Presupposing, Believing, Having Faith

Sociological Analysis of the Relationship between Having Faith and Mental Health

This paper with emphasising on religious context of Iranian society, has a critical interpretation which considers psychological damages as an inevitable consequence of modernity(with integrated sociological and psychological approach) attempts to address youth mental health issues. In this regard, this paper with constructing mental aspects (belief and emotional) objective (ritual and outcome)...

Believing in Shakespeare : Faith and Doubt on the Elizabethan Stage Deutsche Shakespeare - Gesellschaft

Believing (faith or hypnosis) impacts on the healing of warts performed by neurophysiological mediators

Received: 01-04-2015, Accepted 12-05-2015, Available Online 01-06-2015 Yüzüncü Yıl University, School of Medicine Basic Microbiology Dep., Van. Yüzüncü Yıl University, School of Medicine Dermatology Dep., Van. Yüzüncü Yıl University, School of Medicine Neurosurgery Dep., Van. *Corresponding Author: Huseyin Guducuoglu E-mail: [email protected] Believing (faith or hypnosis) impacts on the heali...

dEfininG faitH and faitH PraCtiCES

recent studies demonstrate an overlapping relationship between faith practices of individuals, family functioning, and the corporate faith of congregations. this study reports on the psychometric properties of the Christian faith Practices Scale (CfPS), which was created to empirically measure dykstra’s faith behaviors or “practices.” analysis of a large purposive sample (n=7,403) indicates ini...

Having Faith in Your Trade: Mutual Fund Risk-Taking and Local Religious Beliefs

We examine the relations between mutual fund risk-taking behaviors and local religious beliefs. We find that funds located in regions with lower Protestant population or higher Catholic population tend to have higher volatilities of fund returns, consistent with Protestants (Catholics) being more (less) risk-averse compared to general population. The variation in systematic risk exposures expla...