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Five Macalester Graduating Seniors Receive Fulbrights, Macalester College

College Press Releases

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Roosevelt, Boy Scouts, And The Formation Of Muscular Christian Character, Gordon J. Christen

Religious Studies Honors Projects

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, many prominent Christians and political leaders saw a degenerative influence in industrializing America. For them, urban culture had eroded gender roles, personal strength, and moral fiber. So-called “Muscular Christians” prescribed physical exertion and wilderness experience to cure these ills. I argue that these values were embodied in idealized characters such as Theodore Roosevelt, Jesus, and the Boy Scout to give a form to cultural remedies. In the process, they became the terms upon which proper Americanism, and proper Christianity, were constructed.

Kenyon Collegian - April 24, 2014

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

The U.S. Department Of State Office Of Faith-Based And Community Initiatives: What Does The U.S. Engage When They Engage `Religion'?, Belgica Marisol Cucalon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In August of 2013 the U.S. State Department launched the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives with the objective to foster and promote religious engagements in foreign diplomacy. The language used by the architects and proponents of the initiative suggests that even though religion can be a source of great conflict, religion is also a powerful force for good capable of mitigating conflict and fostering progress. The present optimistic belief of American foreign diplomats that religious engagement will foster beneficial partnerships capable of advancing U.S. foreign interests has led scholars to pose the question, "what will the U.S. engage when …

1st Annual Sustainability Report, Saint Mary's College Of California

Sustainability Report

No abstract provided.

Intermountain West Journal Of Religious Studies Volume 5 Number 1

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

“The Workingman Of Nazareth”: Representations Of Jesus As Laborer In The Masses (1911-1917), The Politics Of Jesus’ Profession, And Historical Jesus Debates, Michael Casey W. Woolf

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

From 1911-1917 a Socialist magazine called The Masses published art, essays, and poetry that aimed to support and foment class struggle in the United States. While their work was not primarily religious, from time to time authors chose to depict Jesus as an agent of class struggle. This paper focuses on these occasions, discussing how images of Jesus as union member and “workingman” are used to promote the magazine’s aims. Finally, this paper uses The Masses’ depictions of Jesus as a touchstone for analyzing some current debates within historical Jesus scholarship and argues for The Masses’ Jesus to be taken …

Symbolism In Asian Statues Of The Buddha, Cristina Richie

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

Any medium of art can have ether a literal or a symbolic function; iconography is the study of both. In statues of Siddhartha Gautama is a correspondence between parts of the body and the items surrounding the Buddha to a deeper meaning that the artist is aware of, and intend the devotee to understand. Once these aspects of Buddhist art are elucidated, additional insight into the adoration and following of the way of Buddha can be more readily practiced.

This paper will examine the visual themes in Asian statues of the Buddha, including the head and parts of the head, …

On The Development Of Spinoza’S Account Of Human Religion, James Simkins

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

This paper provides a narrative account of the development of Spinoza's view of human religion in terms of historical influences in Spinoza's life. Spinoza embraced a position in which the majority of religious beliefs are reduced to anthropological phenomena on naturalistic grounds. However, certain rationally grounded religious beliefs are defended as objectively valid. This paper seeks to demonstrate that the philosophical substance of Spinoza's position was derived from the philosophical work of Maimonides and Hobbes. However, the impetus behind the radical conclusions which Spinoza drew came from the atmosphere of early modern Amsterdam. It is through a novel synthesis of …

Book Reviews

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

Revisiting Joseph Campbell’S The Power Of Myth, Daniel Gorman Jr.

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

This paper considers the relevance of The Power of Myth to the secular study of religion. First, I identify the scholars from whom Campbell borrows concepts. I organize these scholars into three groups – the qualitative religious scholars, the quantitative religious scholars, and those who draw from both approaches. Next, I identify Joseph Campbell’s key ideas (the monomyth, the hero’s journey, the existence of a higher power or energy, the lack of myth in the modern world, and the notion that religion possesses given qualities). I then analyze the contradictions inherent within Campbell’s argument, for Campbell fails to synthesize three …

Boyd Briefs - Apr. 17, 2014, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Boyd Briefs / Road Scholars

Boyd Briefs provides weekly information regarding the activities and accomplishments of the faculty, students, and alumni of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Santa Clara, 2014-04-17, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.

“Take Heed With What Measure Ye Mete” Do Current Outcomes Of Religious Scholarship Reflect The Actual Impact Of Religion?, Justin Christensen, Dr. Sam Hardy

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Scholarly research on religion reports many outcomes of religious involvement such as better physical and mental health, fewer risk-taking behaviors, and greater involvement in moral or pro-social actions (Hood, Hill, & Spilka, 2009; Cotton, McGrady, & Rosenthal, 2010). These outcomes represent a small fraction of the total possible outcomes of religious involvement, and while they do exist, little evidence has been given to show that religious adherents identify these outcomes as being the most salient outcomes for them. Therefore, our purpose in conducting this study was two-fold: 1) Allow religious adherents to report on the outcomes that they have noticed …

Sandspur, Vol 120, No 23, April 17, 2014, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

From Praying Grounds To Spiritual Gifts, Jeffery Ivey

The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs

No abstract provided.

We Are...Marshall, April 16, 2014, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

The Compass, Issue 1, Arcadia University Honors Program

The Compass

Issue 1 of The Compass, a scholarly journal edited and produced by students in the Arcadia University Honors Program.

Zadie Smith's Ritual Interest: Nw In A Postsecular Lens, Jeremy Reed

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.

Transforming Catholic Education Through Research: The American Educational Research Association Catholic Education Special Interest Group, Shane Martin

Journal of Catholic Education

Catholic schools in the United States and abroad face numerous financial, cultural, and structural challenges due to contemporary education policies and economic trends. Within this climate, research about Catholic education is often conducted and leveraged in efforts to serve schools’ most immediate needs. To be certain, research aimed at finding solutions to pressing problems is important—indeed, essential—to Catholic schools’ survival. However, it is also important that research on Catholic education connect to larger questions, issues, and discourses in education—both private and public—in order to contribute important insights and bring otherwise marginalized voices to bear in contemporary educational debates.

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

The Colby Echo (2014-04-10), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Kenyon Collegian - April 10, 2014

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Fr. Jay Fostner, O.Praem., Vice President Of Student Affairs, Jay Fostner

Last Lecture Video Archives

No abstract provided.

Vol. 46, No. 11 (April 7, 2014)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

April 3-4, 2014 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular And Special Meetings, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Regular and Special Sessions of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University, April 3-4, 2014.

Kenyon Collegian - April 3, 2014

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, April 2, 2014, The Lumberjack Staff

2014

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 48, No. 2, Spring 2014, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Syllabus: Law & Drama
with Professor Helen Whall
By Pam Reponen

A Distinct Note of Generosity
The Class of 1953 honors its friend, Rev. John E. Brooks, S. J., ’49, with a half million-dollar gift that is changing the way music is heard on The Hill
By Mark Sullivan

Return on Investment
Holy Cross students make the most of meeting Warren Buffett, the world’s greatest investor
By Debra Steilen
Photography by Greg Scheidemann

The Jesuit Restoration
This year, the Society of Jesus celebrates the 200th anniversary of its Restoration. Our own Jesuit, faculty and alumni experts share their insights on …

April 2, 2014 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.