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The East-West Church & Ministry Report, Mark Elliott

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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The Personality Profile Of Al-Qaida Leader Osama Bin Laden, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of an indirect assessment of the personality of Osama bin Laden, founder and leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network responsible for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States.

Bin Laden’s primary personality patterns were found to be Ambitious/exploitative and Dauntless/dissenting, with a secondary Distrusting/suspicious orientation, and subsidiary Dominant/controlling and Conscientious/dutiful features.

Ambitious individuals are bold, competitive, and self-assured; they easily assume leadership roles, expect others to recognize their special qualities, and often act as though entitled. Dauntless individuals are bold, courageous, and tough; minimally constrained by the norms of society; routinely engage …

The Personality Profile Of September 11 Hijack Ringleader Mohamed Atta, Aubrey Immelman

Psychology Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of a posthumous, indirect assessment of the personality of Mohamed Atta, apparent ringleader in the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, from the conceptual perspective of Theodore Millon.

Information concerning Mohamed Atta was collected from media reports in the one-month period following the attack and synthesized into a personality profile using the second edition of the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications congruent with Axis II of DSM-IV.

The personality profile yielded by the MIDC was analyzed on the …

The Yakunin Vs. Dvorkin Trial And The Emerging Religious Pluralism In Russia, Marat S. Shterin Ph.D., James T. Richardson Ph.D.

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This article examines the sociological and historical context of an important legal case which took place in 1997 in Moscow and involved so called "sects and cults" operating in Russia. The case was a libel action brought against Alexander Dvorkin, a functionary of the Moscow Patriarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church, who had published some extremely damning material about a number of newer and smaller faiths in Russia. The plaintiff was the Committee for Protection of Human Rights, headed by noted Soviet dissident, Father Gleb Yakunin. The article discusses the court proceedings in a wider socio-historical context, showing the ways …

A Theoretical Proposal For Reaching Irreligious Czech People Through A Mission Revitalization Movement, Petr Činčala

Dissertations

The main goal of this study was to develop a theory of missionary outreach to unchurched Czech people which is biblically informed and culturally relevant. The theoretical proposal for a plausible model of churching in the Czech Republic builds on basic theological, philosophical, and conceptual assumptions (chapter 2), a societal analysis of the problem of Czech churching (chapter 3), and a review of the issues relating to the situation of existing churches and religious movements.

Based on Wallace’s theory of revitalization movements a model is developed for starting a missionary movement that aims at reaching today’s unchurched and seemingly irreligious …

The Future Of Religion And Religious Freedom In Russia, Sharon Linzey, Iakov Krotov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Book Notes Volume 21, Number 3, Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Tribulations, Trials And Troubles For The Russian Orthodox Church, Nathaniel Davis

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Traditional Faiths In Ukraine And Missionary Activity, Anatoly Kolodniy

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Afro-Cuban Diasporan Religions: A Comparative Analysis Of The Literature And Selected Annotated Bibliography, Sara M. Sanchez

Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies Occasional Papers

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Religion And Modernity: Ritual Transformations And The Reconstruction Of Space And Time, Chee Kiong Tong, Lily Kong

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

In this paper, we use the case of Chinese religion in Singapore to examine the relationships between religion and modernity, and between social processes, on the one hand, and spatial conceptions, forms and structures and temporal practices, on the other. Specifically, we look at how traditional Chinese rituals are being modified, reinterpreted and invented to fit with modern living. Such ritual transformations entail reconstructed notions of space and time. Through such transformations, modernity does not simply lead to the demise of religious beliefs and practices but allows for a continued role for religion in providing a meaning system for Chinese …

Historical Roots Of Slovenian Christoslavic Mythology, Mitja Velikonja

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Tendencies Of Change And Growth Of New Religious Movements In Ukraine, Lyudmyla Filipovych

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Witte & Bourdeaux's "Proselytism And Orthodoxy In Russia. The New War For Souls" - Book Review, Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Editorial (Occasional Papers On Religion In Eastern Europe: Volume 19, Number 5), Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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A Religious Organization In The Latvian State: Its Rights And Obligations, M. L. Ringolds Balodis

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Sharing The Power: The Growth Of Non-Traditional Religions In Poland, Anna Zagorska

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Editorial, Walter Sawatsky

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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On Being Agents Of God's Peace: Relationship And Roles Of The Roman Catholic Church In Croatia And The Serbian Orthodox Church In Ethnic Conflicts In Former Yugoslavia, Tatjana Peric

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

Former Yugoslavia was a small country on the Balkan peninsula in south-east Europe - one of the most ethnically, linguistically, and religiously complicated areas of the world. Its peoples have gained dark fame for the first time in their history during the second decade of the twentieth century, causing the first world-wide war ever. The other event that brought the area into the spotlight was the civil war in Croatia and Bosnia, two of the six former Yugoslav republics - the others are Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. The civil strife, lasting from 1991 to the end of 1995, was …

Evangelism And Proselytism In Croatia, Stanko Jambrek

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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The Fight For Freedom Of Conscience: Russia 1992-1995. The Story Of The Law On Religion - Part Ii, Yakov Krotov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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The Fight For Freedom Of Conscience: Russia 1992-1995 - The Story Of The Law On Religion, Part I, Yakov Krotov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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The Easter Ball: Interaction Between Secularism And Religion In Romania, Liviu Vanau

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Established Religion Vs. New Religions: Social Perception And Legal Consequences, Halina Grzymala-Moszscznska

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Factors Affecting Unconditional Acceptance Of The Institution Of The Church In Poland, Halina Grzymala-Moszczynska

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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Christian-Marxist Dialogue In Budapest, G Clarke Chapman

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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