[Rev. of: Faith and Selfhood in a Changing Society: Autobiography Orthodoxy Russia from the End of Seventeenth to Beginning Twentieth Century, ed. Laurie Manchester Denis A. Sdvizhkov. Moscow: NLO, 2019. 408 pp. (in Russian)] The collection papers “Faith Century” served as stimulus for reflection on autobiographies literary genre at beginning early Modern Age Mediterranean point view. Studying ...

Over fifty years ago Arthur Eddington wrote [1]: " The second law of thermodynamics holds, I think, the supreme position among the laws of Nature. If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations – then so much the worse for Maxwell's equations. If it is found to be contradicted by observation, well, these experimentalists do bungle t...

The article, based on the work “Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism” explores concept «capitalism» by Max Weber, as well a critique capitalism itself texts Walter Benjamin Giorgio Agamben. All three authors have different views nature capitalism. If Weber is positive about capitalism, see it danger. approaches issue from point view Protestant practice, Agamben parasite that uses Christia...

Faith has always had an intense, but uneasy relationship with development. Donors are currently seeking greater engagement with FBOs. This positive shift needs careful consideration. Faith can be a powerful, but flammable fuel for change. FBOs are highly diverse and complex. Donors need to handle FBOs, but do so with understanding and care. This Viewpoint outlines both the major concerns about ...

Faith-based institutions and organizations represent a longstanding yet underutilized resource for health promotion and disease prevention efforts. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and its affiliated office within the Department of Health and Human Services, are the highest-profile markers of federal efforts, but most faith-health partnerships are not federal...

)w hat is common and di fferent in two great thinkers’ views?rationality of faith is one of the most important issues in contemporary philosophy of religion that most philosophers of religion have discussed it . alvin plantinga and richard swinburne with theistic approach have discussed this subject. swinburne with evidentialist approach concludes that religious belief like every another belief...

Research on how members of faith communities interact on online social networks and the factors that influence their computer-mediated communication are lacking. This study applies the concept of homophily to investigate the factors that encourage the development of relationship ties among members of faith communities on online social network sites such as Facebook. A survey was conducted with ...

Aaron Reid In his short story “The Rich Brother” Tobias Wolff delineates a tale of two brothers who have many external differences resulting from their differences in faith. The two brothers are Pete and Donald, and they live in present day California, where their lives are much different from each other. Pete owns a Century 21 franchise and has a wife and two children, and many highly regarded...