Gager's scholarly concern is with the religions of the Roman Empire, especially early Christianity and its relations to ancient Judaism, and has also written on the theme of religion and magic.
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After studying at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, Gager went on to receive his B . A . and M . Div . from Yale University and his Ph . D . from Harvard University.
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But for-sale signs are everywhere, the marquee of the Broadway Theater is dark, and several once-prominent properties-- like Gager's Diner and Kaplan's Delicatessen-- are shuttered.
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Lucille Gager, 66, the grandmother of 11, was returning to her apartment in the Frederick Douglass Houses on the Upper West Side after root canal surgery on April 8 when she noticed that her car had been ticketed.
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"As George Burns used to say, ` Hang around long enough, and you'll get discovered, "'said William Gager, chairman of both the Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association and the new council.
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In his book " Kingdom and Community : The Social World of Early Christianity " ( 1975 ), Gager helped pioneer an interdisciplinary approach to the study of religion, drawing particularly on the works of sociologists Peter L . Berger and Thomas Luckmann.
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While the Gager and Schurr study was conducted in the 1970s, current anti-rape sentiment ( 2007 ) still insists there are deep problems with the way police and courts handle rape victims and rape accusations . " Rape Victims Failed by Police and Courts"
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Marilyn Mode, the Police Department's deputy commissioner for public information, refused to comment on the specific allegations because of the pending lawsuit, but she accused Ms . Gager's lawyer, Joel Berger, of trying to pursue the case in the press.
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Notable Freedom Riders among the over 80 profiled in the book include James Bevel, C . T . Vivian, John Lewis, Carol Ruth Silver, Michael Audain, Bob Filner, Wyatt Tee Walker, Charles Grier Sellers, Byron Baer, Bernard Lafayette, Helen Singleton, and John Gager.
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Ms . Gager, an evangelist with the Soul Saving Station, a church in Harlem, said that the police officers refused to hear her complaint about the parking ticket and that one told her, " Why don't you just go, " and grabbed her by the shoulder.
