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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER -- RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 WHY RELIGION MATTERS IN MEDICINE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 CONTROVERSY AND CHALLENGE IN RELIGION AND HEALTH -- TAKING A SPIRITUAL HISTORY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 RELIGION IN MODERN SOCIETY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 RELIGION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES -- RELIGION AND LONGEVITY -- RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT, BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPIDS -- MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES -- NEGATIVE STUDIES IN THE DISCIPLINE OF SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH

THE 1948 UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPRESENTED A FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE TO THE SUPPRESSION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BY SOVEREIGN STATES, BUT ITS APPLICATION WAS FRUSTRATED BY THE COLD WAR. TODAY, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION REMAINS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD AND SERIOUS, BUT A GROWING OPPOSITION TO IT IS STRENGTHENING THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT. THIS TREND IS BEING OFFSET BY SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING CORPORATE OPPOSITION TO STRONG HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION, WHICH IS IMPEDING THE MOVEMENT TO HOLD ABUSIVE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTS.

This critical overview of the field of film and religion distinguishes three complementary approaches: the study of film as text, the investigation of how film affect audiencs, and the consideration of film and religion as agents in cultural processes. The overview concludes with a reflection on theories and methodologies of the field and some possibilities for future development.

Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in sophistication to those of Confucianism. Even as the dispossession and policies of assimilation have threatened Ojibwe peoplehood and have targeted the traditions and the elders who embody it, Ojibwe and other Anishinaabe communities have been resolute and resourceful in their disciplined resp

The Strangers Religion is the latest volume of the annual Boston University Institute for Philosophy and Religion public lectures, in this case with a focus on the 'fear and fascination' of contemplating religions across boundaries of culture and faith. In 'Christianity, Judaism, and Islam and the Restoration of Justice in South Africa,' John W. De Gruchy provides a fascinating discussion of the insular and cooperative roles of the Abrahamic religious communities 'in the anti-apartheid struggle' and in 'the current era of national reconciliation and nation building' (p. 39).

Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. It discusses the rich variety of religious expression, from pagan cults and classical mythology to ancient Judaism and early Christianity, and the wide array of religious functions fulfilled by women. The author analyses key examples from each context, creating a vivid image of this crucial period which laid the foundations of western civilization. The study challenges the concepts of religion and of women in the light of post-modern critique. As such, it is an important contribution to contemporary gender theory. In its broad and interdisciplinary approach, this book will be of interest to students of early religion as well as those involved in cultural theory.

The following brief describes religious affiliation of Asian Americans focusing on distinguishing minority religions. It evaluates affiliation throughout a lifetime and according to country of origin. Additionally, it describes the influence religion has on their political affiliation.