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An encyclopedic volume
comprising all faiths, sects
and cults has been added to
the growing list of books on
religious subjects.
"The Religious Heritage
of America" (A.S. Barnes &
Co.), authored by Albert M.
Shulman, consists of eight
sections, including "Land of
Many Religions," "The Pro-
testant Structure" and "The
American Scene."
The early settlers of
America, according to the
author, were: 1607, The
Virginia Colony (Anglican);
1615, Manhattan Colony
(Dutch Reformed Church);
1620, The Plymouth Colony
(Puritan); 1628, Massachu-
setts Bay Colony (Congre-
gational); 1634, Maryland
(Catholic); 1636, Rhode Is-
land (Baptist); 1681,
Pennsylvania (Quakers).
I would like to add to
that list the Jews who set-
tled in America in 1654,
although they did not
found a Jewish colony. I
also would like to point
out that the Pilgrims set-
tled in the New World in
1620 and the Puritans in
1630.
- It is interesting to note
that the Jews preceded the
Quakers by 27 years and fol-
lowed the Puritans by only
24.
Included in this study is
the religion of the native
American Indians. Their
beliefs and practices, prod-

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ucts of thousands of years of
evolution, were based on
mana, taboos, visions and
animism.
Mana was the force that
influenced everything and
everybody. Taboos deflected
threatening dangers.
Visions helped bring good
fortunes. The Indians be-
lieved that the world was
inhabited by spirits, de-
mons and unseen living
forces.
The Indians; moreover,
believed that certain in-
dividuals were endowed
with supernatural pow-
ers. They included the
shamans, the priests and
the prophets.
Thorough is the author's
examination of certain
Christian doctrines and be-
liefs. The doctrine of the
Trinity, for instance, af-
firms a "belief in the
three fold nature or essence
of God — the Father, the
Son and the Holy Ghost or
Spirit." According to this
doctrine, "All three are of
one unity, one substance,
co-equal and co-divine. Yet
each exists separately and
is marked by its own char-
acteristics and operates in-
dependently."
Historically, not all
Christians
accepted
Trinitarianism.
Thus,
Arius rejected the belief in
Christ's divinity and
claimed that he was inferior
to God. Similarly, the adop-
tionist theory held that
Jesus was God's adopted son
and not a part of the
Godhead. Even the Ebion-
ites, the early Hebrew
Christians, considered
Jesus as a prophet and not
the Messiah.
Comprehensive is the
survey of the American
Christian churches. It in-
cludes, among others, the
Protestant Episcopal
Church; the Methodist
Church; the Unitarian-
Universalist Association;
the Roman Catholic and the
Eastern Orthodox
Churches.
The chapter on "The
Jewish • Religion"
chronicles the history of
the Jewish religion from
the time of the Patriarch
Abraham (1500 BCE) to
the ordination of the first
woman as rabbi by the

Mayors Parley
in Jerusalem

NEW YORK — Mayors
from eight American cities
and one county executive
have joined colleagues from
Israel, Switzerland, Austria
and Sweden at the third an-
nual Jerusalem Conference
of Mayors, which runs
through Wednesday.
The U.S. delegation to the
conference includes: James
Ferguson, of Provo, Utah;
William Fox, of East
Brunswick, N.J.; James
McNulty, of Scranton, Pa.;
Raul Martinez, of Hialeah,
Fla.; Tom Moody, of Colum-
bus, Ohio; Richard Verbic,
of Elgin, Ill.; George Vuk-
ovich, of Youngstown,•0hio;
Joseph Walsh, of Warwick,
R.I.; and Edward J. Rut-
kowski, county executive
for Erie County, N.Y.

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gion in 1972.
It also relates the history
of the Jews in their ancient
homeland and in the United
States. But it fails to men-
tion their history
elsewhere, including the
Holocaust and refers to the
state of Israel as a "church
state."
Regrettably, the survey
includes "Hasidism" among
the "religious movements of
a strange and bizarre na-
ture" that proliferate
America. Equally unfortu-
nate is the survey's jux-
taposing "Hasidism" with
groups like the Aetherius
Society and the Black Mus-
lims. The former teaches
magic, divination and rein-
carnation and the latter
spreads hatred of white

people.
In contrast, "Hasidism"
teaches love of God and
men, advances Torah study,
extols piety and encourages
the observance of Jewish
moral and spiritual pre-
cepts. "Hasidism,"
moreover, is an integral
part of Jewish culture and
history.

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