Religion
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Abstract
This article attempts and interpretation of the social significance of certain developments within religious bodies of the United States. Increased relief activities were everywhere in evidence. The depression forced severe financial readjustments, particularly upon local organizations which overbuilt and overexpanded in 1927-29. A National Interfaith Conference on Permanent Preventives of Unemployment was an outstanding event. Controversies over birth control continued. Peace education went on, with an especial interest in the disarmament conference. A steady interest in research and inquiry was evident. It is still difficult, however, to interpret the major trends and counter-trends within organized religion, and particularly the social influence of religious institutions. This must wait for more intensive and extensive research.