Jean-Louis Chrétien founded his phenomenological enquiry on an analysis of the word as defined by call and response link. His provides in-depth approach to spiritual experience a basis for authentic religious experience. The description theoretical sites in which he confronts theme spirit (vital breath, Holy Spirit, inspiration Scripture, life prayer) determines some fixed points that allow us ...

After Christians, Muslims represent the largest religious grouping in the UK. According to census statistics, there are approximately 1.6 million Muslims in the UK, approximately 54% of who were born outside of the UK. There has been emerging interest in the use of traditional healers by South Asians in the UK. Early studies by Aslam3 and Healey & Aslam4 focused upon health seeking behaviour am...

Anthroposophy is a school of thought or esoteric philosophy that goes back to Rudolf Steiner. Steiner wanted to expand the human mind through imagination, inspiration, and intuition. His own insights originated mainly from the “Akasha-Chronicle.” This is the “nontransitory history that is not perceptible to the senses,” which apparently only Steiner could access. Steiner applied his concepts in...

The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) is a 16-item self-report measure designed to assess ordinary experiences of connection with the transcendent in daily life. It includes constructs such as awe, gratitude, mercy, sense of connection with the transcendent and compassionate love. It also includes measures of awareness of discernment/inspiration and a sense of deep inner peace. Originally...

We examined the perceived supports and barriers and the smoking cessation strategies used by Native Hawaiian former and current smokers for the purpose of developing a culturally informed smoking cessation program. Ten focus groups with a total of 52 Native Hawaiian men and women were convened in a rural community in Hawai'i. Thematic analysis of focus group transcriptions resulted in the ident...

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the process theology is one of the theological systems which spread during postmodern period. this kind of theology tries to revive the spiritual system. david ray griffin is one of the process theologians and has many systematic researches. according to his idea, spiritual system in pre- modern considers the world in a way that is subjugated to an all-powerful being that unilaterally intervene...

The action of stories is always grounded and contextualized in a specific place and time. For centuries, artists seeking places worthy of representation have found inspiration in both the natural landscape and in man-made surrounds. This inspiration traditionally dwells on the scenic aspects of place and situation, in styles ranging from photorealistic to impressionistic. Sometimes, as in Austr...