The first place where the study of Christianity was formally admitted in any of the Imperial Universities in Japan was at Kyoto Imperial University, with the creation of a chair in 'Kirisutokyogaku'. The official purpose of this chair was to open Christian studies academically to the public, ...
We can also present religious studies to our learners by discovering the origins of events and holidays. For example, the history of Christmas and how the celebration differs from culture to culture. The significance of All Souls’ Day and Dia de Los Muertos to Christianity and why commemoration...
'Impregnable Ramparts and Walls Of Iron': Boundary and Identity in Early 'Judaism' and 'Christianity' language, customs, and the gods supposedly separated 'us' from barbarians, but also enabled interaction; Jews and Christians engaged in the same strategies... J Lieu - 《New Testament Studies》...
Reviews two books. "Religion, Education, and the American Experience," edited by Edith L. Blumhofer; "The University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in Am... RBJW Fraser - 《History of Education Quarterly》 被引量: 0发表: 2005年
Also, the term evangelism refers to a particularly form of Christianity characterized by efforts to convert everyone possible to a fundamentalist version of Christianity. Findings regarding the relationship between social status and religious conservatism are presented below, first, regarding parental social...
Barry, C. M., Prenoveau, J. M., & Diehl, C. L. (2013). The value of walking the walk: The relation between family faith activities and emerging adults’ religiousness.Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 32, 206–220. Google Scholar ...
Later in her life, she converted to Christianity. Mrs Z’s fear of persecution was that her in-laws told her that she had to return to Nigeria and go through the Urhobo marriage initiation, which would involve her having to have the FGM done again. She was told that if she refuses to...
The article focuses on three books titled, "Suburbs of Christianity," by Ralph W. Sockman; "Youth and the Bible," by Muriel Streibert; and "Present Tendencies in Religious Thought," by Albert C. Knudson. Sermons are apt to derive their power more from the insight they afford into a ste...
Spirituality from the perspective of science books A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam Karen Armstrong not only summarizes the history of the three Abrahamitic religions – she also shares her knowledge on how these traditions influenced each other. ...
In this case, religion and culture are more or less fully identified, which corresponds to the construction of an “ideal type” (in Max Weber’s language) for which we find historical concretisations very close to the ideal type: the society of Christianity, tribal religions, or some ...