Religious Symbols and State Regulation

Religious Symbols and Religious Garb in the Courtroom: Personal Values and Public Judgments

symbols of eternality:a study of circular symbols in religious and mythical texts

the conception and creation of eternal samples is one of the most evident efforts made by man from the very beginning of human life when he observed death and mortality and found all the world's manifestations prone to collapse and destruction. one of the most significant images related to the concept of externality and immortality is circular symbols. in fact, man has represented the conc...

The nonconscious influence of religious symbols in motivated performance situations.

Anthropological, sociological, and psychological theories suggest that religious symbols should influence motivational processes during performance of goal-relevant tasks. In two experiments, positive and negative religious (Christian) symbols were presented outside of participants' conscious awareness. These symbols influenced cardiovascular responses consistent with challenge and threat state...

Inter-Religious Relationships and Anxiety in the Regulation of Automatic Inter-Religious Prejudice

Inter-Religious Relationships and Anxiety in the Regulation of Automatic Inter-Religious Prejudice by Karla J. Felix Advisor: Curtis D. Hardin Shared reality theory predicts and evidence suggests that inter-religious relationships are motivated to maintain or regulate interpersonal interactions with others. However, this motivation has been given little attention within the automatic attitude l...

Church-State Separation, Healthcare Policy, and Religious Liberty

this paper sketches a framework for the separation of church and state and, with the framework in view, indicates why a government’s maintaining such separation poses challenges for balancing two major democratic ideals: preserving equality before the law and protecting liberty, including religious liberty. the challenge is particularly complex where healthcare is either provided or regulated b...