...This chapter explores how most of the Jews of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth remained observant in the traditional sense throughout the nineteenth century. This period saw important developments in Jewish religious life. Hasidism emerged as a major force, but as it expanded it began...

... Israel synagogues Constitution religious freedom First Amendment religious life in the colonies The war was going badly for the patriots in 1780. The French alliance had not delivered the knockout blow patriots hoped for. The British had hunkered down in New York and unleashed new forces...

... use of Christian doctrine is very similar to Immanuel Kant’s translation of this doctrine within the pure religion of reason. This chapter describes the stages of transition that Judge William sees from the aesthetic into the ethical life and explains the transition into the religious life using...

...The evidence for religious life at Palmyra is broad, ranging from sanctuaries, to altars, to religious reliefs and sculpture as well as inscriptions. However, the visual representations of Palmyrene priests, distinctly recognisable through their priestly headgear—a round hat with a flat top...

...This chapter traces the concept of forced monachization through treatments in imaginative literature from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries and then in historical writing. It shows how the incorrect assumption that only women were coerced into religious life developed, solidified, and has...

...Engaging media has been an ongoing issue for American Jews, as it has been for other religious communities in the United States, for several generations. This book is a pioneering examination of the impact of new communications technologies and media practices on the religious life of American...

... enforcement of the talmudic principle. The second statement is of powerful theological significance, addressing the relationship between God and the Land of Israel. It asserts that God may not be accessible outside the Land of Israel, implying that the possibilities for legitimate religious life...

...During his travels in America, Alexis de Tocqueville made notes about people's religious lives and the role that religion played in politics. In his notebooks, he expressed skepticism about the depth of American religious life. He was appalled by American experiential evangelical religion...

...This chapter outlines the changes in a Northern land in terms of culture, politics, and religion. The gross disjunctions in Baptist religious life undoubtedly explain the alarmist nature of those staffing the 1829 Committee on the State of Religion. The turbulent nature of antebellum religion...

...This chapter examines Afro-Mexicans' level of involvement in colonial society and religious life as well as their desires to gain social power as defined by colonial authorities. An important form of Christian practice for Africans in the Diaspora came through membership in Catholic confraternities...

... magazine institutions religious differentiation of Muslim Youth Camp MYC Qur'an American youth religious beliefs religious life secularism consumerism Man asks of religion, “What is it for?” Religion asks of man, “What are you for?” —Keiji Nishitani...

... mass naturalism newspapers Pew Charitable Trusts presentism radio Sweden faith in symbols television creation wonder for hope living with love unconditional politics activities redemption rock stars saints devotions to suicide bombers Talmud religion religious life faith Judaism...

... reunion in Göppingen Kristallnacht Ottenheimer Luise Kaufmann Tänzer Berta Fleischer Richard Munz Lina Stolpersteine stumbling stones Jebenhausen Göppingen Salomo Ottenheimer Rabbi Aron and Berta Tänzer Jewish religious life 1929 Hanukkah celebration The story of the Jews of Göppingen...

..., but a lot of Kragur people don't really care what others think of their religious identity. The author describes Kragur people's religious life, including their belief in God and the Virgin Mary as well as their charismatic worship practices. John Gospel of religion Catholicism tourism Wivell Richard...

... they were joined by Tewa, Jemez, Keresan, and Zuni refugees, the Navajos underwent a period of intense interaction with the Pueblos that radically changed their social and religious life. Myth analysis difficulty of Navajo history Apachean migration Athabascan hunting gathering societies Coyote...

... work issues from his interest in understanding the political dimension of religious life and religious law. Bresson Robert capitalism critique of d’Ornano Michel Lang Jack Mitterrand Francois revolution Affron Mirella Jona Amédée Ayfre faith grace Lunar Landscape Surrealism Eisenstein Sergei...

...Leading a religious life is important to Korean and Indian immigrants in New York City. In fact, Koreans and Asian Indians are the two Asian immigrant groups most active in religious practices. This chapter examines the immigration and settlement of Koreans and Indians in New York City...

... Central Committee to leave little leeway for Jewish religious life. It suggests that many American Yiddish readers and writers remained loyal to communism and that Yiddish-speaking groups of communist parties continued to cooperate in the framework of the Comintern. Communist parties New Economic Program...