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The Shriners, Paul J. Rich
The Shriners, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
This interview i gave to the Vancouver Sun bring up some of the controversies surrounding the Shriner, a Masonic organization that is widely known for its hospitals for children and its sponsorship of circuses and parades. Although I "walked the hot sands", i.e. am a Shriner, I cannot say oi have been enthusiastic about some of its nuances. The article perhaps reflects that.
Freemasonry And Phi Beta Kappa, Paul J. Rich
Freemasonry And Phi Beta Kappa, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
In Washington my offices actually permit a glimpse of the offices of Phi Beta Kappa across the street. i would have to climb on the roof to see one of the Masonic temples in the city, but they are also close. So too both the Greek honor societies and Greek social fraternities are linked historically with Freemasonry, a connection little understood and little explored, and which this article helps to explain.
Social Change And Freemasonry: The Scottish Rite's Primacy Rite, Paul J. Rich
Social Change And Freemasonry: The Scottish Rite's Primacy Rite, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
The rural or urban setting helped to determine the Masonic rite which grew and prospered in the area, and this is illustrated with the growth of American cities. Jane Jacobs can be related to the Scottish Rite, surprising as the notion seems.
Cliometrics Of Freemasonry, Paul J. Rich
Cliometrics Of Freemasonry, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
Attention to the membership statistics of fraternal groups has been given much importance because of the use of such figures by Robert Putnam and others in their contributions to the so-called Bowling Alone debate over the alleged delcine of American associationalism. The subject is much more obtuse and complex than has been appreciated, and this paper touches on what could be the focus of many doctoral theses.
National Differences In Freemasonry: The Gap Between America And Mexico, Paul J. Rich
National Differences In Freemasonry: The Gap Between America And Mexico, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
The Columbia book Freemasonry on Both Sides of the Atlantic included a number of papers which are found in Selected Works, suitably -- one hopes -- aged and vetted and amended. This is one on the national differences in Masonic practice, which led me to remark that we should talk not about Freemasonry but about Freemasonries.