Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Arts and Humanities (400)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (370)
- Religion (268)
- Anthropology (197)
- Sociology (109)
-
- Law (91)
- Folklore (86)
- History (83)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (69)
- Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion (67)
- Christianity (58)
- Religion Law (44)
- Psychology (40)
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (37)
- History of Religion (36)
- International and Area Studies (34)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (33)
- Philosophy (33)
- Education (30)
- Political Science (30)
- Sociology of Religion (29)
- American Studies (23)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (22)
- Communication (21)
- Other Religion (21)
- Women's Studies (21)
- Art and Design (20)
- Biblical Studies (20)
- Ethics in Religion (20)
- History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology (19)
- Institution
-
- Western Kentucky University (75)
- Brigham Young University (33)
- Southern Methodist University (24)
- City University of New York (CUNY) (20)
- Asbury Theological Seminary (16)
-
- Liberty University (13)
- Loyola University Chicago (13)
- George Fox University (12)
- Macalester College (12)
- Technological University Dublin (11)
- University of South Florida (11)
- Louisiana State University (10)
- SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad (9)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (9)
- BLR (8)
- East Tennessee State University (8)
- Notre Dame Law School (8)
- Universitas Indonesia (8)
- University of Denver (8)
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (8)
- Western Michigan University (8)
- Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis (7)
- Gettysburg College (7)
- Sacred Heart University (7)
- Singapore Management University (7)
- University of New Hampshire (7)
- University of Richmond (7)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (7)
- Bucknell University (6)
- Butler University (6)
- Publication Year
- Publication
-
- Folklife Archives Finding Aids (51)
- Theses and Dissertations (23)
- Folklife Archives Oral Histories (20)
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations (19)
- ATS Dissertations (15)
-
- Religious Studies Theses and Dissertations (13)
- Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects (10)
- HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (9)
- USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations (9)
- Doctoral Dissertations and Projects (8)
- ExpressO (8)
- Faculty Scholarship (8)
- Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe (8)
- Doctoral Dissertations (7)
- Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection (7)
- Journal Articles (7)
- Master's Theses (7)
- Research Collection School of Social Sciences (7)
- Articles (6)
- BYU Studies (6)
- International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage (6)
- Publications and Research (6)
- Doctor of Pastoral Music Projects and Theses (5)
- Faculty Publications (5)
- Masters Theses (5)
- Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine (5)
- Senior Theses (5)
- The Hilltop Review (5)
- Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS) (4)
- Anthropology Faculty Publications (4)
- Publication Type
Articles 91 - 120 of 799
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
The Russian Orthodox Church And Russia's Military Nuclear Complex: A Time Series Analysis, Myla Burton
The Russian Orthodox Church And Russia's Military Nuclear Complex: A Time Series Analysis, Myla Burton
Research Papers
In recent years, the relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian military has garnered significant scholarly attention. Notable contributions from Adamsky (2019) and the Garrards (2008) assert the integral nature of this relationship. This research paper builds on this research by examining the relationship between the level of Orthodox religiosity in the Russian public and the Russian nuclear complex. This research provides a foundational step towards a deeper understanding of the Russian Orthodox Church’s navigation within Russia’s religious market. The primary objective is to better understand the connection between the Russian Orthodox Church and Russia’s military-nuclear complex. The …
Prolegomena To Contextual Theology : The Dialectical Relationship Of Scripture And Experience, Sochanngam Shirik
Prolegomena To Contextual Theology : The Dialectical Relationship Of Scripture And Experience, Sochanngam Shirik
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Mental Health And The Black Church: Decreasing The Division In Divinity, Latonya Gray
Mental Health And The Black Church: Decreasing The Division In Divinity, Latonya Gray
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Racial disparities in mental health care persist for Black Americans, with only one in three who need treatment receiving it. The care they do receive is often of a poorer quality than that of other groups. Faith communities serving Black members could help address this gap by partnering with mental health professionals to meet congregants' needs. With mental health now at the forefront of public discourse, considering the specific needs of the Black community is critical. Black Americans face disproportionate mental health burdens but are more likely to seek counsel from clergy due to cultural stigma. Educating clergy on mental …
Gettysburg Historical Journal 2024
Gettysburg Historical Journal 2024
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
Complete Issue of the Gettysburg Historical Journal 2024
Retired Missionaries And Faith In A Changing Society, Carmel Gallagher
Retired Missionaries And Faith In A Changing Society, Carmel Gallagher
Books/Book chapters
Retired Missionaries and Faith in a Changing Society offers a sociological study of the Irish missionary diaspora. It draws on a series of interviews with female and male Catholic missionaries, mainly nuns and priests, who have worked in Asia, Africa and Central and South America, and who have returned to live in Ireland. The chapters provide unique insight into their experiences, exploring how they have navigated life-course changes in the context of changing church and changing societies. Retired missionaries have several vantage points from which to communicate their understandings, having worked across cultures and encountered some of the most challenging …
What Discrimination? Christian Microaggression Rhetoric Against Nontheists, Nicole Dolfi Hall
What Discrimination? Christian Microaggression Rhetoric Against Nontheists, Nicole Dolfi Hall
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Theories of microaggressions have been used in the last decade as a framework for studying subtle forms of discrimination against racial minorities and other marginalized groups. However, there is a dearth of research on the scope and types of microaggressions nontheists face. This qualitative study examines microaggressions against nontheists by interviewing 16 religious Christians on their experiences and opinions of the discrimination Christians and nontheists face. The narratives were analyzed for thematic patterns between the rhetoric used and the type of microaggressions employed. The study revealed nine categories of microaggressions. The findings also showed how experiences of discrimination, political viewpoint, …
How Science Education Impacts The Religious Beliefs Of Students, Sahithi Kunisetty, Alexa Neal, Benjamin Ravas
How Science Education Impacts The Religious Beliefs Of Students, Sahithi Kunisetty, Alexa Neal, Benjamin Ravas
Content presented at the Roesch Social Sciences Symposium
This is a literature review exploring the conflict between science and religion. It seeks to understand how a science education influences a student's level of religious beliefs. Furthermore, it provides reasons as to why one would have less access to a science education, and how religion can restrict one from learning about science.
The Park Ridge Center Bulletin, 2001, N24, November/December, Advocate Aurora Health
The Park Ridge Center Bulletin, 2001, N24, November/December, Advocate Aurora Health
Historical Documents - Combined
The Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: Issue of "The Park Ridge Center Bulletin", a bi-monthly publication from The Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue has feature articles about cultural competency and religiously informed practice.
From Patriarchal Stereotypes To Matriarchal Pleasures Of Hybridity: Representation Of A Muslim Family In Berlin, Rahime Özgün Kehya Dr
From Patriarchal Stereotypes To Matriarchal Pleasures Of Hybridity: Representation Of A Muslim Family In Berlin, Rahime Özgün Kehya Dr
Journal of Religion & Film
Sinan Çetin’s blockbuster Berlin in Berlin (1993) is a Turkish-German co-production. In contrast to certain representational tendencies with German orientalism or Turkish occidentalism, it deconstructs the intersectional structures of migration, religion, and gender. The portrayal of religion in films about Turkish-German labour migration is a kind of cultural narcissism often projected into national cinema by denigrating the faith of the other and glorifying one’s own religion. However, perspectives at such intersections are critical and require sensitivity in filmmaking, as films can create prejudice or help build peaceful relationships around these sensitive issues. The paper employs discourse analysis in linking Derrida’s …
Birthing, Nursing, And Grieving: An Anthropological Archaeology Of Healing Shrines In North Lebanon, Sarah Mady
Birthing, Nursing, And Grieving: An Anthropological Archaeology Of Healing Shrines In North Lebanon, Sarah Mady
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This archaeological study of healing shrines in North Lebanon begins with the story of why scholars have neglected these shrines. It is not essential to identify a gap in the scholarship without understanding why this gap existed in the first place. Healing shrines were often associated with popular religion and women’s superstitions, and to understand their position in the historical landscape of North Lebanon, I begin by laying out the history of archeology in Lebanon. It is imperative for the reader of this study to understand how the discipline of archaeology was founded and practiced and its implications on the …
Marital Quality And Marital Satisfaction In Protestant Haitian Americans Vs. Non-Christian Haitian Americans, Frantz Lamour
Marital Quality And Marital Satisfaction In Protestant Haitian Americans Vs. Non-Christian Haitian Americans, Frantz Lamour
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The current study examined perceptions regarding marital satisfaction as described by Protestants Haitians Americans and non-Christian Haitian Americans. Participants were selected from married Christian and non-Christian couples that have been married for over five years within the age range of 25-53. The study used the Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy theory (R-CBT) framework. R-CBT is a well-known theoretical framework that integrates religious interventions in the therapeutic relationship to educate clients about the triangular relationship between thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and cognitive restructuring (de Abreu Costa & Moreira-Almeida, 2022). Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (R-CBT) incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy methods from the perspective of …
Digital Media, Ageing And Faith: Older Sri Lankan Migrants In Australia And Their Digital Articulations Of Transnational Religion, Shashini Gamage, Raelene Wilding, Loretta Baldassar
Digital Media, Ageing And Faith: Older Sri Lankan Migrants In Australia And Their Digital Articulations Of Transnational Religion, Shashini Gamage, Raelene Wilding, Loretta Baldassar
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
To date, older adults have received little attention in the newly emerging technological narratives of transnational religion. This is surprising, given the strong association of later life with spiritual and religious engagement, but it likely reflects the ongoing assumption that older adults are technophobic or technologically incompetent. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with older Sinhalese Buddhist migrants from Sri Lanka, living in Melbourne, this paper explores the digital articulations of transnational religion that arise from older migrants’ uses of digital media. We focus on how engagements with digital media enable older Sinhalese to respond to an urgent need to accumulate merit …
Bulletin Of The Park Ridge Center, 1990, V5 N2, May, Advocate Aurora Health
Bulletin Of The Park Ridge Center, 1990, V5 N2, May, Advocate Aurora Health
Historical Documents - Combined
The Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: Issue of "Bulletin of The Park Ridge Center", a tri-annual publication from The Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue has a feature on a symposium on the Dax burn case and medical ethics; a health and medicine news digest; and current research summaries.
The Center, 1986, V1 N2, Summer, Advocate Aurora Health
The Center, 1986, V1 N2, Summer, Advocate Aurora Health
Historical Documents - Combined
The Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: Issue of "The Center", a quarterly publication from The Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue features articles on an international conference held at The Park Ridge Center called 'Caring and Curing', research focusing on end-of-life care, and religion in hospitals.
The Spiritual Migrants Of Sogenji: Notes Of Participant Observation In A Rinzai Zen Temple, Andrei-Razvan Coltea
The Spiritual Migrants Of Sogenji: Notes Of Participant Observation In A Rinzai Zen Temple, Andrei-Razvan Coltea
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Anomie is a cultural pathology that is becoming chronic in the West, characterized by the erosion of values, disintegration and deregulation. Amongst its symptoms we find anxiety, isolation, depression, tribalism, incoherence and loss of meaning. Individuo-globalism is a new ideology that permeates the religious market created by globalisation, encouraging individuals to discover, nurture and express their ‘true self’. This new spirituality forms the background for a journey that our ‘heroes’, a handful of non-Japanese inhabitants of a Japanese Rinzai Zen monastery, have been undertaking for years in search of the philosopher’s stone that could cure anomie and its symptoms. At …
The Center, 1986, V1 N1, January, Advocate Aurora Health
The Center, 1986, V1 N1, January, Advocate Aurora Health
Historical Documents - Combined
Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge IL: First issue of "The Center", a quarterly publication from the Park Ridge Center - An Institute for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, associated with Lutheran General Hospital. This issue features articles on the history of the Park Ridge Center, research projects on religion and psychiatry, and introducing the new publication "Second Opinion".
My Kinship With The Trees, C. Daniela Shapiro
My Kinship With The Trees, C. Daniela Shapiro
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This paper explores facets of patriarchy affecting women and the natural world. The paper suggests a cultivation of allyship and relationality between women and nature due to a shared experience of objectification within patriarchy. The separation of women from nature through origin stories, science, religion, language, and advertisement will be discussed. Examples from the graphic memoir Running without Moving are employed to emphasize this philosophy, including first person accounts.
Demythologizing Homer: Investigating Religion In Minoan Crete, Elizabeth Rybarczyk
Demythologizing Homer: Investigating Religion In Minoan Crete, Elizabeth Rybarczyk
Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects
The Minoan civilization of Bronze-Age Crete has, until recently, been obscured in mythological uncertainty. As a prehistoric civilization, the available evidence for historic analysis is sparse and ambiguous. This paper evaluates the material evidence for ritual activity to chart the religious developments of Minoan Crete. In the earliest periods of their civilization, the Minoans practiced animism, which reflected their ideals towards survival and cooperation. As their prosperity grew due to technological advancements, a social hierarchy formed. The emerging elite employed religion to justify their claim to power by appropriating religion, which culminated in a dual-monotheistic Knossian theocracy. This lasted until …
Forging Flourishing Futures: An Ethnographic Analysis Of The Construction Of Dreams For Internally Displaced Cameroonian Youth, Alexandra Harakas
Forging Flourishing Futures: An Ethnographic Analysis Of The Construction Of Dreams For Internally Displaced Cameroonian Youth, Alexandra Harakas
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Young people are thermometers and essential actors in the future-oriented process of national development. In Cameroon, youth are affected by constraints which can hinder these processes and aims–economic stagnancy, inequality of resources, ethnic nepotism and rampant government corruption. Additionally, thousands of youth are internally displaced (IDPs) by violent conflicts: particularly the Anglophone crisis in the South West and North West regions. This study seeks to understand young people’s experiences in this context. Through twenty interviews with IDPs in Yaoundé ages 18 to 30, the study sheds light on the following questions: How do young IDPs conceive the flourishing for themselves …
Book Review: Katell Berthelot. Jews And Their Roman Rivals: Pagan Rome’S Challenge To Israel, Joseph Drew
Book Review: Katell Berthelot. Jews And Their Roman Rivals: Pagan Rome’S Challenge To Israel, Joseph Drew
Comparative Civilizations Review
This is a magisterial work, one which sets high the bar in the comparative study of civilizations. In it, Prof. Katell Berthelot covers the sweep of 600 years, from the second century, BCE, to the fourth century, CE, as she analyzes the extensive impact of Rome on Jewish ideas of law, religion, and peoplehood and, secondarily, the corresponding impact of their rivals, the Jews, on Roman society and history.
In Defense Of Religion-Sport Separation In Coaching, Lou Matz
In Defense Of Religion-Sport Separation In Coaching, Lou Matz
College of the Pacific Faculty Articles
Can a coach rightfully integrate a religious orientation in their coaching in a public institution? In its recent Kennedy v Bremerton School District (2022) decision, the U.S. Supreme Court defended the educational value of players’ exposure to diverse expressive activities as a part of learning how to live in a pluralistic society. I contend that religion-sport separation is the most philosophically defensible position, based primarily on the problems with supernatural theism in religions like Christianity. Nonetheless, there is a form of religion-sport integration that is theoretically possible within my critique of theism which could strengthen the inner morality of sport. …
Latest Occasional Papers Highlights Biblical Scholar
Latest Occasional Papers Highlights Biblical Scholar
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A new publication from the Institute highlights the biblical research of a prominent British scholar. Kevin Christensen’s “Paradigms Regained: A Survey of Margaret Barker’s Scholarship and Its Significance for Mormon Studies,” the second issue of the FARMS Occasional Papers, compares the works of Margaret Barker with the writings of many Latter-day Saint researchers, including Hugh W. Nibley, Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch.
The Contemporary Novel As Theology: How Narratives Of Conversion Experience In Literature Expose The Reality Of Lived Belief, Elizabeth Ann Walker Thomae
The Contemporary Novel As Theology: How Narratives Of Conversion Experience In Literature Expose The Reality Of Lived Belief, Elizabeth Ann Walker Thomae
Theses and Dissertations
To think of the human life as a walking, talking, living and breathing poem radically changes the way we view our day-to-day experiences. A strong tie exists between the written word and the human aesthetic experience, especially concerning religion, a tie that has existed since literature’s inception. Many great philosophers, psychologists, historians, and theologians alike have attempted to grasp what truly composes a religious experience and what gives these experiences meaning. Herein lies the dilemma: religious experience escapes concrete explanation, yet is felt and expressed by every person, albeit in an array of different ways. Religious experience is beyond the …
Table Talk: Short Talks On The Weightier Matters Of Law And Religion, John Witte Jr.
Table Talk: Short Talks On The Weightier Matters Of Law And Religion, John Witte Jr.
Center for the Study of Law and Religion Books
“Table talks” have long been a familiar genre of writing for jurists, theologians, politicians, and novelists. In this little volume, thirty sage reflections on how to thrive in law school and in the legal profession are offered: short commentaries on controversial matters of faith, freedom, and family; pithy sermons on difficult biblical texts about law and justice; and touching tributes to a few of his fallen heroes. Most of the thirty texts gathered here were made at seminar tables, academic roundtables, editorial tables, and Eucharist tables. Cast in avuncular form, these texts probe what makes life worth living, work worth …
History’S Pathologists: Oswald Spengler, Jacques Barzun, John Lukacs And The Dying Of The West, Michael A. Flannery
History’S Pathologists: Oswald Spengler, Jacques Barzun, John Lukacs And The Dying Of The West, Michael A. Flannery
Libraries Professional Work
This essay explores the perceived weakening and even possible collapse of Western Civilization as seen through the eyes of three prominent historians: Oswald Spengler, Jacques Barzun, and John Lukacs. Each of them has provoked controversy due to their pathologies of the West and their conclusion that its vital signs (identified as religion, science, and education), suggest a sick and possibly dying patient. All three developed metahistories that led, in Dermot Quinn’s words, to “that architecture of greater meaning by which historical facts make themselves intelligible.” That is to say, beyond their specific historical narratives, each made use of a wider …
Cultural And Religious Awareness For Online Ministries, Joanne Jacene Devoe
Cultural And Religious Awareness For Online Ministries, Joanne Jacene Devoe
Doctor of Education Dissertations
This purpose of this project was to address the cultural and religious barriers when answering various questions concerning the Bible and daily living for online ministries. In order to be able to effectively convey the gospel message, any online ministry and its staff members need a good understanding of varying and different cultures or religions via online resources of those different religions and cultures. These resources aid in the efficiency and effectiveness of the online ministry staff by enhancing cultural and religious awareness. These resources decrease follow-up questions for further clarification of original questions as well as decrease the reassignment …
“A Change Of Name During Sickness”: Surveying The Widespread Practice Of Renaming In Response To Physical Illness, Russell Fielding
“A Change Of Name During Sickness”: Surveying The Widespread Practice Of Renaming In Response To Physical Illness, Russell Fielding
Honors College Faculty Publications
This paper synthesizes and summarizes a selection of literature—largely anthropological and ethnographic, published between the early 18th and early21st centuries—that describes the practice of renaming gapers onwho is physically ill in order to affect their recovery. In none of these publications is this particular practice central; rather, it is often mentioned alongside myriad other cultural and naming practices. While no claim is made as to the exhaustive nature of the literature review, this analysis reveals patterns and similarities related to the reasoning behind such a practice and the special relationship between personal names and physical health in a …
The Paradox Of Juridical Secularism: An Illustration Through The Cases Of Sabarimala And Hijab, Sukriti .
The Paradox Of Juridical Secularism: An Illustration Through The Cases Of Sabarimala And Hijab, Sukriti .
National Law School Journal
Secularism in India was imagined in cognisance of religion's entrenchment in the public life of the country as well as in people’s identities. This form of secularism was made possible within the Constitution of India through a broad framing of religious freedoms that was limited by statist concerns such as public order, morality, and health. In the face of rising majoritarianism, secular values are under serious challenge, impacting the right to religious freedom and expression. In the face of this challenge, this article assesses the judiciary’s engagement with religion on issues of discrimination against women. The article contends that the …
Abida Parveen, Katie Ashton
Abida Parveen, Katie Ashton
AWE (A Woman’s Experience)
Within Sufi Islam is a musical tradition called Qawwali, which blends Hindustani classical music with Sufi Islamic poetry. Already a bled of multiple religious elements, Qawwali is certainly not orthodox in its worship; nevertheless, it certainly works as a powerful form of religious worship through a combination of Hindu music Sufi poetry. Qawwals (Qawwali musicians) often know poetry in four or more different languages and have experimented with many Hindustani Ragas (musical traditions learned experimented with as musicians studying for a decade or longer).
Muslim Americans’ Experience Of The Pandemic At The Intersection Of History, Culture, And Gender, Enaya Othman, Lee Za Ong
Muslim Americans’ Experience Of The Pandemic At The Intersection Of History, Culture, And Gender, Enaya Othman, Lee Za Ong
Arabic Languages and Literatures
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Muslims in the U. S during the COVID-19 pandemic. Religion has been playing an important role in individuals’ experiences of the pandemic. Many studies were essays on how to utilize a theological approach to respond to and cope with the pandemic. There is limited research on the impact of how Muslim communities in the U. S responded to the pandemic, particularly from the lens of Islamic history, religious beliefs, and attitudes, and being minoritized in a predominantly Christian country. Using an oral history approach, individual virtual interviews were conducted. …