The younger generation of American Muslims, feel alienation from their mosques even as they feel a strong connection to Islamic teachings and the Muslim community, according to the San Jose Mercury News (Nov. 15). The newspaper reports that Muslims in their 20s and 30s “are at the forefront of an emerging conversation about American Muslim identity. Many […]
Christian solidarity movement serving gadfly function?
The Christian solidarity movement calling for religious freedom for persecuted fellow believers around the world has suffered a setback since Sept. 11 and will likely have to change its strategy, reports Washington Monthly magazine (November). The movement had the ear of the Bush administration as it pressed for sanctions against Sudan and other Islamic countries repressing religious […]
Jehovah’s witnesses UN membership creates internal turmoil
Dissent and conflict appear to be growing in the ranks of the Jehovah’s Witnesses after it was revealed that the Watchtower organization was a registered member of the United Nations — a body long condemned by the religion. In The Tablet (Nov. 3), a British Catholic magazine, Stephen Bates writes that when he reported that the Jehovah’s […]
On/File: November 2001
The Museum of World Religions, which will open its doors on Nov. 9, will not only collect the sacred texts, art and other materials from faiths around the globe, but will also serve as another attempt to bring religions together in dialogue and cooperation. The Taiwan-based museum is similar to other recent efforts, such as the […]
Findings & Footnotes: November 2001
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 […]
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