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One Nation Under God

Religion in Contemporary American Society

By: Barry Kosmin

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One Nation Under God

Religion in Contemporary American Society

By: Barry Kosmin

Based on the most extensive survey ever conducted on religion in America, One Nation Under God delivers surprising revelations about the religious beliefs, practices, and affiliations of Americans. "These statistical findings provide rich material for interpretation of the uniquely American religious experience."--Publishers Weekly.

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0307780368

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9780307780362

The Next Generation

Jewish Children and Adolescents

By: Ariela Keysar,Barry A. Kosmin,Jeffrey Scheckner

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The Next Generation

Jewish Children and Adolescents

By: Ariela Keysar,Barry A. Kosmin,Jeffrey Scheckner

The Next Generation offers valuable analyses of the critical issues concerning the entire United States Jewish community. Drawing on the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS), the book questions the future of the Jewish community's next generation. Children are the key to the future and continuity of any social, religious or ethnic group. But researchers point to some disturbing trends. A recent study shows that in families with a Jewish and a non-Jewish parent, only 31 percent of children are raised Jewish; only 24 percent of children living in a single-parent household have received any Jewish education; and only about half of all Jewish children today live with two Jewish parents. The authors probe topics that have crucial policy implications for dealing with the new conditions of the American Jewish populace including the demographic and social characteristics of American Jewish children; the effect on children's socialization due to differences in parental religious background; the role of household composition and family structure on the way Jewish children are raised; the impact of children on the Jewishness of their families; and the demographic projects for the younger Jewish population.

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State University of New York Press

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079149277X

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9780791492772

Religion in a Free Market

Religious and Non-religious Americans : Who, What, Why, where

By: Barry Alexander Kosmin,Ariela Keysar

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Religion in a Free Market

Religious and Non-religious Americans : Who, What, Why, where

By: Barry Alexander Kosmin,Ariela Keysar

From the pulpits to the op-ed pages, several messages about religion in the U.S. are heard again and again: It's said that Americans are flocking to churches and other religious institutions in greater numbers than ever before, that non-Christian faiths are growing rapidly, and that a new religious fervor among the young is filling up the pews. All of these frequently heard messages are incorrect, according to this book. The book, by professors Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., is based on a major national survey which they conducted. The U.S. Census is prohibited from asking questions about religion, so this survey, the American Religious Identification Survey, contains the most complete and reliable source of data on religion in America today. This book argues that religion in America can best be understood as a product on offer in the marketplace of ideas. It says that "religious ferment in America is as strong as it has ever been, so whatever you learned about religion in the U.S. a generation ago is out of date.

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Paramount Market Publishing

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097669736X

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Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education

By: Barry Chazan,Robert Chazan,Benjamin M. Jacobs

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Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education

By: Barry Chazan,Robert Chazan,Benjamin M. Jacobs

This book examines the history of Jewish education from the Biblical period to the present. It traces how Jews have formally and informally transmitted their culture and worldview over the years, with particular attention to the shift from premodernity to modernity and to the unique opportunities and challenges of contemporary American Jewish education. Its authors combine historical background and insight with educational expertise to provide a robust portrait of the cultures and contexts of Jewish education and address possibilities for the future.

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Springer

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3319515861

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9783319515861

Ten Days of Birthright Israel

A Journey in Young Adult Identity

By: Leonard Saxe,Barry I. Chazan

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Ten Days of Birthright Israel

A Journey in Young Adult Identity

By: Leonard Saxe,Barry I. Chazan

The remarkable story of Birthright Israel, an intensive ten-day educational program designed to connect Jewish young adults to their heritage

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UPNE

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1584655410

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9781584655411

Rabbi Akiva

Sage of the Talmud

By: Barry W. Holtz

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Rabbi Akiva

Sage of the Talmud

By: Barry W. Holtz

A compelling and lucid account of the life and teachings of a founder of rabbinic Judaism and one of the most beloved heroes of Jewish history Born in the Land of Israel around the year 50 C.E., Rabbi Akiva was the greatest rabbi of his time and one of the most important influences on Judaism as we know it today. Traditional sources tell how he was raised in poverty and unschooled in religious tradition but began to learn the Torah as an adult. In the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E., he helped shape a new direction for Judaism through his brilliance and his character. Mystic, legalist, theologian, and interpreter, he disputed with his colleagues in dramatic fashion yet was admired and beloved by his peers. Executed by Roman authorities for his insistence on teaching Torah in public, he became the exemplar of Jewish martyrdom. Drawing on the latest historical and literary scholarship, this book goes beyond older biographies, untangling a complex assortment of ancient sources to present a clear and nuanced portrait of Talmudic hero Rabbi Akiva.

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Yale University Press

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0300227736

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9780300227734

Puritan Islam

The Geoexpansion of the Muslim World

By: Barry A. Vann

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Puritan Islam

The Geoexpansion of the Muslim World

By: Barry A. Vann

In this unique analysis of Muslim population shifts in the Western world, geographer Barry A. Vann provides fresh insights into the theological factors that play into these demographic trends. Vann examines the “imagined geographies” of Muslims with a puritan orientation. People with this mind-set are little inclined to accept a pluralistic, multicultural, live-and-let-live concept of society. And conflicts between conflicting value systems are almost inevitable. Vann notes that this purist approach to Islam is certainly not universal among Muslims, and there are many varying interpretations that are more moderate in outlook. Nonetheless, the undeniable theological background of all Muslim communities colors their values and attitudes, and must be taken into consideration when attempting to understand the potential conflicts between contiguous Muslim and non-Muslim groups. Given the fact that the population of Muslim immigrants is growing in traditionally Christian and increasingly secular countries of the Western world while the resident populations are either stagnant or declining, Vann’s insightful analysis of the ways in which Islam influences perceptions of community and geography is of great relevance.

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Prometheus Books

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1616145188

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9781616145187

Forces of Nature

Our Quest to Conquer the Planet

By: Barry A. Vann

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Forces of Nature

Our Quest to Conquer the Planet

By: Barry A. Vann

As long as the human species has existed, men and women have had to contend with the unpredictable forces of nature. Geographer Barry A. Vann brings a unique perspective to this age-old struggle in this illuminating overview of human population shifts and their precarious relationship with climate change and geography. Vann takes us on a journey along the migration routes of the earliest modern humans and tells why our ancestors chose to settle down in places that can be best described as natural utopias. In the religiously oriented worldview of ancient peoples, such places took on a sacred aura of divine favor. Similarly, destructive events such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes were interpreted as expressions of divine wrath. Vann shows how the ancient texts of the Bible and the Qur’an offer glimpses of past climates that were distinctly different from the climate of our time. He also discusses the rise of technology as a means of controlling the threatening features of the natural world. Though technology has enabled humanity to cope with hostile climates, it has also created a false sense of security. Vann notes that population clusters are increasing in dangerous areas and that no technology can protect vulnerable groups from major-category hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes. Finally, he considers our current anxieties regarding global warming, pointing out that this focus has obscured a good deal of historical and geological evidence for a return of another ice age. The Forces of Nature offers a challenging perspective on the precarious balance between fragile human communities and their often-threatening environments.

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1616146028

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Religion in a Free Market

Religious and Non-religious Americans : Who, What, Why, where

By: Barry Alexander Kosmin,Ariela Keysar

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Religious and Non-religious Americans : Who, What, Why, where

By: Barry Alexander Kosmin,Ariela Keysar

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The Next Generation

Jewish Children and Adolescents

By: Ariela Keysar,Barry A. Kosmin,Jeffrey Scheckner

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Jewish Children and Adolescents

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One Nation Under God

Religion in Contemporary American Society

By: Barry Kosmin

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Religion in Contemporary American Society

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Barry Long's Journal

By: Barry Long

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Barry Long's Journal

By: Barry Long

This is the first volume of an annual journal providing a collection of writings, sayings, jottings, articles, letters and transcripts of talks, published to document a living teaching. This volume covers the period from August 1990 to January 1991.

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1899324089

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Barry Rose's Anecdotage

By: Barry Rose

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Barry Rose's Anecdotage

By: Barry Rose

Barry Rose has had a full and eventful life: this book, consisting as it does of snippets of conversation he has had with all and sundry, is without 'form', its arrangement is not in datal or any other particular order, and is a book to be dipped into when there is an idle moment.

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1870234057

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One Nation Under God

One Nation Under God

The Next Generation

The Next Generation

Religion in a Free Market

Religion in a Free Market

Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education

Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education

Ten Days of Birthright Israel

Ten Days of Birthright Israel

Rabbi Akiva

Rabbi Akiva

Puritan Islam

Puritan Islam

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

Religion in a Free Market

Religion in a Free Market

The Next Generation

The Next Generation

One Nation Under God

One Nation Under God

Barry Long's Journal

Barry Long's Journal

Barry Rose's Anecdotage

Barry Rose's Anecdotage

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