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Media Art in Worship: The Potential for a New Liturgical Art, Its Pastoral and Theological Challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
(excerpt) I am especially pleased to be among you, because I have had the gift of reflecting on worship in the ELCA in the past, thanks to the late Paul Nelson of blessed memory and Scott Weidler of your Worship Office.
Crowley, Eileen D.
core   +1 more source

Conspiracy Beliefs, Institutional Mistrust, and Health‐Related Behaviours During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Burkina Faso: A Mediation Analysis

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background No study has yet examined the conjoint role of institutional trust and COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs on compliance with COVID‐19 preventive behaviours among populations of African countries. This study aims to deepen the understanding of the relationship between institutional mistrust, conspiracy beliefs, and health‐related behaviours
Gabin F. Morillon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Qiblih in Bahá’í Thought and Comparative Perspective

open access: yesReligions
The adherents of various religions have during times of prayer and worship oriented themselves toward a fixed, sacred direction or location. Since ancient times, followers of Judaism have turned in prayer to Jerusalem.
Omid Ghaemmaghami, Shahin Vafai
doaj   +1 more source

The ambivalence of ritual in violence: Orthodox Christian perspectives

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
This article demonstrates that ritual plays an ambivalent role in the interaction betweenreligion and violence. Ritual triggers and gives meaning to violence, or it enforces peace andcoexistence.
Marian G. Simion
doaj   +1 more source

“Not a Single Leaf Is Meant to be Taken With You”: Conservation Motivations and Belief Systems in a Khasi Sacred Landscape of Meghalaya, India “一片叶子都不许带走”:印度梅加拉亚邦卡西族神圣景观中的保护动机与信仰体系

open access: yesIntegrative Conservation, EarlyView.
This study examines the Mawphlang Sacred Forest in Meghalaya as a culturally embedded model of community‐led conservation. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, it highlights how spiritual reverence, sacred taboos, and ancestral authority shape ecological stewardship, complementing formal governance systems.
Mrinal Saikia
wiley   +1 more source

Worship as primary ethical act: Barth on Romans 12

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
Following the centenary year of the publication of the first edition of Karl Barth’s Der Römerbrief, this article attempts to look at what a contemporary South African audience could potentially learn from Barth’s reading of Romans 12.
Marthinus J. Havenga
doaj   +1 more source

Still under the ancestors' shadow? Ancestor worship and family formation in contemporary China

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Ancestor worship in China used to be an indispensable component of marriage and family life because it fostered an orientation toward perpetuating the family line.
Anning Hu, Felicia F. Tian
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identify the Values of Ancestor Worship Belief in the Spiritual Life of Vietnamese People

open access: yesInternational Journal of Philosophy, 2019
Ancestor worship has an important place in family and society of Vietnam. This is a way of expressing gratitude and tribute to the deceased. According to the concept of Vietnamese people, the deceased often engage in the present life, they guide, direct,
Vu Thi Hong Van, Nguyen Trong Long
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Caste as a Social Kind

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
wiley   +1 more source

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