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Religious aberration in Nigerian contemporary society: A critique

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
Religion has been a part of sociopolitical movements from the dawn of history. With a strong emphasis on morality, religion and religious people were expected to live an exemplary life in society.
Chioma P. Onuorah
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Measuring attitude toward theistic faith : assessing the Astley-Francis Scale among Christian, Muslim and secular youth in England [PDF]

, 2013
Empirical research within the social scientific study of religion in general and within the psychology of religion in particular remains very conscious of the complex nature of its subject matter. Empirical research in this field needs to take cognisance
DeVellis R. F., Eek J., Evans T. E., Fowler J. W., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Francis L. J., Kay W. K., Lewis C. A., Lewis C. A., Lewis C. A., Lewis C. A., Lewis C. A., Lewis C. A., Likert R., Munayer S. J., Osgood C. E., Sahin A., Tiliopoulos N.   +25 more
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A Study of Chantepie’s Phenomenology of Religion and the Evaluation of its Critics [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Investigations, 2023
Most of scientists of religion sometimes consider Chantepie de la Saussaye to be the founder of the phenomenology of religion. This study first explains Chantepie's view of the phenomenology of religion, and while analyzing the phenomenology of Chantepie'
Susan Anjom-e Rouz, Ghorban Elmi
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Intercultural missional leadership: Theological foundation and biblical narratives

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
This article explores the concept and practice of the missional leadership from three perspectives: the biblical worldview, cultural mandate and narratives of biblical examples.
Seung M. Hah
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Religion and the Transmission of COVID-19 in The Netherlands

Religions, 2020
The aim of this study was to find out if the typical spread of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in The Netherlands, with significantly higher levels in the Dutch Bible belt and the southern, traditionally Catholic provinces, is related to the specific
P. Vermeer, J. Kregting
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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.
arxiv   +1 more source

Attitudes and beliefs about family and domestic violence in faith‐based communities: An exploratory qualitative study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 880-897, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Family and domestic violence (FDV) is a major social, economic and health issue that is associated with a range of physical, mental and behavioural health outcomes. Religion and faith are powerful and influential in shaping the lives of many individuals and societies, in addition to the social practices, norms and structures that are ...
Mandy Truong, Mienah Sharif, Anna Olsen, Dave Pasalich, Bianca Calabria, Naomi Priest   +5 more
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Housing the homeless: How revisiting the 1940s assists the struggle

Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 798-811, December 2022., 2022
Abstract A major obstacle in the political work of housing the homeless is convincing voters and lawmakers that housing is a right and should be available to all without conditions. This paper seeks to assist that project by showing that the tension between rights and conditions has a history. It focusses on the pivotal 1940s, which saw the first major
Anne O'Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Pragmatist Perspectives on Theological and Religious Realism [PDF]

, 2014
This essay first applies the general issue of realism vs. antirealism to theology and the philosophy of religion, distinguishing between several different ”levels’ of the realism dispute in this context.
Pihlström, Sami
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Religious pluralism and its implications for church development

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
Religious pluralism model holds the belief that there is virtue in every religion, just as all religions are good and are of equal value. It does not consider religion’s particularity but is interested in the ideas that have not favoured any religion ...
George C. Asadu, Nicholas Asogwa, Benjamin C. Diara   +2 more
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