About Frederick B. Bird Frederick B. Bird teaches Comparative Ethics and the Sociology of Religion at Concordia University. Books by Frederick B. Bird Ritual and Ethnic Identity A Comparative Study of the Social Meaning of Liturgical Ritual in Synagogues by (author) Jack N. Lightstone, Frederick B. Bird, Simcha Fishbane, Marc P. Lalonde, Victor Levin, Louise Mayer & Madeleine Mcbrearty