The purpose of this study is twofold: to explore the nature of church-based social support, and to see whether support received in religious settings is related to the use of religious coping methods. The data come from a nationwide survey of members of the Presbyterian Church USA. Three dimensions of religious support are examined in detail: emotional support from church members, spiritual sup...

discussion about relation between religion and politics or state has been proposed for long time in east and west. so it is not limited to our nation and or period. in this paper we will show that: a) in throughout of the history of western thought from one side political governors (kaiser) for surviving their domain and authorities need to protect by legitimacy of religion; on the other hand, ...

[The discussions between Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper on the relationship between the universal Church and the local/ particular churches touch on one of today’s major theological and pastoral issues. If the universal Church is ontologically and temporally prior to the local church, then how is the local church fully Church, and how are bishops truly vicars of Christ and not simply delega...

Prior to the mid-1780s, the religious community called the Episcopal Church in the United States or the Protestant Episcopal Church was known as the Church of England. Following the war for independence, however, Anglican leaders in the new nation reorganized this religious body, and the Protestant Episcopal Church became the selfgoverning American branch of the Anglican communion. The preface ...

Classical paradigms of the church-state relations may be reflected in how church has tried to work and live out her integrity different cultural-political contexts. The churches Estonia have envisioned Christian relation state differently times stages societal cultural development. One could distinguish following four types relationships: conflict, harmony, two kingdoms, social servanthood. Thi...

Christianity has had a long history in Asia. Although it is generally assumed that it took a very long time for the Gospel to reach Asia because Christianity moved westward since the time of Paul’s missionary journeys, Christians might have arrived in China as early as the end of the first century.1 There is also evidence of St. Thomas’s mission to India, Armenia’s declaration of Christianity a...