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Pusztai, Gabriella, Katinka Bacskai, and Laura Morvai. "Religious Values and Educational Norms among Catholic and Protestant Teachers in Hungary." Religions 12, no. 10 (September 26, 2021): 805. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12100805.
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There are several studies looking into the differences between state-run and church-run schools in the recruitment and retention of their teachers. In Hungary, where teachers of church-run schools do not have to meet any special official requirements, church-run education has seen a rapid expansion since 2011. The denominational schools in Hungary are faith-based government-dependent private schools. The number of both Catholic and Protestant schools has increased twofold, and the expansion is still continuing. The vast majority of the newest denominational schools used to be run by the state and were taken over extremely rapidly, along with all their teachers and students, by the church. In our present study, based on our analysis of the survey “Teachers in church-run educational institutions” (2015–2017, N = 1134), we compare Catholic and Protestant teachers from church-run schools. Our results show that there are only slight differences in teachers’ values in the different denominational schools, which implies that the value systems of those schools are highly similar. The detected differences do not depend on the denominations that operate the schools but rather on the individual teachers’ religious affiliation. The most marked differences, however, have been detected between the value systems of religious and non-religious teachers.
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Benyamin, Yoel. "Penerapan Syarat-Syarat Bagi Gembala Jemaat Berdasarkan Kitab 1 Timotius 3:1-7." Predica Verbum: Jurnal Teologi dan Misi 2, no. 2 (December 31, 2022): 133–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.51591/predicaverbum.v2i2.30.
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The requirements as a church pastor in the book of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 are very relevant to the life of the church today in determining the pastor of the church. This application by the local church is very useful in finding a qualified church pastor according to Bible values. This article appears based on text research conducted with the method of grammatical study which finally found biblical truth about the requirements for church pastors. This grammatical study uses library research methods that rely on scientific references, credible books and online articles. The author finds that the values that Paul conveyed to Timothy can be a reference for appointing a pastor in the local congregation. The implication obtained based on text research is that a church pastor must comply with the conditions taught by the apostle Paul, physically and spiritually.
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ASTAPOV, Sergey, and Alina KRASNOVA. "Religious Values in Modern Russian Society: A Philosophical Explication." WISDOM 21, no. 1 (March 26, 2022): 183–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v21i1.586.
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This article analyses the results of sociological research on value orientations in modern Russian society, based on the philosophical explication of the concept of ‘value’. The analysis allows us to recognize that the significance of religious values in the value system of modern society depends on both – the goals of research and their methodological foundations. A philosophical understanding of the essence and nature of values is, therefore, central. Values are principles of a meaningful human life that give ideas about what is significant and important in one’s life, legitimising one’s activities as the realisation of one’s being. This article emphasises that the majority of respondents to the study, who belong to the Russian Orthodox Church, do not separate the confessional values from the moral values of traditional society. This tendency is also seen in the documents defining the social activities of the Church, although the division between confessional and moral values exists in the theology and religious philosophy of the Russian Orthodox Church. The authors of the article consider the essence and nature of values presented in Russian religious philosophy relevant to a religious worldview and assert the ontological, not moral, nature of values.
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Jo, Chulsu, Doo Hwan Kim, and Jae Woo Lee. "Sustainability of religious communities." PLOS ONE 16, no. 5 (May 7, 2021): e0250718. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250718.
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This article focuses on the relationship between church population and sustainability. We carried out the study on a sample of Presbyterian churches in South Korea, and implemented dynamic optimization of the church population based on the Susceptible–Infected–Recovered (SIR) epidemic model. In particular, System Dynamics (SD) and Agent-Based Model (ABM) simulations are performed for a prototype model with key parameters that contribute to church growth. Potential parameters reflecting sustainability for churches trigger dramatic growth in church populations. We categorized five dimensions of sustainability with various multi-dimensional indicators in order to measure the level of sustainability, and we obtained the values of the indicators by analyzing a number of news articles searched with a text mining technique. As time-dependent values of sustainability are imposed on the generic SD model for church population dynamics as sustainable potential parameters, the optimized result reproduces specific features for the church population. We discuss the roles of key parameters for sustainable church growth, and the contributions of the churches to sustainability.
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Arriola, Kimberly R. Jacob, April Hermstad, Shauna St Clair Flemming, Sally Honeycutt, Michelle L. Carvalho, Sabrina T. Cherry, Tamara Davis, Sheritta Frazier, Cam Escoffery, and Michelle C. Kegler. "Promoting Policy and Environmental Change in Faith-Based Organizations: Description and Findings From a Mini-Grants Program." American Journal of Health Promotion 31, no. 3 (November 17, 2016): 192–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.150212-quan-724.
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Purpose. The Emory Prevention Research Center’s Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network mini-grant program funded faith-based organizations to implement policy and environmental change to promote healthy eating and physical activity in rural South Georgia. This study describes the existing health promotion environment and its relationship to church member behavior. Design. Cross-sectional. Setting. Data were obtained from parishioners of six churches in predominantly rural South Georgia. Subjects. Participants were 319 church members with average age of 48 years, of whom 80% were female and 84% were black/African-American. Measures. Questionnaires assessed perceptions of the existing church health promotion environment relative to nutrition and physical activity, eating behavior and intention to use physical activity facilities at church, and eating and physical activity behaviors outside of church. Analysis. Multiple regression and ordinal logistic regression using generalized estimating equations were used to account for clustered data. Results. Results indicate that delivering messages via sermons and church bulletins, having healthy eating programs, and serving healthy foods are associated with participants’ self-reported consumption of healthy foods at church (all p values ≤ .001). Serving more healthy food and less unhealthy food was associated with healthier eating in general but not to physical activity in general (p values ≤ .001). Conclusion. The church environment may play an important role in supporting healthy eating in this setting and more generally.
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Christanti, Rossalina, Wahju Satria Wibowo, and Yahya Wijaya. "Perceptions of Church Financial Transparency: Ethical-Theological Analysis and Financial Accountability." Evangelikal: Jurnal Teologi Injili dan Pembinaan Warga Jemaat 7, no. 1 (January 12, 2023): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.46445/ejti.v7i1.616.
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This paper examines the perception of transparency among the Church Councils with an ethical-theological analysis and an analysis of financial accountability. The background of the problem is that there are different perceptions among the congregations regarding church financial accountability. These differences reflect differences in theological ethical content. The data collection method used is a mix-method, which uses quantitative tools by distributing questionnaires and in-depth interviews with several church assemblies. The final number of respondents is 167 church assemblies from two church groups, namely the Indonesian Christian Church of the Central Java Regional Synod (Gereja Kristen Indonesia Sinode Wilayah Jateng/GKI SW Jateng) Region of Solo and the Javanese Christian Churches (Gereja-gereja Kristen Jawa/GKJ) Region of North Yogyakarta. The result is a moral obligation is proven to have a significant effect on transparency and intention to disclose financial information to the congregation. This moral obligation to make church finances transparent is based on the church community or congregation members. The ethical drive mainly comes from the community. Theologically, this result on the one hand confirms the existence of the church as a community of faith that drives the formation of values. On the other hand, it presents an opportunity for the church to make a program that formed a personal value of transparency in the Church Council. The research contribution is to the development of the Church Council's guidance on financial accountability and the development of theological ethical values.
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Buda, Daniel. "Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism: An Overview of Their Relationship from the Perspective of Moral Values." Religions 12, no. 6 (May 26, 2021): 383. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12060383.
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Orthodox–Evangelical relationships are dominated by proselytism (at least in Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Union). This is understood as church conversion practiced through unfair means among people who are already Christians, belonging to so-called “historical churches.” However, beyond it, there is a real potential for cooperation using moral values as a starting point. As there is an increasing disagreement between the Orthodox and mainline Protestant on moral values, the Orthodox and Evangelicals might increase their cooperation as they witness traditional values of Christianity. This kind of cooperation might be partially contextual, but it is based on Biblicism, which both Orthodox and Evangelicals share as a core value. As this cooperation, based on shared moral values, certainly has real potential, and has to be used for the good of Christianity, it might also have its limitations. Orthodox Christians and Evangelicals have shared common moral values, but each one of them might interpret the content of these values differently. One of the differences in interpreting and explaining the content of moral values might be given by the different interpretations of what is called church tradition.
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Lavrenova, Svetlana A. "Dignity, freedom and human rights: A comparative analysis of the teachings of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches." Issues of Theology 4, no. 1 (2022): 134–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2022.107.
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The social teachings of Christian churches answer a number of important questions of public life. Such issues include dignity, freedom, and human rights. The task of Church social teaching is to assess modern socially significant problems, state-church relations, and church-social issues and to formulate the official position of the Church on the challenges of modernity based on centuries-old Christian teachings and church traditions. The subject of this research is a comparative analysis of Catholic and Orthodox social teachings on the issue of granting a Christian personal rights and freedoms. The research methodology is based on a comparative analysis of church documents in cultural-historical and socio-political contexts. The work examines the history and development of legal doctrine in the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches. Particular attention is paid to an examination of official church documents, including papal encyclicals, documents of the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church, documents of social issues adopted at the Councils of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church. Based on the historical and ideological context of the two positions in relation to human rights, the work reveals the general provisions and differences in the Catholic and Orthodox understanding of this issue. The article argues that, despite the existing differences, these teachings are united by a common desire to bring a moral dimension and an orientation towards Christian values into public and political life.
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Ershova, Maria, and Jan Hermelink. "Spirituality, Administration, and Normativity in Current Church Organization." International Journal of Practical Theology 16, no. 2 (May 2013): 221–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijpt-2012-0015.
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Abstract The paper addresses issues regarding the current balance between spirituality and administration in different church denominations using an interdisciplinary approach which combines management science and theology. It presents a comparative study of organizational culture of the Roman Catholic Church, a Lutheran church, and a Reformed church with the use of the questionnaire based on the Competing Values Framework (Cameron/Quinn) and qualitative interviews with leading persons in church. The authors discuss the findings from two different but complementary perspectives: in relation to the four types of organizational cultures in the Cameron/Quinn framework, and as a result of the specific denominational semantics represented in the questionnaire used for the study. The results show how the question of modernity is reflected in organizational culture of churches, and how deeply the respondents’ perception of church is influenced by inherent normativity. One of the central conclusions is that religiously rooted normativity serves as an instrument of balancing the administrative and the spiritual in church.
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Fylypovych, Liudmyla O. "Actualization of family values in the post-sacral day: Challenges for the State and Church." Religious Freedom, no. 21 (December 21, 2018): 8–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/rs.2018.21.1214.
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The article is devoted to the problems of the modern family faced with the complicated challenges of the XXI century in post-secular society.
In place of the religious world order, which regulated family relations for millenia, based on unchanging religious dogmas, a new era comes, which strongly refuses religious consecration of marriage and family, in a new way constituting the relations of secular state and church, desacralizes morality. The secular gradually covers the family and family ties, partly solving prejudiced problems of inequality of articles and generations, inequalities of social roles, and so on. Instead of changing the religious model of the family, a new type of family relationship comes in, based on the freedom of each member of the family, freeing them from slavery.
However, the secular day raises new problems, including social orphanhood, violence, single-parent families, drug addiction, etc., which need to be resolved in the post-secular society. These problems are perceived as religious (religious-based families) and non-religious (families that do not put God or gods at the heart of their relationship) families who are looking for ways out of the crisis.
The article defines the signs of this post-secular society, where both religious and secular ones exist simultaneously. In return, the separation of the secular from the religious and the suppression of the religious secular, the absolute priority of the secular over the religious comes another model. Religion on the wave of religious revival is actively included in the public sphere, is clearly represented in various social projects, including family, so that religion gradually increases its authority and influence.
In this situation, facing the complex challenges facing the family, the religious and secular worlds are forced to seek such forms of communion in order to jointly solve the problems that have arisen. Ukraine still has to overcome mutual distrust, ignorance of opportunities of each other, accumulate resources, since both the church and the state work on one subject - a citizen of the state and a believer church.
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Vershinina, Dar’ya B. "FAMILY VALUES IN A SECULARIZING COUNTRY. IRELAND’S GENDER POLICY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH – EARLY 21ST CENTURY BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT." RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies, no. 1 (2021): 315–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2021-1-315-324.
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The paper deals in the issues of the evolution in the gender policy in Ireland and the role in that evolution of the women’s movement and the Catholic Church – two actors who took opposite positions in the process. It considers an influence of the Irish movement for women’s liberation on the change in the gender policy of the state, fighting the influence of the Catholic Church. Based on documents of the women’s liberation movement, legislative documents and materials from periodicals, the dynamics of the gender agenda development is revealed, as well as the factors of its change. The article reviews the change in policy in such issues as contraception, abortion, same-sex marriage, divorce, etc. The author concludes that there was the key role of the Catholic Church in the formation of a patriarchal society in independent Ireland of the first half – mid 20th century and that the disappointment of the Irish in the authority of the church played a significant role in the change of the gender agenda. Contemporary Ireland’s progressive policy on the gender, family and sexuality is associated with the influence of liberation movements in other Western countries, the fall of the influence of the Catholic Church, and the tradition of active women’s participation in the Irish national liberation movement.
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Tyshchenko, Andriy Georgiоvich. "The implementation of Christian family values in charismatic churches in Ukraine (on the example of the church "New Generation")." Religious Freedom, no. 21 (December 21, 2018): 110–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/rs.2018.21.1204.
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The article deals with the specifics of religion as a regulator of relations in society and family. The analysis of the actualization of Christian family values and the form of their implementation on the example of the Church "New Generation", in the conditions of the revival of religious life and the development of Ukraine as a polyconfessional state is analyzed. Shown is the change in the role of the church and the extent of the impact of Christian values on the social in the regional dimension, as well as those social problems that the church should deal with.
It turns out that the crisis of a modern family prompts Christian denominations to react to the existing state of affairs. This forms a confessional specificity in understanding the roots and ways of solving the problems of society.
Charismatic churches today are characterized by increasing recognition, increasing tolerance in society, deepening of institutionalizing change, and the formation of their own theology. They function in the Ukrainian society and cause more or less influence on different components of society. Charismatics do not have a single center or doctrine, so the purpose of this article is to clarify the peculiarities of actualization of Christian family values and the specifics of their implementation in the theology and activities of the charismatic Church "The New Generation"). The task of the article is to determine the specifics of theological understanding, the main forms of the practical solution of the charismatic Church "New Generation" of those problems that exist in the Ukrainian society and are related to the family as a primary collective. Another task is to investigate the influence of the church's role on marriage relations and the family in the region.
It is stated that the theological basis of the Church "The New Generation" is in the dynamics of formation, based on the general religious principles of Christianity in general and Protestantism in particular. The Christian system of values has a theistic-objectivist character for them. The Protestant principle of "Soli Deo gloria" ("only God's glory") laid the foundation for the formation of the family values of carismatic spirituality carriers.
The charismatic church as an institution reacts to constant changes in all spheres of society's life. It becomes mobile, open to change, modernizes, and tests various forms of solving relevant social problems associated with the family.
The charismatic church's position on marriage is serious and well-considered. In the ecclesiastical environment, a series of seminars devoted to family and marriage issues have been developed, and preventive and spiritual work is being conducted on the prevention of hasty marriages. The region's statistics indicate positive changes towards strengthening the family's institute, reducing the number of divorces, and so on. Such indicators allow us to speak about the positive influence of the activity of the charismatic Church "The New Generation" on church parishioners, on the situation in the city and the region, as the "New Generation" subsidiary churches are located throughout the region. This testifies to the effectiveness of the practical activities of the charismatic Church "New Generation" in the region and the desire to extend its experience to other regions of Ukraine.
The results of the research can be used in religious studies courses, in particular in the teaching of disciplines related to the study of Christian and non-Christian trends, the specifics of new religious movements, as well as for state bodies, with the aim of improving the state-confessional relations and harmonizing social work with the population.
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Widiatna, Alexius Dwi. "MEWARISKAN IMAN DAN NILAI-NILAI KRISTIANI KEPADA GENERASI MUDA." JPAK: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Katolik 22, no. 1 (April 20, 2022): 66–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.34150/jpak.v22i1.380.
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The church has the responsibility to pass on the Christian faith and values to the youth of the church. Meanwhile, the development of technology and information has had a tremendous impact on the lives of young people, which is not always positive for the development of faith. There is a negative impact that the Catholic Church has to face on its youth. The Church faces a difficult challenge in passing on the faith to its youth, because the Church's proclamation is no longer attractive to young people, the digital generation. This study was conducted by studying literature from various sources in this digital era. Based on the literature study and observations, the author concludes that in order to inherit catholic faith to young people, the Church must understand the characteristics of the younger generation. Then, the pastoral minister needs to accompany the youth to walk together, using social media to proclam their faith and involving them in the church tasks and missions
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Hager, Mark A., Joel J. Pins, and Cheryl A. Jorgensen. "Unto Thy Maker: The Fate of Church-Based Nonprofit Clinics in a Turbulent Health Care Environment." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 26, no. 4_suppl (December 1997): S85—S100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08997640972640061.
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Despite the explosive growth of the nonprofit sector in recent years, many charitable organizations have closed their doors. Evolution of the health care delivery system in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota has favored large, integrated service networks at the expense of small, church-based nonprofit organizations that have long served as a means of neighborhood organizing, social outreach, and the proliferation of community values. Interviews with three defunct church-based health care organizations provide the basis for the authors' observations that relatively sudden and wide-scale changes in the health care environment have legislated against small health care organizations, selecting them out for extinction.
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Asen, Isaiah, and Theophilus Zever Alu. "An Ethical Reflection on the Tiv and Christian Family Values." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PRACTICE 7, no. 1 (October 5, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.56201/ijrcp.v7.no1.2022.pg1.10.
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At creation, the family was made to be a stable institution which parents and children would live in peace and harmony and fulfil the purpose a of God. The changing realities of time and place have greatly affected the family framework all over the world. This 21st century, families are characterised by incessant crises, witnessing gradual disintegration of family norms, values and cohesion. It is against this background that the paper makes an ethical reflection on the Tiv and Christian family values. The study employs analytic and evaluative methods and relied on secondary sources data collection. It was found in the paper that, the Tiv family like the Christian family has basic family values like love, chastity, responsible parenting, faithful unions, discipline, respect for elders and economic corporation among other things. Both cultures frowned at divorce, irresponsible parenting, same sex unions, incest and every vice that is against the development of a healthy family. Based on the findings of the study, therefore recommends among other things that: there is need to strengthen moral education in the society. This must be a shared responsibility of the family, Church and schools. Counseling is necessary in helping families overcome most challenges facing the family today thus, is recommended. And the Church and civil authorities must work towards ensuring stable marriages to ensure and create stable families. This could be done by creating good policies that promote economic sustainability and social welfare.
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Simion, Korir, Joseph Koech, and Hazel Ayanga. "An Investigation of Church Based Peace Building Models in Selected Churches in Kericho County." British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies 3, no. 1 (October 9, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0008.
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Peacebuilding with all members of the community in view of stemming potential and existing tension has become a necessity. In majority of politically and ethnically instigated violence, such as in the Kenyan post-election violence of 2008 and 2017, the Church was a major player in peace building processes as well as in the reconciliation process. This paper endeavoured to explore the available peace building models adopted by the Church in Kenya since 2008. To attain the mentioned objectives, the study engaged the Fowler theory of faith development. This was a qualitative research that applied the use of interviews and Focus Group discussions in the collection of primary data while secondary data used in this research was acquired through the review of documents and other relevant literature in public libraries and Church archives. Purposive sampling techniques were used to identify respondents, and the data analysed using context analysis. The study established Peace building models used by the Church were Mounting of Humanitarian Response Model and Policy advocacy which were done through Dialogue, Seminars, Evangelism, Sports and cultural events. These approaches to some extent helped to mitigate tension and violence in the region. Youth mentorship programs by the Church contributed to instilling the values of unity, honesty, peaceful co-existence as well as self-reliance among youth in the region and the society at large. The study recommends that religious organizations such as the National Council of Churches in Kenya (NCCK) and leaders should pursue peace building by ensuring that justice to all is achieved through methods that have respect for the people and also allow for the restoration of relations that foster and seek to correct injustices in regard to the fundamental values of human rights. The Kenyan Church should join many other faith-based peace advocates who endeavour to put into practise the principles of their belief in a manner that enables the building of local, regional, nationwide, as well as global machineries favourable for peace.
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Jegalus, Norbertus. "TANGGUNG JAWAB AWAM DALAM PERUTUSAN DIAKONIA GEREJA." Lumen Veritatis: Jurnal Filsafat dan Teologi 10, no. 1 (October 1, 2019): 97–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.30822/lumenveritatis.v10i1.218.
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Laymen in the Church have an unique mission in the world. They are sent by Christ the Lord to transform the world with the christian values. They have a great responsability in spreaching the Gospel to all people. In cooperation with the clergy, they should realize Jesus' teaching of love in the act of loving to each other, especially the sick, the poor, the suffer. They should promote human rights, justice, peace and common wealth in the society where they live. This is their mission based on the faith, Gospel and The Social Teaching of the Church. This mission is a form of diaconia of the laymen in the Church
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Jegalus, Norbertus. "TANGGUNG JAWAB AWAM DALAM PERUTUSAN DIAKONIA GEREJA." Lumen Veritatis: Jurnal Filsafat dan Teologi 10, no. 2 (April 1, 2020): 139–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.30822/lumenveritatis.v10i2.475.
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Laymen in the Church have an unique mission in the world. They are sent by Christ the Lord to transform the world with the christian values. They have a great responsability in spreaching the Gospel to all people. In cooperation with the clergy, they should realize Jesus' teaching of love in the act of loving to each other, especially the sick, the poor, the suffer. They should promote human rights, justice, peace and common wealth in the society where they live. This is their mission based on the faith, Gospel and The Social Teaching of the Church. This mission is a form of diaconia of the laymen in the Church.
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Kamaara, Eunice. "Towards Christian National Identity in Africa: A Historical Perspective to the Challenge of Ethnicity to the Church in Kenya." Studies in World Christianity 16, no. 2 (July 2010): 126–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/swc.2010.0002.
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Ethnic conflicts characterise much of Africa today. While Christian values are expected to foster national cohesion and identity, more often than not, Christianity has provided a convenient and effective rallying point around which ethnic conflicts are mobilised. This writer adopts a historical perspective to interrogate negative ethnicity and the Church in Africa using illustrations from Kenya. She challenges the Church to ‘re-route’ its mission for ‘love, justice and real humanity lived by Christ and based on him’ (Okolo).
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Tomczak, Łukasz, and Rafał Iwański. "Voters’ Attitudes towards the Separation of Church and State in the Context of the Left–Right Division on the Polish Political Scene." Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne 75, no. 3 (2022): 50–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/athena.2022.75.03.
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The article presents the research results concerning the attitude of Poles towards the presence of the Church in public life. The research was conducted in 2019 on a national sample size (n = 2110) based on stratified quota sampling method. The majority of the surveyed supported the division of the Church and state, at the same time accepting the presence of Christian values in the activities of state institutions. The surveyed definitely disagreed with the statement that the Church may support particular candidates in elections. The declared political preferences of the respondents proved to be significant, as well as wealth and place of residence. The supporters of the division of Church and state were more frequently respondents with leftist preferences rather than rightist, wealthier rather than poorer, and residing in cities rather than in the country.
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Asamoah, Emmanuel Foster, and Jones Dwomoh Amankwah. "Effects of Funeral Celebration on Church Activities: A Study of Selected Branches of The Church of Pentecost Among the Birifor Ethnic Group of Ghana." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 06, no. 06 (2022): 404–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2022.6609.
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The study assessed the effects of funeral celebrations on church activities with reference to The Church of Pentecost. Data was sourced through key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The study focused on the Birifor ethnic group in the Savanna Region of Ghana. The findings underscore the likelihood that people belonging to the Birifor ethnic group over rate funerals. For instance, they would put everything on hold if a family member, distant or nuclear, kicks the bucket. This tends to impact negatively on church activities; church attendance is always low during funerals. Members do not participate fully in church activities; they tend to have divided attention even at church. The following recommendations were made based on the findings of the study: there is the need for the church to piggy-back on funerals to engage in active evangelism. There is the need for the church to accept the culture of the people and tailor their programmes to suit it by adopting and contextualizing their funeral celebrations to eliminate inherent practices that contradict Christian values. In addition, the church might want to intensify education on cultural issues in such a way that members become aware of where they ought to stand as Christians.
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Wright, LaNita S., Sarah Maness, Paul Branscum, Daniel Larson, E. Laurette Taylor, Lara Mayeux, and Marshall K. Cheney. "Pastors’ Perceptions of the Black Church’s Role in Teen Pregnancy Prevention." Health Promotion Practice 21, no. 3 (March 4, 2019): 344–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839919834269.
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Objective. To identify pastors’ perceptions of the Black Church’s role in promoting adolescent sexual health and preventing teen pregnancy. The Black Church and pastor are important partners in addressing health disparities in the Black community, especially those addressing sensitive issues as teen pregnancy. Methods. Semistructured interviews ( n = 31) were conducted with Black Church pastors in two southwestern U.S. cities from September 2014 to July 2015. The question path was developed based on interviews with local leaders, literature searches, and key informant pastor interviews. Questions included knowledge/beliefs about sexuality education, church’s role in preventing teen pregnancy, and implementation obstacles. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed. Results. (1) All pastors believed that the Black Church should address teen pregnancy with parents and congregants. (2) Two major obstacles emerged: (a) all pastors perceived social consequences, including resistant parents and (b) discomfort discussing contraceptives/condoms. (3) All pastors were willing to partner with organizations, but most had reservations based on conflicting missions/values. Conclusions. Black Church pastors support teen pregnancy prevention programs in the church; however, public health partners must be willing to address the church’s unique needs and mission.
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Ipaq, Eli Wilson, and Hengki Wijaya. "Kepemimpinan Para Rasul dan Relevansinya Bagi Pemimpin Gereja di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0." Integritas: Jurnal Teologi 1, no. 2 (December 20, 2019): 112–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.47628/ijt.v1i2.12.
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The article “Leadership of the Apostles and Their Relevance for Church Leaders in the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0,” aims to explain the characteristics of the leadership of the Apostles based on Acts, and their relevance to church leaders today. Precisely how the values of the leaders of the Apostles were integrated into the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. Thus, the situation of the industrial revolution era 4.0 was influenced by servant, spiritual, and transformative leadership. This leadership is reflected in the life of Jesus. This leadership continued to the apostles and disciples of Christ.
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Nowogońska, Beata. "Technical Aspects of Renovation of the 16th-Century Roof Truss." Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports 29, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 79–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ceer-2019-0045.
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Abstract The main causes of damage to wooden structures in historic buildings are the effects of weather conditions and related aging processes. In the case of the roof truss of a 16th-century church in Lubów, the technical condition is additionally affected by leaking roof covering, damaged gutters, downpipes and flashings. Some elements of the wooden structure underwent biological corrosion, which lost its strength values. The roof truss of a 16th-century church in Lubów comes from the period of construction of the building. Due to the historic values of the structure of the truss, the renovation works do not intervene when the works would change its form, shape and type. The truss renovation is based on the assumption of maintaining original construction solutions, location of elements and cross-sections.
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Ketola, Kimmo, and Eila Helander. "Same-sex marriage and the Lutheran Church in Finland: How rapid change in values and norms challenges the church and its decision-making." Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik 4, no. 2 (October 28, 2019): 315–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41682-019-00043-8.
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AbstractThe effect of legislative changes on same-sex unions on people’s attitudes toward homosexuality is a fairly well-researched topic. There is less research on how state legislation on same-sex unions has affected churches’ attitudes and policies on registered partnership and same-sex marriage. In this paper we focus on attitudinal polarisation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) in the matter of same-sex marriage and why there is a gap in the attitudinal development of the church and the society. The analysis is based upon six sets of representative surveys among the Finnish population, the employees of the ELCF and the elected officials of the ELCF between the years 2012–2017. Whereas the majorities (55%) among the Finnish population and among the ELCF members (54%) are already favourable to the idea that same-sex couples should have the right to marry in the church, the ELCF has not approved of it. This situation has polarised the ELCF from within. Empirical analysis shows that the reason for the discrepancy between popular opinion and the ELCF stance stems from the fact that ELCF decision makers are older and more religious than the general membership. However, the data also shows that even among the most religious, younger age groups are already more favourable towards the same-sex marriage. Therefore, it is likely that the polarisation will lessen over time as more and more religious people accept same-sex marriage.
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Kyfenko, Anna, and Tetyana Romanova. "FEATURES OF WORK WITH SACRED CHORAL WORKS IN THE CLASSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL CHORAL COLLECTIVE." Collection of Scientific Papers of Uman State Pedagogical University, no. 2 (June 29, 2022): 148–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2307-4906.2.2022.262954.
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The article analyzes the problem of working with sacred choral works in classes of an educational choir. The role of religious and spiritual culture and sacred choral art is covered. Domestic national values and priorities in the current conditions are outlined. The importance of sacred choral music in the repertoire of the student choir is also substantiated; the system of Christian values based on the Holy Scriptures, and the conciliar spiritual experience of the Church is singled out. The norms of phonetics of hymns in the Church Slavonic language are outlined, it is noted that the texts of hymns originate from liturgical books such as “Irmology”, “The Octave”, “New Testament”, “Old Testament”, “Horology”. Sacred choral music is considered a factor of spiritual and moral qualities of student youth; determined that at the present stage one of the pressing issues and tasks of art education is the revival of the nation’sspirituality, the search for new landmarks, a new system of values. The positivity of the influence of spiritual singing on people is proved, which is confirmed by Christian writers and teachers of the Church, such as St. John Chrysostom, st. Vasily the Great, st. Isidore Pelusiot; it has been proved that sacred music is a source of harmony with the world, a harmony of one’s feelings and thoughts.Choral singing is a carrier of enormous informational and educational potential, containing interdisciplinary communicative connections of the main subjects of the musical cycle: solfeggio, music theory, harmony, polyphony, history of music, analysis of musical forms, solo singing, and conducting.The article examines the main problem in the work of choirmasters, namely, the lack of knowledge of the traditional style of sacred music, its genre affiliation, and stylistic features.
Keywords: sacred choral music; spiritual development of personality; vespers service; hymns; church traditions; liturgy; intonation; psalms; Christian values.
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De Haan, Arly, Anika Chatarina Takene, and Darniyati Amtiran. "Identitas Sosial Gereja." Matheteuo: Religious Studies 1, no. 2 (November 26, 2021): 99–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.52960/m.v1i2.65.
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This article discusses the social identity of the early church according to the book of Acts. Social identity is understood as a value that is built together in a group and this value becomes the identity of the group. In obtaining the results of the study, we used the literature study method to examine the literature including examining key words in Greek. There are six keywords, namely pisteuontes, homothumadon, sunegmenoi, diakonein, douleon, and huperetein. These six words describe the values ??that became the identity of the early church, namely living in fellowship and service. The Holy Spirit makes the church community is a community of of fellowship. This term describes the ritual aspect that is carried out continuously to maintain a solid community, which is based on God's love. Another aspect that is strengthened is the aspect of loving service, which is part of the actual life of the community. Serving of love is done holistically, not only exclusively for the fellowship community but also for the society. This ministry is a distinguishing feature for the church community, as well as the most effective means of evangelism.
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Efremova, V. N. "TRADITIONAL VALUES AND MODERN RUSSIAN HOLIDAYS: PUBLIC PRACTICES AND NARRATIVES." Вестник Пермского университета. Политология 16, no. 3 (2022): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.17072/2218-1067-2022-3-41-51.
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The article is devoted to the political usage of modern Russian commemoration days and public holidays associated with traditional values. In particular, the article discusses the Day of Christianization of Kievan Rus, the Day of Slavic culture and writing, the Day of family, love and fidelity, Father's Day and Mother's Day. The need to expand the holiday calendar and the existence of holidays with "Russian roots", which would be dedicated to the preservation of culture and historical heritage, was announced at the beginning of the third presidential term of V.V. Putin. The article shows that the political regime pays more attention to commemorative days, which are already based on a historical narrative. Festive events and practices become the subject of construction by non-state and public actors (the Russian Orthodox Church, foundations, NGOs), and regional administrations. Memorable days and holidays are important for actors whose public actions are associated with the support of the state in difficult times.
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Harris, Angelique. "AIDS Promotion within the Black Church: Social Marketing in Action." Social Marketing Quarterly 16, no. 4 (November 24, 2010): 71–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15245004.2010.522762.
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This study examines how a community-based organization, the Balm in Gilead, has created social marketing campaigns targeted at the Black Church to promote AIDS awareness and education. This research examines how these social marketing campaigns were carefully framed within a religious and moral narrative so that it resonated with the values of the Black Church. Data consist of participant observation, in-depth interviews, and content analysis. Findings reveal that the Balm in Gilead marketed AIDS awareness to the Black Church's Christian obligation and duty to care for the sick and suffering. The Balm in Gilead created social marketing campaigns targeted at four key themes found within the tenets of the Black Church: responsibility to care for others, love, acceptance, and forgiveness. Discussions on possible policy implications along with the limitations of this study are also provided.
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Ţurcanu, Florin Emilian, Marina Verdeş, Vasilică Ciocan, Andrei Burlacu, Răzvan Silviu Luciu, Marius Costel Bălan, and Gavril Şosoi. "Numerical analysis of the thermal comfort in a church building." E3S Web of Conferences 85 (2019): 02008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20198502008.
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Based on the monitoring campaigns, we have evaluated the indoor microclimate in a church. Most church buildings are characterised by low thermal comfort due primarily to their architecture, heating huge volume of air. The CFD tools was used for thermal comfort evaluation in case of the existing heating system during the winter season. The simulation model was validated with experimental data and it was used for thermal and air velocity profiles in the occupancy zone of churchgoers. The aim of the paper is the study the feasibility of maintaining the heritage values of the churches while achieving the significant improvement of the thermal comfort.
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Krasheninnikova, O. A. "Peter I as a Spiritual Reformer of Russia." Russia: society, politics, history, no. 3(3) (August 11, 2022): 34–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.56654/ropi-2022-3(3)-34-55.
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The article aims to reconstruct the system of religious views of Peter I, and first of all, his understanding of the Christian doctrine of salvation and justification of man. The attitude to many other spheres of church life, in turn, depended on the solution of this theological issue. Having conceived to carry out a radical reform of Russian Church, Peter took measures aimed at the spiritual transformation of the Russian people, the restructuring of the national consciousness, their «new catechization». That is why he attached great importance to the task of creating a new type of catechism intended for spiritual enlightenment of the Russian people. Peter’s reform was based on the desire to purify the popular faith from «superstitions and prejudices,» which, in his opinion, included many canons and dogmas of the Orthodox Church. The analysis of Peter’s statements (as well as his ideologue Feofan Prokopovich) about Christianity and the Church allows us to conclude that Peter I’s religious ideas had features characteristic of the Protestant system of values, which he persistently sought to instill in his subjects.
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Cooper, Anthony-Paul, Emmanuel Awuni Kolog, and Erkki Sutinen. "Exploring the Use of Machine Learning to Automate the Qualitative Coding of Church-related Tweets." Fieldwork in Religion 14, no. 2 (March 31, 2020): 140–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/firn.40610.
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This article builds on previous research around the exploration of the content of church-related tweets. It does so by exploring whether the qualitative thematic coding of such tweets can, in part, be automated by the use of machine learning. It compares three supervised machine learning algorithms to understand how useful each algorithm is at a classification task, based on a dataset of human-coded church-related tweets. The study finds that one such algorithm, Naïve-Bayes, performs better than the other algorithms considered, returning Precision, Recall and F-measure values which each exceed an acceptable threshold of 70%. This has far-reaching consequences at a time where the high volume of social media data, in this case, Twitter data, means that the resource-intensity of manual coding approaches can act as a barrier to understanding how the online community interacts with, and talks about, church. The findings presented in this article offer a way forward for scholars of digital theology to better understand the content of online church discourse.
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Silalahi, Edu Arto, and Yaret Nesimnasi. "Pola Penginjilan Lintas Budaya oleh Tenaga Utusan Gereja (TUG) berdasarkan Kisah Para Rasul 8:26-40 di Gereja POUK Ichtus Bumi Dirgantara Permai Bekasi." Jurnal Arrabona 5, no. 1 (August 31, 2022): 75–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.57058/juar.v5i1.67.
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The church exists because there is a mission. Therefore, the living church should remain focused on the mission of evangelism. Evangelism is a top priority that must be done by the church in a wide dimension, to the ends of the earth. In reality, there are many churches that are not active in the worldwide evangelistic missionary movement. Why? Is it because the church doesn't want to be involved in the mission or because the church doesn't know about missions? Evangelism must be an ongoing movement. Evangelism is carried out cross-culturally both within the country itself and abroad where neglected tribes (STA) are still found. In an effort to maximize cross-cultural evangelism, the church needs to hold congregational member development continuously. Coaching is intended to change and equalize perspectives or perspectives on cross-cultural evangelism missions. Based on observations and interviews conducted with several church missionaries (TUG) of the POUK Ichtus Bumi Dirgantara Permai Bekasi, it was found that the obstacles to cross-cultural evangelism were not primarily the ethnic groups to be served, but the readiness of the envoys who would serve cross-culturally. These obstacles are mainly related to language, culture and life values that should be studied carefully before serving in these neglected tribes. By referring to the Bible, Acts 8:26-40, the principles and patterns of cross-cultural evangelism are found by studying the profile of Philip who preached the gospel across cultures.
Key Words: Evangelism, Cross-cultural, messenger, church
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Tari, Ezra, and Jeni Isak Lele. "Gereja dalam Realitas Sosial Indonesia Masa Kini." JURNAL TERUNA BHAKTI 3, no. 1 (September 11, 2020): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.47131/jtb.v3i1.53.
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This study aims to discover the function of the church in present-day reality. The church is confronted with self-actualization in today's complex context. The writer wants to show off the principle of the church which is constantly being renewed. The church as an organism is willing and able to transform social conditions. The method used in this research is qualitative research with a literature review approach. The approach emphasizes the research for theoretical studies and values that develop based on scientific studies. The writer concluded that the church must be involved in nation-building; renewal in all aspects of human life; the church contributes to upholding the law, human rights, and the role of women; the church becomes a place to uphold honesty, justice, and truth.
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Kajian tulisan ini bertujuan menemukan fungsi gereja dalam realitas masa kini. Gereja diperhadapkan kepada reaktualisasi diri dalam konteks masa kini yang kompleks. Penulis hendak menyuarakan lagi prinsip gereja yakni terus-menerus diperbaharui. Gereja sebagai organisme mau dan mampu mentransformasi kondisi sosial. Cara yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah prinsip kualitatif dengan pendekatan telaah literatur. Pendekatan menekankan penelusuran kajian teoritis dan nilai yang berkembang berdasarkan kajian ilmiah. Penulis memberi kesimpulan bahwa, gereja harus terlibat dalam pembangunan bangsa; pembaruan dalam seluruh aspek kehidupan manusia; gereja turut andil dalam menegakkan hukum, Hak Asasi Manusia, dan peran perempuan; gereja menjadi wadah menjunjung tinggi kejujuran, keadilan, dan kebenaran.
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Kampo, Kunradus. "MEMAHAMI NILAI PEMBERDAYAAN CREDIT UNION." SIMAK 18, no. 02 (November 14, 2020): 217–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.35129/simak.v18i02.150.
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This research aims to explore the main meaning that became the core values of empowerment that done by Credit Union (CU). Through a case study approach on CUMK, the researcher then explores the values of CU in stages based on an economic perspective, a church perspective (ecclesia), and a biblical perspective. We found that the meaning of CU empowerment is very comprehensive and holistic that unite inclusive economic concept and the social teaching of the church and also the word of God on bible that focused on raise human dignity to live prosperous. Thus, we conclude that core values of CU empowerment is compassion. Personal human well-being as well as community welfare, should be developed, because man is the creator, center and destination of all social economic life. Whoever obeys to Christ, and first of all looking for Kingdom of God, will draw from Him compassion that stronger and clearer to help all brothers and sisters, and to be soulful of compassion carry out the opus of justice (Gaudium et Spes, 3: 63 and 72).
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Laskowski, Rafał, Artur Rusowicz, and Andrzej Grzebielec. "Estimation of a tube diameter in a ‘church window’ condenser based on entropy generation minimization." Archives of Thermodynamics 36, no. 3 (September 1, 2015): 49–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aoter-2015-0021.
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Abstract The internal diameter of a tube in a ‘church window’ condenser was estimated using an entropy generation minimization approach. The adopted model took into account the entropy generation due to heat transfer and flow resistance from the cooling-water side. Calculations were performed considering two equations for the flow resistance coefficient for four different roughness values of a condenser tube. Following the analysis, the internal diameter of the tube was obtained in the range of 17.5 mm to 20 mm (the current internal diameter of the condenser tube is 22 mm). The calculated diameter depends on and is positively related to the roughness assumed in the model.
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Cusack, Carole M. "The Messiah is a Salesman, Yet Consumerism is a Con(spiracy)." Nova Religio 19, no. 2 (November 1, 2015): 49–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/nr.2015.19.2.49.
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The Church of the SubGenius, usually regarded as a “parody religion,” offers a sophisticated critique of Western values focused on resistance to a consumerist conspiracy. This article draws on Guy Debord’s contention that the capitalist spectacle has replaced the religious worldview, rendering everyday life mysterious and the acquisition of goods compulsive, and argues that, when stripped of science fiction tropes, the Church of the SubGenius’ vision of a world in the grip of a totalitarian materialist conspiracy is largely realistic. Yet, this “rational” rejection of consumerism is undermined by the portrayal of J. R. “Bob” Dobbs, the salesman messiah, based (partly) on L. Ron Hubbard, and the science fictions trappings of the extraterrestrial conspiracy. It is argued that humor is the key to making sense of the Church, as it integrates the bad taste, shock value, and contrariness of the religion into an effective spiritual path of resistance.
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Satu, Samuil-Ashton. "Preaching and Teaching Sound Doctrine Based on Christocentric Doctrine by Church Leaders for the Transformation of Church Members." Angelion: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 1, no. 1 (June 17, 2020): 47–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.38189/jan.v1i1.41.
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AbstractPreaching and teaching sound doctrine based on Christocentric doctrine is of utmost importance to Christian belief, as it is the cornerstone of the New Testament, the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit), and the Apostles. So we will not do less as Christians. The purpose of a sermon is to bring about holy transformation through the Word of God in the life of the listener. The preachers need to help the audience put the Word into their lives. With respect to this, Bryan Chapell notes that “without application, a preacher has no reason to preach.” Thus he proposed five questions for the application for Christocentric doctrinal preaching, which should first be addressed to the preachers themselves. Through these questions, preachers can help to change the life of congregation by applying Christocentric doctrinal preaching. Furthermore, evidence of transformation within believers is seen in the way that the likeness and glory of Christ is increasingly reflected (2 Corinthians 3:18). The apostle Paul said, “You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ” (Romans 8:9). Believers must be led by the Spirit of God to be considered as children of God. And it is by the power of the Spirit of God that Christ is living within them. The life transformed reflects Apostle Paul's thoughts in Galatians: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). Conversely, if the church leaders ignore Christocentric doctrinal preaching and the application of the Word of God in the church members’ lives, then the transformation of the believers’ lives will be thwarted. This study uses descriptive and phenomenological analysis of the data collected to find out why there is no change in some christians life-style and values. The results of this analysis will give impetus to revitalise the church to have a healthy theology for a healthy church of transformed lives in Christ Jesus.AbstrakBerkhotbah dan mengajar doktrin yang sehat berdasarkan dokrin Kristosentrik adalah terpenting dalam kepercayaan Kristen karena itulah penegasan Perjanjian Baru, Allah Trinitas (Allah Bapa, Allah Anak dan Allah Roh Kudus) dan Rasul-Rasul. Karena itu, seorang Kristen harus juga berbuat demikian. Tujuan dari khotbah ialah transformasi hidup melalui pendengaran Firman Allah. Pengkhotbah harus membantu jemaat mengapplikasikan Firman Allah dalam hidup mereka. Bryan Chapell menyatakan, “Tanpa aplikasi, seseorang pengkhotbah itu langsung tidak punya alasan untuk berkhotbah”. Dengan itu, ia menyarankan lima hal untuk penerapan atau applikasi kepada pengkhotbah terlebih dahulu. Melalui pertanyaan ini, pengkhotbah bisa membantu kehidupan jemaat untuk diubah dengan penerapan Fiman Allah berbasiskan doktrin Kristosentrik. Selain itu, bukti transformasi dalam hidup seseorang Kristen dilihat bagaimana seseorang itu kian mencerminkan gambar dan kemuliaan Kristus (2 Korintus 3:18). Rasul Paulus menyatakan, “Tetapi kamu tidak hidup dalam daging, melainkan dalam Roh, jika memang Roh Allah diam di dalam kamu. Tetapi jika orang tidak memiliki Roh Kristus, ia bukan milik Kristus” (Roma 8:9). Untuk dianggap sebagai anak-anak Tuhan,orang percaya harus dipimpin oleh Roh Allah. Dan melalui kuasa Roh Kudus, Kristus diam di dalam mereka. Hidup transformasi mencerminkan pemikiran Rasul Paulus dalam Galatia : “Namun aku hidup, tetapi bukan lagi aku sendiri yang hidup, melainkan Kristus yang hidup di dalam aku. Dan hidupku yang kuhidup sekarang di dalam daging, adalah hidup oleh iman dalam Anak Allah yang telah mengasihi aku dan menyerahkan diri-Nya untuk aku.” (Galatia 2:20). Sebaliknya, jika pemimpin gereja mengabaikan khotbah doktrin Kristosentrik dan applikasi Firman Allah dalam kehidupan jemaat, maka transformasi kehidupan jemaat akan digagalkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan kaedah deskriptif dan fenomenologi analisis atas data-data yang dikumpulkan untuk menemukan jawapan mengapa kehidupan dan cara hidup banyak jemaat tidak berubah. Hasil analisa ini akan memberi dorongan kepada gereja untuk memperoleh teologi yang sehat untuk membangun gereja yang sehat yang hidup dalam Kristus Yesus.
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Bowers-Du Toit, Nadine, and Dion Forster. "Activating moral imagination: EXPOSED 2013 as a fourth generation faith-based campaign?" STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal 1, no. 1 (July 31, 2015): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2015.v1n1.a1.
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David Korten proposes a Fourth Generation approach (1990) to development that is value driven and sees social movements take centre stage in promoting a more just global society. Theologian Ignatius Swart (2006) has argued that Korten’s approach holds significant value for civil society role players such as the church, whose value-driven agenda may serve to resist common values expressed by the powerful in society. Recently, the EXPOSED 2013 campaign has emerged as such a Christian social movement, seeking to mobilise up to 100 million Christians globally to take action against corruption. Using social media and church networks at all levels it aims to petition the G20 for more open tax regimes and greater transparency in international money flows to combat bribery and tax avoidance. This article documents and critically analyses the EXPOSED 2013 campaign through the lens of Korten’s Fourth Generation in dialogue with Swart’s faith-based analysis of Korten’s work.
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NEDZELYUK, T. G. "Dynamics of the process of withdrawal of Church values (1920-1930-ies): based on the materials of the Siberian archives." Eurasian Law Journal 2, no. 153 (2021): 80–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.46320/2073-4506-2021-2-153-80-82.
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Huang, Yinxuan, Kristin Aune, and Mathew Guest. "COVID-19 and the Chinese Christian Community in Britain: Changing Patterns of Belonging and Division." Studies in World Christianity 27, no. 1 (March 2021): 7–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/swc.2021.0323.
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This article draws on interview data with Chinese Christian leaders to explore how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the Chinese Christian church in Britain. Based upon twelve semi-structured interviews conducted with Christian leaders in nine cities, the research identifies the ways in which the COVID-19 outbreak is shaping the dynamics of intragroup and intergroup connectedness within and beyond the Chinese church in Britain. It finds that COVID-19 is playing a significant role in social connectedness. This manifests in three ways: the reconfiguration of a sense of belonging at church, the perception of outreach and evangelism, and the relationship between Chinese Christians from different regional backgrounds. These findings outline that the COVID-19 pandemic is triggering both cohesion and division. On the one hand, the outbreak is functioning as an incubator for a stronger sense of belonging to the church and appears to encourage the church to reach out to seekers and the wider community. On the other hand, the pandemic is also dividing the Chinese church through conflicts in political views and social attitudes. Such conflicts, which are primarily about democratic values and views of China's communist regime, are particularly observable between Mandarin-speaking Christians from mainland Chinese backgrounds and Cantonese-speaking Christians from Hong Kong backgrounds. The article argues that the coronavirus pandemic has initiated deeper reconstruction and reform in the Chinese Christian community in Britain in terms of organisation and mission.
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Wehelmina Muskanan, Moni, David B. W. Pandie, Fredrik L. Benu, and Rahmawati Maukoni. "ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN CHURCH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT." Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 7, no. 6 (January 10, 2020): 1182–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2019.76168.
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Purpose: This paper aims to assess accounting application in church financial reporting.
Methodology: There were two main stages of this research methodology. Firstly, an extensive literature study was to develop the framework of the relationship between religion and accounting and to find the research gap to be fulfilled in theoretical based. Secondly, the technical research method included a case study approach to examine the current application of the church financial report and the PSAK 45 accounting application.
Results: There are significant discrepancies between the Treasury Report made by the church and the financial statements made under PSAK 45. The information under PSAK 45 provides more relevant information to the stakeholders to assess how the church actualizes the theology values into its activities. Firstly, the PSAK 45 Activity Report reveals the information for the stakeholders, particularly the management, to evaluate the effect of money proportioned into church activity. Secondly, the reports show how the direct and indirect costs are allocated into services activities to assess, how much direct cost has been allocated to successfully implement the mission through the roles. Thirdly, the reports tell stakeholders how the church manages its activities effectively to serve not only the congregations but also the wider society in order to attain its vision. Finally, the balance sheet reveals the increasing or decreasing value of net assets and how the assets are effectively used – or not.
Implications: The benefits of the implementation of the accounting standard to help the church to implement their sacred mission and criticizes the opponent's views that perceive accounting as profane, and irrelevant as well as irreverent. It provides significance that accounting standards should be mandatory in Indonesia for all non-profit groups.
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Бакурадзе, Андрей Бондович, Алексей Павлович Комаров, and Анатолий Викторович Похилюк. "PATRIOTISM AND ORTHODOXY AS VALUES OF THE COSSACKS." Вестник Тверского государственного университета. Серия: Философия, no. 1(59) (May 12, 2022): 94–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.26456/vtphilos/2022.1.094.
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В статье анализируются такие базовые ценности казаков, как патриотизм и православие. Проведя краткий экскурс в историю казачества как социальной общности, авторы доказывают, что патриотизм казаков основывается на их любви к своей Родине, казачеству, собственному роду и своей земле. В представленном материале анализируется структура патриотического сознания казачества, роль патриотических отношений и патриотической деятельности казаков в процессе укрепления и защиты российской государственности. Авторы отмечают, что патриотизм казачества носил православный характер и имел четкую ориентацию на распространение православия и поддержку Церкви. Это проявлялось в следовании казаков евангельским заповедям воинов Бога и другим православным традициям. The article analyzes such basic values of the Cossacks as patriotism and Orthodoxy. Having conducted a brief excursion into the history of the Cossacks as a social community, the authors prove that the patriotism of the Cossacks is based on their love for their Homeland, the Cossacks, their own kind and their land. The presented material analyzes the structure of the patriotic consciousness of the Cossacks, the role of patriotic relations and patriotic activity of the Cossacks in the process of strengthening and protecting the Russian statehood. The authors note that the patriotism of the Cossacks was Orthodox in nature and had a clear orientation towards the spread of Orthodoxy and the support of the Church. This was manifested in the Cossacks' adherence to the evangelical commandments of the warriors of God and other Orthodox traditions.
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Vovk, Dmytro. "Religious Freedom Against the Background of the Ukrainian-Russian War: Some Legal Aspects." Religious Freedom 1, no. 19 (August 30, 2016): 106–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/rs.2016.19.1.946.
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This essay deals with various issues of religious freedom and state-church relations that arose during and in connection with the Revolution of Dignity and the military and political conflict between Ukraine and Russia. I do not propose any completed answers, but I rather formulate the question which answers need, based on the fact that one of the reasons that led to both EuroMaydan and the annexation of the Crimea and the war on the Donbass is the European choice of Ukraine. This choice does not only mean the institutional integration of Ukraine into certain European structures. First of all, it predetermines the perception by the Ukrainian society and the state of a certain set of legal values (the rule of law, democracy, respect for human rights, etc.) and related values and principles that must be embodied in domestic law and order. It should also be emphasized that the following considerations are considerations of a lawyer. I do not have sufficient qualifications for religious or political analysis, and I propose only a look at the religious freedom and relations between the state and the church, which focuses on the above legal values.
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Hutabarat, Binsar Antoni. "Pendapat Pimpinan-pimpinan Gereja di Bekasi tentang Izin Pendirian Rumah Ibadah dalam Peraturan Bersama Menteri Tahun 2006." Societas Dei: Jurnal Agama dan Masyarakat 2, no. 2 (October 24, 2017): 396. http://dx.doi.org/10.33550/sd.v2i2.24.
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ABSTRACT:The article, entitled "Opinion The church Leaders in Bekasi on the Permit Construction of Houses of Worship in the Joint Regulation of the Minister of the Year 2006, will be explained about the implementation of policies permit the establishment of houses of worship in Joint Regulation of the Minister (PBM) in 2006 in Bekasi, as well as the implications for church in that place, through the opinion of the church leaders in Bekasi. First, authors will describe the Guarantee Rights of Religion, Belief, Worship and Establish Home Worship based on Pancasila and the Indonesian Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Covenant, and documents declarations of the United Nations (UN), and also explained about permit the establishment of houses of worship of Letters Joint Decree (SKB) until the PBM. After that, will be presented regarding the results of the opinion of the church leaders in Bekasi on the implementation of the policy permits a house of worship in Bekasi. Opinion leaders in Bekasi Church will be grouped in four categories, namely: A) The church which has a license, and not problematic. B) The church is having problems obtaining a license, a problem with the public, but finish. C) The church that does not have a license but has no problem with the community. D) The church that does not have permissions and have problem with the community, and did not finish. The findings obtained are church leaders in the four categories above found PBM on authorizing the establishment of houses of worship contrary to Pancasila and the Indonesian Constitution and the values of human rights are universal, and implementation of government policies that adversely affect the lives of religious believers in Bekasi, both in the internal relations of religion, as well as in interreligious relations. KEYWORDS: permit the establishment of houses of worship, Joint Ministerial Decree, Pancasila, the Indonesian constitution, human rights
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Orekhovsky, V. "Patriarch Photius of Constantinople and Byzantine сhurch of the IX century." Вісник Київського національного лінгвістичного університету. Серія Історія, економіка, філософія, no. 25 (December 28, 2020): 20–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.32589/2412-9321.25.2020.264193.
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The article is devoted to the multifaceted activities of one of the most prominent figures in the Byzantine history of the IX century, a prominent church and political figure, scientist and theologian – Patriarch Photius of Constantinople. The special stages of development of theological thought are analyzed with account of specificity and connection of spiritual knowledge of humanity with state administration. The main attention is paid to those church leaders, theologians who advocated universal human values, creativity, and freedom in the context of the interaction of the state and the church. Church historians call this epoch the era of Patriarch Photius, a prominent theologian, historian, scholar, diplomat, religious figure and church writer. The object of the study is the state and church policies of the Byzantine Empire in the nineth century, as well as the personality of Patriarch Photius and his church activities. Photius’ activities had a huge impact not only on church-state relations in Byzantium, but also identified the nature of relations between the churches of East and West. He reflected the tendency to unite and independence the Byzantine internal forces from Rome. These tendencies were inherent in the state life of the Roman Empire also in the subsequent period.The study of complex and contradictory historical events and phenomena that led to the church schism is based on methodological guidelines and principles of religious studies and historical science, and the research focus of the article is aimed at illustrating the historical and socio-political background, jurisdictional transformations and ecclesiastical transformations, the struggle of the popes and patriarchs of Constantinople for ecclesiastical universalism in Christendom, which eventually led to the proclamation of mutual anathemas and the final split of the Church of Christ. The methodology of the Byzantine missionaries and their usual practice are studied. The problems of chronology and nature of Rus-Byzantine relations in the late tenth century are being revised.
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Ivanov, Andrei Alexandrovich. "Social Institution of religion in the Ideology of Bolshevism." Genesis: исторические исследования, no. 1 (January 2022): 66–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-868x.2022.1.34852.
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In the current conditions of a shift in the moral values and ideological focus, the questions of interaction of various social institutions that ensure the integration of society based on the achievements of national culture are gaining relevance. Thus, there is heightened interest in the Church theme, namely the history of relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the government. Lately, many political leaders alongside the church hierarchs, stand for integrating efforts aimed at countering national and global challenges, as well as developing a consistent system of social norms to overcome legal nihilism and build an effective civil society. In view of this, the study of the historical forms of relations between the Church and the government in Russia would facilitate the indicated processes by taking into account the experience of previous political regimes. The content of social experiments of the Bolsheviks in the territory of the former Russian Empire is explicitly described in the scientific and historical literature; however, the reasons and ideological prerequisites of confrontations between the Church and the government require clarification. This article aims to answer the question on inevitability of this conflict. For solving this problem, analysis was conducted on the works of the founders of Marxism-Leninism, which reveal the specificity of representations of the adherents of this ideology on the religious institutions prior to coming to power in Russia.
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Dinse, Ling. "The Practice of Congregational Social Work in the Four Spheres of Congregation: Worship, Christian Education, Community & Fellowship, and Missons." Social Work & Christianity 49, no. 3 (December 14, 2022): 281–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.34043/swc.v49i3.281.
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A congregational social worker has a vital role in effectively engaging a congregation to develop a healthy and loving community that brings God glory. This article discusses the practice of social work skills and values in various areas of church life based on the author's experience. The areas of focus in practicing congregational social work are based on Garland and Yancey's (2014) definition of the four functions of a congregation: worship, Christian education, community and fellowship, and missions
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Archibald, Graeme. "One Nation under God: The Religious Right and the Separation of Church and State in the United States." Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal 3, no. 1 (February 21, 2013): 14–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/agora19042.
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In the increasingly polarised debate that is American politics, religion and religious belief has garnered a significant amount of attention in recent years, particularly `on the right-wing of the political spectrum. Despite the separation of Church and State expressly laid out in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, many Republican politicians and faith-based organisations reject the idea of a secular United States and instead assert the supremacy of Judeo-Christian values in the American political discourse. This paper seeks to examine the activities of right-wing Christian political organisations, who oppose Church/State separation and their connections to U.S. politicians, as well as the deeper causes of the Religious Right’s staunch opposition to the Establishment Clause.
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Mahato, Chandrashekhar, and Pavel Kuklík. "Reliability Analysis of St. Barbara’s Church in Otovice." Key Engineering Materials 868 (October 2020): 166–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.868.166.
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The Churches of the Broumov region are well known for their unique baroque architecture, distinct shapes, sizes, and constitutes an integral part of the Czech cultural heritage. The St. Barbara’s Church that has been studied in this article, is in the Otovice village of Broumov. It was built in the year 1726 by Bavarian architects Christoph Dientzenhofer and Kilian Ignaz and is significant because of its religious, artistic and historic values. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the structural safety and stability of St. Barbara’s Church based on a probabilistic approach. A deterministic assessment of the structure is carried out and the results are assessed concerning the present site condition. Depending upon the observed damages, a condition for failure is defined for the structure. The uncertainties in the material parameters are considered and reliability analysis is performed to determine the reliability index, probability of failure and influence of different material parameters in the structural stability.