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Assessment of mental health, religion and culture: the development and examination of psychometric measures (Part VIII – Poland)
2020
This Special Issue of Mental Health, Religion & Culture marks Part VIII of a series entitled Assessment of Mental Health, Religion and Culture: The development and examination of psychometric measu...
A Generative Model of the Mutual Escalation of Anxiety Between Religious Groups
2018
We propose a generative agent-based model of the emergence and escalation of xenophobic anxiety in which individuals from two different religious groups encounter various hazards within an artificial society. The architecture of the model is informed by several empirically validated theories about the role of religion in intergroup conflict. Our results identify some of the conditions and mechanisms that engender the intensification of anxiety within and between religious groups. We define mutually escalating xenophobic anxiety as the increase of the average level of anxiety of the agents in both groups over time. Trace validation techniques show that the most common conditions under which …
Forecasting Changes in Religiosity and Existential Security with an Agent-Based Model
2018
We employ existing data sets and agent-based modeling to forecast changes in religiosity and existential security among a collective of individuals over time. Existential security reflects the extent of economic, socioeconomic and human development provided by society. Our model includes agents in social networks interacting with one another based on the education level of the agents, the religious practices of the agents, and each agent's existential security within their natural and social environments. The data used to inform the values and relationships among these variables is based on rigorous statistical analysis of the International Social Survey Programme Religion Module (ISSP) and…
The Portrayal of Paul's Outer Appearance in the Acts of Paul and Thecla. Re-Considering the Correspondence between Body and Personality in Ancient Li…
2008
AbstractThis essay claims that Paul's description in Acts Paul Thecl. 3, if read against the background of Graeco-Roman physiognomics, i.e., the belief in the coherence between outer appearance and inner qualities of a person, is not derogative as assumed in older research but agreeable. The positive interpretation of Paul's outer appearance is corroborated by an analysis of the reactions he evokes in followers (Onesiphorus, Thecla) as well as opponents (Theoclia, Thamyris). It is demonstrated that Paul's physiognomy corresponds to his apostolic identity.
Exploring the “Cozy Cabal of Academics, Dealers and Collectors” through the Schøyen Collection
2020
In the wake of the trade in ancient materials, several ethical and political issues arise that merit concern: The decimation of the cultural heritage of war-torn countries, proliferation of corruption, ideological connotations of orientalism, financial support of terrorism, and participation in networks involved in money laundering, weapon sales, human trafficking and drugs. Moreover, trafficking and trading also have a harmful effect on the fabric of academia itself. This study uses open sources to track the history of the private Schø
Religious and spiritual motifs in the art of the patients of Nikkilä Hospital
2021
This article focuses on religiousness and spirituality in the art works of psychiatric patients of Nikkilä Hospital, Finland. The pictures analysed here belong to a collection held at the Helsinki City Museum and they were made during the twentieth century. The theoretical frame of the study is a cultural study of mental health. The collection is approached as presenting a specific kind of imagery which has connections not only to the personal history and diagnoses of the patients; their cultural context and hospital environment is also taken into account. The religiousness and spirituality of the Nikkilä collection are also compared with outsider art and examples of art history internation…
Le prieuré de Jully-les-Nonnains : Quelques réflexions relatives à la destination et l'usage du Psautier-hymnaire ms539 de la bibliothèque municipale…
2018
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Онтологическая трансформация человека в богословии Игнатия Брянчанинова: критическое осмысление
2009
Grieķu tēvu-askētu (hesihastu) garīgās pārtapšanas (ontoloģiskās transformācijas) doktrīna, prakse un galvenās problēmas tiek pētītas uz krievu askētisma klasiķa Ignatija Brjančaņinova teoloģijas piemēra. Brjančaņinovs interpretē hesihastisko askētismu visplašākajā nozīmē – kā universāli-kristīgu garīgumu par exellence. Tāpēc Brjančaņinova personā mums ir darīšana ar specifiska ekskluzīvas domāšanas fenomena un ar īpaši ekskluzīvas hesihasma skolas rašanos krievu askētiskās tradīcijas un KPB ietvaros, kurai ir būtiska loma pareizticīgo apziņas formēšanā līdz pat mūsdienām. Brjančaņinova ontoloģiskās transformācijas doktrīna tiek sistemātiski apzināta savā saturiskajā izpausmē un kritiski iz…
Ceļš: Teoloģisks un kultūrvēsturisks žurnāls. Nr.1 (46)
1995
The principles of bioethics and the growth of an intercultural bioethics
2010
En este trabajo defiendo que el debate internacional sobre los principios de la bioética es uno de los más fructíferos para construir los fundamentos de una bioética intercultural. Tras recordar en qué consisten los principios de la bioética, tal y como han sido defendidos por Tom L. Beauchamp y James F. Childress en Estados Unidos, ofrezco una breve mirada a estos principios desde Europa, América Latina, África y Asia. Continúo con una reflexión sobre dichos principios desde algunas de las grandes religiones del mundo. Todo ello me permite ofrecer importantes elementos para construir las bases de lo que podríamos llamar una «bioética intercultural». In this article, I defend that the inter…