Word: chapter
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...other epoch-making chapter in the schema is a strong denunciation of anti-Semitism that has already been greeted warmly by Jewish leaders all over the world. Prepared by the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, the chapter describes the deep spirtual bond between the church and the chosen people, makes clear that guilt for the death of Jesus Christ rests upon all mankind. Preachers and catechists are warned that accounts of the Crucifixion must not give rise to hatred or persecution of the Jews...
...chapter concludes: "Since the church possesses such a common heritage with the synagogue, this sacred synod wants to foster and command in every way mutual understanding and esteem toward each other . . . Moreover, just as it severely condemns injustices to men wherever they occur, so even more with maternal concern it deplores and condemns hatreds and persecutions against the Jews whether they occurred in times past or in our own times...
...Radcliffe Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected nine seniors this fall. They are Melanie Adams, of Moors Hall and Lyme, N.H.; Susan Carey, of 124 Walker St. and Washington, D.C.; Katherine Cullinan, of 124 Walker St. and Glenn Ellyn, Ill.; Sondra Gamov, of Jordan J and Teaneck...
...Every chapter contains perceptive insights, although some subjects--particularly the city's role in the federal system, reform, and master planning--are not treated in the depth they deserve. This fault reflects the enormity of the authors' subject rather than a lack of understanding on their part...
...chapters are somewhat out-of-date. The chapter on reform is essentially a synopsis of Wilson's The Amateur Democrat and fails consider what has happened to New York's reform movement in the last eighteen months. The chapter on the Negroes is also slightly dated, but to ask that a book published early this fall contain references to the events of last summer would be unfair...