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The Power of Religion / Religion and Power
How does the powerful effect that religion has on public and personal life relate to the various spheres of our culture? Is the relationship between power and religion always negative or can religion also affect individuals and societies positively? This
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Religion and Secularity assembles studies on the concept of „secularity“ in various cultures, thereby tracing the entangled history of the modern re-configuration of the religious field across the Eurasion continent.; Readership: Academics interested in ...
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Introduction: Religion as Historical Experience
In this introductory chapter Katajala-Peltomaa & Toivo analyse historiographical changes from the history of popular religion to the history of religion as lived.
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From proto-missional to mega-church: A critique of ecclesial ‘growth’ in Korea
In the last couple of decades, the Korean church experienced a loss of credibility as well as a decrease in membership. The premise of this contribution is that the mega-church phenomenon in Korea contributed to this state of affairs.
Yongsoo Lee, Wim A. Dreyer
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Review article: Beyond the polis? New approaches to Greek religion [PDF]
This article reviews a range of important recent work on Greek religion. It looks first at the critique (common to a number of the books under review) of the polis-religion model associated with Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood and then attempts to draw out a
Harrison, Tom
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From the tower to the pews: A call for academic theology to re-engage with the local context
This article assesses the shortcomings and the disconnectedness of the current academic theological education in South Africa. It offers a brief history to provide a guiding principle for academic theology. It then proceeds to show the current disconnect
Jonathan M. Womack, Jerry Pillay
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The history of modern Western esotericism Individuals, ideas, practices [PDF]
The study of Western esoteric traditions and practices has been a growing research field since the 1990s. This thematic issue aims at opening this field particularly in the context of Finnish cultural history, although the articles cover also other parts
Leskelä-Kärki Maarit, Mahlamäki Tiina
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Huldyrch Zwingli’s contribution to the Reformation
Huldyrch Zwingli, the first Swiss reformer in Zurich, made significant contributions to the 16th-century Reformation, yet he remains relatively unknown, if not forgotten.
Jerry Pillay, Catherine McMillan
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Jesus and Mehr recognition according to oriental sources
Early oriental historians have used two series of sources about ancient history of Iran, including Iranian and non-Iranian sources. As these sources are independent of each other, two different chronologies about these ancient periods have arisen ...
Amir A. Rokhzadi, Kaivan Shafei
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It is commonly thought that agents lack the standing to blame in cases where their blame would be hypocritical. Jack for instance, would seem to lack the standing to blame Gerald for being rude to their local barista if he has himself been rude to ...
Jessica Isserow
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