In the following reflections on the understanding of truth in regard to Christian faith (or even in regard to religious faith, experience, and language in general), I advocate a relational interpretation of truth. Truth in that sense is understood not primarily as an intellectual assertion but as a qualification of a dynamic, existential, personal relation. Truth is the trustworthiness of that ...

Introduction T Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982)1 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. The Charter details four fundamental freedoms: freedom of conscience and religion; freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression,...

although most parts of iran is free of malaria owing to appreciable struggle against this disease by the ministry of public health, in every case of fever of unknown origin (fuo) possibility of malaria should not be neglected. unjustified administration of antibiotics can delay the diagnosis because of diminishing effect in number of malaria parasites in peripheral blood. for this reason freque...

The paper explores, identifies and analyzes the concrete sociological indicators of original Calvinism as the specifically French Protestant Reformation, as well-established in the historical literature yet overlooked or downplayed in much of the sociology of (Calvinist) religion and ideology. The paper classifies them into five specific sociological indicators or proofs of originally French Ca...

the idea of relation between religions is one of important subjects in comparative religion, philosophy of religion and new theology. in this respect, from one hand the theory of plurality and diversity of religions, and on the other hand globalization, which is one of outcomes of our modern world, has lead human beings on some new attitudes about relation of religions like: exclusivism, plural...

abstract:the aim of current study is to investigate customs, traditions and beliefs related to evil eye according to anthropology of religion and beliefs. some differences have been always distinguished between religious rites and magical rites in anthropology of religion. in this study, we will first present determined definitions of religion and witchery from anthropological perspective and t...