Book Reviews

Sally K. Gallagher, Evangelical Identity And Gendered Family Life
Richard L. Wood, Faith In Action
André Corten and Ruth Marshall-Fratani, Between Babel And Pentecost: Trans-National Pentecostalism In Africa And Latin America
Gaines M. Foster, Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists And The Federal Legislation Of Morality, 1865–1920
Janet Liebman Jacobs, Hidden Heritage: The Legacy Of The Crypto-Jews
Armand Mauss, All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions Of Race And Lineage     

Racial Perceptions and Evaluative Responses to Welfare: Does Education Attenuate Race‐of‐Target Effects?

A growing body of research indicates that welfare attitudes may be strongly shaped by negative perceptions of Blacks. This raises questions about what might inhibit the racialization of welfare attitudes. In this vein, a long line of work indicating that education leads to increased tolerance suggests that the relationship between negative racial perceptions and welfare attitudes may be weaker among the highly educated. However, recent studies suggest that the role of education may be more complex: While negative racial perceptions may be less prevalent among the highly educated, the relationship between these perceptions and policy attitudes appears to be stronger among highly educated individuals. The present study attempts to extend this finding by examining the hypothesis that the presence of a racial cue would be more (rather than less) likely to strengthen the relationship between negative racial perceptions and evaluative responses to welfare among college-educated Whites. Data from a survey-based experiment included in the 1991 National Race and Politics Study provided a clear pattern of support for this hypothesis.     

Reviews

Books reviewed: L. Dee Fink. Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses.
Reviewed by David C. Ratke
Lenoir‐Rhyne College Peter Jarvis, John Holford, and Colin Griffin. The Theory & Practice of Learning.
Reviewed by Philip L. Tite
McGill University, Montreal, Canada Katie Geneva Cannon. Teaching Preaching: Isaac Rufus Clark and Black Sacred Rhetoric.
Reviewed by Gregory Heille, O.P.
Aquinas Institute of Theology Heather Fry, Steve Ketteridge, and Stephanie Marshall. A Handbook for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice.
Reviewed by Jacob W. Elias
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary William M. Timpson, Silvia Sara Canetto, Evelinn Borrayo, and Raymond Yang. Teaching Diversity: Challenges and Complexities, Identities and Integrity.
Reviewed by Michael N. Jagessar
Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education UK Bonnie TuSmith and Maureen T. Reddy. Race in the College Classroom: Pedagogy and Politics.
Reviewed by Carol Hepokoski
Meadville Lombard Theological School Annie Howell and Frank Tuitt. Race and Higher Education: Rethinking Pedagogy in Diverse College Classrooms.
Reviewed by David Esterline
McCormick Theological Seminary Julie Kailin. Antiracist Education: From Theory to Practice.
Reviewed by Laura Stivers
Pfeiffer University     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: JCP Rekindling the Word: In Search of Gospel Truth, Carsten Peter Thiede Europe without Priests?, Jan Kerkhofs (ed.) Naming the Antichrist: The History of an American Obsession, Robert Fuller Human Freedom and the Logic of Evil: Prolegomena to a Christian Theology of Evil, Richard Worsley The Times Book of Best Sermons, Ruth Gledhill (ed.) University of Birmingham God in the City: Essays and Reflections from the Archbishop of Canterbury's Urban Theology Group, Peter Sedgewick (ed.) The Philosophy of Religious Language: Sign Symbol and Story, Dan R. Stiver Yes to a Global Ethic, Hans Küng (ed) True to This Earth: Global Challenges and Transforming Faith, Alan Race and Roger Williamson (eds) Angel and Me, Sara Maitland Searching the Scriptures Volume 2: A Feminist Commentary, The Church Triumphant: A History of Christianity up to 1300, Interpreting God and the Postmodern Self: On Meaning, Manipulation and Promise, Anthony C. Thiselton, T. & T. Clark The Church as Polis: From Political Theology to Theological Politics as Exemplified by Jiirgen Moltmann and Stanley Hauerwas, Arne Rasmusson The Persistence of Purgatory, Richard K. Fenn     

REVIEWS

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: INTIMACY IN CONTEXT
The Psychology of Intimacy. K aren J. P rager .
WOMEN'S RELATIONSHIPS IN BLACK AND WHITE
Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women. M idge W ilson and K athy R ussell .
COMING TO TERMS AND MOVING FORWARD
Psychology and Sexual Orientation: Coming to Terms. J ane S. B ohan .
COMING TO TERMS AND MOVING FORWARD
Bisexuality: The Psychology and Politics of an Invisible Minority. B eth A. F irestein (Ed.).
TWO VERSIONS OF FEMINIST PSYCHOLOGY
The Social Psychology of Gender. S hawn M eghan B urn .
TWO VERSIONS OF FEMINIST PSYCHOLOGY
Feminist Social Psychologies: International Perspectives. S ue W ilkinson . (Ed.).
WOMEN'S LEISURE—ANOTHER IMPORTANT SPACE FOR RESISTANCE TO TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES
Women, Leisure and the Family in Contemporary Society: A Multinational Perspective. N icole S amuel (Ed.).     

REVIEWS

FEMINISTS CRITIQUE AND CREATE SEX RESEARCH
Sex Surveyed 1949–1994: From Mass-Observation's "Little Kinsey" to the National Survey and the Hite Reports , L iz S tanley .
(Hetero)sexual Politics , M ary M aynard and J une P urvis (Eds.).
FEMINIST SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AS ALTERNATIVES TO RELIGIOUS AND THERAPEUTIC CONVENTIONS
Spirituality As Therapy: The Psychological Value of Women's Religious Experiences, Women's Spirituality, Women's Lives , J udith O chshorn and E llen C ole (Eds.).
DEVELOPING A TRUE FEMINIST PSYCHOLOGY
Bringing Cultural Diversity to Feminist Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice , H ope L andrine , (Ed.).
TRANSCENDING CONTRADICTION: A FEMINIST MIDRASH
Jewish Women Speak Out: Expanding the Boundaries of Psychology , K ayla W einer and A rinna M oon (Eds.).
THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL—EVEN IN WOMEN'S FRIENDSHIPS
Friendships Between Women: A Critical Review , P at O'C onnor .     

Book Reviews

Luc Boltanski, Distant Suffering: Morality, Media and Politics
Stephen Frosh, The Politics of Psychoanalysis: An Introduction to Freudian and Post-Freudian Theory
Dennis Chong, Rational Lives: Norms and Values in Politics and Society
Zsolt Enyedi and Ferenc Erös, Authoritarianism and Prejudice: Central European Perspectives
Stephanie Riger, Transforming Psychology: Gender in Theory and Practice
V. M. Bekhterev, Suggestion and Its Role in Social Life
Ian Glynn, An Anatomy of Thought: The Origins and Machinery of the Mind
David O. Sears, Jim Sidanius, and Lawrence Bobo (eds.), Racialized Politics: The Debate About Racism in America
Philip A. Klinkner with Rogers M. Smith, The Unsteady March: The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America     

BRIEFLY NOTED

Books reviewed:
Apprehending Politics: News Media and Individual Political Development. By Marco Calavita. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 2005. 285 pp. Reviewed by Doris A. Graber University of Illinois, Chicago
Talking about Politics: Informal Groups and Social Identity in American Life. By Katherine Cramer Walsh. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2004. 292 pp.Reviewed by Doris A. Graber University of Illinois, Chicago     

Can Jesus Scholarship Escape from Racism?

Book reviewed in this article:
Shawn Kelly, Racializing Jesus: Race, Ideology and the Formation of Modern Biblical Scholarship     

CROSS-RACIAL IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSFORMED,UNTRANSFORMED, AND MIXED-RACE FACES*

Many studies report that people of one race find other-race faces difficult to remember. The generality of this observation was tested by examining the recognition memory of 2 groups of European (n = 32), and African (n = 32) subjects on same-race, other-race, and mixed-race faces, which were either transformed or untransformed in pose between initial study and recognition test. A mixed-design ANOVA (2-between × 1-within factors), using the Signal Detection Theory measures of discrimination accuracy (d′) revealed the following: (1) a significant interaction between Race of Subject × Race of Face, with Europeans being more accurate than Africans at identifying untransformed white faces, and Africans also better than Europeans in identifying transformed black faces; (2) a significant interaction between Transformation × Race of Subject, in that while Europeans were significantly more accurate than Africans on untransformed faces as a whole, Africans were slightly superior to Europeans in terms of accuracy on transformed faces; (3) untransformed faces were recognised better than transformed faces; (4) there were no significant main effects due either to Race of Subject or to Race of Face; (5) no significant differences were found between the 2 groups on accuracy for either transformed or untransformed mixed-race faces; (6) no significant interaction between Race of Face × Transformation, and no significant 3-way interaction between Race of Subject × Race of Face × Transformation. It was concluded that differences in ‘race’ as a variable alone may not be responsible for the differences usually found on accuracy in cross-race eyewitness identifications. Rather, differences in levels of task difficulty and individual differences in recognition strategies adopted by subjects irrespective of race of stimulus face, may be the most important variables. The implications of these results for the efficient design of cross-race identification tasks for both forensic and training purposes were discussed.     

Reviews

Books reviewed Finkel, Donald L., Teaching with Your Mouth Shut Moon, Jennifer A., Reflection in Learning & Professional Development: Theory & Practice Murphy, Terrence J., A Catholic University: Vision and Opportunities Gearon, Liam, ed., English Literature, Theology and the Curriculum Braxton, John M. and Bayer, Alan E., Faculty Misconduct in Collegiate Teaching Daloz, Laurent A., Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners Zachary, Lois J., The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships Maher, Frances A. and Tetreault, Mary Kay Thompson, The Feminist Classroom: Dynamics of Gender, Race and Privilege Logan, Regina L. and Fromberg, Robert, (eds.), The Feminist Classroom: Dynamics of Gender, Race and Privilege Race, Phil, 500 Tips on Group Learning     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Situating the Self: Gender, Community and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics , by Seyla Benhabib
The Politics of God: Christian Theologies and Social Justice , by Kathyrn
A Theology of Reconstruction: Nation-Building and Human Rights , by Charles Villa-vicencio
Out of Every Tribe and Nation: Christian Theology at the Ethnic Reoundtable , by Justo L. Gonzalez
The Thought of Thomas Aquinas , by Brian Davies
Logic and Sin in the Writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein , by Philip R. Shields
Self/Power/Other. Political Theory and Dialogical Ethics , by Romand Coles
Christian Faith and Philosophical Theology: Essays in Honour of Vincent Brümmer , edited by Gijsbert van den Brink, Luco J. van den Brom, and Marcel Sarot
A New Handbook of Christian Theology , Edited by Donald W. Musser and Joseph L. Price
The Love commandments: Essays in Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy , Edited by Edmund Santurri and William Werpehowski
Gott: Philosophisch-theologische Denkversuche , by Ingolf U. Dalferth
The New Testament and The People of God , by N.T. Wright
Sister in the Wilderness. The Challenge of Womanist God-Tald , by Delores Williams
Bound to Differ, The Dynamics of Theological Discourses , by Wesley A. Kort
Between Athens and Berlin: The Theological Education Debate , by David H. Kelsey     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Daniel Boyarin Dying for God: Martyrdom and the Making of Christianity and Judaism
Gordon E. Michalson, Jr. Kant and the Problem of God
Reinhard Hütter Suffering Divine Things: Theology as Church Practice
Boris Bobrinskoy The Mystery of the Trinity: Trinitarian Experience and Vision in the Biblical and Patristic Tradition
Tod Linafelt Surviving Lamentations: Catastrophe, Lament and Protest in the Afterlife of a Biblical Book
F. Samuel Brainard Reality and Mystical Experience
Sandra Lee Dixon Augustine: The Scattered and Gathered Self
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza Rhetoric and Ethic: The Politics of Biblical Studies
Vladimir Wozniuk (Ed.) Politics, Law, and Morality: Essays by V. S. Soloviev
Rowan Williams Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement     

Book Reviews

Brenda Almond, Exploring Ethics. A Traveller's Tale
David Archard, Sexual Consent
John O'Neill, The Market: Ethics, Knowledge and Politics
David Theo Goldberg, Racial Subjects: Writing on Race in America     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Vamik D. Volkan, Gabriele Ast, and William Greer, Jr., The Third Reich in the Unconscious: Transgenerational Transmission and Its Consequences.
Neil J. Kressel and Dorit F. Kressel, Stack and Sway: The New Science of Jury Consulting.
Thomas E. Patterson, The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty.
Dipak K. Gupta, Path to Collective Madness: A Study in Social Order and Political Pathology.
Alex Tuckness, Locke and the Legislative Point of View: Toleration, Contested Principles, and the Law.
Edited by Bert Klandermans and Suzanne Staggenborg, Methods of Social Movement Research.
George W. Breslauer, Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders.
Taeku Lee, Mobilizing Public Opinion: Black Insurgency and Racial Attitudes in the Civil Rights Era.
Susan Welch, Lee Sigelman, Timothy Bledsoe, and Michael Combs, Race & Place: Race Relations in an American City.     

REVIEWS

James Joll: Austrian Ambiguities
Bhikhu Parekh: The Politicization of Race Relations
Jean Blondel: Parliaments Revisited
Roy Pryce: Federalism Resurgent
Michael Moran: The Purpose of Unions
Puolo Suviotti: The European Chemical Industry     

Primate visionary

Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science, by Donna Haraway, New York and London: Routledge, 1989, 486 pages, hb £40.     

In Search of Inclusivity

Book reviewed in this article:
Robert Wuthnow (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
John Skorupski, Ethical Explorations
Peter Hallward, Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil
Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Paul Ricoeur: The Promise and Risk of Politics     

Race – Kenneth Leech

Book reviewed:
Race , Kenneth Leech, Church Publishing Inc 2005 (0-89869-495-7), xi + 160 pp., pb $20.00