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A Spiritual Dimension of Human–Animal Relations?

open access: yesDialog, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 144-151, Autumn (Fall) 2025.
ABSTRACT A close relationship with nature and animals is widely acknowledged to support human physical, social, and mental health, but is more seldom considered relevant for human spirituality. Using theological resources, this paper argues that some human–animal relations may possess spiritual qualities.
Per T. Sangild, Pui Him Ip
wiley   +1 more source

Deconstructing gendered glorification of charitable work: A case of women in Nomiya Church

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), COVID-19 and Ebola have exposed the magnitude of care-related tasks on women.
Telesia K. Musili
doaj   +1 more source

“I Thank God We're Rich”: Justifying Economic Inequality in an Evangelical Congregation

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 303-316, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Christianity has been the inspiration for a variety of responses to economic inequality in the United States and beyond. However, evangelicalism has been associated in the literature with consistent justification of unequal economic circumstances.
Dawson P. R. Vosburg
wiley   +1 more source

Anointing of Jesus: A Comparative–Analytical Study of the Gospel Accounts [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
This study challenges the conventional belief that the anointing of Jesus in the four Gospels represents a singular event. The purpose of the study was to provide a nuanced understanding of these accounts and their theological significance.
Samuel Sunday Alamu
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Reconceptualizing Repatriation as the Power to Decide

open access: yesMuseum Anthropology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT Repatriation in Canada is highly situational, with relatively few regulations in place to assist Indigenous communities in returning their cultural belongings home, let alone to protect their rights as stewards. This paper provides a public policy analysis of repatriation regulations in Canada, with special attention paid to the situation they
Rebecca L. Bourgeois   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear of a Dying Planet and Fear of a Dying God: Beliefs About God and Attitudes toward Climate Change in the United States

open access: yesSocial Science Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 5, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective Beliefs about the nature of God have been associated with a variety of social and political attitudes in the sociological literature. This study examined how a sense of attachment to God, accountability to God, and the belief in a God who is invested in the national success of the United States—a “patriotic God”—are associated with ...
Rebecca Bonhag, Laura Upenieks
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of church forest and their implication for climate change mitigation in Jabitehinan District, Ethiopia

open access: yesGeo: Geography and Environment, Volume 12, Issue 2, July‐December 2025.
Short Abstract The study revealed significant variation in carbon stock among agroecological zones, with the semi‐arid zone showing the highest total carbon stock (95.8 t ha−1), followed by the sub‐humid (15.5 t ha−1) and temperate highland zones (14.02 t ha−1).
Addisu Bitew Birhanie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking the good life amid the ecological crisis: The interplay between eco‐anxiety, nature connection and well‐being

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 7, Page 1738-1748, July 2025.
Abstract The ecological crisis, characterized by various interconnected environmental problems, has emerged as a significant source of anxiety, commonly known as ‘eco‐anxiety’. This psychological distress stemming from ecological threats carries profound implications for human and nonhuman well‐being.
Miia Grénman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of Ephraim Amu’s Yℇn Ara Asase Ni to Address Environmental Crisis in the Ghanaian Context [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
This research analysed the cultural, religious and environmental importance of the renowned composition of the first stanza of Owura Ephraim Amu, Yɛn Ara Asase Ni (This is Our Own Land), in the contemporary Ghanaian setting.
Daniel Yeboah Laryea
doaj   +1 more source

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