The most ambitious effort to learn the extent and kinds of prejudice among Catholics, Jews, and Protestants is now being made by the Institute of Social and Religious Research. The Hon. Newton D. Baker, Prof. Carlton J. H. Hayes, and Roger W. Straus, Co-Chairmen of the National Conference of Jews and Christians with headquarters at 289 Fourth Avenue, New York City, are sponsoring these “Community Case Studies.” The survey will attempt to answer the question, “Why are contacts among America’s chief religious groups sometimes satisfactory and sometimes unsatisfactory?” and to gather material for use in education for clearer understanding among the faiths.
Five widely scattered city areas, including surrounding small towns, are to be studied. Baltimore, and surrounding territory, is the scene of the first study. The two experts selected to make the studies are C. E. Silcox, of Toronto, who has been analyzing the church union movement in Canada, and Galen Fisher, of New York, director of the Institute of Social and Religious Research. Funds are being supplied by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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