Christian Worldview Research Articles

Cathedrals as Instruments of Influence on Public Consciousness in Medieval Western Europe (10th-16th Centuries)

This study explores the functional impact of Christian cathedrals in Western Europe on medieval public consciousness. Utilizing a systemic analysis method and a values-based approach, cathedrals are examined as structural elements within the framework of religious communication, serving as key instruments for shaping public consciousness during the Middle Ages. Through these edifices, the core tenets of Christianity were disseminated to the masses. Special attention is given to the art of stone calendars, which are considered a significant factor in the formation of a Christian worldview during this period. The study identifies the value-laden, symbolic, and functional characteristics of medieval cathedrals as tools of religious communication. It outlines the overarching principles of architectural organization in Catholic churches in relation to their roles in influencing public consciousness. The influence of Romanesque cathedrals on the trajectory of public consciousness in medieval Western Europe is also examined. The author concludes that Christian cathedrals, as instruments of influence on medieval public conscious-ness, possessed a pronounced managerial and motivational effect, fulfilling a wide range of sociocultural functions that contributed to the stabilization and spiritual-moral development of medieval Western European society.

Logic and Stylistics of Irritation in Critical Studies: E. K. Herzyk and her Christian Worldview in One of the Modern Reflections

Logic and Stylistics of Irritation in Critical Studies: E. K. Herzyk and her Christian Worldview in One of the Modern Reflections

Мистика любви Хадевейх Брабантской и Мехтильды Магдебургской

The Christian worldview of the late Middle Ages was quite diverse, but at the same time extremely contradictory. Northern France, Flanders, and the German towns in the Rhine Valley were fi lled with various spiritual movements and beliefs that largely determined the spiritual climate of medieval Europe. One such spiritual current was the Beguine movement, which was condemned by the Catholic Church, as were many other religious sects during this period of European history. Nevertheless, the reasons for the persecution of the representatives of female semi-monastic communities are still not clear enough for us. On the one hand, we know that the condemnation of the Beguine’s is directly related to their social activities, because they created serious competition to the Catholic Church. But on the other hand, limiting ourselves exclusively to social reasons, we miss the fact that the Beguine movement was largely mystical and many representatives of women’s communities experienced extremely intense extraordinary experiences. Therefore, turning to the problem of the condemnation of the female mystics, we fi nd that the root of these persecutions lay in their reinterpretation of religious ecstasy, rather than their social activities. To substantiate this position, we examine in detail the representation of love-mystical cognition in two of the most infl uential beguines, Hadewijch of Brabant and Mechthild of Magdeburg. We observe that they not only express their extraordinary experience, but they also theorize it. The mystics abandon the notion of love-mystical cognition as a passive process of perceiving God. Instead, they turn to an active kind of love and justify a form of vita activa. This allows them to bridge the gulf between God and man, and to move independently beyond their own female bodies, burdened by medieval patriarchal norms. The female mystics, as we show, change the very relationship between woman and the world, thereby endowing her with greater autonomy in relation to medieval society and divine reality.

Україна як європейська країна, що потерпає від збройної агресії, в інтерпретації польського поета Гаррі Дуди (на матеріалі двокнижжя«На очах у світу»)

The poetry of renowned Polish poet Harry Duda, known for his deep Christian worldview, journalistic flair, and expansive thinking, has been significantly influenced by the events in Ukraine since 2014. His work, often imbued with elements of voluntarism and militarism, reflects the ongoing struggle of Ukrainians for freedom and statehood. This article examines a two-volume edition of Duda’s lyrical works with the bilingual concept, «Na oczach świata (In the Eyes of the World)», translated into Ukrainian by Viktor Melnyk. This edition conveys the essence of Ukraine’s fight for liberty. In two chapters, the poet contemplates whether individuals are truly protected in modern society amidst threats, political regimes, and hybrid aggression. The book’s title invites readers to consider whether the global community is fulfilling its role in safeguarding democracy and freedom, or if it is ignoring such pleas. Through his rhymed and non-rhymed poems, Harry Duda captures the atmosphere of the Russia-Ukraine war, spanning from 2014 to 2022 and beyond, depicting scenes of wandering, suffering, death, trials, and tribulations. Harry Duda’s portrayal of Ukrainians is informed by the vivid reports of global media, conveying the historical context of their struggle for freedom and pinpointing the perpetrators of war, high mortality, torture, and ecological disasters within Europe. The poet rightly identifies the war initiated by the North-Eastern intervention against Ukraine as a war with Europe and the entire civilized world. This research aims to analyze the character development, figurative and symbolic elements, stylistic expressiveness, and emotional tones in Duda’s poems about 21st-century Ukraine. It addresses the challenges Ukraine faces due to existing geopolitical threats and seeks to uncover the profound artistic meanings and significance of poetry about cataclysms, conflicts, and wars in the context of building a harmonious human civilization.

Духовно-нравственные корни педагогической системы профессора С.А. Рачинского

The article examines the variety of pedagogical approaches to the education of schoolchildren in the creation of a “dormitory” school with the involvement of Christian directions in the education of the younger generation in the pedagogical system of the famous methodologist Professor Sergei Aleksandrovich Rachinsky in his built school by himself. His methodological guidelines were constantly combined with solving of the problems of moral education of schoolchildren to form a Christian worldview towards the world around him.

Integrating the Gap Between Faith Education and Christian Learning in the Indonesian Context with a Christian Worldview

In Indonesia, there is a striking contrast between faith education and Christian learning, which raises major questions regarding integration. Faith education is often associated with worship and character formation in the church, while schools are expected to strengthen Christian values. Understanding Christianity in the concept of worldview is very important, stressing the Christian's responsibility to live in the world, not of the world. This research used qualitative methods, including surveys and thematic analysis, which produced three main findings. First, faith education is usually carried out in religious schools, in line with specific religious doctrines, whereas Christian learning involves systematic exposure to Christian teachings. Second, religious education in Indonesia aims to overcome inter-religious disorders, while Christian education seeks to understand God's will. Research puts forward the concept of a universal worldview as a means of bridging this gap. Three proposed approaches are Teaching for commitment, Teaching for commitment Teaching about commitment, and Teaching from commitment.

Fat bodies, diet culture, and human flourishing: How did we get it so wrong?

AbstractContemporary diet culture is detrimental to many Western men and women, though women are disproportionately impacted. This results in poor body image, low self‐esteem, and unhealthy lifestyles. Christian discourse is not immune to the influence of diet culture, with many popular Christian pastors and authors adopting this paradigm and seeking to align it with a Christian worldview. When an understanding of a human being as an anthropological duality is brought to bear on the issue of diet culture, a more consistently Christian anthropology can resource a healthier view of the embodied self and provide resources for a robust Christian response to diet culture.

Examining challenges in youth global citizenship education with a Christian worldview during the post-pandemic era

Examining challenges in youth global citizenship education with a Christian worldview during the post-pandemic era

Christian Worldview and Caring in Nursing: The Legacy of Sister Simone Roach.

Sister Simone Roach, a noted philosopher of caring in nursing, left behind a significant body of theoretical and practical work highlighting the areas of nursing ethics, care/caring, and compassion. This article explores the integration of the moral foundation of agape love in Pauline theology and Roach's human caring in nursing (1992) as the action of agape love. A narrative literature review explores the relationship between the scriptural ethics of St. Paul (Pauline ethics) and Roach's caring in nursing.

Minority Student Perspectives of Barriers, Supports, and Christian Virtues in an Undergraduate Christian Nursing Program.

Diversity and inclusion are critical priorities in nursing education programs. Literature has focused on minority student experiences of barriers and supports-but not through a Christian worldview. This qualitative study using a phenomenological-hermenuetic approach gave voice to the experiences of 15 self-identified minority student graduates from a Christian baccalaureate nursing program. Data analysis revealed opportunities for growth in providing a supportive climate within the program and how Christian virtues of hospitality, humility, and reconciliation can be employed to achieve this goal.

Значение формирования семейного образа жизни в воспитании молодежи

The article reveals the factors that negatively affect the worldview of modern youth, leveling family values and significantly reducing the popularity of the family lifestyle among the younger generation, including boys and girls brought up in Orthodox families, whose parents are not always able to instill in their children their Christian vision of the family, to form competent ideological assessments of the role of men and women in the family. An assessment of the importance of the family from the position of representatives of the Orthodox Church is given, it is shown that in the context of the educational mission of the Russian Orthodox Church, one of the directions is to strengthen the missionary orientation of parish life in the field of youth upbringing. It is possible to make up for the loss of ideas about the family way of life among young people by developing their Christian worldview and forming ideas about the family way of life in accordance with Christian commandments. At the same time, programs of educational work among young people implemented by parishes are becoming important. Based on the study of family values among high school students, it was revealed that many students cannot name the ways of showing love in the family, their attitude towards parents is consumerist, many have erroneous ideas about family roles, and the culture of family life is not a value. In order to form in high school students the ideas of an Orthodox family lifestyle, the program consisting of creative workshops with students and joint meetings with students and their parents has been implemented.

A Grounded Theory of Christian Public Administrators’ Integration of Faith and Work

About 28% of U.S. public administrators profess to be Christians who regularly attend church. Given potential impacts on public policy and services, it is important to understand how these administrators integrate faith and work. Following a constructivist grounded theory approach, this study presents a taxonomy of Christian public administrators’ faith–work integration based on analysis of 30 in-depth interviews. The taxonomy’s axes are: (1) purpose—pious versus instrumental, and (2) locus—personal, workplace relationships, or societal. All participants share faith-driven work motivation aligned with public administration values. Their mode of faith–work integration varies based on perceived religious liberty and orientations toward a sacred–secular divide versus a holistic Christian worldview. The model suggests individuals motivated by theonomic and proselytizing goals may self-select out of government service. This research offers implications for public sector leaders, educators, and Christian public administrators seeking insight into how to relate their faith and work.

Metaphysics of Unity and the Christian Worldview: Experience of Interpretation in the Works of E. N. Trubetskoy and Priest Pavel Florensky

Metaphysics of Unity and the Christian Worldview: Experience of Interpretation in the Works of E. N. Trubetskoy and Priest Pavel Florensky

Qualitative Case Study on the Course Operations of Skills and Techniques for Social Work Practice Based on Christian Worldview

Qualitative Case Study on the Course Operations of Skills and Techniques for Social Work Practice Based on Christian Worldview

Making White Christian nationalism plausible: Examining the institutional logic of a conservative Christian school

Over the last several years, enrollment at Conservative Christian schools has risen noticeably due to a response to COVID-19 regulations and culture wars being played out within primary and secondary schools. Alongside this trend, there has also been a significant rise in White Christian nationalism during the early part of the 21st century. Using data gathered through an ethno-case study of a Conservative Christian school, I examine the institutional logic that animated and guided the way the school socialized students to think about their civic and public life. I describe this logic as a theo-political logic that manifested itself symbolically through the language and theory of the Christian worldview which was not only taught by faculty but also helped to organize the curriculum and pedagogy of the school. Building on this description of the theo-political logic and using Peter Berger’s (1967) notion of plausibility structures, I argue that while conservative Christian schools may not explicitly support White Christian Nationalism, the theo-political logic that organizes and dominates the school helps develop plausibility structures that allow students, faculty, and staff to support policies and public engagement that align with White Christian nationalism.

Ectopic Pregnancy as Previable Delivery

Abstract Inside and outside of a Christian worldview, bioethicists have discussed ectopic pregnancy at some length as a maternal-fetal vital conflict. Most bioethicists agree that methotrexate and salpingostomy are low-risk, successful interventions for this life-threatening pathology, and are thus beneficent, just, and wholly acceptable. A small cohort of Christian, largely Catholic, bioethicists have reservations about methotrexate and salpingostomy, but cannot resolve their internal disputes about these because of flawed casuistry. This paper aims to settle the issue about whether methotrexate and salpingostomy are acceptable within a Catholic worldview: despite the best arguments in favor of methotrexate as a moral option, it is morally unacceptable, and despite hesitation about salpingostomy related to analogies with previable delivery, it is the optimal procedure for ectopic pregnancy.

To the 950th anniversary of the death of Reverend Feodosius Pecherskyi

The article highlights the life path of one of the founders of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Reverend Feodosius Pecherskyi. The attention is focused on the period of the ascetic's monastic life, his ascetic exploits, devotion to spiritual service, active civic position in difficult historical periods. The contribution of Feodosius Pecherskyi to the development of the monastery, the organization of monastic life, the introduction of the Studio Statute, and the establishment of book writing are considered. The teachings of Feodosius Pecherskyi are analyzed from the perspective of the Christian worldview.

Christian Spiritual Formation towards Holiness

Freedom is one of the most fervently fought for values and, at the same time, the very idea of freedom belongs to concepts that are essentially contested. This situation is a part of human brokenness, and in Christian formation, it has to be seriously dealt with. According to the popular view, ‘holiness’ is a life-negating and judgmental attitude towards everything ‘normal.’ In biblical usage, it connotes belonging to God as a gift in Christ. Spiritual formation begins with a biblical explanation of freedom and holiness. A Christian worldview has to be the background to Christian formation, functioning as a correction of the commonly- accepted naturalistic worldview. A personal experiential relationship with God is the key to successful growth towards realistic and practical holiness in daily life. ‘Dos and don’ts’ that usually arise at the beginning of religious education shall be experienced as liberating instructions, if they are offered as guidance to a fully persuaded mind and a devotedly loving heart.

A atuação de forças centrípetas e centrífugas no discurso religioso sobre a pessoa com deficiência: reflexões a partir de Bakhtin e o Círculo

ABSTRACT This article analyzes the action of centripetal and centrifugal forces in utterances from the religious sphere, which reveal worldviews of the evangelical Christian segment regarding disability. For that, we selected a video available on YouTube, containing utterances by the hosts Tito Rocha and Leandro Quadros regarding disabilities, as well as the response of an internet user about the positioning of these individuals. The theoretical and methodological reflection is based on the dialogical orientation of language, considering dialogic relations, voices, and centripetal and centrifugal forces. Additionally, we drew upon studies on worldviews, the inclusion of people with disabilities, religious discourse, and Christian theology. The results reveal that the discourses of the hosts reflect and refract a Christian worldview that unifies the understanding of disability due to divine punishment caused by sin. While the internet user’s comment presents movements of centralization and dispersion of this Christian perspective.

Christian Worldview in the Poetic World of Mok-wol Pak’s Mid-Period Poetry - Focusing on an encounter with Eastern aesthetics (non-duality)

Christian Worldview in the Poetic World of Mok-wol Pak’s Mid-Period Poetry - Focusing on an encounter with Eastern aesthetics (non-duality)