чиновники, миссионеры, историки XVI-XVII веков в Южной Америке: Биографии. Библиография. Источники.

by Alejandro Skromnitsky

A. Skromnitsky (editor).
The Encyclopedia of pre-Columbian America. Part 1. South America. Vol 1. Chroniclers, officials, missionaries, historians XVI-XVII centuries in South America: Biographies. Bibliography. Sources. / Ed. A. Skromnitsky. - Kiev: Blok.NOT, 2011. - 316 p.

Скромницкий, А. (составитель).
Энциклопедия доколумбовой Америки. Часть 1. Южная Америка. Том 1. Хронисты, чиновники, миссионеры, историки XVI-XVII веков в Южной Америке: Биографии. Библиография. Источники. / под ред. А. Скромницкого. — К.: Blok.NOT, 2011. — 316 с.

© А. Скромницкий, 2011,
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© В.Н. Талах, 2011,
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© различные авторы, 2011,
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В энциклопедию вошли биографии ключевых историков, хронистов, чиновников и миссионеров, действовавших в Южной Америке... more В энциклопедию вошли биографии ключевых историков, хронистов, чиновников и миссионеров, действовавших в Южной Америке в XVI-XVII веках и составивших подробные описания индейских обществ, их обычаев, нравов, традиций, военного дела. Некоторые авторы, побывав в Новом Свете сделали важные научные открытия в различных областях знаний: истории (теория заселения Америки Хосе де Акосты), географии (многочисленные «открытия» территорий), минералогии (колумбийские изумруды, платина), биологии (описаны новые растения и животные), экономике (тетория свободного рынка Хуана де Матьенсо), политике.
Книга рассчитана на студентов, аспирантов и преподавателей исторических факультетов высших учебных заведений, а также всех тех, кто интересуется историей Южной Америки (Аргентина, Боливия, Бразилия, Венесуэла, Колумбия, Панама, Парагвай, Перу, Чили, Эквадор), эпохой Великих географических открытий, завоеванием Нового Света и доколумбовыми цивилизациями, в частности инками, чибча-муисками.