Is it possible to think about God without anthropomorphizing him? The fact that has both anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic characteristics adds theological confusion. Individual variances in God's views might be a reflection of how individuals understand portrayals. Intellectuals have argued for ages theistic conceptions are excessively anthropomorphic, perplexing, complex. paper focused ...

Inter-Religious dialogue is a demand for the mission. Based on theological investigation of scholars who explore and write subject, article analyses challenge especially in approaching African Traditional Religions. The discussion concerns Christian theology religious pluralism with local religion Africa looking at progress, not just from abstract world books, but also, connecting life people, ...

In this article, I offer a brief history of the Contemplative Studies initiative at Texas Christian University, then discuss some of the theoretical underpinning for our program, indicating the value of contemplative pedagogy in academia and Religious Studies in particular. I argue that such pedagogy addresses central concerns of liberal arts education, that is, enhancing insight into and criti...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the spiritual well-being of nurses; to appraise their opinions as to the importance of offering patients spiritual assistance, and to verify whether nurses received any specific type of preparation during their professional training for giving spiritual assistance to patients. METHODS This is an exploratory and descriptive study, carried out with a sample of 30 nurses w...

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Is it possible to talk about God without either misrepresentation or failing to assert anything of significance? The article begins by reviewing how, in attempting to answer this question, traditional theories of religious language have failed to sidestep both potential pitfalls adequately. After arguing that recently developed theories of metaphor seem better able to shed light on the nature o...

Aim to consider the possibilities and prospects for formation of interdisciplinary meta-reflection in comprehension religious mystical experience. Using methods critical philosophical reflection dialectical logic, authors analyze specifics diversity disciplinary approaches interpretations At same time, special attention is given factors interaction that contribute leveling interpretation differ...

A child's oncological or chronic disease is a stressful situation for parents. This stress may make it difficult for appropriate management strategies aimed at promoting the child's wellbeing and helping him or her cope with a disease to be adopted. In particular, this study focuses on the possible connections between the variable national cultural influences and the parental strategies used to...

Adopting an integrative approach to mental health is especially important when working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. In order to render culturally sensitive practice, we need to be immersed in the philosophical, contextual, and experiential considerations of the cultural group with whom we work. Comprehensive assessment and intervention involves bridging disciplines to gain a m...