Articles tagged: prayer
parenting: What should your kids know about prayer?
Posted: Dec 01, 2011When my son was 4 years old, we were sitting at the breakfast table preparing for our meal. I noticed he closed his eyes and bowed his head silently for a few moments. When he ... Read more »
The Compelling Pull of Social Media on Marketing Decisions
Posted: Oct 06, 2010So much is written about the pros and cons of social media relative to privacy issues, marketing advantages, reaching target markets and more. This is a challenge for businesses as they try to manage their ... Read more »
new york times: Conservative Jews update High Holy Days prayer book for the first time in 40 years
Posted: Sep 18, 2010An article in the New York Times reports that many Conservative Jews will be reading from a new prayer book this Yom Kippur that no longer refers to God as "awesome" — a word that ... Read more »
opinion: Public prayer: Is Supreme Court missing the point?
Posted: May 14, 2010Photo by flickr user dbking Editor's note: Dr. Wayne E. Baker is a sociologist at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business researching the core beliefs that shape American culture. This is the fourth ... Read more »
Public prayer - when is it okay? You be the judge on this one
Posted: May 13, 2010Editor's note: Dr. Wayne E. Baker is a sociologist at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business researching the core beliefs that shape American culture. This is the third in this week's series on ... Read more »
Prayer in public: debating the issues of school prayer and 'ceremonial deism'
Posted: May 12, 2010Veteran's Day observance, Ann Arbor, November 2009 Editor's note: Dr. Wayne E. Baker is a sociologist at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business researching the core beliefs that motivate and shape American culture. ... Read more »
Praying at a graduation ceremony: What's the fuss about?
Posted: May 10, 2010Editor's note: Dr. Wayne E. Baker is a sociologist on the senior faculty of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He specializes in researching the Question of Values—trying to help people more clearly ... Read more »
When prayer is a bad thing in divorce
Posted: Oct 08, 2009“I told my divorce support group to pray for you,” said one spouse to the other. “I didn’t ask you to do that,” came the immediate reaction. “I know. That just goes to prove how ... Read more »
Beer and the Bible: Finding God at the Tap Room in Ypsilanti
Posted: Aug 06, 2009Members of the Metamorphosis Church pray while holding a Bible study session in the back of the Tap Room bar in downtown Ypsilanti on a recent Thursday night. Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com With a beer ... Read more »
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