Imperial Rome - (L.) De Blois, (P.) Funke, (J.) Hahn (edd.) The Impact of Imperial Rome on Religions, Ritual and Religious Life in the Roman Empire. Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, 200 B.C. – A.D. 476). Münster, June 30 — July 4, 2004. Pp. xii + 287, ills, map, pls. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2006. Cased, €108, US$160. ISBN: 978-90-04-15460-5.

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
Ian Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
International Network ◽  
Imperial Rome ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals EMPIRE, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE ON THE MIDDLE EUPHRATES. DURENES, PALMYRENES, VILLAGERS, AND SOLDIERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-95
Author(s):  
TED KAIZER
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Near Eastern ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

Abstract The focus of this paper is on the Middle Euphrates: Dura-Europos as its best-known urban settlement; a series of villages known mostly from two papyrological dossiers situated along the river; and the military stations on the Euphrates. The paper asks questions about the impact (or lack of it) of the culture of Palmyra on the region's communities. It is argued that Dura-Europos remains our best case study for social and religious life in a Near Eastern small town under the Roman empire, and that the only evidence that actually makes the town look potentially ‘untypical’ is the idiosyncratic source material related to its Palmyrene inhabitants. The paper also questions the traditional periodization of Dura's history and puts forward the hypothesis that at two points during the so-called ‘Parthian phase’ Palmyrenes took advantage of a power vacuum along the Middle Euphrates and became the dominant military factor in the region.

Pathways to Religious Life

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Young Person ◽  
New Members ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Religious Institutes ◽  
Volunteer Programs ◽  
Lay Associates ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

The history of religious life in the Catholic Church of the U.S. is filled with change: periods of growth and decline, changes of ministries, and differences in the ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds of those who joined them. Yet as the numbers of new members diminish, some say that the future of religious life is in jeopardy. What is the state of religious life in the U.S. today? Which institutes are increasing in number and which are decreasing or ceasing to exist? From what ethnic and socioeconomic populations are they drawing their members? What new religious institutes are being founded and how successful are they? What influences a young person to consider religious life today? How are religious from other countries shaping religious life as they come to the U.S. to minister? Many of these questions are addressed by data from CARA studies of religious life conducted over the last ten years. The impact of an individual’s family dynamics and educational experience before entering religious life is examined, as well as the influence of an increasing number of Catholic volunteer programs. The emergence of lay associates and the birth of new religious institutes since Vatican Council II is investigated as new ways of living religious life. The increase in the number of sisters and priests studying and ministering in the U.S. from other countries is examined for its impact on religious life. In conclusion, recommendations are made for religious institutes and vocation directors who wish to attract new members.

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