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Církve a poválečný český nacionalismus

Theatrum Historiae, 2013
The article deals with the attitude of the three most important Czech Churches towards Czech nationalism in the years of the Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948).
Vít Machálek
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Über die Verwirrungen hinsichtlich der Genderfrage oder braucht die römisch-katholische Kirche eine Reformation?

Labyrinth: An International Journal for Philosophy, Value Theory and Sociocultural Hermeneutics, 2018
On the Confusuions about the Gender Question or does the Roman Catholic Church need a Reformation?     The main purpose of this article is to show that fivehundred years after Luther, the concept of gender bears the same power for reformation as Luther'
Susanne Moser
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Religious Participation After Covid‐19: Evidence From US Catholic Dioceses and Smartphone Data

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious rules and regulations affect behavior? We examine this question using changes in Catholic regulations during the Covid‐19 pandemic combined with mobility data from 15 million smartphone users from 2019 to 2022. We first document overall trends: Total religious attendance declined sharply in March 2020 and thereafter recovered ...
Angela Cools, Carlos Esparza S.J., Jiwon Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)Belief in God Among Younger and Older Poles: Analytic Thinking and Cultural Learning Between Generations and Over Time

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
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, Julia Tokarz, Piotr Laskowski, Łukasz Kiszkiel, Jesse M. DeLaRosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of Threat: Vernacular Security Governance Among Jewish and Muslim Minorities in Four European States

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious minorities proactively manage their safety amid global crises and local hostility? This article examines these dynamics, conceptualized as “vernacular security governance,” among Jewish and Muslim populations in four European states.
Tahir Abbas, May Tamimova, Irene Trebeschi, Paul Wabnitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Go Ahead and Bring Me Up on Charges—The Rocks Will Sing Out”: Organizational Structure, Ally Activism, and the Struggle for Marriage Equality in the UMC

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After decades of struggle, the United Methodist Church (UMC) removed all LGBTQ‐restrictive language from its Book of Discipline in 2024, overturning exclusionary policies that forbid same‐sex weddings and the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy. This research sheds light on the activism that preceded institutional change within the UMC.
Nancy L. Malcom, Melinda D. Kane
wiley   +1 more source

Informal Human Milk Sharing Practices: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Donors and Recipients in Ireland

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The provision of human milk is a global public health priority underpinned by its extensive benefits to infant and maternal health, and significant positive impacts within economic, societal, and environmental spheres. Informal human milk sharing (IHMS) is a contemporary and increasingly prevalent phenomenon which involves the exchange of ...
Niamh Vickers, Anne Matthews, Gillian Paul   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The (trans)national Russian religious imagination in exile: Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977)

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The article offers a case study of how Russian Orthodox who migrated from the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 reimagined their religious identity and their church in a transnational setting. Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977) was a Russian aristocrat who fell victim to the Stalinist purges but survived the Soviet prison system ...
Ruth Coates
wiley   +1 more source

THE FATHERS, COMPUTERS AND US

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
wiley   +1 more source

The roman catholic church and contraception

International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016
The official position regarding the use of artificial means of family planning varies from religion to religion. With its steadfast opposition to the use of any form of contraception or sterilization, the Roman Catholic Church puts its 1.2 billion followers worldwide in the difficult dilemma of either adhering to the teaching of their church and ...
openaire   +2 more sources