Religion Unplugged

On Religion: The Flood Of Converts Reshaping American Orthodoxy (Part 1)

For Orthodox Christians in America, the 20th century was shaped by waves of believers fleeing wars, revolutions and persecution in lands such as Greece, Syria, Russia and Romania. These days, the ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Orthodox churches in US face waves of converts

For Orthodox Christians in America, the 20th century was shaped by waves of believers fleeing wars, revolutions and persecution in lands such as Greece, Syria, Russia and Romania.
The Washington Post

Tracing the Lines Of 20th Century's Varied Influences On Religious Art

NEW YORK -- The artistic giants of the 20th century -- the Andy Warhols, Jackson Pollocks and Pablo Picassos of the art world -- were known more for their modernist and abstract impulses than their ...
The Christian Century

Religion in the Modern American West, by Ferenc Morton Szasz

From the vistas of Albuquerque, where for three decades he has taught intellectual history at the University of New Mexico, Ferenc Morton Szasz has set his sights on exploring a subject neglected by ...
Sun Sentinel

Three new books explore the ‘Jewish Bookshelf’ of mid-20th century America

In the 1970s, my parents and all the Jewish parents I knew had what I came to call the Jewish Bookshelf. On it sat “The Source” by James Michener, “Exodus” by Leon Uris, “The Chosen” by Chaim Potok, ...