The Church and Synagogue Library Association was formed in 1967 to encourage and aid the development of improved religious library service. Objectives, activities, and publications of the organization are discussed. (Author/JS)

The best way to resolve the problems of the parish school board member is through inservice development or education. (Author/MF)

Describes interdenominational, international organization of 1,500 members (individuals, churches and synagogues, institutions, affiliated groups) which encourages congregational librarianship and provides guidance in establishment of library service. History, membership, organizational structure, workshops, publications, standards, participation…

A well-rounded congregational approach to the elderly should be based on three premises: (1) older persons can give as well as receive ministry; (2) ministry should assist with aging gracefully and supporting the frail, sick, and dependent; and (3) intergenerational solidarity is to be highly valued. (SK)

Following brief background on the Oneida Community, a nineteenth-century communitarian sect, this bibliography lists a catalog, 2 microfilm collections, 15 newspapers and periodicals, 111 books and articles, and 11 doctoral dissertations on the sect. Many entries are annotated. (MES)

Reports on the results of the dissemination of an empirically based, premarital education program within religious organizations. Results reveal that clergy and lay leaders were as effective in the short run as university staff. Couples reported that the communication skills components of premarital education were the most helpful. (Contains 48…

Organizational religiosity is analyzed with data from a national survey of faith-based social service coalitions (N = 656). Twenty-one items related to religious practices within these organizations result in three distinct factors: service religiosity, staff religiosity and organizational religiosity scales. Self-defined faith-based coalitions…

On May 21, 2005, President George W. Bush delivered the commencement address at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As candidate and as president, George W. Bush had developed a reputation for paying close attention to the concerns of the conservative evangelical Protestants who cement his political base. Few institutions of higher learning…

Develops the concept of value-rational authority. Protestant churches are compared to autonomous professional organizations in order to show that the segmented structure of both reflects a compromise between organizational adaptation and a commitment to ideology. Professional organizations are viewed as value-rational organizations rather than as…

Religious symbol systems have the capacity to bring into place superordinate constructions of reality. One interesting construction of reality has been developed by the Unity School of Christianity, organized in the second half of the nineteenth century and perhaps the most successful of organized groups within the American New…

This research examined two separate but related issues in Nigerian education. One, it attempted to assess the impact of Islamic and Western-type institutions upon the acquisition of religious knowledge and performance of religious duties among Hausa Muslim youth. Second, it addressed itself to measuring the religious devoutness of Muslims by…

The permanent order of deacon is proposed in the United Methodist Church. The following are suggestions for governing representative ministry so it can be structured to enliven and renew the life of United Methodism: (1) any view of diaconal and other representative ministries must be seen in relation to the general ministry of all Christians; (2)…

This handbook and tool kit is designed for use by persons from a college or from the religious community who wish to explore and facilitate ways in which a variety of mutually enriching relationships can be discovered and established between religious congregations and a college. The handbook outlines the procedures to be used establishing…

The religious instituations seem to be experiencing an exodus of young people from active participation, but those who leave are not rejecting life, they are simply looking for answers from different sources. Guidance counselors have opportunities to assist the young people who come to them in several ways. (Author)