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Between the University and the Monastery: The Ethiopian Church and the Transformation of Knowledge

Kulturní Studia
This article examines the transformations of the Ethiopian Orthodox educational system ʾAbənnat Təmhərt in the context of modernity and digital culture. It argues that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church constitutes a unique case in which education, faith, and
Asrat Tsegaw, Tilahun Tsegaye
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Impact of Christian Orthodox Church Fasting on Metabolic Syndrome Components in Adults Aged 18-49 Years. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2023
Kokkinopoulou A, Rodopaios NE, Koulouri AA, Vasara E, Papadopoulou SK, Skepastianos P, Dermitzakis E, Hassapidou M, Kafatos AG.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

(Dis)Belief in God Among Younger and Older Poles: Analytic Thinking and Cultural Learning Between Generations and Over Time

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Religious disbelief is increasing worldwide, yet its cognitive and cultural foundations remain debated. We examined how analytic thinking and cultural learning shape (dis)belief across generations and over time. Study 1 compared younger (18–39, n = 427) and older (40+, n = 639) Polish adults.
Paweł Łowicki, Julia Tokarz, Piotr Laskowski, Łukasz Kiszkiel, Jesse M. DeLaRosa   +4 more
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Contagious diseases, faith, superstitions and the cult of saint charalambos [PDF]

Acta Historiae Medicinae, Stomatologiae, Pharmaciae, Medicinae Veterinariae
Since the first half of the 16th century until almost the middle of the 19th century, the part of Balkan Peninsula inhabited by Serbs was hit by waves of deadly infections, most often of the plague type.
Pilipović Radovan
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Investigating fundamentalist trends in the Orthodox Church of Greece: Balancing between traditionalism and fundamentalism. [PDF]

Z Relig Ges Polit, 2022
Sakellariou A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Informal Human Milk Sharing Practices: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Donors and Recipients in Ireland

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The provision of human milk is a global public health priority underpinned by its extensive benefits to infant and maternal health, and significant positive impacts within economic, societal, and environmental spheres. Informal human milk sharing (IHMS) is a contemporary and increasingly prevalent phenomenon which involves the exchange of ...
Niamh Vickers, Anne Matthews, Gillian Paul   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of Christian Orthodox Church Fasters and Non-Fasters in Greece. [PDF]

Foods, 2023
Kokkinopoulou A, Katsiki N, Pagkalos I, Rodopaios NE, Koulouri AA, Vasara E, Papadopoulou SK, Skepastianos P, Hassapidou M, Kafatos AG.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Becoming Dostoevsky (how Rowan Williams opens up Bakhtin)

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract With the end of Communism in Russia, non‐materialist contexts were enthusiastically restored to Mikhail Bakhtin's globally famous ideas of carnival, dialogism, and polyphony. This essay surveys Rowan Williams's 2008 study Dostoevsky: Language, Faith + Fiction as a major contribution to this effort, concentrating on those general philosophical ...
Caryl Emerson
wiley   +1 more source

The Orthodox Church and the Mental Health Burden of a Pandemic: A Narrative Mini-Review. [PDF]

J Relig Health, 2021
Schieffler DA, Genig J.
europepmc   +1 more source