Week End Editorial Writer Sees Religion Rise in Literature
New York Times Book Review survey by Chad Walsh traces 1920s debunking, 1930s sobriety, and 1940s shift toward intellectual respectability for religion. Noting C S Lewis, Toynbee, Liebman, Greene, Werfel and Auden, the piece argues supernatual belief gains traction as science and war reshape outlook.
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New York Times Book Review
Chad Walsh
Sinclair Lewis
H. L. Mencken
Mr. Walsh
C. S. Lewis
England
Toyanbee
Spengler
Lecomte du Nouey
Joshua Loth Liebman
Graham Greene
Franz Werfel
Bernadette
Lloyd Douglas
Bruce Marshall
Father Smith
Sholem Asch
the Apostle
W. H. Auden
Europe
America
Soviet
Russia
Hiroshima
Walsh
Flattering Exaggeration From Monsignor Sheen on Japan
A June speech in Japan by Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen praised Japanese culture and warned against Western imitation. He claimed the future of the world hinges on Japan and that the Orient would become the world’s center, but the piece is seen as rhetorical flattery rather than grounded judgment.
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Japan
Fulton J. Sheen
Orient
West
America
Europe
Monsignor Sheen
The Choice Is Always Ours Book Review Praise
A brief commendation of The Choice Is Always Ours calling it a mosaic of human insight. The review highlights its devotional value as a guide to Religion as a Way of Life through prayer meditation and fellowship aimed at inward renewal and outward creativity.
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Pasadena
Dorothy Berkley Phillips
G.R.G
Goodman the gambler to radio pioneer retires from church work
Frank C. Goodman once a top New York bookmaker who cleared 25000 yearly and ran seven hat shops turned to religious service after hearing Billy Sunday. He helped launch early religious radio in 1920s and retires as executive secretary of the Federal Council of Churches department of religious radio.
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Time
Frank C. Goodman
New York City
Horse Players
New York
Brooklyn
Greater New York Federation of Churches
United States
Federal Council of Churches
Department of Religious Radio
Goodman
Christian Century
Federal Council
S. Parkes Cadman
Taft Urges Congress Session Action on Civil Rights and Welfare
Charles P Taft president of the Federal Council of Churches appeals to Congress to set aside party strategy and act promptly on social policy issues including housing minimum wage inflation and non discrimination in employment He warns against partisan manipulation and stresses human welfare in national life The appeal targets 25 Protestant denominations and church leaders nationwide.
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Charles P. Taft
Federal Council of Churches
Congress
Taft
America
Federal Council
Moscow Conference Rejects World Council Invitation
A Pan Orthodox Conference in Moscow rejects participation in the First Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam citing ecumenism as political and anti democratic. The leaders condemn the Vatican and urge Christians to fight for peace.
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Moscow
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Holland
Moscow Patriarchate
Vatican
Conference
A.N.S
Ten Millions for Church Building in Cleveland
Cleveland church building totals over 10 million dollars for 1948 across Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups. The largest project is St John’s Cathedral Square, exceeding 2.5 million, with plans for the cathedral college library and diocesan offices. The Methodists allocate about 1.5 million for five structures.
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Cleveland
St. John’s Cathedral Square
St. John’s College
Berlin Church Attendance Increases Amid Berlin Crisis
Berlin's blockaded Western Sectors see churchgoers more than double since the Berlin crisis. Clergymen across communions note rising attendance at regular services and parish house evenings, with sermons focused on peace and resilience.
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Berlin
Prayer by Rev. Peter Marshall on moral issues in America
In the senate prayer, chaplain Rev. Peter Marshall urged the nation to seek spiritual growth alongside material progress. He highlighted problems labeled as propaganda, self-interest, greed, license under liberty, lust versus love, and materialism as threats to true ends.
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Peter Marshall
United States Senate
God
America
Forty Four Percent German Protestants in Soviet Zone
The ecclesiastical census shows 44 percent of German Protestants live in the Russian Zone of Occupation. Of 40,000,000 Protestants, 17,500,000 are in the Russian Zone, with the remainder spread across the western zones. The American Zone is mainly Roman Catholic and the British Zone mainly Protestant.
Methodists Elect Bishops
Jurisdictional conferences announce the election of new bishops Glenn Randall Phillips Gerald Hamilton Kennedy Donald H. Tippet Marvin A. Franklin Roy H. Short Richard Raines Marshall Reed Cliff Northcott Hazen Werne. Franklin assigned to Jackson Mississippi area Short to Jacksonville Florida.
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Methodist Church
Glenn Randall Phillips
First Methodist Church
Hollywood
Cal
Gerald Hamilton Kennedy
St. Paul’s Church
Lincoln
Neb
Donald H. Tippet
Los Angeles
Marvin A. Franklin
Highlands Methodist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Roy H. Short
Upper Room
Bishop Franklin
Jackson, Miss
Bishop Short
Jacksonville
Fla
Richard Raines
Hennepin Avenue Church
Minneapolis
Marshall Reed
Detroit
Mich
Cliff Northcott
Champaign
Hazen Wernes
Drew Theological Seminary
German Protestants Unite to settle church status and unite
In Eisenach, within the Russian occupation zone, the Evangelical Church in Germany is declared a federation rather than a church and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church is formed, marking a historic unification since the Reformation. Berlin reports rising congregational interest as Western sectors grow church attendance.
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Evangelical Church In
Germany
United
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Eisenach
Berlin
Orthodox Leaders Seek Close Ties With Protestants
Eastern Orthodox patriarchs and exarchs at a Pan Orthodox Conference under Moscow Patriarch Alexei agreed to foster relations with Anglican and Protestant Churches worldwide. They said Protestants share canons and rites with Orthodoxy, creating mutual understanding, while ruling out approaching the Roman Catholic Church as incompatible.
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Moscow Patriarchate
Moscow
Alexei
First Permanent World Protestant Youth Body Formed at Geneva
A constituting conference near Geneva drafted a constitution for a World Christian Youth Commission creating the first permanent cooperative Protestant world youth body. Represented groups include the YMCA, YWCA, World Student Christian Federation, World Council of Christian Education, and the World Council of Churches Youth Department. The body will meet annually with broad geographic and confessional representation and at least half of the delegates under thirty. The delegates urged proclaiming Jesus Christ to inspire individuals to become active church members with a world Christian community vision.
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Christian Century
General Council of the
Congregational Christian Churches
Oberlin
Ohio
General Council of
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
Evangelical Synod of North America
Reformed Church
United States
Christian Church
Congregational Churches
E. and R. Church
General Synod of the United Church
Commission On Unity
Geneva
World Christian Youth Commission
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Women’s Christtian Association
World Student Christian Federation
World Council of Christian Education
World Council of Churches
Jesus Christ
Christ
How Deal With Communism Theological Talks and Policy
American pastors outline approaches to counter the threat of Communism. The Episcopal Address and Western Jurisdictional Conference urge using democracy to promote economic justice and racial brotherhood. They call for vigilant government restraint against subversive activities.
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Episcopal
America
Christ the Lord
Ministers Heading to Amsterdam for World Council Conference
About 1800 church representatives from 144 denominations will travel to Amsterdam next month to help form the World Council of Churches. From Los Angeles area delegates include Bishop James C. Baker of the Methodist Church Dr. Theodore H. Palmquist of Wilshire Methodist and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Pasadena Presbyterian.
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Los Angeles
Amsterdam
Holland
World Council of Churches
James C. Baker
Theodore H. Palmquist
Wilshire Methodist Church
Eugene Carson Blake
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Theological Students Rise Across German Universities
The Evangelical Press Service reports a doubling of Protestant theology students in Germany since 1945-46. For the winter semester 1947-48, 3662 students were enrolled, with 707 in the Eastern Zone and Berlin Church Academy, and 2955 in Western Zones.
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Germany
Evangelical Press Service
Berlin
Tito Denunciation Linked to Serbian Orthodox Church
Observers contend Marshal Tito faced denunciation by the ComIntern in Prague due to his failure to bring the Serbian Orthodox Church into line. The church, amid 8,000,000 Serbs, has consistently refused to bless Communist regimes, unlike other Orthodox bodies under Soviet influence.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Communist International Bureau
Prague
Bulgaria
Romania
R.N.S
Clergymen Named to Calif DP Committee
Gov Earl Warren appointed four clergymen to a 12 member advisory panel to study the impact of the new federal displaced persons migration law in California. Chairman Rev Clifford H Jope with members Rev James M Murray Rev Frederick A Smith Rabbi Edgar F Magnin and Monsignor Thomas J O Dwyer all in Los Angeles. Warren said California will consider sanctuary for the homeless and oppressed but must assess how many displaced persons can be absorbed where they are needed and the skills best suited to local conditions.
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Earl Warren
California
Europe
Clifford H. Jope
San Francisco
James M. Murray
Frederick A. Smith
Edgar F. Magnin
Thomas J. O'Dwyer
Los Angeles
Warren
Death of Rev Dr Daniel Nelson in China air crash
The Rev Dr Daniel Nelson relief director in China for the Lutheran World Federation and his wife and two children were among 25 killed when a flying boat crashed off southern China. Nelson had recently returned to China from the United States after three weeks here and had visited Shanghai and Hong Kong. He is noted as the third family member to die violently in the Orient.
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Daniel Nelson
China
Lutheran World Federation
Nelson
National Lutheran Council
Madison Avenue
United States
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Orient
Thirteen Methodist Bishops Elected Across Six Jurisdictions
Thirteen new Methodist bishops were elected and consecrated at six jurisdictional conferences held in June and July. The number of Episcopal areas rose to 35 in the United States, with Jacksonville and San Francisco added since the General Conference last May.
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United States
Jacksonville
Fla
San Francisco
The
Methodist Church
Religion in US shows strongest health in history report
The Christian Herald August issue cites US religion as thriving with 77,386,188 members in 1947 across Protestant and non-Protestant bodies. Catholic membership stands around 25.3 million to 26.1 million, with Catholics gaining faster than Protestants, and Jewish congregations at about 4.64 million.
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United States
the Christian Herald
National Interdemons National Monthly
The
Herald
U. S
the Herald
International General Assembly of Spiritualists
America
Churches of Protestantism
Obituaries Chronicle Noted Religious Leaders
Recent deaths in religion include William R. Stewart professor at Boston University on May 5 and Joshua Loth Liebman Boston rabbi and author on June 9. Also listed are Dr. John Vaughan New York City medical adviser on May 17 Floyd L. Carr Northern Baptist field secretary on May 23 Philip Smead Bird pastor Cleveland former church federation president on June 9 Herman J. Hahn Buffalo pastor on June 10 Rufus M. Jones Quaker leader philosopher on June 16.
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William R. Stewart
Boston University
John Vaughan
Associated Missions
New York City
Floyd L. Carr
Northern Baptist Department of Missionary Education
Joshua Loth Liebman
Temple Israel
Boston
Peace of Mind
Philip Smead Bird
Church of the Covenant
Cleveland
Cleveland Church Federation
Herman J. Hahn
Riverside
Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church
Buffalo
Socialist Party
Rufus M. Jones
Cripps Urges Militants for Church at Lambeth
Sir Stafford Cripps the Chancellor of the Exchequer told the Lambeth Conference bishops that the Anglican Church should strike out militantly against every evil in world and national society. He urged bold action rather than preach to small congregations or rely on archaic prayers.
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London
Sir Stafford Cripps
Lambeth
Sir Stafford
Church of Christ
Cracks in the Iron Curtain Show Restlessness in Soviet Sphere
The piece argues the Soviet empire faces strain despite strength. It highlights turmoil in Belgrade Prague and Berlin and says Western powers gain ground even as Moscow holds satellites. It urges firmer Western resolve in Berlin.
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Iron Curtain
Berlin
Russia
Tito
Belgrade
Prague
Finland
Hungary
Communist Front
Church and Politics Ethics in National Conventions
The piece critiques political conventions and asks if churches can avoid sectarian folly in their own ranks. It urges the church to model service over power, to curb personal grudges, and to speak truth in love as a training ground for politician churchmen.
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Calif
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Congregational Christ
Universal Voluntary Service
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
University of Virginia
Lilienthal
Cripps
Militant Church
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