Since its existence business informatics endeavors to establish itself as a science and to create unique characteristics towards pure computer science. In this keynote theory requirements are outlined and proved as necessities for a science. Furthermore, methods for the development of business information systems as possibilities for theories in business informatics are proposed. The explicatio...

Abstract Christians are increasingly choosing to leave the church during period of young adulthood. This trend suggests that there shortcomings in our practices religious education and faith formation. Here I propose practice theological reflection is a method can be employed address some these shortcomings. The article connects trends disaffiliation with psychological theories identity formati...

We introduce additional theories in Section A.1, and show in Section A.2 how their empirical content can be captured by generalized SARP conditions, that is, the existence of an acyclic relation that satisfies a set of restrictions inferred from choices. Such results thus mirror those presented in Section 3 of the paper for Limited Attention and Categorization/Rationalization. In Section A.3, w...

The paper examines 2 recent Australian government issues papers on higher education and research policy, indicating areas both of concern and opportunity for Australian higher education providers in theology and their research efforts. The paper then offers suggestions as to how providers of theological education might position themselves as research institutions in the emerging higher educatio...

the views of the thinkers about the position of the quran are different. some of them believes quran as a” miracle” and others as a”divine” book. the latter group thinks, the verses of the quran don’t confirm the theological thought of miraclousness. also, some scholars to confront to the “sarfah” theory, relied on “ijma al-ommah”. therefore the role of quran, as the original source of “miracle...

We investigate the problem of how nonnatural entities are represented by examining university students' concepts of God, both professed theological beliefs and concepts used in comprehension of narratives. In three story processing tasks, subjects often used an anthropomorphic God concept that is inconsistent with stated theological beliefs; and drastically distorted the narratives without any ...

molavi's theological and mystical point of view on determinism is different. he criticizes of theological determinism, but advocates of mystical determinism. molavi refuses the determinists' belief about determinism because it has unfavorable results in worldly and eternal life. but he accepts the free and amorous determinism of mystics. his reasons in refusing theological determinism...