One of Brazil’s top leaders within the Pentecostal movement was arrested in Miami and charged with smuggling cash into the United States. For full story click onto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/world/americas/19brazil.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
See this informative guide to Hispanic Church Planting at: http://www.churchplantingvillage.net/atf/cf/%7B087EF6B4-D6E5-4BBF-BED1-7983D360F394%7D/Hispanic_CP_Guide_010817.pdf
Read this fascinating article regarding the form of information gathering for journalistic purposes, an "open source" methodology for research. Click onto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/business/media/19carr.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
Dear Latino Leadership Circle, In light of Mayra’s wonderful class on Social Justice last week, I wanted to share about a very interesting documentary that has a limited run here in NYC called "Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders Facts". I have not watched the movie yet, but wanted …
The Association of Black Seminarians, a student organization at Princeton Theological Seminary, will present a symposium “Pentecostalism: A Pre-Modern Faith in a Post-Modern Age?” on Friday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Miller chapel on the Seminary campus. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the symposium is free and open to the public. Seating …
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Law professor Charles Taylor’s 45 years of analyzing societal problems related to violence and bigotry have led to his winning the 2007 Templeton Prize, worth more than $1.5 million. Among Taylor’s conclusions is the idea that society’s problems can’t be solved as long as natural history and religion are divorced. He disputes the rationalist approach …
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According to Billboard, rap and hip-hop album sales are down by more than 40 percent compared with the year 2000. It’s hard to know why the genre is suffering a bigger blow than rock or pop. Some industry experts say young people are fed up with the violence, degrading imagery and lyrics. Others say the …
The Administration for Children and Families’ Compassion Capital Fund created the Communities Empowering Youth Program in an effort to build the capacity of faith- and community-based groups that are working to further positive youth development and provide alternatives to gang involvement for youth aged 12-21. The Partnership for After School Education (PASE) was awarded a …
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By David Ramos Today I shared with my students how as a child living in Brooklyn, I remember how my mother used to put Gardenias in the kitchen window. When the wind would blow, a wonderful fragrance would flood the house as I experienced waves of olfactory pleasure. The Gardenias took …
SAVE THE DATE! March 15, 2007 Are you thinking of starting your own business? Do you have a great idea and not sure what to do next? Don’t let this unique opportunity pass you by! Hermanas SOL, in partnership with JP Morgan Chase, invites you to our Spring 2007 Entrepreneur Series. This four-part series will …