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Mission awakening in the Dutch Reformed Church: The possibility of a fifth wave?
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) had a strong missionary DNA since the planting of the church. This missionary focus and fervour, however, ebbed and flowed during the history of the church.
Christo R. Benadé +1 more
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Nurturing agency in emerging adults of local churches: a case study from Soshanguve
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 Emerging adults (age 35 and below) are the majority of the African population. In South Africa, for example, emerging adults make 63.9% of its population.
Kasebwe T. L. Kabongo
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A model for the evolutionary diversification of religions [PDF]
Journal of Theoretical Biology Volume 267, Issue 4, 21 December
2010, Pages 676:684, 2008 We address the problem of diversification in religions by studying selection on cultural memes that colonize humans hosts. In analogy to studying the evolution of pathogens or symbionts colonizing animal hosts, we use models for host-pathogen dynamics known from theoretical epidemiology.
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ndonesian Eco-Ecclesiology: Defending Earth Against Ecological damage in Batak Land [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyThis study focuses on efforts to build an eco-ecclesiology of liberation in Indonesia. The idea of restoring the earth is based on Leonardo Boff's ecological spirituality and KSPPM's ecological praxis.
Bestian Simangunsong +4 more
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Political and socio-economic convergence of religions in Nigeria: Positive views and interests
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 Extensive review of academic writings on the convergence of religions (COR) in Nigeria shows that many online academic papers and related conversations gave more attention to its negative implications. Agreeably, Nigeria is the hotbed of religious crises
Daniel Orogun
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Religion and Faith Perception in a Pandemic of COVID-19
Journal of religion and health, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted religion and faith in different ways. Numerous restrictions have been implemented worldwide. Believers are in conflict with authorities’ warnings that gatherings must be limited to combat the spread of the virus ...
Oliwia S. Kowalczyk +5 more
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Moral Responsibility and Environmental Conservation in Karamoja Mining Area: Towards a Religious Engagement [PDF]
Journal for the Study of Religion, 2017 The consequences of the mining industry in Karamoja region have resulted into a serious environmental hazard to all forms of life in the area. For some reasons, efforts by the Ugandan government to respond to the environmental crisis seem inadequate ...
Margaret Ssebunya, Beatrice Okyere-Manu
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Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications
ISRN Psychiatry, 2012 This paper provides a concise but comprehensive review of research on religion/spirituality (R/S) and both mental health and physical health. It is based on a systematic review of original data-based quantitative research published in peer-reviewed ...
H. Koenig
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Statistical Dynamics of Religions and Adherents [PDF]
Europhys. Lett. 77 (2007) 38002, 2006 Religiosity is one of the most important sociological aspects of populations. All religions may evolve in their beliefs and adapt to the society developments. A religion is a social variable, like a language or wealth, to be studied like any other organizational parameter. Several questions can be raised, as considered in this study: e.g. (i) from a `
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A reflection on morality and religion
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2023 The aim of this contribution is to reflect on the relation between religion and morality. An overview of the different theories of the origin of morality is provided. According to Blanchard, there are four traditional ways in which the origin of morality
Jaco Beyers
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