Good Works Research Articles

SADNESS AND GRIEF IN THE MEMORIAL SONGS OF THE KAZAKH PEOPLE

The article describes in detail the identity and the motive of Kazakh mourning called ‘zhoqtau’. The factual data and justifications on the utterance, publication of lamentations are given. Specific ideas about the history of the origin, the motive of singing, the essence and content of each lamentation are presented. We stopped at the originality of this type of oral writing, which is transmitted in verse form with a sad motive. It provides concrete examples and facts about the virtues and moral actions of the deceased person. Great importance is attached to the content and artistry of lamentations. The specifics of zhoqtau pronunciation are also described. Deep meaningful descriptions are given about the unique qualities of the deceased, about the good that he did for his child, about the morality that he left to posterity. The song of crying reveals the human sides that distinguish the deceased from others. It is a symbol of respect for the deceased. Its purpose is to show the people the good deeds and works of the deceased, regardless of his age. The importance of mourning is to perpetuate the memory of him, to leave his works and traces that he left as a legacy to the next generations.

Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives

Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives

Workplace violence, bullying, burnout, job satisfaction and their correlation with depression among Bangladeshi nurses: A cross-sectional survey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BackgroundDepression is one of the most serious yet understudied issues among Bangladeshi nurses, bringing health dangers to this workforce. This study aimed to investigate how workplace violence (WPV), bullying, burnout, and job satisfaction are correlated with depression and identify the factors associated with depression among Bangladeshi nurses.MethodsFor this cross-sectional study, data were collected between February 26, 2021, and July 10, 2021 from the Bangladeshi registered nurses. The Workplace Violence Scale (WPVS), the Short Negative Acts Questionnaire [S-NAQ], the Burnout Measure-Short version (BMS), the Short Index of Job Satisfaction (SIJS-5), and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to measure WPV, bullying, burnout, job satisfaction, and depression, respectively. Inferential statistics include Pearson’s correlation test, t-test, one-way ANOVA test, multiple linear regression, and multiple hierarchal regression analyses were performed.ResultsThe study investigated 1,264 nurses (70.02% female) with an average age of 28.41 years (SD = 5.54). Depression was positively correlated with WPV, bullying, and burnout and negatively correlated with job satisfaction (p <0.001). According to the multiple linear regression model, depression was significantly lower among nurses with diploma degrees (β = -1.323, 95% CI = -2.149 to -0.497) and bachelor’s degrees (β = -1.327, 95% CI = -2.131 to– 0.523) compared to the nurses with master’s degree. The nurses who worked extended hours (>48 hours) had a significantly higher depression score (β = 1.490, 95% CI = 0.511 to 2.470) than those who worked ≤ 36 hours. Depression was found to be significantly higher among those who did not receive a timely salary (β = 2.136, 95% CI = 1.138 to 3.134), rewards for good works (β = 1.862, 95% CI = 1.117 to 2.607), and who had no training on WPV (β = 0.895, 95% CI = 0.092 to 1.698).ConclusionsControlling burnout, bullying, and workplace violence, as well as improving the work environment for nurses and increasing job satisfaction, are the essential indicators of reducing depression. This can be accomplished with integrative support from hospital executives, policymakers, and government officials.

Ein Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen, [or] An Open Letter on Translating by Howard Jones

Reviewed by: Ein Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen, [or] An Open Letter on Translating by Howard Jones David A. Lumpp Ein Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen, [or] An Open Letter on Translating. Translated by Howard Jones. Treasures of the Taylorian, Series One: Reformation Pamphlets. Taylor Institution Library, Oxford University, 2017 47. pp., + 20 pages of introduction, followed by 20 facsimile pages. The anniversary celebration of the publication of Martin Luther's "September Testament" invites consideration of a booklet devoted [End Page 370] to that pivotal work and to its theological and linguistic defense. It is a challenge to encapsulate the contents of this booklet in a brief review, for it includes a short discussion of the nature of the facsimile itself by Henrike Lähnemann, a helpful (and more technical) "note on the transcription" comparing some medieval and modern German terms, an introduction to the Sendbrief by the translator, the "Open Letter" itself in both German transcription and English translation on facing pages, a short glossary of names, and the facsimile itself. Readers who want to delve into the technical matters concerning the facsimile and the transcription even more thoroughly are encouraged to explore the appropriate Oxford website: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/taylor. Luther's "Open Letter," written while he was at the Coburg Castle during the Diet of Augsburg in 1530, includes a great deal of New Testament and Reformation theology in a relatively short essay (21 pages in the American Edition of Luther's Works, vol. 35, 181–202). Most famously—and importantly—this letter represents Luther's spirited defense of his addition of "alone" in his rendering of Romans 3:28 (for Luther, "we teach that a person is justified by faith alone, apart from works of the law"). Luther contends that his translation is demanded by considerations of sound German grammar and translation theory (15–17), as well as by St. Paul's originally intended meaning (especially 29–33). The former is the language argument, the latter is the argument from theology. Along the way, one finds some of Luther's clearest and strongest statements of his mature understanding of justification as being altogether dependent on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and to the exclusion of both works of the law and good works. In the course of this discussion, he refers once to his never completed treatise "On Justification." Luther spends less time disposing of the question as to whether the departed saints pray for those still living, telling the unnamed recipient of his letter that the Word of God is silent on the matter but steadfastly directs Christians instead to the saving work and the intercession of Christ alone. In this way, he ties the two topics together. Still more is packed into this "Open Letter," including a discussion of the challenges of translating in general and his priorities in [End Page 371] particular, an attack on Hieronymous Emser (who published his own competing, plagiarized translation of the New Testament), a claim of patristic support for his doctrine of justification, and a rebuke of the scholastic method and Roman fealty to Aristotle. The polemics notwithstanding, near its conclusion the letter includes Luther's eloquent and moving statement that even under the papacy, "Christ has, through his power, preserved baptism, as well as the simple text of the Gospel read out from the pulpit, the Lord's Prayer, and the Creed, and in doing so he has preserved large numbers of his Christians and therefore his Christendom" (43). Those who seek to understand the more technical matters in connection with this letter should read this booklet. Nevertheless, those who wish to study the letter in a contemporary context should consult the version provided in volume 6 of The Annotated Luther: The Interpretation of Scripture, well annotated by Volker Leppin (Fortress Press, 2017; 19–40). [End Page 372] David A. Lumpp Concordia University Saint Paul, Minnesota Copyright © 2022 Johns Hopkins University Press and Lutheran Quarterly, Inc.

Image-driven hydrological parameter coupled identification of flood plain wetland conservation and restoration sites

A good many works focus on wetland vulnerability; some works also explore restoration sites at a very limited spatial extent. But the satellite image-driven hydrological data-based approach adopted in this work is absolutely new. Moreover, existing work only focused on identifying restoration sites in the present context, but for devising long-term sustainable planning, predicted hydrological parameters based on possible restoration sites may be an effective tool. Considering this, the present work focused on exploring hydrological data (water presence frequency (WPF), hydro-period (HP) and water depth (WD)) from time-series satellite images. This exploration may resolve the hydrological data scarcity of wetland over the wider geographical areas. Using these parameters, we developed wetland restoration and conservation sites for different historical years (2008, 2018) and predicted years (2028) using ensemble machine learning (EML) models. From the analysis, it was found that water depth, hydro-period and WPF became poorer over the period, and the trend may seem to continue in predicted years. Among the applied EML models, Random Subspace (RS) predicted wetland restoration and conservation sites precisely over others. The predicted area under high-priority restoration sites is 34% in 2018, which was 14% in 2008. In 2028, 12% more areas may fall in this priority level. Wetland away from main streams (mainly ortho-fluvial wetland) and fringe wetland parts should be given more priority for restoration. These present and predicted information will effectively help to frame sustainable wetland restoration planning.

The State of the Humanities circa 2022

The State of the Humanities circa 2022

‘Many are called but few are chosen’ (Matt 22:14): A Well Populated Hell?

Does the warning that closes Matthew’s version of the great banquet (Matt 22:1–14) indicate that the population of hell exceeds, even far exceeds, that of heaven? This article sets out the allegorizing account of a royal banquet found in Matthew. The second set of guests stands for members of the Church, warned in most serious, apocalyptic terms to produce good works which are worthy of their calling and which will be recognized at final judgment. Taken with similar parables in Matthew, that of the king’s banquet invites an appropriate response rather than offers information, still less, precise information about the final state of all Christians and other human beings.

RETHINKING CHARIS IN ENGLISH AND YORUBA BIBLE INTERPRETATIONS: FROM BIBLICAL EXEGESIS TO TRANSLATION ANALYSIS BY

The concept of biblical charis has been interpreted in most Christian congregational gatherings as gracefulness, kindness, favour, prosperity, freedom, liberality, lawlessness, pleasure and the like, with little or no interest for its implications for good works and moral values in the society. This paper, therefore, explores the translation of charis from Greek into English and Yoruba languages with a view to bringing to the fore its socio-religious implications via good works and moral values in the context of South-western region of Nigeria and beyond. The study purposely selected three pericopes that centred on a New Testament word charis translated into English as grace and Yoruba as Oore-ofe as stated in the Gospel according to John 1:14-18; Paul’s Epistles to the Ephesians 2:8-10 and to Titus 2:11-14 respectively. These selected passages from New Testament Greek version were analysed as translated into English by New International Version (henceforth, NIV) (1987) and Bibeli Yoruba Atoka (BYA) (1998) (that is Yoruba Reference Bible) respectively. It employed descriptive research method and subjected selected verses to exegetical and translation analysis with a view to suggesting novel interpretation of charis in Christian congregational teachings and meetings. Based on the exegetical inference, the work has suggested that Bible interpreters as well as Christian ministers should take advantage of the import of Charis to interpret the Word of God for the benefits of social values among their listeners. Bible interpreters should emphasise grace as imperative for good works in Christian congregational teachings and meetings to the advantage of global peace and enhancement of effective socio-religious relationships. The work has asserted that both translations of Charis in English and Yoruba versions have areas of convergences and divergences. The convergences are mostly on direct lexical equivalence, while the divergences are the results of differences in approaches that were employed by the translators. Keywords: Yoruba Bible Translation, Translation of Charis, Exegetical approach to translation, Grace implications

Crossings: Dr. Peter Bennett and Dr. Claes Lundgren

We said farewell and thank you to two giants in dive medicine this year: Dr. Peter Bennett and Dr. Claes Lundgren. They leave the proverbial big shoes for us to fill – and a wealth of good works and fond memories.

Multicultural Islamic Education in Indonesia: The Urgency Value of Model and Method

&lt;p&gt;The academic problems in this research study are multicultural Islamic education, which begins from academic anxiety that multicultural Islamic education development has not been implemented optimally. It is because Islamic education is often impressed as an education social fabrication system that is dogmatic, doctrinal, monolithic, and does not have a multicultural perspective. Meanwhile, the fact is that the position of Islamic education in developing dialogue with the community is very strategic since the fundamental of Islamic education is &lt;em&gt;rahmatan lil 'alamiin&lt;/em&gt;, which can hold various aspects of life. It is a literature qualitative research with a documentary review and data analysis which uses three plots of activities that occur simultaneously, that are data reduction, data presentation, conclusion drawing, or verification. The findings of this study include the theoretical level of the conceptualization of multicultural education by synthesizing western thoughts to be led to a map of Islamic thought, so as to produce methods, values, and the urgency of multicultural education on the basis of Islamic theology. Namely unity in the divine aspect and its message (revelation), prophetic unity, no compulsion in religion, and recognition of the existence of other religions. This research also found the essence of multiculturalism as a frame model for Islamic education, as well as the appropriate multicultural Islamic education method to be applied in Indonesia. These values include: unity of humankind, competition in good works, forgiveness toward humankind, living together, equality/egilitarianism, mutual understanding, mutual respect, trust, positive thinking, tolerance, and non-violence. The implications of the results of this research are to provide recommendations that the reconstruction of the multicultural Islamic education model is related to the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims by using learning theory that is relevant to the dynamics of the times and the diversification of religious communities in Indonesia.&lt;/p&gt;

Una famiglia diversa....ma pur sempre una famiglia

Several studies showed how family is the main pillar of society and of the evolution from childhood to adulthood. Thus, studies on abandoned children argued about those who could not have had a traditional family, so they received education from bodies, institutes and private or state hospices. This apparent family crisis, manifested by its absence, give youngsters an alternative opportunity to grow through the development of a different idea of family, in which the role of parents was assigned to the state, to directors, to sentinels, the staff of such institutes, who often were endowed with the role of educating those children. At the end of 19th century, there were 973 ‘Opere Pie’ (good works), under the denomination of orphanages, hospices, retreats, which had the scope to provide shelter, support, education and training to poor children, orphans or abandoned from parents and relatives. New methodologies of historical-educational research witnessed how the different children and youngsters were brought up to be part of the society. The present study aims to analyse the educational path of orphans and abandoned children in Lecce, with a specific focus on the Hospice Garibaldi, comparing it to similar, contemporary institutions in the national framework of the late 19th century, as the Orphanage Loffredo of Orphans and Abandoned in Cardito (Naples), the Hospices of abandoned childhood of the Province of Genoa, of the ‘Istituto de’ Trovatelli’ in Palermo, the County Hospices of Bari and Turin. By consulting statutes and scopes of those institutions, we aimed at the reconstruction of how such bodies took the place of family education, and the reasons standing behind the huge number of orphans and abandoned children. Research on papers stored in the State Archive of Lecce proceeds with the examination of further folders about Hospice Garibaldi, such folders represent a practical example of wat was educational activity in those institutes. The analysed documents mainly involve the activities of some sheltered people, with a system of awards and punishments, some papers about re-education of orphans and abandoned, defined as ‘idle and tramp’, sheltered under the authority of the court. Through a comparison of traditional family education between 19th and 20th centuries, we aimed to reconstruct the educational environment of orphans, the reasons why parents delegated education to such institutions, and if this type of ‘family’ managed to substitute to parental education to guide youngsters in entering society in the 19th century. &nbsp;

Die Crucigers: Caspar der Ältere, Caspar der Jüngere, und Elisabeth Cruciger in ihrer Bedeutung für die Wittenberger Reformation ed. by Armin Kohnle and Irene Dingel

Reviewed by: Die Crucigers: Caspar der Ältere, Caspar der Jüngere, und Elisabeth Cruciger in ihrer Bedeutung für die Wittenberger Reformation ed. by Armin Kohnle and Irene Dingel Timothy J. Wengert Die Crucigers: Caspar der Ältere, Caspar der Jüngere, und Elisabeth Cruciger in ihrer Bedeutung für die Wittenberger Reformation. Edited by Armin Kohnle and Irene Dingel. Leucorea-Studien zur Geschichte der Reformation und der Lutherischen Orthodoxie, 40. Leipzig: Evangelischer Verlagsanstalt, 2021. 474 pp. One of the most helpful series published in the last two decades has been the "Leucorea Studies," focused especially on characters around Luther, Melanchthon, and their university. Not since the mid-nineteenth century, when Theodor Pressel and others wrote the first scientific investigations of those surrounding the central figures, have works described the life and thought of Wittenberg's other reformers. Previous volumes investigated Georg Major, Paul Eber, Johannes Mathesius, Nicolaus von Amsdorff, Johannes Bugenhagen, Katharina von Bora, Johann Stigel (the poet), Georg Rörer (Luther's amanuensis), and Justus Jonas. Others have themes such as the Augsburg Interim or the University of Wittenberg itself ("the Leucorea"). This volume focuses on Caspar Cruciger, Sr. (1504–1548), his first wife Elisabeth (née von Meseritz; 1500/1505?–1535), and their son, Caspar, Jr. (1525–1597)—all important contributors to the Wittenberg Reformation. Given the scant scholarship concerning them, these essays increase our knowledge significantly. Those interested in almost any aspect of Wittenberg's sixteenth-century theology and practice will need to consult this book. Indeed, it is perhaps the very best in the series, as the authors combine new archival and original-source investigations with a careful reading of past scholarship. The appendices (providing bibliographies of the works by Cruciger, Sr. and Jr. and a preliminary list of Cruciger, Sr.' s correspondence) give scholars a fine place to begin work. A variety of authors—from recent graduate students to well-known professors—contribute. [End Page 199] The first eight essays concern aspects of Cruciger, Sr.' s life and work. Johannes Träger traces his origins in and connections with Leipzig; Kestutis Daugirdas maps his later interest in astronomy and Copernican theory; Stefan Michel describes new aspects of his relation to Luther; and Marion Bechtold-Mayer does the same for Melanchthon. Others concern specific events: the Cordatus controversy over the necessity of good works (Anna Lena Jungk), his participation in the religious colloquies of the early 1540s (Irene Dingel), his ecclesiological interests in one of his commentaries on some Psalms (Amy Nelson Burnett), and the crisis over the Interim, coinciding with his death in 1548 (Armin Kohnle). All provide new insights into Cruciger's importance as a first-generation reformer. The five essays concerning Cruciger, Jr. are even more impressive for the wealth of new information and corrections of old legends. Beate Kusche traces his development from member of the arts faculty in the 1550s to banished professor of theology in the mid-1570s. Based upon her work on Wittenberg's Scripta publica, Christiane Domtera-Schleichart provides glimpses into his occasional writings for university life. Hans-Peter Hasse uses his wealth of research about the collapse of Philippism in Wittenberg in the 1570s (Zensur theologischer Bücher [Leipzig, 2000]) to describe in great detail Cruciger, Jr.' s own fall from grace, citing from the (unpublished) protocols of interviews with theological examiners and Elector August's personal intervention into the affair. Corinna Ehlers provides new information about his involvement in the dispute over original sin and the way Melanchthon's later positions played a role in forming his own. Jan Martin Lies puts to rest old myths about Cruciger, Jr.'s later life, showing that first in 1578 he went directly from Saxon house arrest to the landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel, where the Landgrave Wilhelm made him tutor for his son and unsuccessfully tried to get him a position at the University of Marburg. In no case did he expressly support Reformed theology, nor did he play a leading role in the church life in Hessen. Four essays deal with the Cruciger family and Elisabeth von Meseritz. Volker Gummelt looks closely at the fragmentary evidence about her early life and convincingly argues for her birth in Meseritz...

Bede on Sickness, Episcopal Identity and Monastic Asceticism

The value of bodily affliction as a means for integrating an active life of good works on earth with the contemplative values of heaven, prior to the return of Christ and the world's end, remains relatively unexplored, despite suffering saints being a common medieval trope. Using the work of Gregory the Great and the Venerable Bede, this article seeks to explore the interrelation of an active contemplative life and bodily affliction to shed light upon Bede's use of Gregory and his presentation of Cuthbert's episcopate to forge a distinctive understanding of the links between bodily illness, episcopal identity and the biblical ordering of time, as that ordering finds expression in biblical eschatology and apocalyptic.

Pengenalan Dan Pelatihan Implementasi Tool Mendeley Guna Efektivitas Penyususnan Karya Ilmiah

&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; The management of citations and reference articles from various scientific journals must be mastered by students in order to produce good scientific works. One of the tools that can be used in managing scientific work citations is the Mendeley tool. The Mendeley tool provides a lot of convenience in improving the quality of writing scientific articles, namely making it easier for students to make citations and bibliography. This training is held at the Universitas Islam Indragiri (UNISI) by involving students who will carry out final research (scripts).&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D;

Boarding School Dalam Aktifitas Shalat (Kasus Di Mts Ma’arif Nu Kota Blitar)

The widely appearance of Boarding School in Indonesia is a phenomenon worth examining. According to Karel A. Steenbirk, Boarding School is a trans historical synthesis of pesantren and modernity, such that this enables the school to create an ideal educational environment in order to produce generation who believe, have good knowledge and have good works. This article is describing the result of a study examining the case of Boarding School at MTs Ma’arif NU Kota Blitar, East Java. The writer intends to illustrate to what extent the education in the Boarding School at MTs Ma’arif NU can foster the students’ praying activities in order to protect themselves responding to the challenges they have currently faced. Thus, this article is intended to describe the effectiveness of Boarding School in developing that praying activities. Data collection was conducted through observation, in-depth interview, and documentation. The obtained data were then analyzed qualitatively, by applying analysis procedures proposed by Miles and Huberman, including data reduction, data organization, data display and conclusion drawing or verification. The results show that: (1) in the implementation of Boarding School at MTs Ma’arif NU Kota Blitar, there are three sorts of internal activities, morning activities, evening activities, and night activities, besides the programs other than these three activities, filled with worshipping activities. Worshipping activities in the form of praying at MTs Ma’arif NU are obligatory for all, and must be done together, for both obligatory and suggested prayers; (2) The effect of the implementation of the rule that praying together is a must is that students have high discipline. They are aware of their own responsibility for their need to do praying.

EXEGESIS OF ACTS 20:33-35 ON PAUL’S FINANCIAL INTEGRITY IN HIS MISSION: A MODEL FOR THE CONTEMPORARY MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL

In recent times, news of financial misappropriations of some ministers of the gospel in some churches puts a question on the financial integrity of the ‘holy men and women of God.’ It is believed that the life of a minister is the life of his ministry. Integrity in the New Testament context means soundness, purity, honesty, and adherence to a pattern of good works. Integrity is a crucial matter especially, in these days when pastoral scandals seem to become rampant and some ministers of the gospel are abusing the true nature of the pulpit ministry through their lifestyle and messages. In the mission of Paul, he exhibited a good character of financial integrity which could be a good model for the contemporary ministers of the gospel. Therefore, the crux of this paper is to appraise the financial integrity of Paul in his mission as a model for contemporary gospel ministers. The paper makes use of exegetical and historical-critical methods in order to have a holistic understanding of Paul’s financial integrity in his mission. The paper concludes with useful lessons for contemporary gospel ministers.

The Sustainability Mindset Principles: A Guide to Developing a Mindset for a Better World

The Sustainability Mindset Principles: A Guide to Developing a Mindset for a Better World

Mothersong

Let us amassour wandering kicks, wondering in awe at thesecostumes her womb hath made. O Motherof the sacred hearts, sing your peasant lullabiesbefore our every sleep. Ring like waves againstsand-swept ears. Hark, the angels weepHer ocean's cradle &amp; She drinks their briny tearsto feed our hearts, the lungs, the liver, the teethof us. Our tongues stretch forth for honeydropped like gems from powdered buds beneathbees’ feet. We are atoned for this matter, forour Mother &amp; her earthy star. We each appear&amp; hover above our swaddling, alive and silver—O blessed human Mothers—in tender kindness&amp; hope for joy. Chime, you quiet bells. Openlapping mouths and let us laugh your milk of life.O thougood and faithful servant of Earth-flesh, to whomis born this morning,its birds pealing birth of dawn. Hearthe compensate call of renewal &amp; answercalling us by name. O thou blessed mother,who lie in wait &amp; will be deliveredwhen her days are accomplished on thehour we last scream in this world. The thirdday cometh. We are dressed in the deathsof forbears, silken and glowing,a placid transgression of light. See the treesin our fingers, blades of grass beneathmoons of every toe. Count their numbersin quiet amaze: ten for good works, anothercreeping in good paths.

Development of Tourist Village Website to Increase Tourism in Lake Toba

Currently, the Lake Toba area is included in one of the 10 priority tourism destination locations, so there are challenges to make changes to world tourism trends that utilize digital technology. So that several strategies must be carried out to capture these opportunities, one of which is through digitalization. For this reason, the development of a tourist village website in the Lake Toba area needs to be carried out to be able to take advantage of digital technology as a promotional media. The method applied in developing a tourist village website is the waterfall. The reason for implementing the waterfall method in developing a tourist village website is because all the requirements obtained from the client are clear and there are no more changes in the middle of implementation. The website displays good photography works and is equipped with the concept of story-telling. In addition to obtaining information about tourism in the Lake Toba area, the community can be directly involved as actors in tourism activities. Thus, a website manager will be formed in each tourist village of the Lake Toba Region. From the results of the development, it was found that the community's introduction to tourist villages in Lake Toba is increasing

The accomplishment of spirituality in the everyday pandemic life of religion-practicing Filipinos

ABSTRACT Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has taken lives, devastated economies, and restricted in-person sociality, this paper interrogates spirituality as capital and accomplishment in the everyday life of ordinary Filipinos. It characterizes spirituality in general and in the pandemic context and examines its effects. It employs social capital theories and ethnomethodology to characterize spirituality as an accomplishment in everyday life with investments and returns. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with Filipino Muslims and Christians. Findings show that spirituality is accomplished through a daily life of prayer, self-transformation, and good works in new technological formats and a socially distanced manner. Constant prayer as a medium for transcendental connection is the investment and self-conversion and good works are the expressive and instrumental returns, which are desirable resources for individuals and the social structure. The findings have implications for the resilience against crises of a spiritually inclined population. The paper contributes to existing conceptualizations and accounting of spirituality within the context of religion and as social capital.