Issues Of Religion Research Articles

A Nitbit Citation of the Contributions of Sheikh Abdullahi Fodiyo in the Public Health of The 19th Century West Africa and Beyond: A Case Study of "Kitaabu Niyyati Fil' A'amaliddunyawiyyati Wal'ddiniyyati"

Nowadays, invariably health improvement, health education, health benefits are attached to religiosity as confirmed by inexhaustible literatures. This paper reviewed some of the contributions of Sheikh Abdullahi Fodiyo in the public health of 19th century West African Sokoto Caliphate and afterwards in his famous book called "KITAABU NIYYATI FIL' A'AMALIDDUNYAWIYYATI WAL'DDINIYYATI" (A book of intentions in the issues of world and religion). In the examined book, he stressed the importance of cleanliness, ablution, prayer, work/ employment/ wealth, agriculture, and meat production in the development and sustainability of society, let alone the Muslim ummah. He warned against unemployment, lack of personal hygiene, poor production and handling of food/ meat among others. Certainly, the book exhorts benefits to public health especially in Islamic societies. There is need to use religion as health education, and health promotion tool especially in religious societies for better health and interventions.

О современном мире, (не) религиозном разнообразии и пост-секулярной перспективе

The article focuses on the following problems: definition of the World in the process of transition from modernity to post-modernity; description of the specific traits of post-modern and post-secular; (non)religious diversity with the appearance of such types of (non)religious identity as “nones”, “spiritual, but not religious” and new types of religion. They are the concrete examples of the changes in the consciousness of the (post) modern man and the forming of (non) religious identity, including reli- gion, unbelief, and spirituality. On the one hand, a significant number of “nones” and undefined believers are emerging in many Western countries, and on the other hand, there is the growth and religious mobilization of new and old religions, both in the Western world and beyond. Although secularization exists, it is difficult to call today's world secular, taking into account the simultaneous “return of religion” (often in new qualities and new forms) in some circumstances (Islam throughout the world, Christi- anity in the South), the decline of religion in others (the weakening of Christianity in the West, the widespread change and multiplication of religions and the spread of in- creasingly experimental, individualized, spiritual forms of religion). Religions enter into public sphere, there is growth of “fundementalisms” all over the world. Religions today are filling up with different content, implying “new religiousness”, “new” (en- riched by specific energy and vitality) old religious traditions: “new Islam”, “new Christianity”, “new Induism”, etc. And since they acquire a new quality of the post- secular (independence, passionarity, aspiration to embrace the whole world, when it is no longer “religion” that adapts to the world, but the world to religion), it is more logical to study them in the post-secular paradigm, not in the "paradigm of seculariza- tion".

ISLAM DAN FUNDAMENTALISME: ANALISIS AYAT AL-QUR’AN TENTANG FUNDAMENTALISME DALAM ISLAM

This study intends to examine the understanding of fundamentalism that exists in society as one of the discussions on contemporary issues in the Islamic religion using the perspective of maudhu'i interpretation in the Koran. The research method that we used in writing this research is a qualitative method, namely by collecting accredited journals to serve as references and reading material and taking references to several reliable sources. To interpret the verse we use the thematic interpretation method, namely by searching for the word to be interpreted, then looking for the intended theme of the verse and presenting the verse and its translation and writing the asbabun nuzul and its interpretations. Beginning with choosing words in the Koran that are in accordance with meanings that are close to fundamentalism, then studied and examined using maudhu'i interpretations. This research presents and describes the problems of Muslims who still use fundamentalism and do not want to open themselves to other than their group, as well as people who understand religion rigidly and are fixated on texts alone.

The Scientific and Adventurous Elements in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake

The present research paper examines the scientific and adventurous elements of Oryx and Crake (2003). These elements increase reader attention and add to the book's widespread appeal. The novel Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood describe the dystopia of the near future. Humans are destroying the universe due to anthropocentrism, which values humanity over non-humanity and is embedded in Western religions and philosophies. Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, creator, professor, and environmental activist. Her writing explores issues of gender, identity, religion, myth, global warming, and power politics. The most well-known book by Atwood, Oryx, and Crake, extrapolates present trends to envision possible futures. Atwood is well known for her innovative and thought-provoking writings. Margaret Atwood focused on how science impacts common people in her science fiction novel Oryx and Crake. This study article's main objective is to focus on important components of modern technology.

Faith in a Religiously Ambivalent Age: The Negative Phenomena of Hostility, Violence, and Revenge

Today, the so-called “decline of religion” in the Global North needs to be considered in light of the simultaneous “return of religion” in the Global South [...]

Laughing about Religious Authority – But Not Too Loud", in Religious Transformation in the Middle East - Spirituality, Religious Doubt, and Non Religion. Special issue of Religions 12:73, 2021.

Laughing about Religious Authority – But Not Too Loud", in Religious Transformation in the Middle East - Spirituality, Religious Doubt, and Non Religion. Special issue of Religions 12:73, 2021.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and health equity (HE) education in hematology/oncology (HO) fellowship: A longitudinal curriculum.

11002 Background: The medical workforce remains markedly less diverse than the patients we care for, and outcomes disparities persist. This highlights the need for DEI efforts and HE education. In 2021, we implemented a DEI curriculum in the HO fellowship at Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and found improvements in our fellows’ upstander responses. We present an assessment 1 year after initiation of this series and we share our longitudinal 3-year DEI/HE curriculum and other institutional steps taken to improve equity. Methods: An anonymous survey assessing DEI/HE needs, experiences with and comfort level addressing discrimination, and preferences for curriculum was emailed to all YCC HO fellows. 1st year fellows had no formal DEI education prior to the survey. Senior fellows had completed 1 year of the fellowship’s DEI series. Results: 23 fellows (79%) responded, including 8 1st year and 13 senior fellows (2 unknown). Most fellows had experienced (78%) or witnessed (87%) some form of discrimination. Notably, 1st year fellows felt under-equipped to navigate bias and microaggressions compared to senior fellows. 1st year fellows reported a mean confidence score of 2.5/5 navigating these events when experienced personally and 2.9/5 when directed at others, compared to senior fellows (mean confidence scores 3 and 3.2 respectively). Fellowship DEI education was perceived as important (mean 8.6/10). When asked which DEI/HE topics they would be interested in learning about, the most popular choices among the 23 fellows were cancer treatment and outcomes disparities (78%) and bystander training (70%). They indicated lectures from field experts (65%), affinity groups (57%), small group discussions (52%), and advocacy education (52%) would be useful to them. The chief fellows convened a series of discussions with faculty and field experts, which led to creation of a 3-year longitudinal DEI/HE curriculum. This includes an annual cancer disparities lecture and bystander training session, and 2-4 rotating lectures per year covering implicit bias training, issues of race, gender, LGBTQIA+, disability, and religion in the workforce and in patients’ experiences, pay and promotion disparities, and financial toxicity for patients. YCC and fellowship leadership have also implemented a DEI lecture series, increased recruitment of under-represented in medicine (URiM) physicians, established an URiM mentorship group and a diversity enhancement program for rotations for URiM medical students, and encouraged community engagement. Conclusions: DEI/HE education at all levels is essential for fostering equity in the workplace and patient care. Implementation of a longitudinal curriculum in parallel with other YCC initiatives has improved fellows’ confidence in navigating bias and microaggressions. This curriculum can serve as a guide for other programs developing DEI/HE education.

The Politicization of Religion and Polarization of Hate in the 2018 North Sumatra Regional Head Election Indonesia

The election of leadership in Islam is synonymous with choosing a leader of the faith. This condition gave rise to the practice of politicizing religion to gain popular support. The narrative of electing leaders of the same faith is a mounting issue. As a result, it creates a polarization of hatred based on differences in support, was the case in the Regional Head Election in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Consolidation of democracy at the local level led to polarization of hatred based on religious issues among voters when elections were held. This polarization of hatred based on religious issues can cause segregation and provoke social conflict. The study was conducted through a qualitative approach, a relevant literature search, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The research findings show the amplification of religious issues in the 2018 North Sumatra Regional Head Election, primarily through the intermediary role of religious leaders and elite political ‘shops’ who are closely synonymous with Islam. The background beliefs of different actors, and the strengthening the politicization of religion is one of the advantages of one of the actors. Moreover, religious leaders can mobilize support through religious activities that may cause serious polarization. Hate polarization may occur among supporters of each candidate due to the growing issue of religion, especially the issue of "religious blasphemy", which is associated with one of the candidate pairs. The role of Islamic community organizations and the movement of actors' closeness to Muslims, strengthen the polarization. It is vital to strengthen and embrace all by using religious figures to reduce the impact of conflict on regional head elections towards a happy and diverse community where respect and tolerance abound.

The subordination of black people in the United States Toni Morrison’s novel, Beloved

This paper is aimed at discussing Morrison’s novel, Beloved dealing with the issues of human discrimination in the United States. Morrison is a writer who voices human values through discussions on issues of discrimination due to ethnicity, race, and skin color, especially that conducted against black people. She was instrumental in fighting for civil and political rights for black people in the United States, especially in Ohio. This study involves the theory of genetic structuralism to understand the concept of white supremacy. This is intended to see the relationship between white supremacy with the issues of social discrimination in the context of black people in the United States depicted in the novel. The issue of race and social class has always stood out in various groups of people. Even though society has progressed the issues of race, religion, and skin color still cause intergroup conflicts due to various interests. As depicted in the novel, black people are generally side-lined and considered only half human. Consequently, black citizens in the United States are associated with slavery or manual labor).

Editorial: Ethical and Epistemological Aspects of ‘Dialogue’: Exploring the Potential of the Second-Person Perspective §

This Special Issue of Religions is devoted to ‘dialogue’—a trans-disciplinary key concept par excellence that is not to be used as a strategy to produce some ultimate synthesis, but rather to foster a conversation (Mendes-Flohr 2015a) [...]

Editorial: Catholic Education and the Liberal Arts

This Special Issue of Religions offers a welcome opportunity to explore the argument that the Liberal Arts lie at the heart of the Catholic vision of education [...]

KERANGKA DASAR AGAMA DALAM BUKU WAWASAN AL-QUR’AN KARYA M. QURAISH SHIHAB (KAJIAN AL-QUR’AN DENGAN PENDEKATAN SOSIOLOGI AGAMA)

This article describes the basic framework of religion in the thoughts of M. Quraish Shihab as stated in his book Wawasan al-Qur'an. He explained comprehensively about religion which has a close relationship with the existing system in society. In this study the authors used qualitative methods (library research). From the results of the research it can be concluded that there are four basic frameworks designed by M. Quraish Shihab related to the issue of religion for humans, namely religion and a sense of security, religion and peace, religion and solidarity, religion and modernity. All the concepts about religion that are presented in his book in the big theme of religion, are strengthened by concepts brought by sociologists from Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Williams James, Nottingham, and others. These concepts are accumulated strongly by the author of the book with several verses of the Koran and hadith. From the confessions of sociologists, they both think that religion will one day be needed when humans have fear. So that religion is present to provide a sense of security. Religion is also an institution built for the sake of social integration. Thus creating peace, not conflict. Religion in terms of solidarity is able to show the occurrence of cooperation and an important role reciprocally with all social institutions, both family, political, economic, legal and educational institutions. In terms of modernity, religion is one of the growth factors that has so far been able to drive transformational changes in the structure of the economy and society, contributing to development and advancing society. These are forms of actualization of religious values ​​regarding the economy in fulfilling responsibilities in society.

Keeping the Faith

Abstract In many cultures, women are the “keepers of the faith,” despite the fact that masculine pronouns are often used to identify deity or deities in most of the world’s major religions. In addition, many foundational leaders of these faiths were male—Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammed, and Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). This double issue of Religion and the Arts seeks to explore the ways in which contemporary artists who identify as women or are non-binary or third gender engage with spirituality, both in the context of different faith traditions and as unaffiliated spiritual seekers. The essays include: Scholarly explorations of contemporary artists’ engagement with religion and/or spirituality in the context of cultural roots; faith, religion and/or spirituality as a source of inspiration in art making for women artists, inclusive of trans and gender non-conforming people; relationships between religious traditions and gender fluidity as explored by contemporary artists; consideration of how women and gender non-conforming artists around the world are grappling with religiosity in their cultures and personal artistic practices; and the role of contemporary art made by women and/or gender-fluid artists in encouraging dialogue around religious belief.

Religion and Prison in Contemporary Muslim Societies: Religious Intervention in the Carceral Space of Post-Revolutionary Tunisia

To date, no scientific literature on the issue of religion in prison has been published in Muslim countries. There, religious practice in prison does not seem to have received specific normative attention. The new political context after the so called “Arab Spring” has given new importance to religion in the space of state institutions. Under the pressure of security concerns, we are witnessing the emergence of new forms of religious intervention in prisons. On the basis of a multi-year research project in Europe, which was recently extended to the context of Muslim-majority countries, this article intends to take stock of the reality of the case of Tunisia, where the essential elements of this theme intersect, by calling on initiatives of state institutions, but also the development that has taken place in civil society.

Investigating language and religiosity in Brunei

The inexplicable link between the Malay language and Islam has been well-documented in Malaysia. In Brunei, however, this association has not been made explicit and could only be inferred through the state’s stance of utilising only the Malay language for Islamic-related matters, most conspicuously in the Islamic education curriculum. While this practice has been in place since the early days of Islamic education in the country, the changing linguistic situation in Brunei, where English is now more popular than Malay among the younger generation, may require some rethinking of this practice. An earlier study investigating the issues of language and religion in Brunei has found that those who are more English-inclined do not identify strongly with the Muslim identity as their Malay-leaning counterparts. Taking its cue from those findings, the present study extends the investigation in two ways: one, by adding the social variables age, gender and educational background in its analysis; and two, by focusing on the notion of religiosity rather than on religious identity alone. The findings show that age and language proclivity are both predictors of religiosity with older Bruneians displaying greater religiosity than the younger ones. Language also plays a factor such that those who are predisposed to using more English than Malay have fewer manifestations of practices aligned to the Islamic teaching. Gender and educational level, however, have low factor loadings and are not contributory to the measurement of religiosity.

Contributors

Other| March 01 2023 Contributors Small Axe (2023) 27 (1 (70)): 174–176. https://doi.org/10.1215/07990537-10461972 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Contributors. Small Axe 1 March 2023; 27 (1 (70)): 174–176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/07990537-10461972 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsSmall Axe Search Advanced Search Shannon Alonzo (whose work also appears on the cover of this issue) is a Trinidad and Tobagoborn interdisciplinary artist focusing primarily on drawing, soft sculpture, and performance. Her practice explores themes of collective belonging, place attachment, and the significance of carnival ritual to the Caribbean consciousness. She holds a BA from London College of Fashion and an MRes Creative Practice from the University of Westminster.Markus Balkenhol is an anthropologist based at the Meertens Institute, Amsterdam. He works on issues of colonialism, race, citizenship, cultural heritage, and religion. He is the author of Tracing Slavery: The Politics of Atlantic Memory in the Netherlands (2021) and the coeditor (with Ernst van den Hemel and Irene Stengs) of The Secular Sacred: Emotions of Belonging and the Perils of Nation and Religion (2020).Olívia Maria Gomes Da Cunha is professor of anthropology in the... You do not currently have access to this content.

Postulate of Phenomenological Ontology and its Significance for Science and our Worldview

This work offers an interpretation of phenomenological ontology by formulating its fundamental propositions in order to explain their significance for science and our personal worldview. In the paper, phenomenology is understood as the proper method of ontology or the “science of being” as the most general philosophical discipline. This embodies the idea of a “first philosophy” that is free from all prejudice and that rejects or criticizes metaphysics, the subject–object dualism, empiricism, rationalism, realism, idealism, materialism, skepticism and relativism. The paper dismisses ontological objectivism as a methodological fallacy and seeks to reach a clear understanding of science, as well as of ourselves and our relation to the world. As such, it represents an introductory part of the methodology of scientific work, as well as an alternative perspective on the issues of existentialism, religion and spiritualism.

On Canaries, Icebergs and the public sphere: The pragmatic compromise of religious pluralism

The return of religion in western society has resulted in the expression of what is often termed post-secular socio-politics, closely linked to increasingly pluralistic societies that result from globalization. While the public sphere has, in the West, tended to follow a ‘WASP’- derived model of post-Westphalian secular public sphere and the privatization of religion, this model is increasingly under critique and complaint. How might pluralism and the expression of religion be re-thought and re-encountered? This paper, engaging with the work of Ulrich Beck (2004) on “realistic cosmopolitanism” argues for a more localised, urbanised approach and understanding. The public sphere is actually a series of everyday pragmatic engagements and experiences that require a more nuanced evaluation. Critiquing the utopian agendas of much cosmopolitan theory, this paper asks two questions: Firstly, what can the return of religion tell us about late modern society? Secondly, what changes may be necessary to re-engage (with) pluralistic public spheres – and societies? Arising in response to the increasing discussion and debate as how societies can seek to engage with growing religious pluralism, using the central metaphors of ‘the iceberg’ and ‘the canary’ as hermeneutic tools, undertaken within a wider Taubesean hermeneutical reading, it argues for a rethought, pragmatic cosmopolitics that is intermestic; that is, both international and domestic in focus and response.

“And People Shall Be Contaminated by My Doctrine”: Religion, Science, and Nationalism in Assi Meshullam’s Order of the Unclean

This article discusses Assi Meshullam’s inter-discipline ongoing art project Order of the Unclean, while addressing issues of Religion, Art, Nationalism and Science embodied in the work. Using Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s “reparative reading” and Bruno Latour’s discussion on the concept of modernism, the article argues that Meshullam returns to the polytheistic history of the area, and provokes the tension between religious faith and heresy, not in order to “take a side” in the debating between religiosity and secularism, but to put the so-called contrasted terms in question, mark their points of mutual inclusion, and offer a complex perspective on the relationship between the sacred, the secular and the national in modern Israeli society. The study lies in an academic examination of Meshullam’s monumental work for the first time, combining knowledge and methodologies in art history, comparative religion studies and critical theories.

LESSING AS A PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGIAN

The article concerns philosophical and theological views of G.E. Lessing. It was in the German Enlightenment that what today we call philosophical theology was born and began to actively develop. This concept was formulated in its expressed form by Kant. He also owns a brief but profound description of the essence of philosophical theology and its functions, as well as main features distinguishing it from biblical theology. Kant draws attention here to the freedom as an essential characteristic of a philosophical theologian, but also emphasizes that the results of philosophical research should be offered to biblical theologians as recommendations, but not as imposed truths. Likewise, biblical theology must give philosophical theology freedom of consideration, but must itself stand guard over the salvation of the souls of its entrusted flock. Within the framework of the philosophy of I. Kant, such an approach is based on the division he proposes between the private and public use of reason. However, we see that Kant for that matter is rooted in the philosophical and theological tradition that preceded him. No less a philosophical theologian can be considered G.E. Lessing. Despite the fact that Lessing himself herein does not use the concept directly, his position on issues of religion and faith and their philosophical understanding on that completely coincides with Kant’s. It can be seen especially clearly in the dispute that took place between him and Goeze in the framework of one of the most interesting and lively discussions of the German Enlightenment, namely the Fragmentenstreit. The article considers in detail the key stages of development of the discussion, as well as the positions of the parties. As a result, the author of the article comes to the conclusion that the discussion position defended by Lessing can be characterized as philosophical theology