Aspects Of Faith Research Articles

Faith envy

With this article, I wish to introduce the concept of ‘faith envy’. From time to time, both believers and non-believers envy those who have faith or more faith. People envy, for example, Muslims or Charismatics for the significance and certainty of their convictions in their lives. I propose using ‘faith envy’ as an angle to investigate faith and religious language. This perspective opens up important new questions about faith. If we look at faith from this angle, we see aspects of faith that remain obscure in many debates on religion, aspects beyond historical or factual matters. Firstly, I explore what it is exactly that is envied in faith envy. Secondly, I argue for the use of the concept ‘envy’ rather than ‘jealousy’ or ‘admiration’ in this context. Thirdly, I indicate how using the concept of faith envy may open up new theoretical perspectives on faith and in particular the nature of religious language. I show how the lives and works of Sören Kierkegaard, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Simone Weil are illuminated by looking at them as people who envy faith. I conclude this article by providing some impressions of what novel perspectives using the concept of faith envy may bring to light.

Dealing with illiberal and discriminatory aspects of faith in religious education: a case study of Quebec’s Ethics and Religious Culture curriculum

ABSTRACTTaking Quebec’s mandatory religious education curriculum, Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC), as a case study, this paper examines the question of whether it is legitimate to teach about the illiberal and discriminatory aspects of religious belief and practice—misogyny, homophobia, racial discrimination and the like—in a religious education class. This paper seeks an answer the question by considering the pedagogical choice to raise a critical lens to the religions studied in class in relation to the cultural approach to religious education that ERC teachers are required to adopt, the critical, democratic and intercultural aims of ERC, and the legal constraints imposed on ERC by the Canadian and Quebecois constitutional framework. The conclusion of our analysis is that while the cultural approach to RE clearly rules out the use of learning activities specifically designed to reveal illiberal and discriminatory aspects of religions. However, perceived points of conflict with prevailing social values constitute a legitimate opportunity for religious education teachers to invest their specialised knowledge of religious traditions in the service of increasing pupils’ religious literacy.

Effective Approaches Of The Education Of Children In Forming A Sustainable Family According To Islamic References

Humans and education are two important issues in planning the growth, development and advancement of a country. The basic education for an individual starts with the teaching at home, school and the environment. Children’s education is important in Islam. The importance of emphasising the development of children is a practice pioneered by Islamic scholars since ancient times based on the teaching of Islam that used Qur’an and Sunnah as their references. Parents today face with challenges in educating their children. They are required to ensure that their children are raised and given the education that covers the development of intellect, physical, spiritual, morals and social. Education can nurture the current and future generations to grow and be responsible to God, themselves, other people and the country. The aim of the present research was to examine about the effective approaches of children’s education in shaping a sustainable family according to Islamic references. The research method is based on reading of articles, journals, newspapers, books and others as primary data. The learning process involves mental, physical, emotional and social aspects. This article in general discusses about teaching in the aspects of education, which is classified into four types namely Formal Teaching, Informal Teaching, Non-Formal Teaching and Rasulullah pbuh Teaching Method. Generally, the aspects of children’s education are divided into aspects of faith, morals, physical, mental, spiritual social, emotional and sexology. Therefore, there are three main things that need to be emphasised in shaping children and their souls in forming a sustainable family which include strengthening of spiritual and worship activities, knowledge and noble values.

Religius Values in Novel Nafsul Muthmainnah by Anfika Noer

This study aims to describe religious values in the novel Nafsul Muthmainnah by Anfika Noer. The religious values analyzed include regulatory aspects (sharia), beliefs (creeds), and actions (morals). The approach used, namely the qualitative approach and the method used in this study is a descriptive analysis method. The use of this method is adjusted to the main purpose of the research, which is to describe and analyze religious values in a novel entitled Nafsul Muthmainnah by Anfika Noer. Descriptive method is a method used to describe or analyze a research result but not used to make broader conclusions. The purpose of this descriptive study is to make a description, description, or painting systematically, factually and accurately about the facts, traits, and relationships between phenomena investigated. The content analysis method is able to uncover the tendency of message content based on the context of the content of a text. The depth of content analysis will be more complete and detailed in understanding the contents of the text and able to associate with the context of reality that occurs. In this study, data information analysis was carried out through the stages of identifying all data, describing data, analyzing data, then interpreting existing data based on religious values in the novel. Conclusions from this study, namely that there are many religious values related to regulations (shari'a), beliefs (creeds), and actions (morals) in the Nafsul Muthmainnah novel by Anfika Noer's work. The religious values contained in this novel, namely aspects of sharia as many as 13 data findings, aspects of faith as many as 21 data findings, and moral aspects as many as 42 data findings. The most finding data is the moral aspect as many as 42 data findings and the least is the sharia aspect of 13 data findings.

Does higher education change the faith of Anglicans and Methodists preparing for church ministries through a course validated by a UK university?

ABSTRACTChurches often validate their ministry training through Higher Education (HE) institutions in order to assure the academic quality of their awards. Although academic progress is carefully assessed, and churches have long debated formational aspects of ministry training, there has been little quantitative work that examines whether exposure to HE changes the faith of students. This study reports on the effects on various aspects of faith (such as beliefs about the Bible, biblical literalism, morality, exclusivity, quest orientation, and dogmatism) of a ministry programme delivered to Anglicans and Methodists that was validated by a United Kingdom university. A sample of 91 students completed questionnaires at the start and finish of their period of study, which ranged from one to three years. There was no evidence of systematic change in any of the tested variables that coincided with the period of study.

PERASAAN KEPUASAN MUALAF DALAM KEHIDUPAN ISLAM: KEPENTINGAN DAN IMPLIKASINYA DARI ASPEK DAKWAH

This article is intended to introduce the concept of satisfaction associated with the lives of the converts in life after Islam. Writing focuses on the elements of satisfaction in the aspect of faith, practice of worship (syariat) and aspects of morality. This data is obtained through content analysis of the Qur'anic verses and Hadiths and documentation sources. It is found that the satisfaction of the mualaf is manifested when the situation has come to something that is desired or gets what is expected in accordance with the goals set out to achieve. The sense of satisfaction of mualaf can be felt when it comes to the sweetness of the result of a steadfast faith in Allah SWT, to gain the result of the charitable acts performed in accordance with the hadeeth of the Shari'a and to receive the noble moral service. This effort requires the support and assistance that is the responsibility of all Muslims. Keywords: Feeling Satisfaction, Mualaf, Islamic Life, Da'wah

The Effect of Zhongyong Thinking on Remote Association Thinking: An EEG Study.

The Doctrine of the Mean (zhongyong) introduced by Confucianism is not only an aspect of faith, but also a way of thinking for Chinese individuals. Zhongyong includes two thinking forms: eclectic thinking (ET; i.e., “neither-A-nor-B”) and integrated thinking (IT; i.e., “both-A-and-B”). Given the inclination of Asian individuals toward situational cognition, this study used questions about situations familiar to Chinese undergraduates to activate either ET or IT. This was done to investigate the effects of the two divergent thinking forms of zhongyong on performance levels on the Remote Associates Test (RAT). Both behavioral and EEG results found that participants in the IT condition demonstrated higher RAT scores than those in the ET condition. The conclusion was that the RAT and priming tasks shared the same neural mechanism. This meant that the priming tasks of IT allowed participants to enter a state of creative preparation in advance, further affecting resolution of the RAT.

A Christian View of “Faith” in God

While central to the Christian religion, the act of faith has been notoriously difficult to define. This essay is an attempt to illuminate, with the aid of insights from cognitive science and process philosophy, what it means for a Christian to have faith, specifically in God. In doing so, the apriori and aposteriori aspects of faith are explored, along with its connections to science and empirical evidence, revelation, knowledge, doubt, morality, and additional Christian beliefs.

MARIA DE NAZARÉ: MODELO DE DISCIPULADO CRISTÃO (LC 1,26-56) – NARRAÇÃO DA FÉ DE UMA PEQUENINA

RESUMO: A figura de Maria, no início da catequese lucana, tem uma importante função narrativa: apresentá-la como modelo dos discípulos de Jesus de Nazaré. Maria encarna aquilo que os discípulos são chamados a ser, ao se deixarem conduzir pelo Mestre, ao longo do evangelho. Lc 1,26-56 descreve a dinâmica da fé de uma “pequenina”, que se reconhece “humilde serva”, sem qualquer importância sociorreligiosa, em quem o Senhor “fez grandes coisas”. Este artigo explicita as grandes linhas da fé da “pequenina” Maria de Nazaré, enquanto serva do Senhor e servidora do próximo, em cuja vida contemplação e ação se entrecruzam e cuja fé é proclamada no Magnificat. A narração do diálogo com a prima Isabel descreve duas “pequeninas” expressando sua fé no Deus de Israel, atento aos empobrecidos e marginalizados da história. A perícope lucana estudada fala das periferias como lugar privilegiado da fé e os pobres como os mais aptos para compreender a ação de Deus em favor da humanidade carente de salvação.ABSTRACT: The figure of Mary, in the beginning of the Lukan catechesis, has an important narrative role: to present her as the model for the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth. Mary embodies what the disciples are called to be, as they let themselves guided by the Master throughout the gospel. Luke 1: 26-56 describes the dynamics of the faith of a “liale one”, who recognizes herself as a “humble servant,” without any socio-religious importance, in whom the Lord “did great things”. This article explains the deep aspects of faith of the “liale” Mary of Nazareth, as servant of the Lord and servant of the neighbor, in whom contemplation and action intertwine and whose faith is proclaimed in the Magnificat. The narrative dialogue with her cousin Elizabeth describes about the two “liale ones” expressing their faith in the God of Israel who is aaentive to the disadvantaged and marginalized of the history. The selected Lukan pericope speaks of the peripheries as the privileged places of faith and the poor as the most apt to understand the action of God in favor of the humanity which is in need of salvation.

الطفل ووسائل الإعلام بین المخاطر الناجمة ومنظور الشریعة الإسلامیة

الطفل ووسائل الإعلام بین المخاطر الناجمة ومنظور الشریعة الإسلامیة

Tela’ah Terhadap Metode dan Validitas Tafsir Esoterik (Isyari)

<p class="06IsiAbstrak"><span lang="EN-GB">This article aims to examine the methods and validity of esoteric interpretations in studying the Qur'an. The Qur'an is the last book revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. contained in various aspects of the teachings, both concerning aspects of faith, worship, mu'amalah and morals. The various teachings in the Qur'an are mentioned globally. Therefore, a method is needed to know these teachings. In understanding the Qur'an, it can be reached through the bi al-Ma'tsur, bi al-Ma'qul and bi al-Isyari (esoteric) methods. This bi al-Isyari method has its own uniqueness, because the Islamic interpretation is a spiritual interpretation. Thus, the Islamic or esoteric interpretation also requires a spiritual method, namely through Tazkiyatunnafsi, concentrating on reading the Qur'an with tadabbur, tafakkur, tadzakkur and tayaqqudh. The results of the analysis show that esoteric interpretation is considered valid if it fulfills four requirements, namely not contrary to the shari'ah, does not conflict with the final meaning, is not so far away and the interpreter does not claim that his interpretation is the only valid interpretation.</span></p>

Komunikasi Orang Tua dan Anak dalam Islam (Tinjauan Pedagogis Komunikasi Nabi Ibrahim dengan Nabi Isma'il dalam Al-Qur'an)

Komunikasi merupakan proses penyampaian suatu pesan dalam bentuk lambang bermakna sebagai pikiran dan perasaan berupa ide, informasi, kepercayaan, harapan, himbauan, dan sebagai panduan yang dilakukan oleh seseorang kepada orang lain. Orang tua dan anak adalah komponen yang paling penting dalam sebuah keluarga. Orang tua memiliki peran penting dalam mendidik anak-anaknya melalui proses komunikasi. Al-Qur’an sebagai sumber pertama dan utama pendidikan Islam memberikan beberapa gambaran kisah tentang komunikasi orang tua dan anak. Salah satu kisah tersebut adalah kisan Nabi Ibrahim dan Nabi Isma’il dalam Q.S. al-Sha>ffa>t ayat 102-107. Berdasarkan ayat-ayat dari surat tersebut dapat disimpulkan komunikasi orang tua dan anak (berdasarkan kisah Nabi Ibrahim dan Nabi Ismail) sebagai berikut: 1) Komunikasi yang terjadi adalah komunikasi interaktif-dialogis-humanis. Dikatakan interaksional karena komunikasi yang dilakukan tidak sepihak. Nabi Ibrahim dan Nabi Isma’il saling aktif, reflektif dalam memaknai dan menafsirkan pesan dalam mimpi Nabi Ibrahim. Dialogis karena komunikasi tersebut dapat membuka jalur informasi antara Nabi Ibrahim dan Nabi Ismail. Komunikasi dialogis juga membantu untuk melatih berargumentasi, kesabaran, ketangguhan, dan keteguhan untuk patuh kepada Allah dan taat pada orang tua, seperti yang terjadi pada komunikasi Nabi Ibrahim dan Nabi Ismail. Humanis karena Pendidikan Ibrahim terhadap Ismail bertujuan untuk memanusiakan manusia agar patuh kepada Allah; 2) Komunikasi yang dilakukan Nabi Ibrahim dengan Nabi Isma’il memberikan gambaran bahwa Nabi Ibrahim merupakan sosok yang demokratis dan Nabi Isma’il adalah sosok yang patuh. Kedua sifat ini memiliki peran penting dalam kesuksesan sebuah pendidikan; 3) Terdapat dua materi pendidikan dalam komunikasi antara Nabi Ibrahim dan Nabi Isma’il, yaitu aspek keimanan dan emosional. Keimanan kaitannya dengan uji kepatuhan terhadap konsep keimanan yang telah diberikan oleh Nabi Ibrahim, sedangkan aspek emosional ditunjukkan ketegaran dan kesabaran dalam menerima perintah tersebut.

Studied Controversial Issues and Analyze Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd Thoughts Contained in Voice of Exile: Reflections on Islam

Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd was a modern Muslim thinkers who is criticizing the Quran and rejecting al-Sunnah as the second source of reference in Syariah. In fact, he called for a review of the Quran and aimed to open the doors of ijtihad for syariah laws even thought that syariah had clearly described in the Quran nor al-hadith. Abu Zayd thought about Islam were shared publicly with the publication of a bibliography titled Voice of Exile: Reflections on Islam that has been written with Esther, R. The book reveal his life since childhood till he was known as a modern Muslim thinker. His thought in criticizing the Quran and Shariah was shocked the Muslim world. This article aims to identify controversial issues and analyze his thoughts contained in this book. The method used for this study is content analysis to describe Abu Zayd’s thought about Islam. Method of identifying issues was based on a fatwa Jakim 2006 on liberalism. The results showed that he thought exists in two aspects of faith and syariah which are not in line with Islamic law. The study shows that he was a liberal and idea of liberalism was disseminated through out the book. Therefore, this book is incongruous for the Muslim community in Malaysia.

KONSEP PENDIDIKAN ANAK DALAM PERPEKTIF AL-QUR’AN (Surat Luqman Ayat 12-19)

Astract: Along with the development of the increasingly blind to the globlasasi that a lot of negatively affect the child. Beliefs that can stem this negative impact, therefore Islamic education is very necessary in this case. And the authors chose the letter Luqman verses 12-19 because in it is full of advice to build morals and increase faith in the child. The results showed that: (1) The concept of children's education. (2) The concept of children's education in the perspective of Qur'an letter Luqman verses 12-19 illustrates the emphasis of the material and methods of children's education. Educational materials that are taught include education of aqidah, shariah, and morals. The method used is with maw'idah (advice). (3) Actualization of the development of the concept of education of children in this era of globalization is to develop Islamic life-based curriculum life skill, Applying contextual approach of learning PAI on the aspect of faith, Implementing the integration of faith with science and technology. Abstrak: Seiring dengan perkembangan zaman yang semakin membabi buta kearah globlasasi yang banyak sekali berpengaruh negatif pada diri anak. Keimanan yang dapat membendung dampak negatif ini, Maka dari itu pendidikan Islam sangat diperlukan dalam kasus ini. Dan penulis memilih surat Luqman ayat 12-19 karena didalamnya sarat akan petuah untuk membangun akhlak serta meningkatkan keimanan terhadap diri anak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Konsep pendidikan anak. (2) Konsep Pendidikan Anak dalam perspektif Al-Qur’an surat Luqman ayat 12-19 menggambarkan penekanan materi dan metode pendidikan anak. Materi pendidikan yang diajarkan meliputi pendidikan akidah, syariah, dan akhlak. Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah dengan maw’idah (nasihat). (3) Aktualisasi pengembangan konsep pendidikan anak di era globalisasi ini adalah dengan melakukan pengembangan kurikulum agama Islam berbasis life skill, Melakukan pendekatan kontekstual pembelajaran PAI pada aspek keimanan, Menerapkan pengintegrasian iman dengan IPTEK.

Faith Tribes as Powerful Communities of Adolescents in Highly Differentiated Societies

This article describes how communal aspects of faith find their way back into the lives of adolescents. The communal aspects of faith within individualized societies need more attention. It seems that with the current emphasis on individual faith, the intrinsic power of communal aspects of faith has been lost. This study shows that informal communities of adolescents—faith tribes—can restore the individual–communal balance in faith development. Youth ministry should encourage adolescents and tribal leaders to be aware of the faith possibilities of tribes.

Principles of Christian Theology in Augustine’s Perspective with An Attitude to the Divine Justice

Faith had a special place in the thought of Augustine, so that it should be considered essential as a starting point in the process of human purification. In this opinion, our knowledge to the seen and believable affairs would be the thoughts and faith respectively. This approch stated about the role of faith in the understanding that revelation invites us to believe and we cannot understand as long as we don’t believe. The Greek ideas have been used during Fathers period and its subject matter emphasized that there is a great and infinite God. The concept of God in Greek philosophy was close to the God of the Bible in some ways. Justin martyr confirmed that the Christian faith is the only valid and useful philosophy. More righteous God should be inclusive to the extent of justice’s concept. God worship must be a responsibility not just for the chosen nation, but other people also worship him. Augustine and holy texts considered attributes to God such as infinite, substantive, creative, love, goodness, justice, almighty, creator, eternal and penetrating. Augustine knew the God's righteousness attribute eternal and said about God that he is an eternal and immutable truth that is present in our minds and he agreed the formal theory of three hypostases (God, Christ or the Logos and the Holy Spirit). He was one of the greatest Christian theorist of the Trinity; the only real God has been formed from three persons under the names of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit in his view. The most important attribute of God is unity. The doctrine of grace is as the basic Christian concepts. Paul knew the grace implies on the act of mercy of God and also a major factor for salvation. Augustine knew the first humanity's sin great and unjust somehow our minds are unable to understand the damages caused by it. No one are known to be exempted of this just and true punishment unless, free mercy and grace of God release him. Religious reformation motion also questioned the authoritarianism in religious life and its emphasis on the personal aspect of faith that played a role in the transition from the medieval world to the modern era. The impact of Christian classical teachings and the ideas of Augustine was undeniable on the development of Christian theology.

Interfaith Dialogue and British Muslim Praisoners

This essay shares some of the aspects of my research on “An Islamic Approach to Rehabilitation of Muslim Prisoners: An Empirical Case Study.” Interfaith dialogue can help to explore therapeutic/rehabilitative aspects of faith; it can also be used to engage with the Narrative of Radical Extremism in order to produce a mature understanding of faith among Muslim youth. However, there are many misconceptions, concerns, and questions about interfaith dialogue within the Muslim community—particularly with Muslim prisoners—that need to be carefully understood, explored, and answered through a dialogical approach, not through debate. This essay can be understood as a first step toward such a strategy.

The nature of faith in analytic theistic philosophy of religion

In this article I shall analyse and evaluate analytic theists’ views of what it takes to be a person of faith. I suggest that the subject can be approached by posing requirements a person must allegedly fulfil in order to count as a person of faith. These requirements can be referred to as aspects of faith. According to my analysis, four different aspects of faith can be distinguished: the cognitive, the evaluative-affective, the practical, and the interpersonal. There have been divergent assessments about which aspects are indispensable for faith and how they should be understood.

Born Again, Again: Conversion in Christian Families as a Process Punctuated by Grace

This is an examination of the experience of adolescent conversion, with particular attention to teenagers who report having made multiple commitments to Christ. Conversion of these teenagers is seen as a long process containing multiple spiritually significant commitment events. The aspects of faith that James Fowler measures to mark the transition from his mythic/literal stage to the synthetic/conventional stage are used as a framework to understand the perceived need of these teenagers to make what appear to be multiple commitments to Christ.

The Role of Faith in Developing Community Civilization

This paper hopes to highlight the role of faith in ensuring social stability with reference to Al-Quran and to prove that faith is the determining agent of social stability of a community civilization. Thus, all parties responsible in developing the human capital and social stability towards achieving an excellent community civilization need to give emphasis on the aspects of faith. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n23p1608