Religious Studies and Transcultural Studies:: Revealing a Cosmos Not Known Before? [PDF]
Drawing on our research on Pentecostal Christianity in Singapore, the article introduces the transcultural approach and discusses its possible contributions to the academic study of religions.
Katja Rakow +5 more
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Remapping Our Mindset: Towards a Transregional and Pluralistic Outlook [PDF]
The future of the study of religion/s must be actively envisioned and pursued. In the aftermath of the deconstruction of ‘religion’ and the idea of ‘secularization’ as imbued with a Western teleology, it is necessary to rethink and reconfigure the study ...
OFR - Religious Studies +2 more
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Developments in religious studies: towards a dialogue with religious education [PDF]
The early days of non-confessional, multi-faith religious education in Britain benefitted from close collaboration between academics in universities, teacher educators and teachers.
Cush, D +3 more
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RELIGIOUS RESPONSES TO GLOBALISATION
Sociological discussion of globalisation is preoccupied with the political, economic, and military dimension of it, with little attention to its religious aspect.
Hatib A. Kadir, Maufur M.
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Conflations and gaps. A response to Nicholas Wolterstorff’s ‘toleration, justice, and dignity’ [PDF]
This contribution responds to Nicholas Wolterstorff’s argument for religious toleration and freedom of religion respectively that he develops in his paper ‘Toleration, justice and dignity’. I argue that Wolterstorff conflates religious toleration and the
OFR - Religious Studies +2 more
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Dreams of an iconic mosque: Spatial and temporal entanglements of a converted church [PDF]
This article focuses on the making of iconicity through religious architecture in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Examining the Fatih Mosque housed in a former Catholic church in the city center, we show in what ways the efforts at making this mosque iconic ...
Beekers, D.T. +3 more
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Nigerian Pentecostal Churches and Social Responsibility: A Focus on Social Ministry of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Nigeria [PDF]
Religion and social services in Nigeria has always been the subject of academic interest. Scholars have differing views about the Christian social ministry, giving special attention to the Pentecostal churches and on a narrower scale, the mega churches ...
Ajao, O. A +6 more
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This research aims to analyze attitudes, subjective norms and government appeals towards physical distance intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
Busrol Chabibi, Irfan Jamallullail
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Religious literacy in the context of Theology and Religious Studies [PDF]
‘Theology and Religious Studies’ has become, in the UK, a catch-all phrase for the academic study of religion. Several universities have a ‘Department of Theology and Religious Studies’ (Kings College London, Nottingham, Leeds, Chester, Glasgow, and several others), advocacy for the field is carried out by a body called ‘Theology and Religious Studies ...
Higton, Mike, Ford, David
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Continuity and Change in African Indigenous Religions: The Digital Impact [PDF]
The rapid digital transformation presents a dilemma for African Indigenous Religions; the preservation of traditional practices and beliefs in the face of globalizing forces and technological advancements is sacrosanct.
Odey, Elizabeth Akpanke +6 more
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