Many aspects of religion are puzzling these days. This 2003 book looks at ways of improving our understanding of religious change by strengthening the links between social theory and the social ...scientific study of religion. It clarifies the social processes involved in constructing religion and non-religion in public and private life. Taking illustrations of the importance of these boundaries from studies of secularisation, religious diversity, globalisation, religious movements and self-identity, Beckford reviews social scientific knowledge about religion and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a wide range of theoretical attempts to account for religious change and continuity. The discussion goes in two directions. The first is towards identifying ways in which studies of religion would benefit from taking better account of themes in recent social theory. The second is towards identifying reasons for social theorists to pay more attention to the findings of empirical investigations of religion.
Adana, which has hosted many important civilizations throughout history and whose history dates back to the Polished Stone Age, is a city where tourism activity has been experienced indifferent forms ...since the past. Adana is also an agricultural and industrial center. The aim of this study is to reveal the potential of Adana in terms of faith tourism and the views of the local people about faith tourism. Within the scope of the research, in addition to the information about the history of Adana, information about seven mosques and one church, which has an important historical and architectural content and is still in use today, is given. In addition, information about 36 churches, most of which belong to the Byzantine period and whose ruins have survived,has been compiled, and there is also a section about mausoleums and visits in Adana, apart from mosques and churches. In order to determine the views of the people of Adana on faith tourism,a survey was conducted with 391 people using the snowball sampling method. Survey results were analyzed by frequency analysis, independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance(ANOVA). As a result of the research, it has been revealed that faith tourism activities in Adana are insufficient and faith tourism venues are not recognized enough, but the people of Adana show a positive approach to faith tourism and the development of faith tourism in Adana.
The paper analyses the Islamophobic and anti-refugee narratives in Poland through the lens of two different modes of patriotism. These two types of patriotism reflect a great division within Polish ...society – i.e. between openness and aspiration towards EU and closeness and pride from Polish history. Islamophobic and anti-refugee discourse are powerful tools used in contemporary political discourse by the ruling party, yet they exemplify only one of many layers of the division. The paper starts with setting the framework for Islamophobic discourse in Poland, namely lacking post-colonial reflection and cultural homogeneity. It uses the concept of social imaginary to analyse conflicting discourses on Muslims and refugees on three different examples: use of Polish history for as a source of integration vs. defence against allegations; welcoming refugees as European obligation vs. obligation of EU towards Poland, and endorsing multiculturalism vs. Poland as antemurale christianitatis.
Sensory-perceptive activity expresses the attributes of real objects and provides information connected to both external and internal reality. Perception helps us embed the information taken from ...sensations, helping us form the perceptive image that must be completed by each individual in their existence. Practically, perception facilitates the adaptation to reality depending on the experiences of each individual. A method that patients may learn to control their various perceptions is self-regulation by mental images, and here we can consider various approaches to the mental image. Mental imagery is important for the perception of pain, being an easy method to manage pain. Here we can also describe the pain of the ‘phantom member,’ whom certain people that have amputated members still perceive, and which consists of cortical processing of pain, without being triggered by pain receptors, because they lack it. The data described herein confirms and helps us contour the fact that the image of a sensory circumstance may influence neuronal processes which create real sensory experiences.
This case study of John Boles (1661-1731) illustrates how one can write comprehensive biographies of Irish Quakers, most of whom have hitherto remained anonymous. Sources are analysed, genealogical ...charts constructed, and individuals' contributions are discussed in historical and socio-economic contexts.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which spread throughout the world in 2020, has painfully confronted modern human with the experience of death and loss. The threat to one’s own life and the ...passing of relatives defeated by a terminal illness have become a traumatic fact for many people, forcing them to ask again the question about the meaning of life and death. Can this question be addressed today from the perspective of existentialism? It was within this philosophical trend that two main approaches were born — atheistic and Christian — proposing a certain way of understanding the condition of a person affected by the drama of death. This article, based on the reflections of selected representatives of both directions and on the method of their systematic analysis, is an attempt to describe the existential situation of man during a pandemic and to answer the question of what the experience of death may bring to his understanding of life. In this context, the article shows the value of the Christian concept of God’s self-giving in Christ.
One of the manifestations of the contemporary human crisis is prayer. This article addresses this issue in the context of the challenges of civilization. Using the analytical method, the genotypic ...and phenotypic foundations of prayer are indicated. The key is the experience of Holy Scripture, which is a prayer-sanctifying dialogue. The culmination point of this process is the person of Jesus Christ. In this context, it is necessary to notice and specify contemporary challenges, which are multilayered and multi-faceted. The progress of civilization, which is at the center of modern existence along with increasing apostasy, has placed man at the center of the universe. This has caused a huge anthropological and identity disturbance. The analysis shows that referring to God as Truth in a prayerful interpersonal dialogue can lead to a person regaining his identity.
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