01: The fall issue of Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is devoted to religion and ecology. The issue looks at the whole spectrum of world religions and how they (through their teachings as well as practices) relate to environmental concerns. The opening article by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim […]
Jamaat-i-Islami — Islamism in Pakistan in a time of crisis
A militant Islamic movement active in Pakistan and in other parts of the world shows the divided state of Muslims close to the scene of battle, even as they close rank during the U.S. attacks on Afghanistan. Formerly associated with the Programme for Strategic and International Security Studies in Geneva, and currently Director of the […]
Evangelicals divided in France, losing momentum in UK
At a conference on the “European dynamics of evangelicalism”, which took place on Oct. 11-13, at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), French scholar Sébastien Fath indicated that there is a rapid rise of Pentecostalism in France. While there were only a few thousands Pentecostals in France 50 years ago, there are now about 200,000 of […]
Hindu-Neopagan alliance more dream than reality
The dialogue and cooperation between Hindus and Neopagans that have taken place in the past few years may run into more snags than proponents of either tradition might expect. In Hinduism Today (September/October), Koenraad Elst writes that the common concerns for polytheism and indigenous spirituality among both Western Neopagans and Hindus has been viewed by leaders of […]
Current Research: November 2001
01: Far from being a substitute for institutional religion or an incubator of new religions, religious involvement on the internet is a supplement to many believers’ already-strong church involvement, according to a Ball State University study. At the recent conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR), sociologists George Saunders and Joseph Tamney presented […]
Rome warming to decentralized church?
Decentralization of church leadership appeared to be a dead issue under the conservative papacy of John Paul II, but there are signs that high church officials, including the pope, are open to more local control in the church. The New York Times (Oct. 21) reports that a number of bishops, particularly those from the West and Australia […]
Religious schools — popular and pluralistic
Christian and even Jewish and Islamic schools are seeing a growing number of students from other faiths enrolling, reports the Wall Street Journal (Oct. 12). “As parents worry more about moral guidance for their children, Catholic, Jewish and other faith-based schools are seeing a wave of interest from students of other religions. At Episcopal academies, enrollment by […]
Sept. 11 sparks steady spiritual concern among readers
“While some general-interest publishers are trying to promote attack-related titles carefully to avoid appearing to be baldly mercenary or opportunistic, religion publishers, while also concerned with taste and sensitivity, are less shy,” reports Publisher Weekly’s Religion Bookline (Oct. 9), a newsletter on religion and publishing. Since concern with spiritual and emotional needs is at the center of […]
Islamic extremism addressed by US Muslims after Sept. 11
The topic of Muslim extremism, once downplayed by American Muslims for fear of encouraging prejudice against Islam, is receiving new attention in the U.S. Islamic community in the wake of Sept. 11, reports the San Jose Mercury News (Oct. 23). “Slowly, and for the first time,” American Muslims are “talking publicly about issues previously confined to the mosque […]
Are American Muslim groups aiming for an Islamic theocracy?
Most American Muslims may condemn violence, but their organizations are actively supporting, or look favorably upon, creating a Muslim state in the U.S., writes Daniel Pipes in Commentary magazine (November). Pipes, a Middle Eastern specialist, writes that an ambition to create an Islamic America has taken root among a growing number of Muslim groups and educated believers. […]
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