Pytanie o sens życia by Karol Bujnowski

“…Religion is the one that can often bring the richest and deepest answers to the question of the two meanings: the meaning of life and the world.…”
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Godsdiens: middel tot verslawing of tot heling? by W. C. Coetzer

“… There are two sides to religion, on the one hand the threat that implies emotional pain and addiction, on the other hand the healing and liberating effect of a balanced and healthy religion. …”
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Redefined prophecy as Deuteronomic alternative to divination in Deut 18:9-22 by H L Bosman

“…This also caused a Deuteronomic redefinition of the office and function of the prophets as the most important remaining religious leaders in Babilonia and to enable the maintenance of power within the centralized religion of the post-exilic Jewish community in Palestine. …”
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Analiza pojęcia światopoglądu ekologicznego by Jacek W. Czartoszewski

“…Furthermore, it must avoid gaps in knowledge, hence the community, in addition to possessing scientific, technical, legal and economic knowledge, should be knowledgeable of humanistic anthropology, axiology, theodicy, and religion, gained comprehensively through the use of common sense knowledge, wisdom, science, philosophy, and religion. …”
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THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRAXIS IN SOUTH AFRICAN PENTECOSTALISM: PATMOS BIBLE SCHOOL AS A MODEL by M.S. Kgatle

“… Recent developments within South African Pentecostalism reveal that a number of pastors in new Prophetic Churches abuse religion and women and engage in other extreme practices of religion. …”
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The revival of spiritual practices: factors influencing the “seeking deities and offering prayers” behavior of China’s Generation Z on social media in an atheistic context by Jing Wang, Balamuralithara Balakrishnan, Xiaohui Wan, Qirui Yu, Qiqi Ye

“…IntroductionOver the past decade, there has been a growing focus on the study of how religion and technology intersect, particularly within the field of digital religion studies. …”
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Komunikasi Politik Partai Ummat di Media Sosial: Populisme Agama dan Dampaknya pada Demokrasi 2024 by Rizki Insani, Sundawan Salya, Pratama Dahlian Persadha

“…The research aims to analyze the characteristics of using religion-based populist issues as part of the political communication of the Ummat Party, understand its impact on national integration, and examine intelligence efforts to counter the threat of religion-based populism. …”
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A Most Eminent Victorian: Thomas Henry Huxley by Sherrie Lyons

“…In this paper I will elaborate on exactly what Huxley meant by agnosticism by discussing his views on the distinctions he drew between philosophy and science, science and theology, and between theology and religion. His claim that theology belonged to the realm of the intellect while religion belonged to the realm of feeling served as an important strategy in his defense of evolution. …”
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The issue of Rejection of Positivist and Materialist Reflections in Turkish Thought by Aba Müslim Akdemir

“…Especially the positivist, materialist,and naturalistic influences created an environment of polarizationwhere the supporters of traditionalism faced off against those of modernityat the triangle of religion, science, and philosophy. Based on their positivistand materialist thoughts, thinkers such as Beşir Fuat, Abdullah Cevdet,Celal Nuri, Baha Tevfik, and Ahmed Nebil, who were the supporters of thetradition of modernization, grounded their arguments on religion, science,and philosophy, the achilles’ heel of traditionalists. …”
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Believing After Darwin: the Debates of the Metaphysical Society (1869–1880) by Catherine Hajdenko-Marshall

“…They attempted to find a way of believing after the discoveries of Charles Darwin as if religion had been challenged by science. In fact, what the papers reveal is that science and the methods of scientists could be used to explain religion and religious faith and that the opposition between science and faith was not as important as expected. …”
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THE 20TH CENTURY ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN MANDAILING LAND: A Study of the Intellectual Legacy of Sheikh Ali Hasan Ahmad Ad-Dary (1915-1998) by Irfa Waldi, Haidar Putra Daulay, Hasan Asari

“…Addary concentrated on three things throughout his life, including bureaucracy, social religion and islamic education initiator. He was an ASN (civil servant) of the Ministry of Religion and the founding Dean of IAIN Imam Bonjol Padang's Faculty of Education Padangsidimpuan branch. …”
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On being uniquely human in the world: a reflection on the contributions of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen by H. Musa

“…Van Huyssteen’s life and work have revolutionised the discussion on human life, the origin of religion, the quest for religion, and the constructive sense of rationality and spirituality as important ways of understanding the meaning and function of human uniqueness in terms of the reality of the image of God (imago Dei) in human beings. …”
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Fides et ratio, the Western Medieval Synthesis and the Collapse of Secular Bioethics and Morality by H. Tristam Engelhardt Jr

“…Distantly ancestral versions of some of the material in this chapter were also given as lectures: “Religion, Politics, and the State: Rethinking Morality in Modern Secularized Societies,” Politeia, University of Milan, January 30, 2012, and “Religion, Politics, and the State in Modern Secularized Societies,” Comune di Napoli, February 6, 2012.…”
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Die vrede van Münster/Westfale en die betekenis daarvan vir die vestiging van die gereformeerde godsdiens aan die Kaap by V. E. d'Assonville

“…Thus an opportunity was created to found a refreshment post and eventually to further the reformed religion at the Cape. …”
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Les Dépravés de Dieu by Romain Simenel

“…How does the relationship with religion—in this case Islam—contribute to the distinction between social age categories? …”
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Who Owns the Central Mosque? Ethnic Identity and the Struggle for Spiritual Space in Epe, Southwest Nigeria by Moruff Mudasiru

“… Religion and ethnicity are core attributes of identity in West Africa, and the majority of the population defines itself in relation to these values. …”
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Les mobilisations contre le rapport sur les libertés individuelles et l’égalité (COLIBE) : Vers une spécialisation du parti Ennahdha dans l’action partisane ? by Alia Gana, Ester Sigillò

“…Rather than an effective separation of the two spheres of action, the process of specialization seems to contribute to a blurring of the boundaries between politics and religion.…”
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Isaiah 3:16–23: Dress, pride, ostentatious items or syncretism? by Paul Nyarko-Mensah, Dirk J. Human

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La cuantificación de patrones discursivos en seis países europeos. Un estudio de caso empírico sobre las nociones de “comunidad” y “sociedad” by Antonio Francisco Alaminos-Fernández, Paloma Alaminos-Fernández, Antonio Alaminos

“…Un segundo nivel incorpora las categorías de “religión” y “secularización” de la moral pública, generando ocho patrones discursivos (discursos). …”
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The status of women in the Ancient East: peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Mesopotamia by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…The main criteria of social differentiation of women in the first state formations of the Middle Ages have been studied. The influence of religion on the formation of understanding of the place and role of women in society has been shown. …”
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