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21807
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This article discusses the 1947 donation of $250,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by James Alexander Gray for the establishment of a department of religion. Gray wanted to increase Bible instruction at the school, which hired Arnold Nash as its first professor of religion. Nash and Gray had conflicting views on the interpretation of religious education at the university which caused tension throughout the department.
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25876
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Shanny Luft, a doctoral student of religious studies, focuses his research on evangelical attitudes toward Hollywood and the mainstream film industry. According to Luft, evangelicals are part of a liberal religious movement that has found ways to market their beliefs through clothing, tattoos, and various forms of media.
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25902
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Bart Ehrman, professor and chair of religious studies, recently published a book about the evolution of the Bible. According to Ehrman, there are thousands of errors in the New Testament and several places where passages were added to early versions of the Bible.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Spring 2006, p28-29, il, por Periodical Website
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26124
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Sufism is a mystical method of Islam that’s becoming more common in the United States. Carl Ernst, professor and chair of religious studies, explains how Sufism emphasizes symbolic interpretation and seeking the inner dimension of the external practices of religion.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1998, p19-21, il, por Periodical Website
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26232
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Joanne Waghorne, an assistant professor of religious studies, and her husband Dick Waghorne, a professional photographer, documented ritual in modern Hinduism of India. According to sociologist Max Weber, emphasis on religious ritual fades as economic development grows. However, the Waghornes found that ritualism in South India is actually growing.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 6 Issue 1, Fall 1988, p1-5, il, por Periodical Website