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Findings & Footnotes: November 2003

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

01: Mattias Gardell’s impressive new book Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism (Duke University Press, $23.95) finds that such notorious white supremacist and anti-Semitic groups as the Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity have been pushed aside as an “old man’s religion.” The most cursory glimpse at white-racist publications, Web pages, and white-power lyrics […]

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Liberal houses feed spiritual hunger for secular Israelis

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

The escalation of the Intifada and the loss of faith in Zionism in Israel have spurred a movement of secular Israelis engaged in a study of Jewish texts and a search for religious identity. At the SSSR conference, Adina Newberg of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College presented a paper on the growth of liberal Jewish houses […]

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French religious symbol conflict takes new legal turns

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

The wearing of a scarf by Muslim girls at French schools has been an ongoing topic of controversy since the 1980s. But the situation  has gained new intensity in October, after two Muslim girls were barred from going back to (government) school because they refused to remove their scarves. There have been many articles and TV […]

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Current Research: November 2003

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

01: More Americans than might be expected are impacted by the growing religious diversity in the U.S., although interfaith acceptance is not necessarily a byproduct of this reality, according to a recent survey. At the conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Princeton University sociologist Robert Wuthnow presented findings from his new Diversity […]

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Catholic publishing consolidating, feeling conservative effect

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

American Catholic publishing houses are in the process of consolidation to make up for declines, but it appears that conservative publishers are faring better, reports the online newsletter, Religion Bookline (Oct. 21). Consolidation in the Catholic market seems to be the order of the day, with Ave Maria acquiring the Thomas More, Christian Classics and Forest of […]

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A new alliance amidst continuing concerns for American Muslisms

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

There are new ties between the American Muslim community and the FBI even in the midst of continuing fears and tensions among Muslims after Sept. 11. An outreach campaign launched by the FBI is intended  to show the Muslim community a “less threatening visage” than investigations and `voluntary interviews’with more than 8,000 Middle Eastern men following […]

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Immigrant religions conflicted over civic involvement

November 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

The growth of immigrant religions in the U.S. has often been associated with increasing civic involvement as congregations create “social capital” (skills and resources) for their members to participate in their wider communities. But recent studies suggest that other dynamics and demands made upon congregations may not always generate expected civic commitments. At the late […]

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On/File: October 2003

October 2, 2003 by Richard Cimino

01: In accounts of prominent political conservatives who have recently converted to Roman Catholicism, the name of Fr. C. John McCloskey often makes an appearance. McCloskey, director of the Washington, D.C. archdiocese Catholic Information Center, is an Opus Dei priest who has been instrumental in the conversions of  such figures on the right as failed Supreme Court […]

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Findings & Footnotes: October 2003

October 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

01: Sociologist Thomas Luckmann’s 1967 book  Invisible Religion was a landmark study of how religious faith was becoming privatized in the modern world, predicting much of the upsurge in alternative and individualistic spirituality. The September issue of the journal Social Compass revisits Luckmann’s study, applying its theories and findings to a  changing Europe. The issue includes an article by Luckmann […]

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Militant Islam taking root in Syria?

October 1, 2003 by Richard Cimino

A more populist and militant form of Islam is increasingly finding a place in Syria, although the government is actively discouraging political forms of the faith. The Christian Science Monitor  (Oct. 3) reports that “Young Syrians are filling mosques, many women have taken to wearing the head scarf known as the hijab, and underground women’s religious discussion […]

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