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Sacrality In Modern Ukrainian Poetics: Metamorphoses Of Values, Iryna Lazorevych

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This is a study of the influence of religious sacrality on modern Ukrainian literature, particularly poetry, analyzing those sacred meanings that the current Ukrainian mentality actively uses. So far, it eclectically synthesizes the ideological impulses of traditional Christian religiosity (which even in the times of Communism retained its natural strength, especially in the Western regions of Ukraine), and elements of Soviet ideologemes and pragmatism of the modern transitional period. At the same time, it uses certain inclinations to new communication with sacred, which is felt by some of the important creators of modern Ukrainian culture. In this article, the author …

The King With The Vīṇā Flag – Perspectives Of Rāvaṇa In Film, Achintya Prahlad

Journal of Religion & Film

Rāvaṇa, the ten-headed Rākṣasa (‘demon’) king of the epic the Rāmāyaṇa, is the most fascinating of all the antagonists in films based on Hindu mythology, so powerful that even the Sun cannot rise without his orders, and celebrated as an unparalleled musician-scholar and great devotee of the god Śiva. His passion for the vīṇā, a string instrument with divine associations, is so great that this instrument adorns his royal flag as its emblem. His consciousness of his supreme powers and great knowledge soon gives way to ahaṅkāra (hubris) and lust, which leads to his eventual downfall and death at the …

Blindspotting And Covid: The Gentrification Of Racism, Ashley Starr-Morris

Journal of Religion & Film

The novel Coronavirus is not only exposing old patterns of racism and systemic inequalities, but deepening them as well. The notion of blindspotting, as described in the film by the same name, is used to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the “spiritual emergency” or crisis of racism in America. "Blindspotting" is an image or situation that can be interpreted in two ways but is understood by some in only one way, thereby producing a blind spot. In 2020 and 2021, we see segments of American society, from politics to white Christian nationalism, upholding a sacred canopy of exceptionalism by …

Perceiving The Intangible: Introspective & Meditational Practices In Moroccan Sufism, Anna Gray Morales

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Sufism has earned an exponentially prominent role within Morocco’s political and social arenas through recent decades. The Moroccan monarchy’s endorsement of the religious variant and its prevalence in pop-cultural events, national journalism, and literature are a few indicators of its growing influence. However, the tradition is, by no means, a modern construction and has existed since the beginning of the larger Islamic tradition. What qualities, then, has granted Sufism its relevance as a cornerstone of Moroccan society today? Its chief focus on introspective and meditational practices, rather than physical religious discipline, may foster a more inclusive and liberal form of …

Discontinuity Between Religion, Law, And Society Through Animal Treatment In Morocco, Michael Altman

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Animal treatment is a topic which is covered by many facets of what helps create the guiding principles for humans, yet all in different ways; there is some overlap, and there is some distinction. From my three months of study in Rabat, Morocco, seeing how each person approaches the homeless animal differently, I write on how three important overarching areas: religious, legal, and societal, discuss how animals should be treated.

In this paper, I will be analyzing religious texts, legal writings both in place and in draft, and will rely on external works written animal markets and on the school …

Characteristics Of The Oral Discourse Of The Holy Quran, Hossam Ayoub

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The research includes an introduction, the overview and four topics us follows A-The oral characteristics of the sound level. B- The oral characteristics of the meaning of the words. C- The oral characteristics of the linguistic standard. D- The narrative style. The introduction puts forth the importance of the research and its method. The overview deals with the effects of disconnecting the language phenomenon in Sassure and Comsky. And treats expression in Bally, spoken ut-terance in Jakbson and context in Riffaterre the first topic deals with the characteristics of delivery, repetition, rhyming, puns, and grammatical parallelism. The second topic studies …

Complete Issue Fall 2021: Innovation In Churches, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

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Identifying Current Gaps In Church Planting Movements Research: Integrating First- And Second-Order Perspectives, Warrick Farah

Great Commission Research Journal

The proliferation of church planting movements in least-reached peoples today provides an opportunity ripe for missiological research. Using the online application form for the Movements Research Symposium 2020 of the Motus Dei Network, this article identifies six gaps of understanding in the missiological discourse on movements: 1) Deepening Theological and Missiological Descriptions of Movements, 2) Identifying Best Practices and Effective Movement Strategies, 3) Clarifying Issues of Ecclesiology – Practical, Theological, and Spiritual, 4) Training Movement Catalysts and Practitioners, 5) Highlighting Contextual, Sociological, and Holistic Features of Movements, and 6) Documenting Movements with Respect to Verification, Metrics, and Administration. However, issues …

Bhikṣuṇī Śailā’S Rebuttal Of Māra’S Substantialist View: The Chariot Simile In A Sūtra Quotation In The Abhidharmakośopāyikā-Ṭīkā, Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā

The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies

This study takes up the first occurrence in Buddhist literature of an illustrative simile comparing the five aggregates (Sanskrit skandhas/Pali khandhas) to a chariot (ratha), found in an early discourse attested in different parallel versions (SN 5.10, SĀ 1202, SĀ2 218, Up 9014). It introduces and translates the version extant in the Abhidharmakośopāyikā-ṭīkā (Up 9014), and then comments on this initial formulation of the chariot simile in light of the ancient Indian background against which the early Buddhist texts and teachings emerged. The implications of the distinctive Buddhist use of the chariot imagery in this context appears to be less …

Apology Meaning: Terminological Study In The Quranic Context, Fadi Abiddat

Al Jinan الجنان

This study addresses the meaning of apology construct in the holy Quran: through showing the constructs meaning, the importance of terminological studies in understanding the holy Quran construct (etymology) ,the study of its occurrence in the holy Qur'an ,and its uses in linguistic dictionaries .

Occurrences of the term in the holly Quran were first inducted ,followed by derivative forms description ,analysis of the form in which the term occurred ,as well as analyzing its particular meanings included ,in every occurrence ,and finally showing Connotations resulting from each form through the Context in which they occur.

اقتران لفظي اللعب واللهو في القرآن الكريم (دراسة دلالية) The Conjunction Of The Word “Play” And The Word “Fun” In The Qur’An (Semantic Study), Rawan Fozan Al Hadid

Jordan Journal of Islamic Studies

ملخص

يقصد هذا البحث إلى دراسة الاقتران بين لفظي (اللعب) و(اللهو) في القرآن الكريم، مع التفريق بينهما وبين ما يقاربهما من الألفاظ؛ من حيث اللغة والدلالة، بهدف بيان أثر السياق القرآني في ذلك؛ لاستنباط الفوائد القرآنية التي يحملها هذا الاقتران؛ وذلك بسلوك منهج الاستقراء؛ باستقراء لفظي(اللعب) و(اللهو) في الآيات التي اقترنا فيها، ثم منهج الاستنباط؛ باستنباط العلاقة بينها وبين السياق القرآني؛ وكشف البحث أن ورود هذا الاقتران في القرآن جاء في ستة مواضع في خمس سور، وكان منسجما مع أغراض كل سورة، ويوصي البحث بزيادة العناية بدراسة الاقتران اللفظي في القرآن؛ لما يُقدِّمه من فوائد قرآنية وإعجازية كثيرة.

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Are The Dead Sea Scrolls From Khirbet Qumran?, Kenneth Atkinson

Faculty Publications

The Dead Sea Scrolls continue to remain the subject of an intense academic debate concerning their interpretation, their authors, and whether there is a connection between the caves in which these documents were discovered and the archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran. The answers to these questions are important because of the unprecedented number of fragmentary documents in this collection and their diverse contents. Because Roland de Vaux found the same types of pottery in the Scroll caves that he uncovered inside Khirbet Qumran, most scholars view the Scrolls as archaeological objects that are associated with this settlement. Khirbet Qumran’s architectural …

'Nought May Endure But Mutability': Ovid's Trista 1.11, Garrett Jacobsen

Ephemeris

No abstract provided.

Helen Of Troy: Senior Research Prospectus, Melanie Vanderkolk

Ephemeris

No abstract provided.

Full Issue

Studia Antiqua

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Hedgehogs And Hyenas: Peculiar Animals Of Ancient Egypt, Elliotte Thurtle

Studia Antiqua

This essay discusses archeological information gained from the study of Egyptian artifacts, specifically focused on hedgehogs and hyenas. The aim of this paper is to expand our understanding of these animals in the day-to-day lives of Egyptians from this period, and further clarify the symbolism that they hold. Understanding the importance of less common animals within ancient Egyptian religion and symbolism is vital to understanding how the average person lived and interacted with the world around them.

Mendacia In Minucius Felix: The Charged Rhetoric Of A Latin Apologist, Alexander Christensen

Studia Antiqua

Most scholars agree that Minucius Felix’s Latin Christian Octavius offers a sympathetic view toward Greco-Roman tradition. This consensus has been reached largely from work on the setting, date, and sources of the text, but no one has substantially investigated its rhetorical features and what they might reveal about Minucius’s view of Greco-Roman tradition. This paper sets out to do this work. After pointing out why previous conclusions are unsatisfactory, I look at rhetorically charged words and phrases from the text and how they behave elsewhere in the corpus of Latin literature. When investigated, these expressions give a clearer picture of …

Review Of Comparing Cultures And Religions In A Postmodern World, Januarius J. Asongu

The Journal of Social Encounters

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Discourse Of Fundamentalists: Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziya As A Model, Yusuf Alayan

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study sheds light on the jurists’ linguistic study, particularly Ibn‏ Al-Qayim, from a modern linguistic perspective. The study shows that Ibn‏ Al-Qayim through his acquaintance of language, syntax, Fight , logic and‏ his rely on the mental and quoted clues etc...Made the discourse an open‏ linguistic text whereby he can analyses the intended meaning of the speaker-‏ addressed to those who are in charge with. So, he depended on important 1‏ elements of the discourse analysis, such as the linguistic and paralinguistic‏ features of the contextual elements, i.e. imperative, non-imperative,‏ repetition, exception, condition and presumptions

Still Unaccommodated: Why Are Hispanic Catholics Treated Unequally?, Brett C. Hoover

Theological Studies Faculty Works

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The Erosion Of Theological Understanding, Thomas Glenn Sleeth

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Many Christian churches have been experiencing declines in attendance at Sunday services, Bible studies, and prayer meetings, and have experienced the affects of an apathetic attitude toward Christian community engagement. The lack of teaching scripturally accurate Biblical doctrine and applying scripture to daily life has led to a sharp decrease in discipleship. By examining the attitudes and reasons contributing to this lack of Christian participation and scriptural understanding, pastors and other church leadership can address the specific rationales for not living the scripture in daily life. Through the advent of a discipleship program an increase for the desire of congregants …

The Absolute And The General In The Fundamentalist And Linguistic Balance And Legislative Impact, Musa Abu Al-Rish

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This research aims to clarify the misunderstanding in comparing and approaching the concepts of the terminologies :_.(The Absolute and the Indefinite) ، (The .General and the special) ، (The Absolute and the General )، In addition to the relationship between those concepts .It also studies the different Scholars reviews .this study is essential to Leaglists. .and “ Fogaha” Juvists when the compose texts as this affect leagalation and discussion .The re.search results in that the common absolute is usful general and the usefulness of the common general includes everyone .The absolute had been ranked between the general and the special …

In Search Of Buddhist Virtue: A Case For A Pluralist-Gradualist Moral Philosophy, Oren Hanner

Comparative Philosophy

Classical presentations of the Buddhist path prescribe the cultivation of various good qualities that are necessary for spiritual progress, from mindfulness (sati) and loving-kindness (metta) to faith (saddhā) and wisdom (paññā). Examining the way in which such qualities are described and classified in early Buddhism—with special reference to their treatment in the Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification) by the fifth-century Buddhist thinker Buddhaghosa—the present article employs a comparative method in order to identify the Buddhist catalog of virtues. The first part sketches the characteristics of virtue as analyzed by neo-Aristotelian theories. …

Covid-19 Impacts On University Research, Past, Present, And Future: A Case Study At Wilfrid Laurier University, Charity Parr-Vasquez, Jonathan Newman

Consensus

University research is one of the main drivers of knowledge creation, innovation, and economic development. In this essay, we examine the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Wilfrid Laurier University’s (Laurier’s) research community. We provide a firsthand account of events and actions taken to support our researchers through this challenging time. We also reflect upon the near-term future and longer-term prospects for the recovery of research at Laurier. Our university’s experience is not unique in either the Ontario or Canadian contexts. We offer this essay as both a historical accounting and a case study of the pandemic’s impact on …

The Emotional Heschel, Maria Junttila Carson

Dissertations - ALL

This dissertation asserts that Heschel's work ought to be viewed as affective and emotional. Understanding Heschel's work as both creating and encouraging particular affects enables a more robust and fuller understanding of American Jewish postwar life. Specifically, American Jewish postwar life was animated by a nostalgia for the shtetl, a desire to connect with the State of Israel, a longing to create meaningful Jewish ritual, and uncertainty about the place of American Jews in broader social justice movements. Heschel views humans as interconnected in a web of affects and emotions; through affects, humans are connected to God, history and memory, …

Sharing Hearts: Buddhist Charity And Urbanization In Vietnam, Sara Ann Swenson

Dissertations - ALL

My dissertation analyzes how and why volunteers joined or established grassroots Buddhist charities in Ho Chi Minh City. I spoke with approximately 400 members of 25 charities, focusing on seven main groups that shared an overlapping network of volunteers. My research includes perspectives from demographic groups often excluded from positions of authority in institutionalized Buddhism and, in turn, Buddhist studies scholarship, such as low-income day laborers, elderly women, Buddhist nuns at peri-urban temples, and a lay community of queer "same-gender-loving" [đồng tính] men. Despite their marginalization from formal leadership in Vietnam's state-managed National Buddhist Sangha, volunteers claimed social and moral …

What Shall We Call God? An Exploration Of Metaphors Coded From Descriptions Of God From A Large U.S. Undergraduate Sample, Adam K. Fetterman, Nicholas D. Evans, Julie J. Exline, Brian P. Meier

Psychology Faculty Publications

People use numerous metaphors to describe God. God is seen as a bearded man, light, and love. Based on metaphor theories, the metaphors people use to refer to God reflect how people think about God and could, in turn, reflect their worldview. However, little work has explored the common metaphors for God. This was the purpose of the current investigation. Four trained raters coded open-ended responses from predominantly Christian U.S. undergraduates (N = 2,923) describing God for the presence or absence of numerous metaphoric categories. We then assessed the frequency of each of the metaphor categories. We identified 16 metaphor …

We Come From The Same Body: Reflecting On The Feasibility Of Women's Participation In Liturgical Services From The Perspective Of Susan A. Ross’S Feminist Theology, And Reflecting On The Practice Of Relevant Theories In The Diocese Of Hong Kong, Wong Kwan Yau

Obsculta

In this paper, I discuss the relationship between feminism and women’s liturgical service in the church from three aspects. In the first part, I will give a general description about the development of women’s social status, hoping to show that how women have always struggling to survive and strive for reasonable treatment in societies dominated by men. In the second part, I will turn to the work of Susan A. Ross, a Catholic feminist theologian, and show how from a feminist perspective, women can serve the church with men with their unique circumstances and advantages, and at the same time, …

Right Seeing: Means And End In Patristic Monastic Lives, Jason Horstman

Obsculta

Right seeing is a central motif in the biographical Lives of Saints Antony and Macrina. ‘Right seeing’, used here to signify the alignment of one’s vision with truth, is manifest variously as ‘the discernment of spirits’, as firmly hopeful trust in the revelation of the divine, and as perceiving the world from the divine perspective. Manifest in these ways, right seeing is both a guide for ascetic training the telos of which is union with God, and it is the fruit of that very union with God unto which askesis aspires.

Citations Of Hadith In Al-Mubarrid's Al-Kamel (The Perfect) In Arabic Language And Literature: An Analytical-Descriptive Study, محمد أبو فنّون

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The present Study aims at investigating the citation of Hadith – Prophet Mohammad's tradition and using that in illustrating Al-Mubarrid's book, Al-Kamel where he copiously exemplifies and refers to sayings of the Prophet to signify linguistic aspects. This provokes researcher to investigate their form and the way of citation. Here, it becomes crucial to adopt the descriptive analytical methodology, which best suits the nature of the study. Depending on Dr. Abdul-Hameed Mehdawi's auditing of Al-Kamel, the researcher investigates the citations on the morphological, syntactic in addition to the semantic levels. The investigation has also shed light on the linguistic case …