In Australia and Oregon, USA, legislation to permit statutory sanctioned physician-assisted dying was enacted. However, opponents, many of whom held strong religious views, were successful with repeal in Australia. Similar opposition in Oregon was formidable, but ultimately lost in a 60-40% vote reaffirming physician-assisted dying. This paper examines the human dilemma which arises when techno...

Obecność obiektów sakralnych w strukturze miasta jest zazwyczaj dobrze widoczna. Świątynie i kaplice dopełniają przestrzenie publiczne, stanowiąc o ich wyjątkowości. Prócz reprezentacji wymiaru duchowego religijności, wszystkie działające zgodnie z przeznaczeniem obiekty sakralne należą do grupy budynków użyteczności publicznej, zatem powinny cechować się dobrym dostępem logiczną dystrybucją tk...

Places hosting religious sacred events provide opportunities for visitors to find spiritual growth and also afford glimpses into the local culture, community, group. This study looks at tourists’ intended behavioral loyalty a event place as determined through motivations, shared beliefs, emotional solidarity with other visitors, memorable experiences. Data were collected from 985 (556 domestic ...

In the present article, based on results from a survey study in Sweden among 2,355 cancer patients, the role of religion in coping is discussed. The survey study, in turn, was based on earlier findings from a qualitative study of cancer patients in Sweden. The purpose of the present survey study was to determine to what extent results obtained in the qualitative study can be applied to a wider ...

Environmental psychology categorizes “physical environment” as “typically neutral,” only coming into selfconscious awareness when individuals form stable and enduring representations of it [1]. We see this manifest in the real world when the steeple of a church is able to communicate that it is a place for reflection and religious gathering; the bricks and ivy of Harvard Yard signifies years of...