INTRODUCTION Black women are disproportionately burdened by obesity but maintain body satisfaction and strong religious commitment. Although faith-based weight-loss interventions have been effective at promoting weight loss among blacks, little is known about how body image and religious views contribute to weight-related beliefs among religious black women. The purpose of this study was to exa...

In the first phase of this research, we conducted, audio-recorded, and transcribed seven focus groups with more than 50 English- or Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age. Qualitative analysis revealed the following themes: (1) expectation that participation would involve relationships based on trust that is built over time and impacted by cultural factors; (2) perceived characteristics of ...

THE FAITH LIVES OF LESBIANS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH: THE MODERATING ROLE OF INTERNALIZED HOMONEGATIVITY Dane R. Whicker, B.A. Marquette University, 2013 In many cases, having a faith life is associated with positive psychological health outcomes. However, for lesbians, the interplay between religious and sexual identities may be such that the opposite effect occurs, particularly among women wh...

The world’s religions have made a contribution to environmental conservation and sustainable development through faith-based non-governmental organizations. Partnerships between secular conservation and development organizations and faith-based groups, however, are not always easy. Such partnerships face various challenges, including differences in worldviews, conflict between identities, and t...

BACKGROUND Faith-based organizations are recognized as an influential venue for behavioral health interventions. However, less is known about efficient approaches for identifying and recruiting these organizations and about the processes that enable successful partnership. COMMUNITY CONTEXT In 2007, 66% of Latinos and 70% of blacks in New York City reported being overweight or obese. Project ...

From the very heart of Christian faith and, at the same time, the heart of Greek thought now joined to faith, Manuel II was able to say: Not to act “with logos” is contrary to God’s nature. . . . [T]he faith of the Church has always insisted that between God and us, between his eternal Creator Spirit and our created reason there exists a real analogy, in which unlikeness remains infinitely grea...

This is a reflective piece on the experience of an autistic child and their family in churches over period years. It considers variety church practices terms encouragement or inhibition child’s journey faith welcome, safety, love. also draws contrast between practice welcoming have had at one centres Riding for Disabled Association, its very different approaches ethos held relation to those who...

conforming to the nature of human being, justice is some concept that has been the issue of various theological and humanitarian discussions throughout history. this concept has been reviewed from different aspects. applying izutsu's method of semantics, the present paper is analyzing the semantic instruction of the word “justice” based on the holy quran verses. on the basis of semantic sy...