Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism

Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism

Author: June Granatir Alexander

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 2008-11-20

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1592137806

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Creating a community that respected tradition but adapted to new circumstances.


Notable Americans of Czechoslovak Ancestry in Arts and Letters and in Education

Notable Americans of Czechoslovak Ancestry in Arts and Letters and in Education

Author: Miloslav Rechcigl Jr.

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2021-11-02

Total Pages: 1537

ISBN-13: 1665540060

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As pointed out in my last two publications, no comprehensive study has been undertaken about the American Learned Men and Women with Czechoslovak roots. The aim of this work is to correct this glaring deficiency, with the focus on immigration from the period of mass migration and beyond, irrespective whether they were born in their European ancestral homes or whether they have descended from them. Whereas in the two mentioned monographs, the emphasis has been on scholars and social and natural scientists; and men and women in medicine, applied sciences and engineering, respectively, the present compendium deals with notable Americans of Czechoslovak ancestry in arts and letters, and in education. With respect to women, although most professional fields were closed to them through much of the nineteenth century, the area of arts and letters was opened to them, as noted earlier and as this compendium authenticates.


The Church and Cultures

The Church and Cultures

Author: Louis J. Luzbetak

Publisher: Orbis Books

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 0883446251

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Why should the church be concerned about cultures? Louis J. Luzbetak began to answer this question twenty-five years ago with the publication of The Church and Cultures: An Applied Anthropology for the Religious Worker. Reprinted six times and translated into five languages, it became an undisputed classic in the field. Now, by popular demand, Luzbetak has thoroughly rewritten his work, completely updating it in light of contemporary anthropological and missiological thought and in face of current world conditions. Serving as a handbook for a culturally sensitive ministry and witness, The Church and Cultures introduces the non-anthropologist to a wealth of scientific knowledge directly relevant to pastoral work, religious education social action and liturgy - in fact, to all forms of missionary activity in the church. It focuses on a burning theological issue: that of contextualization, the process by which a local church integrates its understanding of the Gospel (text) with the local culture (context).