Archived News – November 2010
Nov
16
2010
The Washington Post, November 16, 2010 (article about the latest books on religion recommends "America's Four Gods: What We Say About God & What That Says About Us" by Baylor sociologists Paul Froese and Christopher Bader)
From private houses to statehouses, Americans have very different views about religion and how it should affect civic life. Here are three books that suggest answers.
From private houses to statehouses, Americans have very different views about religion and how it should affect civic life. Here are three books that suggest answers.
Nov
15
2010
Christianity Today, Nov. 15, 2010 (review of "America's Four Gods: What We Say about God--and What That Says about Us" by Baylor sociology professors Paul Froese and Christopher Bader, that focuses on how Americans differ in their conceptions of the divine)
More than a century ago, Friedrich Nietzsche, the depressive and depressing German philosopher, pronounced the death of God, but most Americans have yet to hear the message.
More than a century ago, Friedrich Nietzsche, the depressive and depressing German philosopher, pronounced the death of God, but most Americans have yet to hear the message.
Nov
5
2010
Coast to Coast, Nov. 5, 2010 (Bayor University sociologists Carson Mencken and Christopher Bader discuss their research about people who believe in the paranormal. SUBSCRIPTION NECESSARY)
Sociology professors at Baylor University found that believers in the paranormal tended to break down into two different types of people -- those who have a desire for adventure or discovery and those who seek enlightenment or self-improvement.
Sociology professors at Baylor University found that believers in the paranormal tended to break down into two different types of people -- those who have a desire for adventure or discovery and those who seek enlightenment or self-improvement.