Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Thompson quoted in The Hill article on banning communion for Biden
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Thompson discusses 19th century distrust of nuns in Global Sisters Report
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Hagiography and the History of Latin Christendom, 500-1500
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Bhan comments on Ayodhya, Kashmir in Deccan Herald article
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Thompson discusses role of nuns in past pandemics in Global Sisters Report
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Van Slyke discusses coronavirus, Easter in WalletHub article
"I believe individuals are being prudent concerning risks they take and risks that others are subjected to because of their decision making," says Dean David Van Slyke. "Because many faith communities are now streaming online, individuals are acting appropriately to guard their health and the health of others."
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Kurien cited in India Abroad article on Sikh Americans, 2020 census
Burdick discusses rise of Pentecostalism in Amazonia in the National Catholic Register
Pentecostals deeply value the changes their new faith facilitated in their personal life, says John Burdick, professor of anthropology. They are primarily focused on personal salvation and disinclined to embrace political movements advocating radical change.
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Thompson examines the meaning of success in religious life in Global Sisters Report
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Silverstein to study religion, prosocial values among millennials
The degree to which religion is decoupled from prosocial goals and spirituality in contemporary young adults is one of many research questions to be addressed in the project “Spirituality and Prosocial Values in the Absence of Religion Among Millennials and Their Families.” This study will be led by Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor of Aging Studies in the Falk College and the Maxwell School.
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