Oral Roberts university
Global Center for Adventist-Muslim Relations
Brigham Young University - Provo
University of Edinburgh
University of Denver
From Source And Summit To Parish Practice: A Qualitative Analysis Of Eucharist And Social Outreach,
2026
Saint Paul University
From Source And Summit To Parish Practice: A Qualitative Analysis Of Eucharist And Social Outreach, Erik Sorensen S.J.
Journal of Global Catholicism
A small-scale qualitative study in a Catholic parish situated in Ottawa, Canada, offers insights into the complex relationship between that community's worship and its commitment to social justice. This article brings the lived theology of this community into dialogue with the academic and magisterial perspectives on the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life. The dialogue is framed by the Theological Action Research Network's four voices of theology: operant, espoused, formal, and normative. This framework helps to center the marginalized theology of the faithful in the pews. In this case, the parish offered a dynamic theology of welcome …
“Ite Missa Est”: How Can The Altar Alter Attitudes And Actions?,
2026
St. Paul’s Catholic Seminary, Accra
“Ite Missa Est”: How Can The Altar Alter Attitudes And Actions?, Ebenezer Akesseh
Journal of Global Catholicism
This paper brings into focus the relationship between personal agency and so-
cial structure, demonstrating that what we celebrate on the altar forms within
us the proper dispositions that can help prevent the occurrence of corruption.
The first part examines corruption from a socio-cultural perspective and ex-
plains the incidence and effects of corruption. The second part discusses the
relationship between worship and the formation of actions and attitudes. It
highlights the need to embody the social implications of our celebrations. Using
responses from interviewees, the third part illustrates that the celebration of the
Eucharist shapes the commitments and conduct …
La Santa Muerte And The Characteristic Damage Of Canonization,
2026
University of Ottawa
La Santa Muerte And The Characteristic Damage Of Canonization, Ellen Webber
Journal of Global Catholicism
Devotion to La Santa Muerte, a Mexican folk saint who personifies Death, has
been condemned by the Catholic Church for its affiliation with Mexican drug
cartels. This article challenges mainstream interpretations of La Santa Muerte
devotion using the theological framework of characteristic damage, as defined
by Lauren Winner and Paul J. Griffiths. This framework understands liturgy
as celebrated by sinners in a damaged world, and therefore necessarily damaged
itself. As much as liturgy and Christian practice form us for good, they also per-
petuate damage. I argue that the sins present in La Santa Muerte veneration are
an expression of …
Negotiating Plurality: Korean Catholic Funerals As Lived Religion,
2026
Sogang University, Korea
Negotiating Plurality: Korean Catholic Funerals As Lived Religion, Jieun Han
Journal of Global Catholicism
This article examines Korean Catholic funeral rites through the lenses of ritual
guidebooks and lived religion, arguing that Catholic funerary practice in Korea
has emerged through sustained engagement with Confucian and Buddhist tradi-
tions as well as modern nationalism. Focusing on Catholic manuals such as the
Sangjang yesik [Rites for Mourning and Funerals] and related texts, it traces how
officially sanctioned liturgical forms coexist with, accommodate, and reinterpret
indigenous ritual logics surrounding mourning, burial, ancestor veneration, and
care for the dead. Rather than viewing Korean Catholic funerals as a simple
localization of Roman rites, the article conceptualizes them as a …
Editor's Introduction,
2026
College of the Holy Cross
Editor's Introduction, Brent H. Otto S.J.
Journal of Global Catholicism
No abstract provided.
Consciousness Under Dual Pressure: Colonial Diglossia, Orthodox Missionary Activity, And Islamic Cultural Resilience In Late Imperial Kazakhstan,
2026
L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Consciousness Under Dual Pressure: Colonial Diglossia, Orthodox Missionary Activity, And Islamic Cultural Resilience In Late Imperial Kazakhstan, Aigerim Aliaskar
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
This article examines the relationship between religious identity, language, and educational experience in the context of the Russian Empire’s educational and Orthodox missionary policies in the Kazakh Steppe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The primary objective of the study is to analyze the spiritual-cognitive resilience of traditional Islamic educational institutions in response to the policy of Orthodoxization and Russification implemented by the tsarist administration through the system of Nikolai Ilminsky. The author examines the phenomenon of colonial diglossia which emerged during this period, wherein Russian-Christian texts were increasingly elevated as the administrative "High-variant," while the Kazakh-Turkic identity, …
From Humanitarian Aid To “Counterrevolution”: Foreign Assistance To Pentecostals In Soviet Ukraine And Its Criminalization By The Gpu–Nkvd, 1932–1935,
2026
Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University
From Humanitarian Aid To “Counterrevolution”: Foreign Assistance To Pentecostals In Soviet Ukraine And Its Criminalization By The Gpu–Nkvd, 1932–1935, Oleksandr Korotaiev
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
The article examines foreign assistance to Pentecostal communities in the Ukrainian SSR and the mechanisms of its criminalization by Soviet state security agencies in 1932–1935. Drawing on GPU–NKVD criminal investigation files, secret police reports, party-state documentation, personal correspondence, and memoir sources, the study reconstructs transnational channels of humanitarian support, practices of resource distribution, and the transformation of survival strategies into objects of political repression.
Particular attention is devoted to two distinct models of foreign assistance. The Odessa case demonstrates a centralized system connected to the former leadership of the All-Ukrainian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith and transnational Pentecostal networks …
To Heal Or To Harm: Scripture’S Use As Poison Or Medicine For Abuse Survivors,
2026
Oral Roberts University
To Heal Or To Harm: Scripture’S Use As Poison Or Medicine For Abuse Survivors, Felicia Cindyana
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Social Psychology In Christian Perspective: Exploring The Human Condition,
2026
Rogers State University
Social Psychology In Christian Perspective: Exploring The Human Condition, Donna Sharp
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout To Sustainable Work,
2026
Oral Roberts University
Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout To Sustainable Work, Kathy Hoppe
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
To Doubt Or Not To Doubt? Religious Development For Spirit-Empowered Christians,
2026
Oral Roberts University
To Doubt Or Not To Doubt? Religious Development For Spirit-Empowered Christians, Andrea C. Walker, Ricky T. Munoz, Andrew S.I.D. Lang
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Ghanian Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches In Fighting Sexual Violence Against Women,
2026
Pentecost University
The Role Of Ghanian Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches In Fighting Sexual Violence Against Women, Christian Tsekpoe
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
The Intersection Of Mental Health And Demonic Activity,
2026
Oral Roberts University
The Intersection Of Mental Health And Demonic Activity, Robert A. Willis
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Integrating Spiritual Disciplines As A Therapeutic Modality In Mental Health Counseling For Identity Restoration & Trauma Healing,
2026
Oral Roberts University
Integrating Spiritual Disciplines As A Therapeutic Modality In Mental Health Counseling For Identity Restoration & Trauma Healing, Rebecca Webster, Charlotte H. Sanders
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Five Years Of Salubritas: Looking Back With Gratitude And Forward With Expectation,
2026
Oral Roberts University
Five Years Of Salubritas: Looking Back With Gratitude And Forward With Expectation, Haley R. French
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Front Matter,
2026
Oral Roberts Unviersity
Front Matter, Editors Salubritas
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Full Issue Salubritas 5 (2026),
2026
Oral Roberts Unviersity
Full Issue Salubritas 5 (2026), Editors Salubritas
Salubritas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling
No abstract provided.
Sing Lustily And With Good Courage: Reinventing Methodist Hymns In The Context Of The Indonesian Methodist Church,
2026
Southern Methodist University
Sing Lustily And With Good Courage: Reinventing Methodist Hymns In The Context Of The Indonesian Methodist Church, Budi Taniwan
Doctor of Pastoral Music Projects and Theses
The majority of Methodist churches continue to uphold the legacy of hymn singing, a practice highly esteemed by early Methodists. John and Charles Wesley employed hymns alongside sermons as a means of teaching Methodist theology, shaping Christian discipleship, and forming Methodist identity. However, in contemporary times, Indonesian Methodist churches recite fewer doctrinal hymns. Inadequate early translations, the absence of authentically Indonesian Methodist hymns, and the emergence of contemporary Christian music have contributed to this decline. Changes in liturgy, worship culture, and technology have also transformed the way congregations learn and sing their faith. This study explores the historical and theological …
Judaism And Catholicism: Possibilities Of An Inter-Spiritual Dialogue,
2026
College of the Holy Cross
Judaism And Catholicism: Possibilities Of An Inter-Spiritual Dialogue, David Neuhaus
Journal of Global Catholicism
This article examines the possibilities of an inter-spiritual dialogue between Catholics and Jews. Describing the transformation of the Catholic attitude to Jews andJudaism in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, moving from a teaching of contempt to one of respect, it analyses the far-reaching reformulations of Catholic theology that promote an interreligious dialogue. After centuries of traumatic history, Jewish reactions have been hesitant. However, the past decades have led to a burgeoning relationship that can indeed flower into a mutual inter-spiritual dialogue that deepens the faith of both Catholics and Jews.
Jainism And Catholicism – Dialoguing Spiritually,
2026
Pontifical Gregorian University
Jainism And Catholicism – Dialoguing Spiritually, Bryan Lobo
Journal of Global Catholicism
The inter-spiritual dialogue between Jainism and Catholicism lends itself towards discovering similarities and dissimilarities between the two spiritualities. Recognizing this discovery, this paper, without claiming to be exhaustive as regards the spiritual themes, discusses the chosen themes to facilitate greater reflection and potential to re-discover elements that can help the growth of understanding and practicing the preferred spirituality.
