Religion in the media: A look at recent books and Web sites

This is a mixed collection of Sabbath songs. Lovers of tradition can celebrate with tunes such as "Mah Tovu" sung to a Chabad melody, and "Yismechu Hashamayim," put to a Hassidic melody. Those who prefer contemporary songs will appreciate [Susan Colin]'s interpretation of De...

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Published in:Knight Ridder Tribune News Service p. 1
Format: Newsletter
Language:English
Published: Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 10.11.2004
Subjects:
Butler, John
Christ, Jesus
Colin, Susan
Cornwell, John
Crafton, Barbara Cawthorne
Dickson, Athol
Edwards, Dwight
Eldredge, John
Farrell, Bernadette
Freeman, Charles
Hanh, Nhat
Harrison, Kathryn
Hogan, Susan
John Paul II (Pope)
Plocheck, Robert
Seeger, Pete (1919-2014)
Strand, Clark
Tomaso, Bruce
Vermes, Geza
Warner, Brad
Winner, Lauren F
Wojtyla, Karol
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Summary:This is a mixed collection of Sabbath songs. Lovers of tradition can celebrate with tunes such as "Mah Tovu" sung to a Chabad melody, and "Yismechu Hashamayim," put to a Hassidic melody. Those who prefer contemporary songs will appreciate [Susan Colin]'s interpretation of Debbie Friedman's "Mi Shebeirach" and "Sh'ma/V'ahavta." [Charles Freeman] writes about the history of ideas and their connection to power. He describes how the attitudes and methods of the Greek philosophers were displaced by those of Christian theologians. This long, well-written book demonstrates that what arose to replace reason was not faith, as the subtitle asserts, but rather authority. It was, Freeman writes, the closed and controlling stance of the Christian church that replaced the open and exploratory tradition of the Greek academy. The site also throws in Islam, Christianity and Judaism in the mix, and, interestingly, the list of links under these categories are fairly conservative in viewpoint. Under Judaism, you'll find sites on keeping a kosher kitchen; under Christianity, there are conservative sites such as Handmaidens 4 Christ, an online women's fellowship.