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Ancestry of William Seaman Bainbridge
John Bainbridge (ca.1605-1687). a Quaker, emigrated from England to Chesterfield, New Jersey with his family in 1684. William Seaman Bainbridge (1870-1947), a direct descendant in the ninth generation, moved from Rhode Island to New York, married June Ellen Wheeler in 1911, and died in Bethel, Connecticut. Descendants and relatives of John--arranged in alphabetical order by surname, chronologically thereunder--lived in New Jersey, New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and elsewhere. Includes some ancestry in England.
Studying Religion and Society
How do you study religion and society? In this fascinating book, some of the most famous names in the field explain how they go about their everyday work of studying religions in the field. They explain how the ideas for their projects and books have come together, how their understanding of religion has changed over the years, and how their own beliefs have affected their work. They also comment on the changing nature of the field, the ideas which they regard as most important, and those which have not stood the test of time. Lastly they offer advice to young scholars, and suggest what needs to be done to enable the field to grow and develop further.
Postmortal Society
Throughout history mankind has struggled to reconcile itself with the inescapability of its own mortality. This book explores the themes of immortality and survivalism in contemporary culture, shedding light on the varied and ingenious ways in which humans and human societies aspire to confront and deal with death, or even seek to outlive it, as it were. Bringing together theoretical and empirical work from internationally acclaimed scholars across a range of disciplines, Postmortal Society offers studies of the strategies adopted and means available in modern society for trying to ‘cheat’ death or prolong life, the status of the dead in the modern Western world, the effects of beliefs t...
Scientology
Scientology is arguably the most persistently controversial of all contemporary New Religious Movements. James R. Lewis has assembled an unusually comprehensive anthology, incorporating a wide range of different approaches. In this book, a group of well-known scholars of New Religious Movements offers an extensive and evenhanded overview and analysis of all of these aspects of Scientology, including the controversies to which it continues to give rise.
Methods for Studying Video Games and Religion
Game studies has been an understudied area within the emerging field of digital media and religion. Video games can reflect, reject, or reconfigure traditionally held religious ideas and often serve as sources for the production of religious practices and ideas. This collection of essays presents a broad range of influential methodological approaches that illuminate how and why video games shape the construction of religious beliefs and practices, and also situates such research within the wider discourse on how digital media intersect with the religious worlds of the 21st century. Each chapter discusses a particular method and its theoretical background, summarizes existing research, and provides a practical case study that demonstrates how the method specifically contributes to the wider study of video games and religion. Featuring contributions from leading and emerging scholars of religion and digital gaming, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in the areas of digital culture, new media, religious studies, and game studies across a wide range of disciplines.
Rebecca Folwell Descendants and Ancestors
Rebecca McComb Folwell, daughter of William Folwell (1787-1870) and Huldah Lee (1796-1880), was born 17 October 1835 in Venango County, Pennsylvania. She married Moses S. Curtis (1823-1879), son of Timothy Curtis and Betsey Hurd, in 1851. They had three children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Indiana. Includes Hill, Prall and related families.
