Practice Of Prayer Research Articles

Liberal sexual morality, religion, and attitudes toward abortion in Turkey

AbstractThe present study examines the association between sexual morality, religion, and attitudes toward the practice of abortion in Turkey. Drawing upon data from the 2008–2010 European Value Survey in the case of Turkey, several hypotheses were tested concerning the role of liberal sexual relations and many aspects of religion on abortion attitudes. Findings reveal that support of liberal sexual relations demonstrates the strongest justification for abortion. As a religious determinant, prayer practice indicates the most robust opposition to the practice of abortion. Additional religious factors, personal religious identity, and personal faith were also found to be significantly associated with antiabortion attitudes. The findings are discussed and have implications for future research on attitudes toward abortion.

Implementation of the Spirituality of Saint Francis of Assisi in the Life of the Brotherhood in Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi Simalingkar B Medan

Spirituality is a trasendental relationship and the creation of unity relations between nature and humans, the universe and unity between individuals and God. The formulation of the research problem is how to implementation of the Spirituality of Saint Francis of Assisi in the life of the brotherhood in Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi Simalingkar B Medan. The purpose of the study was to explain the findings of the implementation of the spirituality of SFA in the life of the brotherhood in SFMA Simalingkar B Medan. The design of the research used is qualitative research using analytical procedures that produce descriptive-qualitative data. The sample technique used to determine the informant is a snowball sampling technique consisting of 10 SFMA sisters. Primary data sources come from interviews, observation and documentation. The results of the study were analyzed using milles and hubberman models were data reduction, data presentation, the drafting of conclusions. Stages of research, namely data transcription, data identification, data classification, data interpretation, data description. The technique used to ensure the level of data validation is triangulation, examination of colleagues, and auditing. The results are SFMA sisters have made Christ the center of living in brotherhood in the community. This brotherhood is turned on by the sabda and is supported by various prayer practices. Brotherhood among the sisters based on the love of the gospel while still prioritizing the attitude of accepting, aware of the similarities between one and the others, namely together with total. Open each other, understand each other and willing to sacrifice. This spirituality implementation is expected to remain maintained because of this spiritual implementation as the basic capital in fulfilling the call as a religus. Keywords: Spirituality, Saint Francis of Assisi, Brotherhood, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi.

The Educator's Art of Prayer and Caring.

Baccalaureate nursing students often encounter significant academic and personal hardships that produce stress-induced anxiety. Nursing educators can foster the practice of prayer and caring with struggling nursing students as a means of helping students manage anxiety and stress. Christian educators can offer prayer when guiding and counseling students who are struggling with academics or other situations that negatively influence their progress toward professional practice. Three case studies illustrate an educator's use of prayer with students.

Prevalence of Depression and its Associated Factors among Medical Students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Introduction: Globally, depression is one of the serious problems reported among medical students. Various studies reported that the prevalence of depression among medical students was high due to multiple risk factors. Therefore, this study aimed to measure the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among medical students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 medical students in IIUM Kuantan. A validated self-reported questionnaire using Depression Anxiety Stress Score 21 was distributed during the second semester of the 2018/2019 session. Descriptive statistics were used to measure the prevalence of depression. Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, independent sample T-test, and multiple logistic regression were used to determine the association between risk factors and depression. Result: The prevalence of depression was 39% with 10.5% of them were having severe and extremely severe level of depression. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed regular physical activity (AOR=0.64, 95% CI: 0.42-0.98) and Tahajjud prayer practice (AOR: 0.76, 95% CI 0.66-0.88) are two protective factors against depression among medical students. Conclusion: About two out of every five IIUM medical students had depression. Regular physical activity and Tahajjud prayer practised may reduce the risk of depression and should be encouraged.

I'adah Friday Prayer with Zuhur Prayer in Syafi'iyyah Fiqh Perspective (Case Study at Al-Amin Mosque Meurah Village, Samalanga District, Bireuen Regency)

This study is to examine how the determination of Friday prayers and the midday prayer in Syafiiyah fiqh, the factors that cause Friday prayers to be mandatory with noon prayers at the Meurah mosque, the causes of differences in the practice of Friday prayers and midday prayers in meurah mosque. And find differences between the congregation who perform I'adah and those who do not perform I'adah in accordance with the concept of syafiiyyah fiqh. This research is a field research using descriptive qualitative research methods. The author uses an empirical or sociological (empirical or sociological) approach. The population is men who are mature and live in the village of Meurah who carry out Friday worship at the Al-Amin Mosque, Samalanga District, Bireuen Regency, Aceh. The results of the study found the law of Friday prayer with noon because Friday experts are not up to 40 people in Syafi'iyyah fiqh, there are three laws, the first is obligatory to pray, forbidden to pray, and circumcised i'adah. The implementation of the Friday prayer with noon performed by the congregation at the Al-Amin Meurah mosque, Samalanga district, Bireun district, because Friday experts were less than 40 worshipers. Friday congregations who perform Friday I'adah with noon because they believe they will not be appointed Friday because the number of Friday members is not up to 40 people. Friday with noon.

Nobody Prays Alone: the Practice of Prayer Among Catholics in Three Latin American Cities

Nobody Prays Alone: the Practice of Prayer Among Catholics in Three Latin American Cities

Enhancing Christian Life: How Extended Cognition Augments Religious Community

Enhancing Christian Life: How Extended Cognition Augments Religious Community

Contextualization of Early Morning Prayer in Korea

Early morning prayer is one of the most prominent characteristics of Korean Christianity. Although the gospel was delivered to Korea by Western missionaries, early morning prayer is a unique tradition in the Korean church. The purpose of this article is to examine the culture and the theology of early morning prayer and to conduct a missiological evaluation from the perspective of contextualization. On the cultural dimension, the practice of early morning prayer is examined in relation to the practice’s historical, religious, and social background. On the theological dimension, dawn prayer was connected to Korean church revival and provided the impetus for evangelism, overcoming a national crisis and world mission. This study discusses its cultural and theological suitability and considers a more appropriate model of contextualization. Appropriate contextualization of early morning prayer also provides implications for mission in other Asian countries.

Prayer as Seeing

Abstract This article provides a theological framework whereby the practices of silent contemplative prayer and tongues speech can be understood as mutually conditioning prayer practices that form the one who prays to perceive both beauty and the beautiful. It does so through an examination of the implicit metaphysical assumptions of the respective practices. The first section examines the implicit relationship between contemplative prayer and divine impassibility. The second section examines the relationship between glossolalia and divine relationality. The third section presents the practices of contemplation and glossolalia as mutually informative in dialogue with Gregory Palamas’ distinction between divine essence and energies. The article will therefore conclude that a comprehensive prayer practice that unites the experiences of impassibility and relationality can overcome the aesthetic divide between the mystical and the artistic by uniting the one who prays with a God who is both transcendent and relational.

Tradisi Jamaahan Empat Puluh Hari Kajian Living Hadis Di Desa Jatipurus Kecamatan Poncowarno Kabupaten Kebumen

The tradition of forty-five-day congregation was developed by the creativity of religious figures in Jatipurus Village as a persuasive approach in order to promote the sharia of congregational prayer within the society. To support the arguments of that tradition, they combined the hadith encouraging forty-day congregational prayer with the hadith commanding to increase worship during the sacred months (glorified months). The practice of this congregational prayer was established in one of the sacred months, it was arranged from the 20th of Dzulhijjah to the 30th of Muharram. There was a strong correlation and combination between the charismatic religious figures and the hadith. It was proven by the enthusiastic involvement of Jatipurus society during the forty-five-day congregation that was arranged annually; as a sequence, it was recognized as a tradition. The fundamental part of that tradition was tasyakuran in which it was engaged in the activities of tahlil, religious talks, prayers, and then it was ended by having meals together. That tradition was investigated and analyzed by implementing Karl Mannheim’s theory on the sociology of knowledge. The concentration of this research was related to three aspects of meaning. The first, the objective meaning: it showed that the people of Jatipurus believed that the tradition of forty-five-day congregation was a legacy of their predecessors. The second, the expression meaning: the society who joined the congregation believed that by consistently performing the forty-five-day congregation could save them from two things: the torment of the fire and hypocrisy. Finally, the third, the documentary meaning: they did not realize the implied meaning of the tradition, in which the implementation of the forty-five-day congregation was an expression of a religious culture.

Aesthetic Styles and the Occupation of Space in the “Places You’ll Pray” Photo Series

Abstract This paper analyzes a series of photographs that feature Muslim Americans praying in various public locations. In the “Places You’ll Pray” series, photographer Sana Ullah employs attractive settings along with framing, lighting, angle and colors to emphasize that the Islamic practice of prayer is not only an act that induces feelings of tranquility but also a beautiful practice that belongs within American public spaces. Through the policing of the sensory realm, the complex experiences of Muslims are generally over-simplified or made invisible in the media. This article explores how Muslim creators use aesthetics to shift the larger sensory realm of what is considered attractive, beautiful and valued in American society. As these photos circulate through social media and other digital spaces, Ullah and the photo subjects use the occupation of physical and digital spaces to assert that Muslim lives and Islamic values belong in the American landscape.

Practicing Toward Unity: Muriel Lester and Worship as a ‘Second First Language’

ABSTRACT ‘Practices’ as method have surged in popularity amongst theologians and ethicists. Despite the criticism raised by their ability to ‘go wrong,’ practices as method illuminates the intrinsic connection between local faith communities and doctrinal theology. This article explores practices understood in light of Alasdair MacIntyre’s concept of learning a ‘second first language’ as a means of bridging inter and intra religious contextual divides. This article will examine Muriel Lester’s work in the East End, particularly her practices of worship, prayer, communal living, and voluntary poverty, as examples of learning a ‘second first language’ that enabled her to bridge the social divides between herself and the East Enders and the religious divides between herself and Mahatma Gandhi.

“As by a New Pentecost”: Embodied Prayer in Catholic Charismatic Renewal Following Vatican II

On 25 December 1961, John XXIII convoked the Second Vatican Council with his apostolic constitution Humanae salutis, praying that God would show again the wonders of the newborn Church in Jerusalem “as by a new Pentecost”. Not six years later, in 1967, a group of students at Duquesne University in the United States prayed while on retreat for an infusion of the Holy Spirit that they might also experience the power of Pentecost. They received what they reported to be the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and out of the spiritual experiences of that retreat arose what would become an international movement known as the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. This movement, influenced by Pentecostalism, would develop its own embodied praxis of prayer that seeks a renewed encounter with the power of the Holy Spirit made manifest at Pentecost. This article analyzes the embodied prayer language of the Renewal by drawing from Louis-Marie Chauvet’s distinction between language as mediation (or, symbol) and language as tool (or, sign). It will use Chauvet’s distinction as a hermeneutic to flesh out the relationship between post-Vatican II charismatic prayer practices and their intended purpose of participating in the encounter of Pentecost.

“Yo’ Kin Cut All Kinda Tricks”: Crossroad Ordeals, Peavine Drills, and Other Technologies of the Self in African-American Vernacular Esotericism

Abstract The vernacular magical, divinatory, and healing practices associated with the Afro-American Gulf South, alternately called “Hoodoo” or “Conjure,” offer a window into an intriguing world of “everyday esoterica.” Practitioners envision a world of competing human desires, which move and are moved by an array of malign and benign spiritual forces. They cope with this world with a pharmacopeia of symbolically powerful physical substances, but also through works of bodily discipline, prayer, meditation, and other practices aimed at the cultivation of will, self-awareness, and self-regard. These latter tools and techniques comport closely with Michel Foucault’s concept of technologies of the self. Exploring Hoodoo ritual through Foucault’s lens offers opportunities to re-imagine American Hoodoo as an esoteric system that enables practitioners to manipulate and transform themselves as well as their circumstances. This examination serves to increase our appreciation for the sophistication of these traditions, while simultaneously enlarging and enriching Foucault’s paradigm – offering new ways to consider the techniques by which one might come to know and understand oneself. This inquiry addresses a lacuna in the scholarship of Hoodoo and Conjure and also situates these traditions more firmly (and accurately) within the wider corpus of Gnostic Studies and Western Esotericism.

Care of God as Care of the Self: Foucault, Gnosis, and Curation of the Divine Mirror in John of Morigny’s Ninth Vision

Abstract This article draws on Foucault’s understanding of “thought” as “freedom” and his description of “care of the self,” connecting these concepts with the account of a vision of Christ recorded by the fourteenth-century French monk, John of Morigny (fl 1300–1315). I argue that John’s account reflects “thought” as “freedom” very much in the Foucaldian sense, even as it defers to Christ as the authority to whom the monk vows obedience. In the first part of the article I outline ways in which Foucault’s thought both is and is not “theological.” Since Foucault draws on Christian models, and John’s visionary practice involves repentance and confession, it might seem to be almost a too-perfect prototype of the self-care Foucault was interested in; yet the results of the analysis are unexpected. The vision, is induced by John’s own unorthodox prayer practice, begins with Christ appearing in penitential garb and asking to confess his own sin to John of Morigny. I demonstrate that it is only possible to make sense of this vision by looking at the ways Christ acts as an intimate mirror of John’s self, reflecting the stance and penitential practice John must follow to reconcile himself with God.

THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOUS FACTORS ON TRADITIONAL GENDER BELIEFS IN TURKEY

The main purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between religiosity and gender traditionalism in a secular and Muslim country, Turkey. Based on previous research and perspectives several hypotheses were developed to test. A joint data, which is collected by European Value Survey and World Value Survey from Turkey in 2018, was used for analysis. A series of models of linear logistic regression was created to test the effect of each predictor variable on traditional gender beliefs. The results indicated that subjective religiosity and given importance to religion were strongly, significantly, and positively associated with gender traditionalism while prayer practice showed a slight and positive effect on gender traditionalism. Implications of the study were discussed and concluded, limitations were identified for future work.

Pemahaman Dan Implementasi Hadis Tentang Shalat Jum’at Masjid Raya Darul Ma’ruf Batang Kabung Ganting Kota Padang

Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque of Darul Ma'ruf Batang Kabung, Padang City. The implementation of the Friday prayers they perform is different from the usual Friday prayer practices. However, in the implementation of Friday, which is in the mosque, the sermon is in the form of a foreign language (Arabic) which is not the language understood by the local congregation at all. In the implementation of Jum'at jama'ah pray together while waiting for Friday to enter and there are two call to prayer and two preachers in one Friday. The formulation of the problem in this research is how the congregation's understanding of the Great Mosque of Darul Ma'ruf Batang Kabung about the Virtue hadith and Friday prayer practices and how the congregation is implemented at the Great Mosque of Darul Ma'ruf Batang Kabung regarding the Virtue hadith and Friday prayer practices. . The purpose of this study is to determine the understanding of the congregation of the Masjid Raya Darul Ma'ruf Batang Kabung regarding the Virtue hadith and Friday prayer practices and to describe the implementation of the congregation at the Grand Mosque of Darul Ma'ruf Batang Kabung regarding the Virtue hadith and Friday prayer practices. The data sources used are primary and secondary. Observation data collection methods (Observation), interviews, and documentation. After the data has been collected, it is analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method. The results of the study are related to the understanding of the congregation of the Grand Mosque of Darul Ma'ruf about the hadith of the Prophet about the virtue and practice of Friday prayers, they understand that Friday as Friday is a day of forgiveness, Friday is the day of association and Friday. 'at is the greatest almsgiving and sacrifice. As for the implementation of the Friday prayer practice at the Masjid Raya Darul Ma'ruf Batang Kabung, the congregation divides it into three stages, namely the time to wait for Friday prayers, the time for prayer has entered and the prayer time has finished. Suggestions in this study are to revive the recitations, especially the discussion about prayer services and provide a variety of comfortable and peaceful facilities.

Strategi Guru Bimbingan dan Konseling Dalam Meningkatkan Pengamalan Ibadah Siswa

As for the background of the authors conducting this research is the existence of some students who have not prayed properly such as not hastening to the mosque or mushalla after the call to prayer, I did not do the tahiyyatul prayer before sitting, most students prefer to do other activities, many also learners who perform prayers by force and are still lazing in the classroom despite being reprimanded by the homeroom teacher, not a few students who still took time to the canteen. Application or process (deed) fulfill (obligation, duty). From the research carried out, it can be seen that the Guidance and Counseling teacher strategy in providing an understanding of the practice of the students' prayers has gone quite well by providing material about prayer in general to students in accordance with the material students have learned. The research method by the author is one of the descriptive qualitative field research. This research was conducted on students of class VIII at MTsN 2 Bukittinggi. The key informants were guidance and counseling teachers and supporting informants for PAI students and teachers. The author collects data with observation, interview and documentation techniques. Data processing techniques using qualitative descriptive analysis and techniques to test the validity of the data with data triangulation.

"An automatic Bible in the brain": Trauma and prayer among Acholi Pentecostals in northern Uganda.

This article examines the role of prayers for traumatized survivors of war within a Pentecostal-charismatic community in post-conflict northern Uganda. It argues that becoming part of a church group and learning certain regimes of prayer can work toward symptom relief and recovery for people suffering from traumatic experiences. The study builds on 13 months of ethnographic fieldwork in rural northern Uganda, with extensive participant observation of religious practices and interviews with rural church congregants. The article attempts to show, through a single case narrative, how individual prayer practices are trained and learned and to identify features of prayer that may alter the individual experience of distress. Analytically, the article builds on Tanya Luhrmann's scholarship on prayer and applies this conceptual framework to a post-conflict context. The study expands on Luhrmann's concepts of prayer as an emotional technology in order to understand how psychiatric symptoms are managed within a Pentecostal-charismatic community. The article further argues that a conceptual focus on training of skills can contribute to debates on the universal versus particular characteristics of psychiatric expression and concepts of mind. This argument contributes to current debates on non-clinical ways of managing traumatic experiences and to debates about models of mind in different cultural settings.

PEMBIASAAN SHALAT DHUHA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN DISIPLIN BELAJAR SISWA

The research objective was to describe the improvement of student learning discipline through habituation of Dhuha prayer at SD Negeri Kadingding, Kibin District. The data type of this research is descriptive qualitative using three data analyzes, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach which includes field research (Field Research) with data collection techniques namely observation, interviews, and documentation. The subjects of this study were students of SD Negeri Kadingding, Kibin District. Data were collected from 33 grade V students, 17 male students and 16 female students. Class V was taken as the sample because grade V children are in the high grade level between grades IV, V, VI. This research was conducted for 40 days starting from 23 July to 8 October 2019. The results of this study indicate 1) thatwith the implementation of the practice of the Dhuha prayer at SD Negeri Kadingding, Kibin District, which is held every Tuesday to Friday at 06.30 - 07.00, the Duha prayer is carried out in congregation starting from grade I to grade VI, the number of cycles of dhuha prayer from the school recommends a minimum of 2 cycles of prayer in advance to improve time discipline and get used to performing Duha prayers. 2) the percentage of the implementation of this Dhuha prayer habit has an effect on increasing student discipline in learning; 3) The condition of the place used for the Dhuha prayer is inadequate, because it uses the school yard field by laying out a mat, so it takes time to prepare for the Dhuha prayer.