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10/15/2008
Professor to attend forum on St. Paul (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- John Fotopoulos, associate professor of religious studies at Saint Mary's College, is attending the Pauline Symposium of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for the 2008 Year of St. Paul.
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10/15/2008
Shiite cults seek to wreak havoc in Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
A few fringe groups seek to sow chaos, convinced it will hasten the arrival of the Mahdi, the Shiites' 12th imam who they believe will bring peace. Falling into a depression after her husband was killed last year, Iman immersed herself in religious studies and became fixated on a Shiite Muslim saint.
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10/15/2008
Resurgence of Latin interest seen at UNL (Daily Nebraskan)
Latin was pronounced dead long ago, but the language is experiencing a small resurrection at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and affluent high schools around the nation. "I'm not sure we'd agree with the term 'dead language' over here," said Sidnie White Crawford, chairperson of classics and religious studies at UNL.
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10/14/2008
Etc.: Jones graduates college (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
Amber Jones, daughter of Johnny and Joyce Jones, Marion, graduated Bradley University, Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in radio, television and multimedia. She minored in graphic design, religious studies and marketing.
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10/15/2008
Some Afghans live under Taliban rule – and prefer it (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
After a gang of thieves had continually terrorized an Afghan neighborhood near here months ago, locals decided they'd had enough. "We complained several times to the government and even showed them where the thieves lived," says Ahmad, who goes by one name.
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10/16/2008
Religion on prime-time TV? Now it's mostly the Gospel According to Cable (Contra Costa Times)
Network television has long believed in the teachings of teenage vampire slayers, talking cars, bionic crime fighters and planet-hopping ambassadors, but has had little faith in one otherwise familiar character: God.
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10/12/2008
Israeli yeshivas' approach is under fire (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
JERUSALEM - Yossi Ravitz, 22, hasn't had a class in math, science, civics or English since he was a boy. But he believes the rigor of his religious studies equips him for any subject he might need to tackle later in life.
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10/15/2008
Universal's Bloody Mary: Eyes that chill (Orlando Sentinel)
Once again, Universal has created a monster.
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10/15/2008
Universal's Bloody Mary: Eyes that chill (Orlando Sentinel)
Once again, Universal has created a monster. This time it's not a product of Dr. Frankenstein's lab, but rather an otherworldly icon for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios theme park.
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10/15/2008
Westmont Profs Talk Religion, Politics at Free Lecture (Santa Barbara Independent)
Jesse Covington and Telford Work question the role of faith in the political sphere.
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| Bible History Online Images and Resource Links - Resources for study of the Bible and the ancient world. Maps, timelines, images, software, links.Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion - Consortium of Canadian academic societies. News, articles, job listings; directories of Canadian researchers, journals, and academic departments.Definitions of Religious Terms - Alphabetized and cross-linked collection of definitions taken from the Oxford Dictionary of World Religions and the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions.Exploring Religions - Overviews of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Includes an extensive crosslinked glossary for each religion.Religions, Faith Groups, and Ethical Systems - Description of various religions and ethical systems, including Christian denominations, provided by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.Religions of the World - An introduction to the six major religious traditions of the world from the EMuseum at the University of Minnesota. Includes histories and basic beliefs of Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism; glossaries, and links. Use our clickable map showing the geographic concentrations of religious groWorld Religions: Religion, History, and Literature - Brief descriptions of several world religions, and a large collection of links to religious texts and to other religion and mythology websites.
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