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"Charges agianst . the Federal council of churches of Christ in America." --Chap. I. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of the Roman Catholic bishops, pastors, and future pastors of the United States concerning the (1) value, (2) effectiveness, (3) funding practices, and (4) future structure of Catholic schools in the United States. The data for the study were generated from completed questionnaires returned by 80.2 percent of the population of 273 bishops and 52.4 percent of the sample of 660 priests representing the population of 37,572 priests in parish ministry. The questionnaire was modified from one developed by Eugene P. Sullivan of Boston, Massachusetts. Statistical analysis included a frequency distribution analysis of each item, plus a Spearman rho correlation coefficient. A chi-square treatment tested the statistical significance between the expected and observed frequencies. The study accepted a level of significance of .05. Among the findings were the following: (1) A large majority of bishops and priests saw Catholic schools as having a value sufficient to justify their continued existence. (2) They saw Catholic schools as playing an essential role in the church's mission. (3) They saw Catholic schools as academically better than the local governmental schools. (4) They agreed that Catholic schools have a positive impact on the adult religious behavior of their students. (5) They thought the schools make effective use of the church's resources, but use too much of them. (6) They thought that each parish should continue to finance its own school and that the financial support was the responsibility of the whole church. (7) They did not think that parish religious education programs should replace schools. (8) There was less agreement among bishops and priests on financial matters connected with the schools. The recommendations included the suggestion that programs be developed to help priests work with Catholic schools, that a study of regional schools be conducted, that seminaries offer information to seminary students concerning Catholic schools, that the bishops fund an indepth study of religious education programs outside of schools to find an effective alternative to current programs, and that the bishops study the question of funding for Catholic schools. ; Ed. D.

AbstractMartin Luther King, Jr., led many of us to recognize that pilgrimages of the mind can take place in turmoil as well as in tranquility. My own journey to understanding the connection between the transcendent and social change was facilitated by King's call to "the Movement." That journey was shared by countless other churchmen of the 1960's. I have engaged in extended conversations with hundreds of Christian clergy who responded to King's call and were arrested for their nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience. Structured interviews took place in settings as varied as a Selma parsonage, an Atlanta jail cell, a Midwestern farmhouse, a penthouse suite atop the National Council of Churches building in New York City, and a sharecropper's cabin in Philadelphia, Mississippi. What follows is an abridged "profile" of these men of the cloth. The profile sharply challenges some common stereotypes.

• "Federation Says Spiritual Dynamos Must Be Kept Going at Full Power."• The closing of the churches is contrary to public policy and is hurting moral and spiritual morale in the city• The federation insists churches are well ventilated and there is no more harm in keeping the churches open than in keeping the government departments open• From resolution sent to commissioners: "We hold further that in these times of trials and affliction it is a serious thing to deprive the people of the comfort and consolation they derive from the services of the church. It distinctly impairs the morale of the community, the preservation of which at a high level is so vitally important for the winning of the war." ; Newspaper article ; 2

AbstractManaging God's Business: Religious and Faith‐Based Organizations and Their Management, by Malcolm Torry. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2005. 198 pp., $89.95 cloth.