Results 91 to 100 of about 2,123,817 (244)

'Our Faith Is Good, but Strict': The Transformation of the Apostolic Christian Church-Nazarene in North America

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2018
The number of religious minorities from Central and Eastern Europe prone to migration to the English-speaking world increased considerably during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among them were the Evangelical Baptists, or Neutäufer, founded by a
Aleksandra Djurić-Milovanović
doaj  

Review of Strangers and Pilgrims: How Mennonites Are Changing Landscapes in Latin America. (Vol. 2)—Kennert Giesbrecht

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
Strangers and Pilgrims is first and foremost a photo documentation of colony life of Low German-speaking Mennonites in Latin America with accompanying commentary.
Kerry Fast
doaj  

Christian Ethics Course: The Non-denominational Aspect

open access: yesUkrainian Religious Studies, 2009
The problem of teaching the course "Christian Ethics" in the Ukrainian school is one of the most debatable in the educational, scientific and religious environment. Immediately with the experimental introduction of the training course in 1992, this issue has become publicly relevant and is still at the center of controversy, despite its legislative ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Beyond the Cut: Generative Refusal and the Reimagining of Jewish Affiliation in Contemporary Israel

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Jewish‐Israeli society, circumcision (brit milah) carries far‐reaching significance, symbolizing both the covenant between god and the Jewish people and serving as a key marker of communal affiliation and cultural continuity. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with Jewish‐Israeli parents who have chosen not to circumcise their sons and using ...
Nina Rageth
wiley   +1 more source

An Old Order (Tobe) Account of the Schisms of Sam Yoder, Abe Troyer-Jake Stutzman, Tobe Hostetler, Joe L. Schwartz, and Seymour, Missouri: An English Translation of Eine Untersuchung in die Alt Amische Gemein von 1922 Bis zu 1974 [An Examination in the Old Amish Brotherhood from 1922 to 1974]

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019
This is a German-to-English translation of a report describing several Amish schisms where the main dispute concerned the Bann (excommunication), Meidung (shunning), and the full council of the brotherhood prior to these actions.
Gregory Sheets, Dan Raber, Cory Anderson
doaj  

Review of German Language, Cradle of Our Heritage—Amos Hoover

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
German Language, Cradle of our Heritage provides a window into the social story behind heritage language maintenance among High German-speaking Swiss Mennonites (as opposed to the Low German-speaking Netherlandic Mennonites).
Roslyn Burns
doaj  

Different Paths, Shared Beliefs? Religion and Partnership Formation Among Young Male Refugees and Descendants of Immigrants in Germany

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study examines how religion shapes partnership formation and religious homogamy among Syrian and Afghan male refugees who arrived in Germany during the 2015/16 influx. It provides new insights by focusing on a particularly vulnerable group of refugees who are culturally distant from the host society and comparing them to ...
Jana Kuhlemann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth’s Perception of Family Values: in the Perspective of Latvian Christian Denominations

open access: yes, 2017
Maģistra darbā „Jauniešu priekšstati par ģimenes vērtībām: Latvijas lielāko konfesiju perspektīva” tematu noteica 21.gadsimta vērtību krīze, īpaši attiecībā uz ģimenes vērtībām.
Ranka, Inese
core  

Dutchified English in an Ohio Beachy Amish-Mennonite Community

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019
This article compares the English spoken by Beachy Amish-Mennonites just outside the Holmes County, OH, plain community with the English of non-plain neighbors.
Lara Downing
doaj  

Announcements

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
"(1) Call for Papers: 'Gender-Focused Research in Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies' (2) Postponed-The 2020 Fourth Annual APASA Conference"
JAPAS Editors
doaj  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy