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An inquiry into the homosexuality debate regarding the place of Christian scripture and a Christian sex-ethics [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
This dissertation inquires into some major excerpts of the contemporary discourse on Homosexuality in the Church with a special interest for its implications regarding an ethics of sex that can be or ought to be maintained by Christian ecclesiastical ...
Rainer, Pauliks
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Understanding and improving the mental health of refugees and asylum‐seekers: Reflections from the closing panel of the 2024 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Forcible displacement due to war and persecution has reached unprecedented heights across the globe. The mental health impact of trauma and displacement on refugee communities is profound. Although there are several evidence‐based therapies that are efficacious in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees ...
Angela Nickerson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Varieties of Revelation, Varieties of Truth—A Comparative Ontological Study of Revelation through Music and Sciences

open access: yesReligions
Accounts of revelation and contemporary views of these are based on beliefs and historical citations. These accounts shall not be limited to the understanding and interpreting of historical and other events within writings but must present the ...
Alpaslan Ertüngealp
doaj   +1 more source

God's Presence in the Aisle: How God Salience Encourages Preference for Ultra‐Processed Foods

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT God‐related cues are pervasive in consumers' daily lives, yet little research has examined how God salience shapes consumer food choices. Drawing on compensatory control theory and the literature on symbolic healing, we present findings from six studies, including a field experiment, demonstrating that high (vs.
Ali Gohary, Hean Tat Keh
wiley   +1 more source

The Canonical Black Body: Alternative African American Religions and the Disruptive Politics of Sacrality

open access: yesReligions, 2018
“The Canonical Black Body” argues that central to the study of African American religions is a focus on the black body and the production and engagement of canons on the sacred black body within the black public sphere.
Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds
doaj   +1 more source

Re-Evaluating Early Memorization of the Qurʾān in Medieval Muslim Cultures

open access: yesReligions, 2022
In medieval Islam, traditional primary educational practices laid special emphasis on learning the Qurʾān by heart. Ideally, a pupil was primed to memorize the entirety of the Holy Book―a feat known as khatma or ḥadhqa.
Essam Ayyad
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Students on the Right PATH in Catholic Schools

open access: yesPsychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Low‐income, first‐generation students can benefit from programs designed to reduce the college access opportunity gap. This paper describes the PATH program, operating in two Catholic grade schools in the Southwest in partnership with the University of Notre Dame.
Monica J. Kowalski, Alec Torigian
wiley   +1 more source

Interrogating the Comparative Method: Whither, Why, and How?1

open access: yesReligions, 2018
This essay seeks to illuminate the problematics, methods, and dynamics of comparison by interrogating how certain analytical categories in the study of religion, such as scripture and the body, can be fruitfully reimagined through a comparative analysis ...
Barbara A. Holdrege
doaj   +1 more source

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biblical Authority and Moral Tensions in a Polish Catholic Migrant Community in Denmark

open access: yesReligions
The Catholic Church in Denmark hosts several migrant communities, with the Polish-speaking group among the largest and most visible. Institutionally, Catholic priests from Poland serve as chaplains for migrant congregations, accompanying these mobilities
Michael Brixtofte Petersen
doaj   +1 more source

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