It has been proposed that costly rituals act as honest signals of commitment to group beliefs when such rituals appear dysphoric and unappealing (costly) to non-believers, but appealing to true believers (Irons, 2001). If only true believers are willing to endure ritual behaviors and true belief also entails belief in altruistic cooperation, associating with other ritual practitioners can help ...

Almost every believer has faced the troubling situation of thumbing through the photograph directory of his congregation, only to see the faces of once vibrant Christians who have now abandoned the faith. For far too long, the typical evangelical response to this tragedy has been to shrug our shoulders with the reassurance that “once saved” means “always saved.” And yet, our consciences remain ...

Abstract Based on a national survey of U.S. adults conducted six weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, this article investigates how crisis affects religious faith. Almost no Americans reported losing or weakening faith in response to pandemic at time. By contrast, nearly one-third believers indicated that coronavirus outbreak had strengthened their We theoretically develop and empirically test thr...

This article proposes an innovative direction for Christian social practice by reclaiming and revitalizing the diaconate of all believers. While ministry laity received attention in ecumenical circles past decades, believers now needs elaboration reception. A focus on can provide a vital theological practical paradigm expanding practice. In this paradigm, diaconia engages world through involvem...

The article gives a brief analysis of the experience Old Believers-Pomorians in fighting against innovation Christianity, which is based on saintly and patristic approach to heresy. It shown that sects new religious movements have typolog-ical similarities with doctrines older heresies. author substantiates need for Believers Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) jointly confront...

Abstract John Schellenberg argues that divine hiddenness is evidence against God’s existence. More precisely, according to Schellenberg’s well-known Hiddenness Argument , existence entails there would never be any nonresistant non-believers; however, are some non-resistant therefore, God does not exist. In this paper, we offer a Molinist response or solution the . First, briefly explain Molinis...