Navigating groundlessness: An interview study on dealing with ontological shock and existential distress following psychedelic experiences. [PDF]
Argyri EK +10 more
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ABSTRACT This research note analyzes the ambiguous boundaries of religious identity, belief, and ritual behavior in Japan, drawing on data from a nationally representative postal survey conducted in 2024 (N = 3947). The findings reveal widespread participation in Buddhist and Shinto rituals even among individuals who identify as nonreligious or atheist,
Koki Shimizu, Yoshihide Sakurai
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Suicidal Ideation and Its Associations With Spiritual Well-Being and Aggressive Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Medical Science Students. [PDF]
Mirhosseini S +4 more
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ABSTRACT Religious disbelief is increasing worldwide, yet its cognitive and cultural foundations remain debated. We examined how analytic thinking and cultural learning shape (dis)belief across generations and over time. Study 1 compared younger (18–39, n = 427) and older (40+, n = 639) Polish adults.
Paweł Łowicki +4 more
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"It may just be aging": illness representations of Brazilians with Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Trindade PGE, Dourado MCN.
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‘I was a bit hasty … I was a young resident!’ Medical residents' responses to clinical uncertainty
Abstract Introduction Uncertainty is intrinsic to medical practice. Improving trainees' uncertainty tolerance requires exploring their responses to clinical uncertainty in clinical contexts. Although previous research works have highlighted the role of self‐assessment, contextual cues and responsibility, existing models—developed for experienced ...
Nicolas Belhomme +6 more
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On the effectiveness of Buddhist view of life and death in regulating mortality salience. [PDF]
Qiu J, Xu X.
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“CONSCIENCE AND THE ENDS OF HUMANITY: CHRISTIAN HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”
Abstract The astonishing speed of the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked reflections by theologians and philosophers on what distinctiveness, if any, human beings possess as individuals and as a species. This article addresses this question with respect to an ancient idea in Christian thought reaching back to St.
William Schweiker
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The Analogia Entis for Reformed Theology: Retrieving Calvin's Implicit Metaphysics
Abstract The famous controversy between Emil Brunner and Karl Barth which led to Barth's ‘No!’ was driven by disagreements over how to read John Calvin: Barth and Brunner never agreed on whether Calvin had a doctrine of the analogy of being. This article rekindles the debate.
Silvianne Aspray
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From living well to dying well with dementia: The significance of an expanded understanding of loss for end-of-life care. [PDF]
Sawyer JM, Higgs P.
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