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The Impact Of A Garden Program On The Physical Environment And Social Climate Of A Prison Yard At San Quentin State Prison, Kathryn E. Waitkus

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the fact that the physical environments and social climates of prisons have been found to be physically and mentally stressful to inmates, more than 70% of those within the California prison system return to prison within three years after being paroled. As part of an effort to reduce these high recidivism rates, a rehabilitative gardening program was started at San Quentin State Prison. The intent of this project was to determine the impact of a garden project on the physical environment and social climate of a prison yard, from both inmate and staff perspectives. Research was primarily qualitative, consisting …

Briefly Noted, Harold Coward

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A brief review of Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West edited by Rachel Fell McDermott and Jeffrey J. Kripal.

Recent Articles Of Interest

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A listing of recently published articles of interest to the society.

Book Review: "The Asian Synod: Texts And Commentaries", Edward T. Ulrich

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of The Asian Synod: Texts and Commentaries edited by Peter C. Phan.

Book Review: "Imagining Hinduism: A Postcolonial Perspective", Deepak Sarma

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Imagining Hinduism: A Postcolonial Perspective by Sharada Sugirtharajah.

Dialogue 'On The Ground': The Complicated Identities And The Complex Negotiations Of Catholics And Hindus In South India, Selva J. Raj

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Interreligious dialogue is a vital theological concern for the Catholic Church in India. Over the past three decades, church leaders, progressive theologians, and maverick monastics have experimented with various models and forms of interreligious dialogue. Quite distinct from these contrived institutional initiatives is the dynamic of intimate, subtle, and spontaneous ritual exchange and dialogue between ordinary Hindus and Catholics occurring in the arena of popular piety and rituals at the grassroots level - often in opposition to institutional norms and directives - that may be described as "dialogue on the ground." In light of ethnographic research at the shrine of …

Book Review: "Yoga And Psychology: Language, Memory, And Mysticism", Bradley Malkovsky

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Yoga and Psychology: Language, Memory, and Mysticism by Harold Coward.

How The Numbers Matter: Demographics And The Future Of Hindu-Christian Dialogue, Francis X. Clooney

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

In Religious Demography of India, Bajaj, Joshi, and Srinivas analyze Indian census data from 1871 to 1991, in order to assess the shifts in demography in religious identity in India and on that basis make predictions about the future. They look closely into the data regarding the various states of India and even the individual districts of those states. The book, coming in two parts, invites readers to study the data for themselves: the first 175 pages offer an analysis of census data, but pp. 179-346 are comprised entirely of tables reporting data, thus enabling readers to make up …

Book Reviews: "Making Harmony: Living In A Pluralist World", Francis X. Clooney

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Making Harmony: Living in a Pluralist World by Michael Amaladoss.

Viewpoint: Pastors, Pujaris, And Swamis: Hindu-Christian Encounter In A Classroom, M. Thomas Thangaraj

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

I have been teaching a course titled "Christian Encounter with Hinduism," at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, since 1988. Students who enroll in this course are mostly those who are pursing the Master of Divinity program with a view to becoming pastors in Christian congregations or chaplains in colleges and hospitals. Some others are in the process of discerning their vocation as theologians, teachers, counselors, or informed laypersons.

2000-2002 Book Awards

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Every three years, the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies honors a recent work in the field with the Society's book award. This year, at the Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Religion, the Society honored Corinne Dempsey's Kerala Christian Sainthood: Collisions of Culture and Worldview in South India. Along with Dempsey's work, three of the finalists for this year's award are reviewed below: Francis X Clooney's Hindu God, Christian God: How Reason Helps Break Down the Boundaries between Religions, Thomas Forsthoefel's Knowing Beyond Knowledge, and Peter van der Veer's Imperial Encounters: Religion and Modernity in India and …

A Bibliographic Essay On Hindu And Christian Dalit Religiosity, Mathew N. Schmalz

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

In his now classic novel Untouchable, Mulk Raj Anand portrays the life of a sweeper named Bakha. Bakha works cleaning latrines at the Cantonment, imitates the British "tommies" in his attire, and negotiates the differing spaces in which is Untouchability is defined. After an incident during which Bakha inadvertently touches a caste Hindu in the street, Bakha wanders through town. During his wanderings, he first meets a Christian missionary who speaks almost incomprehensibly about Jesus. Bakha then listens to a speech by Mahatma Gandhi and while he finds the Mahatma's vision compelling, his mind turns to reflecting upon how …

The Intra- And Inter-Religious Conversions Of Nehemiah Nilakantha Goreh, Jon Keune

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

The life of Nilakantha Goreh contains a wealth of inter-religious and cross-cultural encounters, yet surprisingly little has been written about him. Goreh was a traditionally educated Chitpavan Brahmin, growing up outside the pale of British education and British-influenced Hindu reform movements. His name is best known now for how his initially staunch and public opposition to Christianity slowly gave way until he finally was baptized in 1848. What little scholarship there is on Goreh has tended to either focus on or view his whole life in light of his inter-religious conversion. Although Goreh's inter-religious conversion was undeniably crucial and worthy …

Book Review: "Christians, Cultural Interactions, And India's Religious Traditions", Harold Coward

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Christians, Cultural Interactions, and India's Religious Traditions edited by Judith M. Brown and Robert Eric Frykenberg.

Tributes, Edward T. Ulrich

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Tributes to William C. Cenkner and Judson B. Trapnell.

Meeting Information

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Information about the next meeting for the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies Annual Meeting.

Book Review: "The Quest For The Origins Of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate", Eliza Kent

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate by Edwin Bryant.

Reports & News

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Reports and news relevant to the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies.

Book Review: "Indian Critiques Of Gandhi", Lance E. Nelson

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of Indian Critiques of Gandhi edited by Harold Coward.

Aircraft Picture Postcards As A Tool For Influence Through Images, Daniel Martel

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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The era in which we live at the turn of the millennium is defined by most scholars -- depending on their specialisation -- as the era of worldwide economic integration, adoption of technologies of western origins, internal harmonization of institutions and working procedures, and cultural standardization. The roots of this can be traced back to the Renaissance, as well as the industrial revolutions and economic liberalism. Their driving forces are successful economic transactions and permanent innovation. According to this worldview, the ultimate goal of any such activity is the optimised individual situation of any human being or economic …

Front Matter -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 102, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

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Truth As A Way Of Life, Corey Beals

Quaker Religious Thought

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A Review Of Seekers Found, #1, T. Vail Palmer, Jr.

Quaker Religious Thought

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A Response To Reviewers Of Seekers Found, Doug Gwyn

Quaker Religious Thought

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Letters To The Editor, Lenore O. Keene Congdon

Quaker Religious Thought

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Contributors -- Quaker Religious Thought, Nos. 102, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

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Front Matter -- Quaker Religious Thought, No. 103, Paul Anderson

Quaker Religious Thought

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Intersections Between Martin Luther King Jr. And The Quakers, Howard R. Macy

Quaker Religious Thought

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King And Quakers: Conscientious Objection For Social Change, Lonnie Valentine

Quaker Religious Thought

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The New Look Of Shareholder Litigation: Acquisition-Oriented Class Actions, Randall Thomas, Robert B. Thompson

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Shareholder litigation is the most frequently maligned legal check on managerial misconduct within corporations. Derivative lawsuits and federal securities class actions are portrayed as slackers in debates over how best to control the managerial agency costs created by the separation of ownership and control in the modern corporation. In each instance, early hopes these suits would effectively monitor managerial misconduct have been replaced with concerns about the size of the litigation agency costs of such representative litigation, which can arise when a self-selected plaintiff's attorney and her client that are appointed to pursue the claims of an entire class of …