Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Esra Cavusoglu, Abdullah Avci
Summary: Although there has been some discussion on the effect of spirituality in chronic disease, little is known about spirituality and spiritual beliefs in Parkinson's disease. This scoping review found that age, gender, education level, emotional changes, region of onset of Parkinson's disease, severity of symptoms, quality of life, religion affiliation, and acceptance of Parkinson's disease influence spirituality in people with Parkinson's disease. Future studies should focus on exploring the relationship between Parkinson's disease and spirituality.
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Asli Kurtgoz, Mehtap Genc
Summary: This study explores the perceptions and experiences of elderly individuals with Parkinson's disease and formal caregivers regarding spiritual care. The findings show that living in a nursing home can affect the spiritual dimensions of elderly individuals with Parkinson's disease and increase their spiritual needs. However, formal caregivers do not offer specific spiritual care practices for individuals with Parkinson's disease.
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Erika Iacona, Lia Zulianello, Silvia Piol, Germano Bettoncelli, Adriano Zamperini, Ines Testoni
Summary: This exploratory research examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals and investigated the role of spirituality in their experiences. The study found that the changes brought about by the pandemic, combined with inadequate training, led to high levels of stress and burnout among healthcare providers. The research also highlighted the importance of palliative care in supporting healthcare professionals, particularly general practitioners, who were extensively exposed to the dying process and changes in end-of-life scenarios.
PASTORAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yasemin Gulec
Summary: This article, using a descriptive method based on document analysis, reveals the importance of using shadow puppets as an artistic-pedagogical tool in religious education classes. It discusses the historical purposes of shadow puppets, the stages of the Karagoz shadow puppet, the reasons for its use as a pedagogical tool, and the benefits of puppetry in teaching.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Religion
Konrad Talmont-Kaminski, F. LeRon Shults
Summary: This article proposes a new solution to interpret the relationship between religion and secularisation in the context of biological evolution. By expanding on a certain school of thought, the authors outline a theory of religious vestiges and describe the changes in certain religious traits. The article argues that religious diversity is a predictable effect of secularisation.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nesrullah Okan, Yahya Sahin
Summary: This research developed and validated a post-disaster spiritual coping scale to evaluate the coping processes of individuals affected by disasters. Through literature review and data collection, a 13-item scale was created and confirmed to have acceptable fit indices and loading values through confirmatory factor analysis. The scale demonstrated good reliability and validity, making it a useful tool for evaluating spiritual coping mechanisms in disaster-affected individuals.
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Religion
Jose Zanca
Summary: Religious culture is presented as a significant plot within a broader cultural framework with set devices for its reproduction, appropriation, and re-actualization. The process of secularization has distinguished religious culture as a unique artifact rather than a background, as in the past. This article aims to analyze the role of Catholic intellectuals in 20th century Argentina, considering various problematic axes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN RELIGIONS
(2023)
Article
Philosophy
Joshua R. Sijuwade
Summary: This article presents a new approach to elucidate the doctrine of the Incarnation using concepts and theses from contemporary metaphysics, which effectively addresses objections commonly raised against it.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
(2023)
Article
Religion
Laura Kallatsa, Sini Mikkola
Summary: This article examines how Communion is perceived as a religious ritual in a rapidly changing environment through a case study of Finnish Lutheran ministers and parishioners. The study finds two main stances towards online Communion - preservers and transformers. The majority of respondents have a negative perspective on online Communion.
STUDIA THEOLOGICA-NORDIC JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Religion
Michael B. Hundley
Summary: This article explores the significance of the ark as cultural memory and symbol, examines the ark narrative in different contexts, and analyzes its response to ancient Near Eastern tropes. It also discusses the reasons for the ark's capture and recontextualizes the story through its sequel.
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
(2023)
Article
Religion
John R. Betz
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ehud Tsemach
Summary: Research on personal epistemology explores the intersection between epistemological beliefs about science and sociocultural factors. This study focuses on the epistemological beliefs of ultra-Orthodox Jewish students during their initial days in academia. The findings show that these students have less sophisticated beliefs compared to their non-Haredi counterparts and rely more on expert authority. Additionally, the study evaluates the strategies used by these students to manage the potential tension between science and religion.
JOURNAL OF BELIEFS & VALUES-STUDIES IN RELIGION & EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Religion
Mike Almeida
Summary: The article argues that if S5 is the logic of metaphysical necessity, then no possible state of affairs can provide any significant evidence for or against the existence of God. Assuming S4 or K-sigma rho as the logic of metaphysical necessity also leads to untenable epistemological and metaphysical consequences for philosophical theology.
Article
Asian Studies
Ilkhom Mirzoev
Article
Asian Studies
Hamid Ahmadi
Article
Asian Studies
Bernard Hourcade
Article
Asian Studies
Mehran Kamrava
Article
Religion
Daewook Kim
Summary: This paper surveys the episode of Absalom's rebellion and the stories of Hushai and Ahithophel, revealing how YHWH frustrates Absalom's will and punishes him accordingly.
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
(2023)
Article
Religion
Martin Johnson, Philip Jenson
Summary: This research examines the Hebrew bird names found in Leviticus 11:13-19 using a group cognition methodology. The study reveals the uncertainty surrounding the translation of these names and analyzes the onomatopoeic correlations between the Hebrew names and bird calls.
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Majid Daneshgar
Summary: This article discusses the creation and development of the scientific miraculousness of the Qur'an, which claims that the Qur'an contains scientific findings and has specific scientific features. The article highlights how it became a political-theological tool used by Muslim preachers and activists.
