THE 1964 NATIONAL STUDY BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH EDUCATION (AAJE) REPRESENTED THE FIRST ATTEMPT SINCE 1954 TO ASSESS THE GROWTH OF JEWISH EDUCATION AS A WHOLE, THE SCOPE AND CHARACTER OF VARIOUS ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, OR THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE SPONSORS. THE SURVEY USED 123 QUESTIONNAIRES…

An experimental program, the Residence Hall Ministry, incorporating religious activities into the Pennsylvania State University residence hall systems has expanded from pastoral and personal counseling into broad program activities. A case approach was instituted in conjunction with the college counseling division, illustrating the adaptation of…

Written by experts in the field of geriatrics, this book is composed of a group of papers. Among the subjects covered in the papers are the news media, the values of the later years, the sciences and aging, and a history of the Home. Several of the articles are written by ministers connected with the religiously oriented facility. Additional…

Part III of the Directory of Programs and Services for the Deaf in the United States consists of information on social and recreational groups and programs, civic services, and clinical and evaluative programs and services. (LS)

The current concern of church leaders and federal tax officials focuses on the religious distinctions in the Code's section on the obligation of exempt organizations to file annual financial returns with the IRS. For journal availability see HE 509 187. (Author/LBH)

The IRS' system for monitoring exempt organizations is discussed with emphasis on the constitutional problems that may arise now that church-related organizations are required to file information returns. For journal availability see HE 509 187. (LBH)

This historical look at black women mission workers focuses on some organizers and supporters of the missions and on some missionaries. Females were allowed to do these jobs but the ministry remained off limits to them. The leadership capabilities shown by these women support efforts to purge sexism from the contemporary church. (Author/VM)

These two articles discuss (1) adult education in the parishes of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church and in Christian organizations, and (2) the Christian folk high school in Finland, including a listing of the seven principles of Christian education. (CT)

This report describes work by Public/Private Ventures to mount a faith-based initiative that would produce credible evidence and lessons concerning the capacity, limits, and practices of faith-based organizations in working with high-risk youth. Organizations in 15 cities agreed to participate in the National Faith Based Initiative for High-Risk…

Building on a survey of the role of religious institutions in programs for high-risk youth and consultations with experts in the field, a field demonstration project was implemented to test strategies for using religious institutions to anchor local partnerships aimed at high-risk youth. The partnerships were designed to address the developmental…

This planning guide for church and synagogue librarians is designed to stimulate ideas for promoting the library. It is meant to be a beginning for relating publicity to events of the year. The programs suggested and the activities described are offered as examples of promotion which have been used successfully. The book is organized by months of…

A framework is offered with which to reconstruct Antimasonry and sectarian radicalism of the 1820's, as well as for other mass movements of the ante-bellum period. (Author/KM)

Examined effects of differing degrees of religious involvement on subjects' (N=233) feelings of well being, satisfaction with religious associations, and perception of stress. Results showed that time spent on religious activities was positively related to happiness, both with the subjects' religion and with life satisfaction, but not with…

William McCready of the National Opinion Research Center discusses findings of his survey of American and Canadian Catholic youth (ages 14-30) on their attitudes toward religious vocations, membership in Catholic organizations, and their religious education. (Author/SJL)