Elements Of Religion Research Articles

Social determinants for understanding Muslims' intentions toward seeking mental health help based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.

Many have found that minorities seek help for mental health problems less than the general population. Such findings are surprising considering that minorities experience higher rates of mental health issues compared to the general population. Employing the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study aimed to explore the intentions of Muslims living in California and Israel pertaining seeking mental health help (SMHH). A qualitative approach involving semi-structured interviews guided by TPB principles was conducted with 78 participants. Thematic analysis was implemented to identify key themes. Five major themes were identified: 1 - Attitudes: Normalization of SMHH entangled with fear; causes and attributions of mental health disorders; perspectives on treatment. 2 - Subjective norms: Support groups; stigma and social norms. 3 - Perceived behavioral control: Personal and environmental facilitators and barriers. 4 - Intentions: High; conditioned preapproval; and low. 5 - Actual help seeking behavior: Religious figures as first resort; incorporating religious practices, and preference of Muslim therapist. Cultural beliefs, stigma, social support, and religion elements were dominant in the TPB model. The findings underscored the holistic approach among Muslims toward seeking mental help incorporating medical, psychological, social, and spiritual understanding of the mental health condition. This suggests considering social and communal elements in developing interventions, education, and policy for SMHH among Muslims.

Revisiting the Relevance of Religion in the Post-Covid-19 Pandemic: A Critical Analysis through the Lense of Religious Scholarship – Freud, James, and Dewey

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic provides not only challenges the current states of economy, health, and society, but also the relevance of religion. Some scholars observe that Covid-19 pandemic triggers the rise of religious beliefs and attitudes that tend to deny scientific explanation of the pandemic and its rational coping. This unscientific religiosity is deemed irrelevant in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, others maintain that religious values and experiences are useful to cope with the consequences of the pandemic. In these two instances, religion’s relevance in the modern world is revisited, whether religion should be ignored or considered to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the lens of religious scriptural and scholastic tradition of Sigmund Freud, William James, and John Dewey, this paper weighs in the relevance of religion and shows which aspects of religion are irrelevant and which elements of religion are relevant to cope with the pandemic and its ramifications.

A művészet és a hit kapcsolódási lehetőségei büntetés-végrehajtási keretek között

Aim: The penitentiary organisation gives an important role to drama education, prison theatre and the combination of religion and faith with art therapy programmes in order to combat the harms of forced detention in prisons and to reintegrate prisoners into society. The aim of this study is to present the progress made in implementing the above and the art therapy programmes planned for 2024.Methodology: As a practising prison specialist and head of the Incarceration Affairs Service of the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters, the author has an insight into the range of art therapy programmes offered to prisoners and their practical implementation. During his career, he has been involved in the creation and implementation of several such programmes, both as an implementer and as a supervisor. In preparing this study, he has drawn on his personal experience as well as on the available literature on the subject.Findings: The prison population is very open to different kinds of artistic programmes, and they actively and creatively participate in their implementation. Drama-based theatre programmes, combined with elements of religion and faith, can be clearly integrated into the range of programmes to prepare prisoners for release, sometimes with elements of reparation.Value: Art programmes in prison environments not only help prisoners to reintegrate after release, develop their personality, skills and competences, but are also suitable for sensitising society and reducing prejudices and antipathy towards prisoners.

Institutional Trust, Spirituality, and Religious Practice in the United States

This study explores the relationship between institutional trust and elements of religion in contemporary American society. Using a nationally representative survey, we utilize latent class and regression analyses to assess the contours of these relationships. Our findings reveal a diverse institutional trust profile, with pronounced distrust in democratic institutions, especially Congress, although the group with low institutional trust is the smallest one within the society. While trust in religious institutions, and to an extent broader institutional trust, predict religiosity, this is less so with the case of spirituality. Institutional trust similarly shows modest positive relationships to public religious practice, while a clear negative relationship to private religious practice. Interpreting these findings through the lens of secularization and privatization of religion, we hope to provide a strong empirical contribution to the literature regarding intersections of institutional trust and the evolving religious and spiritual orientations of today’s American landscape.

AGAMA TRADISI DAN WACANA SPRITUALITAS ABAD 21; KEARIFAN MEWUJUDKAN RUANG PUBLIK YANG DIDOMINASI OLEH MODERASI

<em>This article comes as a response to the tragedy of intolerance in the name of religion and spiritual discourse of the 21st century, the focus of his study is to answer the problem of how to realize a public space dominated by moderation of all components of life. The data used in this article is sourced from library research and applies an interdisciplinary approach. The research findings are; Many religious researchers argue, religion will experience extinction in modern society, what happens is the repositioning of the epistemological building of religious traditions through spiritual discourse based on empirical research, namely; 3P + 2S (Personal Relationship, Psitivity, Passion + Sense of Progress, Spritual Blue Diamons). This spiritual discourse does not intend to replace religion. The aim is to encourage a more harmonious public life, without eliminating the role of religion for life, preserving relevant elements in religion, discarding obsolete religious ways. Meanwhile, efforts to realize public spaces dominated by moderation are; Every individual must understand the basic concepts of religion and religious relations, understand the principles of religion, humanity, and togetherness, revive ukhuwah Islamiyah for social networks, as well as actualize spiritual wisdom and religious rationality.</em>

Нейротеология: истоки, идейный фон и проблема эвристичности

In the paper a critical analysis of the neurotheological concept of Andrew Newberg is provided. In the beginning, the specifics of the reception of his legacy in the Russian and foreign research literature are analyzed, a conclusion is made about many prejudices which obscure Newberg's legacy. Then the reconstruction of the origins of the Newberg concept in the work of his teacher E. d'Aquili and the circle of the Zygon journal is carried out. The innovativeness of d'Aquili's ideas regarding the role of the parietal lobe in the formation of religion and his theory of ritual behavior are considered. Then the analysis of the ideological foundations of Newberg's concept is carried out, his criticism of the empirical foundations of new atheism and cognitive religious studies is investigated. It is demonstrated that despite the declared sympathy, Newberg is not an apologist for a religious worldview. He distinguishes two forms in religion: mystical and fundamentalist. The existence of both is associated with the process of brain evolution. The structures responsible for fundamentalism, according to Newberg, arose at the early stages of human development and were directly related to his survival, and those responsible for mysticism are the most recent and are the pinnacle of brain evolution. These data allow Newberg not to recognize fundamentalist elements in religion and suggest that mystical ones should be used by secular consciousness. The article shows that these ideas are based on the humanistic psychology of E. Fromm and the conclusion is made that Newberg's attitude to religion is not so unambiguous as it is commonly believed in the circles of his critics.

Recognition of Customary Land Rights Based of Krik Slamat

Introduction: The recognition of customary land rights based on local values has undergone several shifts in value, giving rise to state doubts about its existence. Purposes of the Research: Therefore, this research aimed to examine the recognition of customary land rights of the Pusu customary community in Sumbawa based on the value of 'krik slamat'.Methods of the Research: This non-doctrinal research was conducted using a sociological approach to investigate the formation and functioning of the law. This method also discovers the philosophical values embodied in empirical law by objectifying the values that live in society, in this context the objectification of values is carried out with the concept of recognizing norms that live in society.Results of the Research: The results showed that, first, the recognition of land rights of the Pusu community was conducted with 'rpulung' based on the value of 'krik slamat' containing elements of religion, democracy, and justice. Second, in 'krik slamat', which serves as a philosophical foundation in the formation of the law, hence, 'pulung' is born in the form of norms.

History and Spiritual Formation: Baron Friedrich von Hügel's Spiritual Nurture

Baron Friedrich von Hügel (1852-1925) viewed history as the crux of institutional religion. He also believed that our response to God needs to include all three “Elements of Religion”: the “Intellectual Element” (rational and theological), “Mystical Element” (experiential and devotional) and “Institutional Element” (sacramental, community, tradition and history). Given the role of history in the Baron's “Institutional Element,” it is not surprising that history played a significant role in his spiritual nurture of five individuals. Prayerful reflection upon the historical Christ was central to Evelyn Underhill's conversion. Learning about secular history broadened Gwendolen Greene, enabling her to appreciate Christian mystical texts more fully. Biblical history helped in the formation of Henri Garceau. However, von Hügel's use of history in the spiritual formation of Juliet Mansel and his daughter, Gertrud, had mixed results, and is a reminder of the need to be attentive to both individual differences and maturity levels when using history for spiritual formation. This article builds upon prior research about von Hügel as a spiritual director through the inclusion of unpublished letters from several archives, plus focusing upon one area that has not been extensively discussed in previous studies: the role of history in the Baron's spiritual nurture.

Periodisation of the philosophy of Islamic rationalism in the perspective of Zaki Naguib Mahmud

In the current era of disruption, causality cannot be opposed to religion, so the independence of reason can contribute to the development of contemporary global thought in the Islamic world. This paper seeks to uncover the roots of the periodization of the philosophy of Islamic rationalism in the view of Zaki Naquib Mahmud. The primary data source is three books titled Arabiy baina Tsaqafatain, Tajdid Al-Fikr Al-Arabi, and Al-Ma’qul wa al-La Ma’qul fi Turatsina al-Fikribaik. Research data is a discourse that contains elements of religion and rationalism. The process of collecting data in this study is by studying literature and tracking various references related to the study’s focus. Data analysis techniques are carried out by the method of content analysis. Data validity using a triangulation model, by comparing data and relevant theory. The result of this study is that there are five phases of periodization of the philosophy of Islamic rationalism in the perspective of Zaki Naquib Mahmud, namely simple thinking [misykat] represented by Ali ibn Abi Talib; the lamp of reason [misbah] is characterized by the occurrence of philosophical debates about leadership and the great sin; the lamp glass [Zujajah al Misbah] is marked by the appearance of Bayt al-Ḥikmah in Baghdad; the luminous star [kaukab durriy] represented by the emergence of the Brotherhood of ash Shafa; and the endowed tree [syajarah mubarakah]. In this last phase, Zaki Naquib Mahmud positioned Ibn Rushd’s rationalism as an appropriate representation so as not to regress, even allowing for the realization of the renaissance in the Islamic world. This reflection of thought is expected to be able to inspire the millennial generation of Muslims about the importance of the philosophy of rationalism in the Islamic traditionContribution: This article contributed to the goal of HTS Theological Studies to promote transdisciplinary aspects of religious studies in the international theological arena on philosophy in literary texts.

Elementy magii i religii w rzeczywistości społecznej kapitalizmu

The article is dedicated to the issue of magic and religion in the social reality of capitalism. The goal of the article is to present examples proving that capitalism in various places (post-communist Central Europe, San Cristobal in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Colombian department Valle del Cauca, New York) and at various times (from the 1970s to the second decade of the 21st century) was associated with elements of religion and magic through social thinking and practice, and therefore elements of social reality. On the other hand, in the discourse, capitalism is often presented as a part of nature: the existence that acts objectively, like the laws of physics. In the article, this apparent contradiction is presented as a dialectical aspect of the present day, in which the discourse and social reality are complementary.

The Moderating Effect of Religiousness on the Relation Between Sexual Guilt and Shame and Well-Being Among Jewish Religious Single Men.

Jewish religious singles may feel guilty and ashamed due to sexual behaviors that violate religious law, such as pre-matrimony sexual relations, viewing pornography, and masturbation. This study examined the relation between sexual guilt and shame (SGS) and psychological well-being, and whether this relation was moderated by level of religiousness. It was hypothesized that SGS would be negatively related to psychological well-being and that this relation would be stronger at higher levels of religiousness compared to lower levels of religiousness. Participants were single young-adult men (N = 165, Mage = 23.3) belonging to the national-orthodox Jewish community in Israel who completed online questionnaires. SGS was positively associated with anxiety and depression and negatively associated with life satisfaction. Additionally, the relations between SGS and measures of psychological well-being were moderated by the level of religiousness. However, contrary to the hypothesized moderation effect, SGS was positively related to negative psychological consequences and negatively related to life satisfaction at a low level of religiousness, whereas at a high level of religiousness no significant relationship between SGS and the psychological outcome measures was found. These findings may indicate that there may be adaptive elements in religion that can help an individual cope with SGS, and thus to negate its detrimental effects on psychological well-being.

Peran Forum Kerukunan Antar Umat Beragama (FKUB) Dalam Upaya Penanggulangan Timbulnya Konflik Sosial Keagamaan Di Kota Kediri Tahun 2020

The population of Kediri, especially the City of Kediri, is Muslim. Meanwhile, Christians, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhists, Confucians, and Adherents of faith developed quite significantly. This can be seen from the number of adherents, places of worship, and their activity in interfaith organizations. Therefore, to anticipate the spread of SARA issues and the threat of national disintegration, the government then formed FKUB (Forum for Religious Harmony). FKUB Kediri City was formed since 2000 which consists of 6 elements of religion, namely; Islam, Hinduism, Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism. This study aims to: (1) determine the role of the Inter-religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) in the City of Kediri; and (2) knowing the role of the Inter-Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) in efforts to overcome the emergence of socio-religious conflicts in Kediri City. Based on the calculation of the sampling technique, the number of research samples was 150 respondents. Data analysis techniques include descriptive and quantitative with simple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the average score of respondents' answers ranged from a score of 4, meaning that the equality of religious communities in Kediri City has been well established; the average score of respondents' answers ranged from a score of 3, meaning that the cooperation of religious communities in the city of Kediri has been established quite well; the average score of respondents' answers ranged from a score of 4, meaning that the policies made by the FKUB in the City of Kediri have been running well; the average score of respondents' answers ranged from a score of 2, meaning that there was no conflict between religious communities in the city of Kediri.

THE INDEGENEOUS PEOPLES AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR BALI TRADITIONAL HOUSE IN MUNCAN CUSTOMARY VILLAGE, KARANGASEM, BALI

The existence of indigenous peoples is one of the important things in supporting the sustainability of traditional values, especially those related to the design of residential buildings. The customary village of Muncan Village, Karangasem is one of the traditional villages in Bali where the existence of indigenous peoples still exists. This can be seen from the lives of these indigenous peoples in carrying out their daily lives still following the customs and rules contained in the region. Seeing the high existence of indigenous peoples in the village, it is necessary to examine the relationship of the existence of indigenous peoples to the development of architecture and interiors in these traditional Balinese houses. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of indigenous peoples in preserving traditional Balinese houses. This study uses a method with a qualitative approach and a cultural studies perspective. The results of this study indicate that the existence of indigenous peoples in the village of Muncan affects the architectural and interior development of their homes. This can be seen from the mindset of the community as well as various activities that contain elements of religion, tradition and belief that are applied to the architectural design of their residences. Broadly speaking, the architectural design of the residence still applies the concept of traditional Balinese architecture but has developed only in the form of materials and forms following developments according to the latest science and technology.
 Keywords: Existence, Society, Custom, Architecture, Interiors.

Book Reviewers and Their Victims

The article offers a rebuttal to Ambasciano’s commentary on my book Religious Evolution and the Axial Age (Sanderson 2018) included in this same issue of the Journal of Cognitive Historiography. Ambasciano gets much of my overall argument right, but on many specifics misunderstands or misrepresents me and others. One of his most consequential misrepresentations is his charge that I offer a kind of panadaptationism. I am an adaptationist, but certainly not a panadaptationist. I freely concede that there are elements of religion that cannot be regarded as adaptations. Connected to this point, Ambasciano contends that adaptationism is not the default starting point for evolutionary analysis and recommends instead the evolutionism of Stephen Jay Gould – the “gold standard” of evolutionary theory, Ambasciano believes—which holds that most evolutionary change consists of constrained by-products. But Ambasciano fails to recognize that Gould is an odd-man-out among evolutionists, most of whom emphasize natural selection and adaptation.

ANALYSIS OF FORMULAIC EXPRESSIONS FORMED BY RELIGION IN THE CONTEXT OF BIR BASKADIRTV SERIES

Languages cannot be considered separate from the society in which they are spoken. The customs and traditions, life style, religion of a society and its relationship with other societies affect the vocabulary of the language. When Turkish language is analyzed, it is seen that religious expressions are frequently used. These expressions, which are customary to say in certain situations, are known as “formulaic expressions”. In this study, the TV series named “Bir Başkadır”, which reaches a wide audience in a short time, is analyzed in terms of formulaic expressions affected by the factor of religion. The words chosen by the characters and their speaking styles are influenced by their lifestyles. Many formulaic utterances in everyday life are included in the series and they serve as a model about the topic of the study. The aim of this study, which carries qualitative research features, is to analyze the formulaic expressions that are affected by religion in Turkish language and to reveal which situations they are used and what they mean in the fiction of a popular TV series. At the beginning, some information about formulaic expressions is given after explaining the relationship between language and culture. Later on the study, the series is examined through observation; the formulaic expressions in the series are analyzed, divided into groups according to their usage and their meanings are tried to be explained. As a result, it is revealed that the formulaic expressions emerge by being influenced by the elements of religion, culture, and tradition and they are inseparable parts of languages.

PENGARUH SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT TERHADAP KATANGGUHAN MASYARAKAT SEKOLAH

Disasters are cannot be separated from our daily lives. The threat of disaster at any time lurks the Indonesian nation. Therefore, Indonesian people must be ready and resilient in facing disasters so that they can minimize fatalities. Various things are done, all components are expected to work together to achieve a disaster resilient society. BNPB (The National Disaster Mitigation Agency) creates various programs for disaster preparedness to minimize fatalities. Spiritual Quotien (spiritual intelligence) as an element in religion which has a strategic role in disaster preparedness. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of spiritual quotient level on society resilience in the school environment. This research method uses a correlational cross-sectional approach which measuring the variables at one particular moment. The population in this study was SMA Muhammadiyah I Kota Malang. The sample used was 75 people. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The group will take measurements related to the level of spiritual quotient and society resilience. Furthermore, data analysis will be carried out to see the effect of the spiritual quotient level on society resilience based on the significance with a different test analysis using the Wilcoxon statistical test with a significance level of 95%. The results showed a significant value of 0.004 which means that there is a significant effect of spiritual quotient on society resilience at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Kota Malang. This research is expected to provide input on the importance of a spiritual quotient in increasing the resilience of school societies in disaster-prone area.

ELEMENTS OF RITUAL AND VIOLENCE. By MargoKitts. Elements in Religion and Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Pp. 113; Paper, $18.00.

Religious Studies ReviewVolume 47, Issue 2 p. 214-214 Short Reviews Of Recent Publications: Comparative Studies/Methodology and Theory ELEMENTS OF RITUAL AND VIOLENCE. By Margo Kitts. Elements in Religion and Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Pp. 113; Paper, $18.00. First published: 08 August 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/rsr.15213Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. Volume47, Issue2June 2021Pages 214-214 RelatedInformation

Hak Kawin Muda dalam Islam Sebuah Refleksi KH. Husein Muhammad

Marriage at a young age is a phenomenon in some Indonesian society, especially in rural areas or traditional societies, although this kind of marriage is rarely known because it is closed. This fact is due to several reasons which make this young marriage sustainable; including economic, social and cultural factors. In cultural factors, people often associate with elements of religion or the understanding held by society. The problem that arises is that there is no benefit that is obtained if underage marriages are still carried out.
 The methods used in this article is a qualitative approach to the library, where the focus is aimed against any reference about the religion, culture and islamic boarding school. The approach used is qualitative, which is a research procedure that describes the behavior of certain people, events, or places in detail and depth. While this type of research is literature. Namely, research that relies on reading sources, texts, and various information in the form of reading. In a different reference library research is research that is done to solve a problem that is based on a critical study of library materials and related research results presented in new ways.

Corporate worship for people with dementia: rituals and sensory stimulation

ABSTRACT This article explores ways of making chapel services more accessible and meaningful for people with dementia through rituals and sensory stimulation. I was a participant-observer for 6 months at weekly chapel services at an aged care home in Sydney, Australia, and interviewed residents after those services. I also led small group sessions where residents engaged in ‘Ignatian meditation’ on a Biblical narrative. The theoretical schema for this research is von Hügel’s three 'Elements of Religion.' The best way to respond to the diminution of the 'Intellectual Element' for people with dementia is to increase the attention and nurture we give to the other two “Elements” - the 'Mystical' and the 'Institutional.' Focusing particularly upon the 'Institutional Element' through rituals and sensory stimulation can enhance experiences of God for people with dementia during corporate worship.

A Critical Assessment of the Role of Religion Towards Peaceful Coexistence in Nigeria

Every human society is pruned to one kind of crisis or the other. Nigeria as a nation is not exempted. In Nigeria since her independence in 1960, it has been bedeviled with one crisis or the other, among which are ethnic, political and religious crisis. To resolve these crises, different methods of conflict resolution have been employed without lasting success. This paper is a critical examination of the functions of religion in ensuring peaceful coexistence in Nigeria. From the earliest time of human existence on earth, humans in every generation have encountered divergence typology of religious experiences which makes man to be pruned to experience more. Looking at it from a sociologically perspective, religion is a complex phenomenon that is mixed with culture yet, constituted by cultic practices of rituals and worship; and also, of a doctrine and an institutional organization. The dogmatic sphere of a given religion is inevitably difficult to ascertain, because it consists of a complicated and expansive system of beliefs that are organized throughout the generations of believers. The findings of this research have shown that the problems of religious disharmony, disunity, intolerance and non-peaceful coexistence among the numerous adherents of religions in Nigeria can be resolved by the positive roles religion plays. The paper concludes that Nigeria as a country has reached a philosophical and historical epoch where it is necessary to abandon the negative and anachronistic aspects of her culture and religion and integrate the positive elements of religion.