Results 31 to 40 of about 6,279 (228)

Evidential Vulnerability of Religious Beliefs in the Context of Petitionary Prayers

Cognitive Science, Volume 49, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Petitionary prayers—requests made to a deity for specific outcomes—are widely practiced across religious traditions. While their efficacy remains a subject of theological debate, they exhibit remarkable resilience to disconfirmation. In three pre‐registered studies—a field study in China and two global surveys via Prolific—we examined how ...
Ze Hong, Cheneryue Zhang, Anzhuo Wang
wiley   +1 more source

L’École Républicaine est-elle le fruit des idées et de valeurs protestantes ?

Recherches en Éducation, 2012
Is the School of Ferry the « daughter of Protestantism »? By comparing the ideas and values of Guizot to their of Buisson, this article raises the question of the relevance of the hypothesis raised by Pastor Paumier » [that] instead of a religion of ...
Anne Ruolt
doaj   +1 more source

The hostility of William Stanley Jevons towards John Stuart Mill: the fourth dimension [PDF]

, 2020
This article explores the basis for the well-known hostility of William Stanley Jevons toward John Stuart Mill, and offers an alternative explanation to those which have hitherto dominated discussion.
Stack, David
core   +1 more source

Embodying Tradition and Ascribing Meaning: Israeli Jewish Atheists Choosing to Circumcise Their Sons

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 442-454, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings Israeli–Jewish atheists ascribe to their choice to circumcise their sons. Despite their lack of religious belief, many choose to engage in this practice, often seen as a typical representation of Jewish physical embodiment. Employing a lived religion approach, which emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human
Tammar Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Belief: Understanding the Demographics and Dynamics of South Korea’s Religious “Nones”

Religions
Religious “nones” is currently used in academia as a category referring to individuals who do not have a specific religious belief or do not belong to a specific religious organization.
Andrew Eungi Kim, Wang Mo Seo, Gisun Kang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Failure of the Contact Hypothesis—Exposure to Religious Diversity Conditions Apocalyptic Politics

Social Science Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 6, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Background The recent jump to study worldviews like apocalypticism and Christian nationalism has left open questions about the social role of religion in the production of prejudice and politics. Objectives We take up the longstanding finding that social contact across lines of difference can tamp down prejudice, especially when such contact ...
Paul A. Djupe, Anand E. Sokhey, Jacob R. Neiheisel, Andrew R. Lewis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

URDU- CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ATHEISM GROWING IN THE NEW GENERATION: CRITICISM AND ANALYSIS

دی اسکالر, 2021
Atheism is an important term used in Islamic texts to refer to those who do not believe in God. The reason for using it in the sense of deviation is that the word is derived from the Arabic word lahad which is used for the crack in the grave which ...
Muhammad Shahbaz Manj, Muhammad Shahbaz
doaj  

The Cowl - v.2 - n.17 - Feb 26, 1937 [PDF]

, 1937
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 2, Number 17 - February 26, 1937. 6 pages. Note: Due to the way these issues were bound into volumes, some of the letters on extreme left- and right-hand columns are slightly ...

core   +1 more source

Respublica noumenon: Kant, Rousseau, and Plato's Republic

The Southern Journal of Philosophy, Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 387-409, September 2025.
Abstract This article examines the philosophical sources for Kant's interpretation of Plato's Republic and its impact on his conception of the ideal state. I argue that Kant's knowledge of Plato was not derived from Plato's writings, but from secondary accounts.
Michael Kryluk
wiley   +1 more source

Expression games in Jane Austen and Erving Goffman: “Family and connections” versus “solitary cultish men”

Anthropology and Humanism, Volume 50, Issue 1, June 2025.
Abstract This paper brings together two brilliant analysts of social encounters, Jane Austen and Erving Goffman. It proceeds by applying some of Goffman's terms for face‐to‐face interactions to several scenes from Austen's novels in which characters try to extract information from others while preventing others from extracting information from them. In
Richard Handler
wiley   +1 more source