On the content and liturgical use of the literature of Jehovah's Witnesses
On behalf of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (22.10.2013, ғ 2171) Department of History of Religion and Practical Religious Studies, the Department of Religious Studies of the G.S.
Petro Yarotskiy
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Being there for mom: The strengths of daughtering
Abstract Objective Daughters undertake daughtering, or the everyday role portrayal of contributing to a meaningful family relationship with their mothers, but the labor of it is often invisible. Background Using a strengths‐based approach, we investigated what daughters do well in their relationships with mothers.
Allison M. Alford +4 more
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USE OF SYMBOLS IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
Urgency of the research. The topic of religious symbolism is relevant among many Christian denominations. While in traditional churches symbolism is given great importance and sacred meaning, Protestant churches attach less importance to it, but use ...
Ivan Ostashchuk, Mariia Ovchar
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The Contradiction of the Presence of Jehovah’s Witnesess as Christian Denomination in Yogyakarta
The Presence of Jehovah’s Witnesses which has contradictory concepts has harassed mostly Christian people, but it attracts many people to join this group. Even nowadays this denomination has a significant progress in number of population.
Arifuddin Ismail
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Discovering the Self: A Grounded Theory of Women's Recovery From Gender‐Based Religious Harm
ABSTRACT Aim(s) This study defines adverse religious experiences (AREs), describes how these gendered harms affect women and develops a Classical Grounded Theory (CGT) model of women's recovery and inform trauma‐ and gender‐responsive nursing practice.
Beth K. Schwartz, Pamela H. Cone
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Actual Problems of the Orthodox Mission among Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Religious Organization in Modern Russia [PDF]
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to a serious spiritual crisis among many Russians. Quite a few of them responded to the missionary activity of Western preachers including Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Larisa Yasonova
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Managing acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients belonging to the Jehovah’s Witness congregation
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a hyper-acute leukemia and presents with cytopenias and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Jehovah’s Witnesses with APL offer a unique challenge during induction by refusing transfusion and pose a difficult ...
Anand P. Jillella +7 more
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Neutrality, Proselytism and Religious Minorities at the European Court of Human Rights and the US Supreme Court [PDF]
The paper examines the way the US Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights have dealt with the discriminatory treatment of religious minorities in relation to proselytism, and the role played by the principle of neutrality in arguments ...
Hatzis, N.
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ABSTRACT Previous studies provide mixed empirical support for White's thesis that Christianity has contributed to the ecological crisis. This study aims to add nuance to White's thesis by examining different aspects of Christianity within the secularized context of the Netherlands.
Nienke P. M. Fortuin, Carl Sterkens
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Religion and Black/White Residential Segregation: The Influence of Religious and Regional Context
ABSTRACT Research on religious tradition and residential segregation focuses on “open” versus “closed” civic orientations, but ignores the structural effects of religious fields as well as other relevant differences, such as Catholic immigrant parishes and the communal role of Black Protestantism in response to racial hostility in large northern cities
David Sikkink, Michael Emerson
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