People Of Faith Research Articles

Epistemic phariseeism

AbstractA prominent view in religious epistemology, which I call divine-help epistemology, says that people of faith are epistemically gifted by God, whereas non-believers are subject to the noetic effects of a fallen world. This view aims to show how religious beliefs for people of faith can be epistemically justified. But I argue that it makes such people prone to a cluster of epistemic vices that I call epistemic phariseeism. Divine-help epistemology is especially apt to promote these vices because its normativity is not just epistemic, but also religious and moral. I suggest an alternative epistemological view that is better suited to religious faith.

Jeremiah the Suffering Prophet - his Communication of Judgment and Promise of Blessings

The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. The prophet Jeremiah witnessed first-hand, a nation struggling to survive. Jeremiah comes through plainly as a person contemplating his role as a servant of Yahweh with scant good news for his people. Jeremiah's heart-rending message is communicated by both his prophecies and account of Jerusalem's destruction. Jeremiah’s prophecies are unambiguous and pessimistic and aimed at rebuking people who had become idolatrous and debauched. Yahweh appointed Jeremiah to proclaim the destruction and building of a nation that would ultimately lead to His Kingdom. He thus also offers his people hope and his prophetic warnings are also promises that returning to Yahweh will lead the people to divine blessings and he states that Yahweh will eventually honour his pledge with the Jews. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11). For forty years Jeremiah preached to the unrepented Judah and Israel. Jeremiah used verbal communication to challenge the religious hypocrisy, economic dishonesty, and oppressive practice of Judah leaders and those who followed them. The article concludes that Jeremiah’s experiences prepared him and put him in good state to comprehend resources which Yahweh provides. He fought throughout his life and he attained lofty spiritual levels demonstrating his piety. His prophetic career coincided with the last years of Judah’s independence before it was overrun by the Babylonians. Jeremiah prophesied that Yahweh would make a covenant with Israel, superseding the old Mosaic Covenant; Yahweh would then write his law on the hearts of men rather than on stone tablets and they would all come to know Him directly and receive his compassion and forgiveness. Jeremiah was an effective prophet who could clearly communicate his vision based on Yahweh’s wishes, and he provided constructive feedback to people, and strongly stated what people needed to do. This brief study primarily employs a literature study, and a biblical-theological approach to interpreting the book of Jeremiah is also integrated. His communication strategy is also unpacked as it ensured that the people had suitable information about Yahweh’ wishes, towards maintaining close steadiness in their lives and preventing any ambiguity as to the outcome of iniquity and also Yahweh’s promises to a faithful people.

Faith Interactions in Osogbo, Nigeria: A Muslim Perspective

This paper examines the level of religious encounters among people of diverse faiths in Osogbo. It addresses the open exchange and interrelationship of adherents of different faiths within the city as well as the level of misunderstanding that exists from a Muslim perspective. The study is historical and descriptive. It is historical in the sense that it assesses newspaper reports, oral interviews, and court records while a descriptive approach was used in analyzing all the issues related to concepts and ideas of religious encounters. It reveals that the actions and inactions of people of other faiths in Osogbo are threats to social cohesion in the community. The study shows areas of conflict with the Muslims in Osogbo despite the open relationship among people of diverse faiths. The paper, therefore, recommends that for a good relationship to be sustained in Osogbo, there is a need for adherents of the three religions to keep off confrontational approaches and embrace dialogue and mutual understanding to promote peaceful co-existence within the community.

Peran Keluarga dalam Mendidik Buah Hati Menurut Rasulullah

The family has a very big influence on the first and foremost environment to shape the child's personality (heart grains). Therefore, in the process of educating children (children) in the family environment, it is obligatory to have knowledge and various ways of educating children (grains of the heart), especially the method or way of educating that Rasulullah SAW gave as our role model, because to produce a generation of children who are pious will not be separated according to the foundation of Islam, namely the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The purpose of this research is to find out how to educate the children of Rasulullah SAW who can create a rabbinic Muslim generation. The type of research used in this study is to use library research or library research. Where this research is the researcher does not do many case studies of the field but with a study of literature approaches from various book sources or in other words qualitative research. The result of the application of education from the Prophet Muhammad is the application of education that is sourced or comes from Allah SWT and has values that are able to produce a pious Muslim generation, both personally and socially, and education from the Prophet Muhammad through several stages that must be met by parents or family. Therefore, to determine the success of parents or families in educating children in accordance with the development and differences in the character of children who are owned by the Prophet Muhammad is the best way to prepare and produce in terms of moral, spiritual, and social children to become people of faith and piety.

To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values

To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values

Shaping Pluralistic Cohesive Societies

This paper aims to prepare an individual to function effectively in a constantly changing multi-faith, multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and multi-everything society with minimum conflicts. Pluralism is a new subject with a focus on its effect on different aspects of life in building cohesive societies where no one has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. Pluralism means respecting the otherness of others in religion, culture, politics, and the workplace. You may see people of different faiths, races, cultures, and ethnicities interacting, working, studying, intermingling, playing, and marrying each other. A decade from now, you may not see the monopoly of a race or cultural groups in the workplace, place of worship, school, bus, train, theater, library, or other public gatherings. These interactions between people not familiar with each other’s culture lend themselves to misunderstandings and are bound to create conflicts. As responsible members of society, we must prepare ourselves to prevent possible challenges and lay a foundation for the effective functioning of institutions where every human feels secure about his faith, race, ethnicity, culture, language, political or sexual orientation, or any other uniqueness. Exclusive communities will become a thing of the past. If you live amidst others, you should also respect the otherness of others, as you expect them to do the same for you.

Guns, Grief, and Longing for God’s Grace: A Pastor’s Perspective on Guns and Gun Violence

Americans continue to be seduced by guns and victimized by gun violence. Following racial tensions across the land, especially since 2020, Americans also face increasing suspicion and hostility towards police. This essay intends to navigate the complex intersection of a culture of grief surrounding gun violence. There is careful consideration for police who find themselves too often overwhelmed in a violent society, and the discussion also considers the responsibility for people of faith to work towards a safer and more peaceful future.

Kajian Surat Al-Baqarah Ayat 183 dalam Pendidikan Manusia Seutuhnya

Fulfillment of education is essentially to harmonize between the rights of God and the rights of fellow human beings so that it runs well in accordance with His expectations. In life, of course, it cannot be separated from the right and left slaps that make humans fall or rise according to the human capacity itself regardless of who runs it, it is from the selection of the social community.
 In the letter al-Baqarah verse 183 describes the methods or means in learning media that Allah directly gives the signs and criteria given in order to achieve what is expected. Therefore, in the process of implementing this fast, Allah directly controls the implementation to humans which has been given by Allah several criteria that can make the implementation of this education successful.
 The key words that God gave to humans in the shell of giving education to get to piety are people of faith. This is the success of how to carry out this education according to the criteria given by God, for those who carry out to achieve taqwa learning as the key to the success of whole person education (kaffah).

A Symbolic Approach to the Jewish New Year: Rosh Hashanah in Antakya

Museviler uzun yıllardır Antakya’da yaşayan cemaatlerden birisidir. Bu araştırmanın amacı Antakya’da yaşayan Musevilerin zaman algısı ve inançları bağlamında simgesel yaklaşımla ritüellerini analiz etmektir. Bayramlar dini kimliği sürdüren, öteki ile sınırları çizen simgesel birçok geleneğin etrafında kurallara bağlanmış ritüellerdir birisidir. Roş Aşana Musevilerin Yılbaşı Bayramı olup, eylül ayının ikinci haftasında kutlanır. Yeni bir yıla giriş bu bayramda yapılması zorunlu olan simgesel birtakım davranış ve tüketim geleneklerini içinde barındırır. Alan araştırması yöntemi kullanılan çalışmada, katılımlı gözlem ve derinlemesine görüşme teknikleri ile elde dilen bulgular simgesel bir yaklaşımla betimlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Din ve yemek arasındaki ilişkiler cemaat tarafından kutsal veya tabu olan yiyecek ve içeceklerin işlevi üzerinden ortaya konmuştur. Bu cemaatler dinsel inançlar ve uygulamalar doğrultusunda yiyecek ve içecekleri tabusal veya kutsal bir alana dönüştürmektedir. Bu alan dinsel inançlar ve uygulamalar ışığında yiyecek ve içeceklere yeniden simgesel anlam yüklemekle oluşturulmaktadır. Yiyecek ve içeceklerin simgesel anlam ağı, söz konusu dinsel cemaatler, kutsal kitaplar, dini liderler, sözlü gelenekler aracılığıyla kültürel belleğin oluşmasından ve dinsel ritüellerin birer nesnesi haline getirilmelerinden oluşmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, Antakya’da yaşayan Musevilerin dinsel kimlikleri ve yiyecekler ile kurdukları simgesel bağın “Musevilik” kimliğinin sürdürülmesinde son derece önemli olduğu söylenebilir.

Who Cares More About the Environment, Those with an Intrinsic, an Extrinsic, a Quest, or an Atheistic Religious Orientation?: Investigating the Effect of Religious Ad Appeals on Attitudes Toward the Environment

There is a consensus among scientists that climate change is an existing, growing, and human-made threat to our planet. The topic is a divisive issue worldwide, including among people of faith. Little research has focused on the relationship between (non)religious belief and climate change. Hence, in Studies 1 and 2, the authors explore the impact of religious/non-religious orientations: intrinsic (religion as an end in itself), extrinsic (religion as a means to an end), quest (a journey toward religious understanding), and non-religious orientation (i.e., atheistic) on consumer attitudes toward the environment, focusing on recycling advertisements with (non)religious cues. Further, in Study 3, we examine the underlying causal mechanism of environmental identity and the moderating effect of political views on consumers’ lack of belief in climate change. The results show that religious people are less committed to the environment and climate change and that atheism positively affects recycling and climate change identity. The findings offer practical implications in that advertising campaigns need to be endorsed by religious leaders and channeled within the confines of the religious institutions they represent.

The method and resources of the Indigo in his book The Select from the People of the Sultan, the Released People of Faith

تعد الدراسات المنهجية من الدراسات التي تفتح افآقاً واسعة تجاه معرفة مضامين الكتب بصورة عامة وغير المشهورة بشكل خاص ومنها كتابنا موضوع البحث الذي يعدُّ كتاباً قصصياً تاريخياً من الواقع وهذا الاتجاه عرف بكثرة في التدوين التاريخي، وهنا نسلط الضوء فيه على حياة المصنف في أول جوانبها والذي يعدّ من أعلام مذهب الأمامية إذ يظهر ذلك من خلال المصنفات التي ألفها، ثم الجانب الآخر دراسة منهجيته ومواره وأسلوبه في طرح أخباره الواردة في الكتاب ، اذ يعد مجموعة من الأخبار التي تحكي قصص عدد من الأشخاص الذين تشرفوا باللقاء بالإمام المهدي (u) في زمن الغيبة الكبرى وما حصلت لهم من معجزات على أثرها مثل شفاء المرضى أو قضاء حاجة ما اذ وردت من دون تسلسل زمني أو مكاني وانما طرحت بترتيب عشوائي، ولعل الهدف من نقل تلك الأخبار وجمعها هي محاولة المقصود منها إثبات وجود الإمام وكذلك إظهار تلك المعجزات، وما كان دورنا فيها دراسة حياة المؤلف وحاولنا دراستها بكل جوانبها ومن ثمّ دراسة منهجيته في الطرح ودفع الشبهة عن الكتاب لتأليفه بهذا الجانب والإشارة الى المصادر التي نقلت تلك الأخبار قبله ومن اعتمدها بعده من أعلام المصنفين المتأخرين فضلاً عن مقابلة تلك النصوص أو ما ظهر فيها من توضيحات مع فكرة مختصرة عن كل حكاية.

Breaking spiritual silences as literacy education scholars: a conversation

PurposeThis essay-conversation brings together two literacy scholars who have worked with religious literacies: Suresh Canagarajah and Anne Elrod Whitney. They discuss not only the importance of religious literacies research but also their own experiences conducting such research as people of faith themselves.Design/methodology/approachThe essay is derived from a live interview conversation between the authors, which was later edited along with short introductory and closing material.FindingsTheir conversation addresses religious literacies in disciplinary contexts, in teaching and in the careers of scholars.Originality/valueThis essay offers researchers and practitioners in literacy education a perspective from two scholars whose recent work has treated their own faith explicitly.

Knowledge Gaps Between Canadian Public Policy and Religious Actors; a New Hurdle for Women in Agunah

Knowledge Gaps Between Canadian Public Policy and Religious Actors; a New Hurdle for Women in Agunah This research paper seeks to highlight the harmful social consequences that arise when there are knowledge gaps in Canadian public policy in religious affairs. In order to safeguard the wellbeing of Canadians of faith, Canadian policy makers and adjudicators should operate with a working knowledge of its religious populations and consult religious actors on relevant issues. I will use the Jewish divorce phenomenon, known as agunah, the spiritual chaining of spouses, to illustrate the social consequences that arise once public policy overlooks religious affairs. The kinds of knowledge gaps in Canadian public policy that enables circumstances like agunot, worsens human right’s abuses (Greenberg-Kobrin 1999), and religious and community alienation and the weakening of Canadian institutions (“Bruker v. Marcovitz.”) I will first provide a brief explanation of the agunah phenomenon in order to capture the severity of the religious, as well as spiritual, consequences a refused Jewish divorce leaves in its wake. After an understanding of agunah has been established, I will deconstruct Section 21.2 of the Divorce Act (1990) and exemplify how a situation of agunah could occur by the manipulation of the provision in order to remove barrier to divorce. Lastly, I will employ the 1969 case of “Bruker vs. Markovitz” to explore the instances in which such knowledge gaps weaken Canadian institutions. Though steps have been made by Canadian policy makers and judicial figures in the past to prevent the proliferation of agunah abuse cases, there still lacks sufficient precedent or literature available. This egregious oversight of public policy leaves vulnerable people of faith, most commonly women, to grapple with legal incongruences and spiritual harm alone. An active effort to grasp religious law and legal nuances by public policy makers must be made in order to mitigate social maladies and protect all populations, including the religious populations, of Canada.

An update on halal slaughter: Current methods and ongoing research on halal meat production techniques and their implications for animal welfare

AbstractThe ethical and economic significance of slaughtering animals for consumption by people of faith cannot be underestimated. On one hand, there are concerns for the welfare of animals during rearing, transport and slaughter, on the other, the market for halal meat products continues to grow at an exponential rate which has attracted the attention of independent and mainstream retailers. This paper considers the slaughter methods approved for the main animal species slaughtered for consumption by Muslims: beef, lamb, goats and poultry. It further examines the rationale for approving and rejecting certain methods of stunning and the implications this has for the welfare of animals. Areas where further research is needed to improve animal welfare during halal slaughter are also highlighted, and the authors have argued why a dialogue between animal welfare researchers, Islamic scholars and halal certification or accreditation bodies is vital in creating knowledge exchange between key stakeholders with a view to improving animal welfare during halal meat production.

Review: How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others, by T. M. Luhrmann

Review: <i>How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others</i>, by T. M. Luhrmann

Freedom in Chains? Religious Freedom Rights in an International Frame: Addressing the Increasing Intolerance and Violence Directed Toward People of Faith

Abstract Violations of religious freedom rights are accelerating across the globe, with levels of religious harassment reaching record levels. Yet, despite social work’s commitment to challenging religious discrimination and promoting human rights, little, if any, attention has focused on this issue in the profession’s literature. In keeping with calls from the United Nations, this article highlights a human rights concern of critical importance to many vulnerable people, namely those who experience acts of intolerance, hate and violence for peacefully practicing the tenets of their faith. Accordingly, the parameters of religious freedom are delineated along with the status of religious freedom rights in the world, in conjunction with the populations that experience particularly extensive discrimination. After discussing the systemic factors that legitimise discrimination against people of faith, strategies are offered that social workers might implement to promote more equitable and socially just societies.

Penetrating xenophobic remoteness in interreligious encounters: Toward a pastoral praxis of befriending neighbouring in ‘pavement caregiving’ and ‘streetwise compassion’

Meeting the foreign and strange other should be viewed as a natural and inevitable feature of everyday life. When the other is endangering one’s comfort sones, especially in cases of ‘bread-and-butter’ questions, xenophobic fear sets in. Furthermore, when resistance is fuelled by fanatic expressions of religious self-maintenance or racial polarisation, xenophobic remoteness contributes to modes of discriminating suspicion, resistance of the strange other, even violent behaviour and forms of schismatic enmity. The concept of ‘befriending neighbouring’, based on the notion of compassionate being-with, could contribute to informal forms of friendship, the cornerstone for establishing ‘social coherence’. Thus, the question: How can convictions regarding the spiritual meaning of life and the content of religious belief systems, inspire faithful people to build bridges to one another within the normal circumstances of life? This article is a critical reflection on some of the basic presuppositions in some of the main religions and other philosophies of life, concerning the notion of compassion in caring for the strange other and the establishing of a more humane approach to the dynamics of everyday life.Contribution: Pastoral caregiving as a form of community care, should be directed by a praxis of befriending habitus and neighbourly outreach (pavement caregiving) within public spaces of voluntary, compassionate being-with the foreign other (streetwise compassion), in order to overcome discriminating forms of xenophobic remoteness.

Human Flourishing in the Era of COVID-19: How Spirituality and the Faith Sector Help and Hinder Our Collective Response

Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, religious people and institutions have played a significant role in responding to the challenges that we all have faced. In some instances, religion has been a source of great harm, hindering the global response. Many religious leaders have promoted misinformation and disinformation; others have promulgated messages of hatred and blame, especially hindering efforts to prevent infection and community transmission and to promote immunization. This has occurred throughout the world, across cultures, religions, and nations. In many other instances, however, the faith sector has been a source of great help, ministering to the lives of suffering and fearful people both emotionally and tangibly. People of faith, including clergy and faith-based organizations, have contributed positively to the global response effort by fulfilling the pastoral, ethical, and prophetic roles of religion. Expressions of spirituality, both personal and institutional, have thus contributed to great flourishing in the midst of a terrible public health emergency.

Fostering Religious Tolerance Through The Values of An-Nahdliyah

A plurality of, is fitroh divine so that mutual respect and keep security as well as guyup pillars, the rule obliges every citizen to embrace one religion that has been specified by the the ministry of religion's existence. The purpose of this research is for dig up information about the educational institutions of the boarding school in investment value-the value of the ahl as-sunnah wal jama'ah through the program religious activities. In this study use a qualitative approach with methods the study of the instrumental case. Based on the results of the research, it is known that: 1) Policies that underlying the program development of tolerance, a) the concept of at-tawasuth, b), the concept of knowing,, c, the concept tawazun, d), the concept of tasamuh, 2) the Fostering, a), Aswaja knowing, b), Aswaja feeling. c), Aswaja Action, 3) Implementation a) Introduce and familiarize students interact with people of other faiths. b) Giving example about the attitude tolerance by the kyai, c) Through learning in Boarding school, 4) Positive impact the form of the impartiality the students in interact 5) the Problems that arise a) lack of supervision b) Most of the students have the activities double, c) lodging at boarding schools already start damaged. Strategy conceptual practical tips is a step to carry out program investment value-the value of the ahl as-sunnah wal-jama'ah to students.

Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence