01: American Muslims have a generally positive view of the U.S., seeing little conflict between Islam and being an American citizen, and they are more likely to reject Islamic extremism than their counterparts in Europe, according to a new survey. The survey by the Pew Research Center finds that a majority of respondents (53 percent) said […]
Women pentecostal and charismatic leaders mentoring new generation
Women evangelists and church leaders are finding expanding roles in charismatic and Pentecostal bodies and are creating new mentoring networks for younger women, according to Charisma (June) magazine. Women clergy have generally found more acceptance in Pentecostal and charismatic churches than in other conservative bodies, usually serving as co-pastors with their husbands (though also including such famous […]
SBC daring to discipline clergy and church members?
The practice of discipline, whether of clergy charged with sexual abuse or of unrepentant members, is receiving new attention in evangelical churches and particularly the Southern Baptist Convention. Recent cases involving clergy sexual abuse among Protestant congregations are also reviving the debate about which kinds of church structures enable or discourage such crimes. The SBC […]
Anthropology’s Christian problem
The discipline of anthropology may be facing something of a paradigm shift as older models that neglected or disdained the importance of Christian beliefs are being challenged. The ferment can be seen in the February issue of Current Anthropology which features a special section on anthropologists and their problems in studying Christianity. The lead article by Joel […]
On/File: May 2007
01: Although Transhumanism has been largely secular, even atheistic, the formation of the Mormon Transhumanist Association suggests a new openness to religion in the movement The society, formed in 2006, was accepted as the only religious special-interest affiliate of the World Transhumanist Association. Transhumanism, which holds that technology will radically alter human nature, has been largely anti-religious, arguing that traditional […]
Findings & Footnotes: May 2007
01: The January issue of the journal Contemporary Sociology features a special section on religion, though in an unusual manner. The journal asked sociologists of religion Andrew Greeley, Michelle Dillon, Helen Ebaugh and Daniel Olson, to review the same group of books dealing with changes in American religion (including Mark Chaves‘ Congregations in America, R. Stephen Warner‘s […]
Swiss politicians targeting minarets — or islam?
New tensions between Muslims and the Swiss society are evident in the wake of a recent proposal by a number of politicians to have minarets banned at Muslim places of prayer in Switzerland. Provided that 100,000 Swiss citizens declare their support by November 2008, there will be a national vote on the issue. The politicians […]
Turkey’s secularism takes to the streets
While Turkey has long been a secular nation seeking to restrict religious and particularly Muslim public influence, recent events have provoked a more activist and populist expression of secularism. The New York Times(May 6) reports that the candidacy of Abdullah Gul, a Muslim, has inflamed secularist fears of Islamic political influence, leading to massive demonstrations. The […]
Secularism finding support in law and policy in Britain
While Britain has become increasingly secularized in recent years, it is only recently that the loss and even opposition to religiosity is finding expression in laws and public policy, writes Jonathan Luxmoore inCommonweal magazine (April 20). Among the laws increasingly challenging religious rights and a public role for religion in Britain is a recent bill requiring […]
Current Research: May 2007
01: The achievement gap between white and minority students, as well as between children of high- and low-socioeconomic status, is considerably narrower in religious, mostly Christian, schools than in in public schools, according to a recent analysis. In an article in theInterdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion (Vol. 3, 2007), William H. Jeynes of California State […]
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