Various religious leaders claim that they are Jesus Christ (the fundamental figure in Christianity), which makestheir groups highly distinct from other groups. This allows society to view generally these as false Christs. To guide individuals identifying their characteristics empirically, this paper, the language discourses of aboutness and communication style perspectives is viewed through key...

From 1794, when the British volunteer movement began in earnest, to 1802, French Revolutionary Wars came an end, established clergy preached numerous sermons military units throughout England and parts of Scotland. These sought articulate a sense Britishness such way as command more or less universal assent, meaning assent both ongoing war effort national enterprise broadly considered. Voluntee...

This paper focuses on information processing in Christian Bible study groups through surveys of three Midwestern churches. By considering the significance of the small group as integral to the vitality of religious organizations, this paper will consider how these groups process information from sermons, books, and peers. This processing is considered in three parts: pre-discussion, local discu...