Hats of Faith is a beautifully illustrated children's board book introducing readers to the shared custom of head covering. Using accurate terminology, phonetic pronunciations and bright, beautiful imagery, Hats of Faith helps educate and prepare young children and their parents for our culturally diverse modern world. Hats of Faith features 9 different head coverings including, a Turban, Hijab, Rasta Hat, Patka, Tichel, Chunni, Topi, Kippah and an African Head Wrap. AGES: 0 to 6 AUTHOR: Medeia Cohan is an experienced writer, but this is her first children's publication. Hats of Faith is...

The Religion of Life examines the interconnections and relationship between Catholicism and eugenics in early-twentieth-century Chile. Specifically, it demonstrates that the popularity of eugenic science was not diminished by the influence of Catholicism there. In fact, both eugenics and Catholicism worked together to construct the concept of a unique Chilean race, la raza chilena. A major factor that facilitated this conceptual overlap was a generalized belief among historical actors that male and female gender roles were biologically determined and therefore essential to a functioning...