Is Thomas Kuhn's model of scientific revolutions in terms of paradigm shifts appropriately applied to cases of radical changes in religious outlook, and in particular conversion to faith, or loss of faith? Since this question cannot be addressed in purely a priori terms, three case studies of ...
Weather-related disasters can make people more religious but it depends on the toll they inflict, suggests new UBC research. If a disaster injures a significant number of people, it can strengthen religiosity among those who are already religious. But if a disaster inflicts mostly economic damage,...
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Some religious organizations feared a loss of autonomy if they accepted taxpayer funding. From theCambridge English Corpus loss of confidence And this frequent loss of confidence means that doxastic conservatism usually cannot be used as a way of retaining one's beliefs. From theCambridge English Cor...
My observation is that these expectations have grown because of a number of factors, which include the advances in health care that make more things possible; the decrease in religious faith in general that shifts from a belief that our lives are in God's hands to a desire to be able to...
A Loss Of Faith David Kuo is an evangelical Christian and card-carrying member of the religious right, who got a job in the White House in the president's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. He thought it was a dream-come-true: a chance to work for a president whose ...
and you may not be so sure about God’s role in any of it. So even if you attend the same church, practice the same faith, or feel like you’re pretty sure of their religious beliefs, try not to go there when you’re comforting someone. It may only make them feel worse about wh...
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Navy began releasing documents from the investigation into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history on Wednesday, but the Navy said the documents released under a court order don’t shed any new light on the cause of t
Prospective risk factors for complicated grief: A review of the empirical literature. Mourners often rely on faith following loss, but not all find spirituality comforting. Some grievers engage in negative religious coping (NRC), signaled by behaviors and thoughts such as anger toward God or their...