the study of the function of religion in creating meaning in man’s individual life and its social effects is one of the significant subjects in sociology of religion. the significance of meaning in life stems from the fact that with the advent of the modern world, the traditional value systems encounter a challenge and the volatility of the modern world life, its multiple of meanings and its va...

creating joint-use libraries, backed to 100 years ago, unfortunately many countries have not yet began to build such libraries. regarding the increasing number of libraries, the most important issue for interaction between libraries as places of intellectual life and centers for activities is to create joint-use libraries and information places for the public. it is obvious that building such n...

This article suggests that communities and social ties support the feeling of being meaningful. The theoretical concepts discussed here are capital, community, new forms ties. data consists 969 answers from citizens different ages three cities. Despite possibilities global ties, Finns seem to be quite traditional when it comes a meaningful life: sources communality “old communities” such as wor...