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The National Transformation of the Historical Memory of Minor Jewish Holidays During the Period of Hibbat Zion

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From its very inception, the Jewish National Movement Hibbat Zion turned to the collective past to advance its goals in the present. One of their activities was to reinterpret Jewish holidays and festivals, especially those that did not take a central place in the Jewish calendar.
Asaf Yedidya
wiley   +1 more source

Celebrating the Secular

open access: yesCultural Studies Review, 2013
On 4 November 2004 I read a report in the Sydney Morning Herald that I found genuinely shocking, a statement by Cardinal George Pell, of the Catholic diocese of Sydney, on what’s wrong with democracy. This report was of a speech given to the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in the United States.
openaire   +4 more sources

Paper: “Unfinished” Secularization in Russia, Indonesia and India, by Stephen Headley

open access: yes, 2013
“Unfinished” Secularization meets traditional hierarchies of values in Russia, Indonesia and India Stephen C. Headley (Unpublished conference paper, latest version 15 March 2013) You can download the whole paper at the bottom of this page.
Stephen Headley
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Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland

open access: yesSwiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
wiley   +1 more source

The positive aspects of secularization in history

open access: yesMemoria y Civilización, 2012
Introduction to the history of “secularization” concept and, in connection with, the concept of “world”. It is underlined the character historical and therefore “secular” of everything and, consequently, of every human being.
José Andrés Gallego
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Why Do European Governments Favor Religion? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper explores a highly controversial issue: while most European countries are undergoing a clear and well-documented process of secularization, the governments of these countries widely support religious institutions.
Angel Solano, Pablo Brañas-Garza
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Do Family Changes Constitute a Comprehensive Demographic Shift? A Comparison of the Spatial Dynamics of Five Family Changes in Switzerland (1969–2023)

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract Several theories have been proposed to explain the family changes that have occurred in Europe since the mid‐1960s. It is often assumed that as these changes occurred simultaneously; they have a common origin and represent the same demographic shift.
Adrita Banerjee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Confessional Cultures: Identity and the Role of Silence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Interventions

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1456-1467, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates the confessional foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work, which have emerged predominantly from Global North traditions rooted in Christian understandings of subjectivity. In such traditions, identity is asserted through self‐declaration, visibility, and vocal articulation of difference, what we term ...
Claudia Eger, Mustafa F. Özbilgin
wiley   +1 more source

HAS ROMANIA BECOME A SECULAR SOCIETY? [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Română de Sociologie, 2016
The article examines the question of secularization of Europe, and in particular of Romania, by using multiple international data sets. Secularization has been defined separation of the state government and religious authority resulting in a decrease in
IRINA STAHL
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