"Sociology of Religion," by
Joachim Wach, a University of
Chicago Press (5750 Ellis Ave.,
Chicago 37) publication, is "a
complete survey of man's reli-
gious life."

The eminent sociologist who
has compiled this voluminous
work reaches interesting con-
clusions. He asserts that "the
basic sociological fact that so,
ciety is not the sum of individ-

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uals of sociologically identical
position but a complex structure
has a decisive bearing upon the
study of the sociology of reli-
gion."
Dr. Wach concludes that
"man, in his religious attitudes,
seems to have, all through his
history, at once felt very near
and very far from his fellow-
man." He finds expressions in
both extremes, implying "an
acknowledgment that the two
are complementary and mutu-
ally indispensable."
The mistake must be avoided,
he writes, "of defining 'religion'
in arbitrary fashion, in identi-
fying it exclusively with ideas,
rites, or institutions which are
subject to change or transfor-
mation, instead of conceiving it
as that profoundest source from
which all human existence is
nourished and upon which it
depends in all its aspects: man's
communion with God."
"Christian, Jewish, and Greek
elements are combined in the
development of Mohammendan
theology," Dr. Wach writes.
He makes this interesting ob-
servation: "From the time that
tribal cults were replaced by a
centralized form of worship, the
central orientation of the Jews
was changed from the physical
realm to the spiritual sphere—
a fact which provides the key to
the understanding of the mir-
aculous survival of the Jews
today."

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have taken place • in Cairo on
the fifth anniversary of the
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broadcast in the "Palestine
Corner" of Cairo radio.
The president of the club re-
called in his speech the club's
aims: "to keep Palestine alive

after colonialism has tried to
efface its name from memory"
and to "combat the spirit of
surrender to fait accompli."
Speakers also laid emphasis on
the "return to Palestine"
theme.

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ter in Denver, the nation's
first Jewish-sponsored free
non-secretarian mental hos-
pital, Colorado g o v e r n o r,
Steve McNichols (center) pro-
claimed National Mental
Health Week. Shown with the
Governor are John E. Streltz-
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and Mrs. Abe Shur, auxiliary
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Anita Rowe Block's
Love Stories Strike .
Up Scores of Moods

Every narrative in "Love Is
a Four Letter Word," by ,Anita
Rowe Block, strikes up an un-
•usually interesting bood. Each
theme in the 16 stories is differ-
ent.
That is why this collection of
stories, published by Doubleday,
is so inciting.
This book, which has the ad-
ditional value of short and en-
tertaining reading—the longest
story is only 23 pages—may well
prove to be a stepping stone for
an enviable literary career for
the able writer. While Anita
Block has written for many
magazines, this is her first full-
length book. It is an excellent
introduction to what is certain
to be a literary success for this
meritorious writer.
Her stories are described as
being "of fidelity and infidelity."
There are many human ele-
ments in them. Mrs. Block un-
derstands people. She knows
youth—some of her stories deal
with young lovers—as well as
grownups, and her keen insight
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39-THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Friday, September 12, 1958

Dr. Joachim Wach's Religious Sociology Investigates Faith