Sentences with phrase «influenced religious studies»

Both movements have influenced religious studies, posing a clear, frontal challenge to objectivity in the discipline.

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Why is it that Sweden and Denmark are the places that always do so well in surveys and studies that measure satisfaction, happiness, and peace, yet they are almost devoid of any significant religious influence whatsoever?

But the claim with which Keister begins her study» that a person's religious beliefs will exert some influence on whether he will pursue material wealth and how he will go about doing so» seems eminently reasonable.

Religious Studies scholars see some Buddhist influence here, which would not be surprising since Buddhism thrives throughout the Indonesian archipelago that encompasses Bali.

This study erroneously assumes that people under the influence of a religious delusion can think for themselves and can independently and sincerely have real emotions.

Despite its age, the liberal Protestant metanarrative continues to influence not only religious studies but also, as Milbank shows, the social sciences of religion.

The study of the influence of social stratification upon religious grouping and on the structure and constitution of religious communities could now supplement the efforts of the church historians and ecclesiastical legalists.

When we study the history of Europe and America we can assume at least a minimal knowledge about the influence of Greek, Jewish, and Christian religious thought and practices, but for the study of the history of Asia we must prepare ourselves by gaining a sympathetic understanding of the quite different religious ideas and practices of that part of the world.

It took years of studying the history in which the Bible was written, learning about the other influences that often aren't taught in religious settings... and considering those religious influences, as well as the scientific and philosophical influences... to reach to the conclusions I have reached today — though I admit they still aren't and never will be perfect (like when I said IT doesn't care.

We have noted already that the Broadcast Institute study in 1971 identified a fairly even level of religious programming across the country, indicating that station managers were not only influenced by the demand for air - time for religious programs, but also by peer example.

J. H. Ellens, in a major study of denominational broadcasting, found that there were three major determinants that influenced the particular format adopted by denominational executives for a particular religious program: economics, technology, and theology.

As study after study began to report that religious nones in America were growing, many atheist, agnostic and humanist activists began to stress the need for these relative non-believers to come together and turn their numbers into political and social influence.

Western writing on Eastern religion has had, in the course of the last hundred years, because of its substance, an influence on the development of those religions themselves that certainly deserves careful historical investigation; on the whole, because of the form in which it has mostly been cast, it has in addition been causing resentment and is beginning to elicit protest.22 Certainly anyone for whom comparative religion studies are something that might or should serve to promote mutual understanding and good relations between religious communities can not but be concerned at this contrary effect.

August 12, 2011 Religious beliefs shape health care attitudes among U.S. Muslims The perceived role of God in illness and recovery is a primary influence upon the health care beliefs and behaviors of American Muslims, a first - of - its - kind study has discovered.

AQA, GCSE Religious Studies B, NEW Specification B: Catholic Christianity, Unit 3.6: The influence of the Trinity on Christians today The PowerPoint contains: Learning objectives, prayer, starter, definition of key terms, notes from the AQA GCSE NEW specification B textbook, tasks and practice exam questions with sample structure for answering the evaluation question and finally the plenary.

The Oasis trust runs 44 schools across the UK and is looking at offering peace studies as a stand alone subject as part of a wider programme aimed at ensuring pupils are not influenced by religious extremism and gang culture.

Blacksburg, Va — Called together to comment upon what one speaker called «the current fervor to enhance the moral influence of the public school,» experts in the study of values suggested here this month that schools should resist external pressures to «narrow their focus» to the teaching of specific religious or moral doctrines.

[i] Jennifer J. Harper, «The Early Religious Paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner: A Study of the Influences of Church, Family, and Era,» American Art, v. 6, n. 4 (Autumn, 1992), 75.

Studying theology and religious studies allows you to explore how religious beliefs and practices shape and influence the world we live in