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 study examined the relation between religious faith and gratitude variables with the severity of mental disorders symptoms. participants were 300 students of shiraz university who were selected via cluster random sampling method. measures were islamic – iranian gratitude, religious faith, and scl-90 questionnaires. the data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple regression methods. t...

Accessing and assessing the controlling beliefs of teachers about the role of faith in curriculum decisions is an essential first step in efforts to address the gap between the faith integration mission of Christian schools and actual practices (Boerema, 2011). Without intervention, teachers’ beliefs about teaching—shaped by early classroom experiences and a culture in which God is depicted as ...

On 22 February 2011, Christchurch New Zealand (population 367,700) experienced a devastating earthquake, causing extensive damage and killing one hundred and eighty-five people. The earthquake and aftershocks occurred between the 2009 and 2011 waves of a longitudinal probability sample conducted in New Zealand, enabling us to examine how a natural disaster of this magnitude affected deeply held...

n June 1997 a sixteen-year-old girl named Shannon Nixon began to I feel ill. Her parents belonged to the Faith Tabernacle Church, one of a number of American sects which believe that illness should be treated spiritually rather than medically. Accordingly, the Nkons prayed for Shannon and took her to be anointed at their church. Shannon reported that she felt better and that the spiritual treat...