this investigation, is consideration in relation between faith and moral in soren kierkegaard`s point of view, as two undeniable fact of mankind living reality that wich kierkegaard, christian fideist philosopher, describe from christian faith; she scrutinize`s this relation with study bible and some of chiristianity teachings as incarnation and expiate and the three persons. on the other hand,...

The creation of a much clearer view on religiosity-morality relations was the basic goal of the present study. Another goal was to examine the impact of factors (gender, type of sports) that possibly effect the formation of moral content judgment and parts of religiosity within a sport environment. The participants were 258 athletes of the Christian Orthodox faith (180 males and 78 females). Al...

the main purpose of this research is assessing the reason for the gap between moral knowledge and action of students despite current programs of moral education in schools, and suggesting components of good moral education to reduce this gap from allameh tabatabai’s viewpoints. to achieve this goal, descriptive-analytic method is used. the findings showed that the main operating in violation of...

The recent deaths of two children from parental decisions to rely on faith healing rather than medical treatment raises fundamental questions about the extent and limits of religious liberty in a liberal democratic society. This essay seeks to identify and critically examine three central issues internal to the ethics of religious communities that engage in faith healing regarding children: (1)...

This paper sheds light on the views of Mulla Sadra about virtue and action. The main question is how he explains the relationship, if any, between virtue and action. Mulla Sadra defines moral virtue as a settled inner disposition by which one acts morally, without need for any reflection or deliberation. This study seeks to explain how, according to Mulla Sadra, a virtue motivates the agent and...

Bifurcation means split apart or divided. I have to admit that the study which provides the foundation for this article is the product of a certain bifurcation between Christian faith and psychological science. Despite the division, as a Christian and a psychologist, I am grateful to have the opportunity to explore this great divide in light of God’s truth. I do, however, ask your patience when...

D uring my time in graduate school, I became very aware that those views which were informed by my faith were not represented in the academy. The Association of Christian Economists (ACE) provided me a community to explore how my faith and intellect could be integrated with one another. Perhaps it sounds almost quaint to say that somebody of good intellect cannot be a serious Christian, but we ...

End-of-life organ donation is controversial in Islam. The controversy stems from: (1) scientifically flawed medical criteria of death determination; (2) invasive perimortem procedures for preserving transplantable organs; and (3) incomplete disclosure of information to consenting donors and families. Data from a survey of Muslims residing in Western countries have shown that the interpretation ...