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VIOLENCE IN GOD'S NAME: RELIGION IN AN AGE OF CONFLICT. By Oliver McTernan. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 192pp., $20.00 (paper).

RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND AGING: A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE. By Harry R. Moody (Ed.). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. 2005. 350pp., $39.95 (paper).

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. By E. H. Gombrich. New Haven, CT: Yale University press, 2005. 284 pp., $25.00 Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT: INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL ORIGINS. By Mark and Louise Zwick. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2005. 358pp., $29.95 (paper).     

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. By Howard Zehr. Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2002. 71pp. $4.95 (paper).

THE NEW WESTMINSTER DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY. Edited by Philip Sheldrake. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. 680pp. $49.95.

FAITH, MEDICINE, AND SCIENCE: A FESTSCHRIFT IN HONOR OF DR. DAVID B.LARSON. Edited by Jeff Levin and Harold G. Koenig. New York: The Haworth Pastoral Press, 2005. 321 pp. $49.95, $34.95 (paper). Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

EXPLORING THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE IN THE 12-STEP PROGRAM OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: SPIRITUS CONTRA SPIRITUM. By Jeff Sandoz. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Meilen Press, 2004. 221 pp. $109.95.

STAMPED WITH THE IMAGE OF GOD: AFRICAN AMERICANS AS GOD'S IMAGE IN BLACK. Edited by Cyprian Davis, OSB, and Jamie Phelps, OP. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 156 pp. $50 (hard), $25 (paper).     

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SPIRITUALITY AND THE BLACK HELPING TRADITION IN SOCIAL WORK. By Elmer P. Martin and Joanne M. Martin.Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Press, 2002. 296 pp. $39.99 (paper). Reviewed by Sandra Edmonds Crewe.

THE DHARMA OF JESUS: GEORGE M. SOARES-PRABHU. Edited by Francis Xavier D'Sa, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2003. 296 pp. $30.00 (paper). Reviewed by Edward R. Canda.

UNDERSTANDING POVERTY. Edited by Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert H. Haveman, New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001. 566 pp. $55.00 (hard), $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Edward J. Ryle

MODERN PSYCHOLOGY AND ANCIENT WISDOM: PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING PRACTICES FROM THE WORLD'S RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS. By Sharon G. Mijares. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. 2003. 259 pp., $49.95(hard), 29.95(paper). Reviewed by David Derezotes     

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COMMUNITY MATTERS: AN EXPLORATION OF THEORY AND PRACTICE. By Margot Kempers. Chicago, IL: Burnham Inc., Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-830-41568-8, 194 pp. Reviewed by Sondra S. Doe.

FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: A COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE TO LEGAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATIONS RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR NONPROFITS, THIRD EDITION. By Bryce J. Herrington. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN 0-787-95026-2, 816 pp. Reviewed by Barris P. Malcolm.

GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES (2ND EDITION). By Karen K. Kirst-Ashman and Grafton H. Hull, Jr. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2001. ISBN: 0-534-51892-3, 600 pp. Reviewed by Eleanor L. Brilliant.

THE QUIET HAND OF GOD: FAITH-BASED ACTIVISM AND THE PUBLIC ROLE OF MAINLINE PROTESTANTISM. By Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002. ISBN 0-520-23313-1, 429 pp. Reviewed by Barris P. Malcolm.

FAITH IN ACTION: RELIGION, RACE, AND DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZING IN AMERICA. By Richard Wood. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. ISBN 0-226-90595-0 (hardcover), 0-226-90596-9 (paperback), 351 pp. Reviewed by Loretta Pyles.

ORGANIZING ACCESS TO CAPITAL: ADVOCACY AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Edited by Gregory D. Squires. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2003. ISBN 1-592-13025-9 (hardcover), 1-592-13026-7 (paperback), 238 pp. Reviewed by Dorothy N. Gamble.

OUR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY: INSIDE THE MINNEHAHA FREE STATE. By Mary Losure. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2002. ISBN 0-816-63905-1, 231 pp. Reviewed by Bowen McBeath.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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DISABILITY, SOCIETY, AND THE INDIVIDUAL Me Smart. Gaithers-burg, MD: Aspen Publication, 2001, 357 pp. Reviewed by John T. Pardeck.

THE LIGHTHOUSE HANDBOOK ON VISION IMPAIRMENT AND VISION REHABILITATION (VOLUMES ONE AND TWO). Barbara Silverstone, Mary Ann Lang, Bruce P. Rosenthal, and Eleanor E. Faye, Editors. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 1371 pp. Reviewed by John T. Pardeck.

NO PITY: PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FORGING A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Joseph P. Shapiro. New York: Times Books, 1993, 372 pp. Reviewed by John T. Pardeck.     

MEDIA REVIEWS

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ANGELS IN AMERICA (2004). Kushner, Tony. DVD. Home Box Office, Inc. 352 minutes. Reviewed by Jamie Skerski Department of Communication & Culture Reviewed by Alyssa Ann Samek.

CURRENT RESEARCH ON BISEXUALITY (2004). Fox, R. C. (Ed.). Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press. Reviewed by Alyssa Ann Samek.

FAMILIES LIKE MINE. Garner, A. (2004). New York, NY: Harper Collins. Reviewed by Scott A. Simpson.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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RECLAIMING THE BODY IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY. By Thomas Ryan (Ed.). New York: Paulist Press, 2004, 179 pp., $16.95 (paper). Reviewed by David Derezotes.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. By Martin Guggenheim. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. 306 pp., $27.95. Reviewed by Anne E. Schneiders.

COMPENDIUM OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH. By Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005. 446pp., $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Reverend Eugene Cahouet.     

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TANGLED RELATIONSHIPS: MANAGING BOUNDARY ISSUES IN THE HUMAN SERVICES. By Frederic G. Reamer. New York: Columbia University Press 2001. 214 pp. $45.00 (hard), $22.50 (paper). Reviewed by Patricia O'Donnell, DSW

SPIRITUALITY WITHIN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Edited by Mary Van Hook, Beryl Hugen, and Marian Aguilar. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Press, 2001. 300 pp. $43.95. Reviewed by Chris Stewart, PhD

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: DECISION CASES WITH TEACHING NOTES. Edited by T. Laine Scales, Terry A. Wolfer, David A. Sherwood, Diana R. Garland, Beryl Hugen, and Sharon Pitman. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education, 2002. 219 pp. $29.95 (paper). Reviewed by Michael J. Sheridan

THEINVISIBLECARINGHAND:AMERICANCONGREGATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF WELFARE. By Ram A. Cnaan, with Stephanie C. Boddie, Femida Handy, Gaynor Yancey, and Richard Schneider. New York: New York University Press, 2002. 328 pp. $60 (hard), $19.50 (paper)., Reviewed by Bruce D. Friedman

UNDERSTANDING POVERTY Edited by Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert H. Haveman. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001. 566 pp. $55.00 (hard), $24.95 (paper). Reviewed by Edward J. Ryle     

BRIEF REVIEWS

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SPIRITUAL DIVERSITY IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: THE HEART OF HELPING. By Edward Canda and Leola Dyrud Furman. New York: The Free Press, 1999. 363 pp. $32.95.

MOHANDAS GANDHI: ESSENTIAL WRITINGS. Edited by John Dear. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. 192 pp. $15.00 (paper).

INVISIBLEPUNISHMENT:THECOLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS IMPRISONMENT. EditedbyMarc Mauer and Meda Chesney-Lind, Eds. New York: The New Press, 2002. 355 pp. $26.95.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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WE DON'T EXACTLY GET THE WELCOME WAGON: THE EXPERIENCE OF GAY AND LESBIAN ADOLESCENTS IN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS. Mallon, Gerald. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998, 193 pp. Reviewed by Gary Remafedi.

QUEER KIDS: THE CHALLENGES AND PROMISE FOR LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL YOUTH. Owens, Robert E., Jr. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. 1998, 355 pp. Reviewed by Teresa DeCrescenzo     

BOOK REVIEWS

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AMERICANOS: LATINO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES. Edward James Olmos, Lea Ybarra, and Manuel Monterrey, (Editors). Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1999, 176 pp. Reviewed by Alejandro Garcia.

DANCING MIRANDA. Diane de Anda. Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 2001. Reviewed by Alejandro Garcia.

THE IMMORTAL ROOSTER AND OTHER STORIES. Diane de Anda. Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press, 1999. Reviewed by Alejandro Garcia.     

Current Puelications Received

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Europe in Our Time: 1914 to the Present. Revised Edition. By Robert Ergang. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1953. Pp. 576. $6.00. Reviewed by Bernard C. Weber.

The Big Change (America Transforms Itself.) By Frederick Lewis Allen. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Pp. 290. $4.00. Reviewed by Joseph M. Gottschalk.

Wellsprings of Democracy. By John M. Brewer. New York: Philosophical Library. Hallmark-Hubner Press, Inc., 1952. Pp. xii, 232. $4.50. Reviewed by J. F. Santee.

Crime in Modern Society. By Mabel A. Elliott. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952. Pp. xvi, 874. $6.00. Reviewed by Jerry A. Neprash.

The Keystone State. Geography, History and Government. By Arthur D. Graeff. Philadelphia, Pa.: John C. Winston Company, 1953. Pp. xxiv, 380. $3.60. Reviewed by David W. Harr.

The Life and Times of Daniel Lindley. By Edwin W. Smith. New York: Library Publishers, 1952. Pp. xiii, 456. $5.50. Reviewed by Wilfred T. Grenfell.

Soviet Civilization, By Corliss Lamont. New York: Philosophical Library, 1952. Pp. x, 433. $5.00. Reviewed by Richard H. Bauer.

The Suez Canal in World Affairs. By Hugh J. Schoufield. New York: Philosophical Library, 1953. Pp. xvi, 174. $4.50.     

The Beginnings of Japanese-American Relations

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Selected Readings in Modern Economics. By A. Isaacs, C. W. McKee, and R. E. Slesinger. The Dryden Press, 1952. New York: Pp. xviii, 700. $4.00. Reviewed by Allan G. Gruchy.

Extracurricular Activities. (Third Edition). By Harry C. McKown. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Pp. xvi, 666. $5.00. Reviewed by Kenneth V. Lottick.

The Pageant of Netherlands History. By Adriaan J. Barnouw. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1952. Pp. xi, 370. $4.50. Reviewed by J. F. Santee.

America, Land of Freedom. By Hartman, Ball, Nevins. New York: D. C. Heath &; Co., 1952. Pp. xxxiv, 720. $3.60 Reviewed by Garton S. Greene.

Lincoln Finds A General: Grant's First Year in the West. By Kenneth P. Williams. New York: Macmillan. Pp. 585. $7.50. Reviewed by Ralph Adams Brown.

Pattern For Freedom. A History of the United States. By Myrtle Roberts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. Pp. xxxii, 680. $3.00. Reviewed by David W. Harr.

Intergroup Relations in Teacher Education. By Lloyd Allen Cook. Washington, D. C.: The American Council on Education, 1951. Pp xvi, 272. $3.75. Reviewed by Kenneth V. Lottick.

China, Japan and the Powers. By Meribeth E. Cameron, Thomas H. D. Mahoney, George E. McReynolds, Ronald Press, New York, 1952. Pp. 682. $4.50. Reviewed by J. Wade Caruthers.     

Book Reviews and Book Notes

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The American City. By Stuart Alfred Queen and David Bailey Carpenter. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1953. Pp. viii, 383. $5.00. Reviewed by Wayne C. Neely.

Out of Step. By Joseph Trenaman. New York: The Philosophical Library, Inc., 1952. Pp. xx, 223. $4.75. Reviewed by J. F. Santee.

Readings in Sociology. College Outline Series, Alfred M. Lee, Editor. New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc. 1951. Pp. 1, 439. $1.75. Reviewed by Wilfred T. Grenfell.

The War of the Revolution, Christopher Ward, edited by John Richard Alden, New York: Macmillan, two volumes. $15.00. Reviewed by Ralph Adams Brown.

The Rise of Modern America, 1865–1951. By Arthur Meier Schlesinger, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951. Pp. xvii, 607. $5.25. Reviewed by Mahlon H. Helleruh.

Some Modern Historians of Britain. Edited by Herman Ausbel, J. Bartlet Brebner, and E. M. Hunt. New York: The Dryden Press, 1951. Pp. xxii, 384. $5.00. Reviewed by Raymond G. Cowherd.

Display for Learning. By Marporie East. Edited by Edgar Dale, Dryden Press, 3 W. 54th St., New York 19, N. Y. Pp. 306. $3.00.

Interstate Cooperation. A Study of the Interstate Compact. By Vincent V. Thursby. Washington, D. C.: Public Affairs Press, 1953. Pp. vii, 152. $3.25.

Exploring Pennsylvania: Its Geography, History and Government. By Sylvester K. Stevens; Ralph W. Cordier; Florence O. Benjamin. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. Pp. xi, 624. $3.84. Reviewed by Mahlon H. Hellerich.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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DESIGN FOR ASSISTED LIVING: GUIDELINES FOR HOUSING THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FRAIL.Victor Regnier. New York: Wiley, 2002 (ISBN: 0-471-35182-2), 344pp., $85.00. hardcover. Reviewed by Stefani Danes.

BUILDING TYPE BASICS FOR SENIOR LIVING. Bradford Perkins, with J. David Hoglund, Douglas King, and Eric Cohen; Stephen A. Kliment, Series Founder and Editor. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2004. 292 pp., $70.00. hardcover. Reviewed by Meldrena Chopin.     

BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS

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HOMESHARE IN EUROPE. By Anne-Lotte Kreickemeier and M^aAsuncion Martinez Roman. Alicante: University of Alicante, 2001. Reviewed by Johan Galtung.

ABOUT SCHMIDT. A Film by Alexander Payne (Director). New Line Cinema, 2002. Reviewed by Liz Larkin.

THE LIVING MAYA: THE MOPAN AND Q'EQCHT OF THE TOLEDO DISTRICT, BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA. By Anne-McheUe Marsden. Belize: MayaViewkeeper, 2002. Reviewed by David Burdick.     

II. The Conclusions and Recommendations of the Commission on the Social Studies of the American Historical Association

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Some Recent Geography Textbooks: Modern Business Geography. By Ellsworth Huntington and Sumner W. Cushing. World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York, 1925. viii, 352 pp. $2.00. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: A Smaller Commercial Geography. By G. G. Chisholm and J. H. Birrell. Longmans, Green and Company, New York, 1924. xiv, 302 pp. $1.65. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: High Lights of Geography: North America. By David Starr Jordan and Katherine Dunlop Cather. World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York, 1925. xv, 358 pp. $1.44. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: Human Geography by Grades: Book Three. The World. By James Fairgrieve and Ernest Young. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1925. x, 304 pp. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: First Lessons in Geography. By Philip A. Knowlton. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1924. vi, 257 pp. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: The Story Key to Geographic Names. By O. D. von Engeln and Jane McKelway Urquhart. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1924. xvi, 279 pp. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

The War for Southern Independence, being vol. VI of The History of the United States. By Edward Channing. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1925. 645 pp. $4.75. Reviewed by: B. B. Kendrick

Ethics and Citizenship. By John W. Wayland, Head of the Department of History and Social Science, State Teachers College, Harrisonburg, Va. The McClure Co., Staunton, Va., 1924. 251 pp. $1.85. Reviewed by: H. W. Schneider

History of the 151st Field Artillery. (Minnesota in the World War, Volume I.) By Louis L. Collins. Edited by Wayne E. Stevens. Minnesota War Records Commission, St. Paul, 1924. xxv, 427 pp. Reviewed by: Elbridge Colby

History of the Philippines. By David P. Barrows. The World Book Company, Yonkers, New York, 1924. xiv, 406 pp. $1.60. Reviewed by: Paul V. Shaw     

MEDIA REVIEWS

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DADDY & PAPA: A STORY ABOUT GAY FATHERS IN AMERICA. Johnny Symons (Director/Producer), Lindsay Sablosky (Co-Producer), and Kim Roberts (Editor). HarNew Day Films, 2002, Time 56:40 minutes, http://www.daddyandpapa.com. Reviewed by Colleen M. Connolly.

TRANSGENDER SUBJECTIVITIES: A CLINICIAN'S GUIDE. Leli, U., and J. Drescher (Eds.). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, 2004, 162 pp., $39.95. Reviewed by Jerry Saltzman.     

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THE NEW COMMUNITY NETWORKS: WIRED FOR CHANGE. D. Schiller. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996. Reviewed by John G. McNutt.

THE WIRED NEIGHBORHOOD. S. Doheny-Farina. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996. Reviewed by John G. McNutt.

HEALTH ONLINE. Tom Ferguson. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996, $17 US, $23 Canada. Reviewed by Jerry Finn.

COMPUTERIZATION AND CONTROVERSY: VALUE CONFLICTS AND SOCIAL CHOICES, 2nd Edition. Edited by Rob King. San Diego: Academic Press, 1996, 961 pages, $44.95, paperback. Reviewed by Mona Acker.

VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALS, VIRTUAL GROUPS: HUMAN DIMEN SIONS OF GROUPWARE AND COMPUTER NETWORKING. J. A. Oravec. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996, ISBN: 0-521-45493-X, $49.95, hardback Reviewed by Goutham M. Menon.

COMPUTER RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: A GUIDE TO EXPLORING TODAY'S ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, Second Edition. The Alliance for Technology Access. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 336pages, $17.95, paperback. Reviewed by Peggy Quinn.     

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UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, SIXTH EDITION, by Charles H. Zastrow and Karen K. Kirst-Ashman. California: Brooks/Cole Publishers, Inc. 2004, 648 pp. Reviewed by Sheila D. Miller.