Abstract This article explores the religious response of one neglected writer to evolutionary philosophy Herbert Spencer. William Todd Martin was a minister Presbyterian Church in Ireland and 1887 published The Evolution Hypothesis: A Criticism New Cosmic Philosophy . work demonstrates essentially contested nature “evolution” “creation” by showing how self-confessed creationist could affirm an ...

As one of the prominent ideologies of the nineteenth-century— in a complex interrelation with other contemporary ideological discourses particularly femininity and marriage—religion adopts a critical stance in Hardy’s presentation of characters. Breaching the religio-conventional image of femininity as ―Angel in the House‖ and ―Cow Woman,‖ Hardy’s Jude the Obscure (1895) is indeed deemed to be ...

The major objective of this research was to assess the impact of corruption upon the prevalent religious values in Peshawar. The conceptual framework comprise of perception of religious values as independent variable, and corruption perception as dependent variable. The objectives were to find out people’s perception, causes and institutional role regarding corruption and social values, and sug...

abstract one of the best ways of understanding religion is to determine the role and status of reason in religiousknowledgeregarding faith, morality, theology, and law. this issue has been posed in religiousstudies for attraction and persuasion of younger generation. in our survey of imam ali’s speeches and sayings, as the true commentatorof the religion, we encounter propositions in which reas...

A Critical Review of Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Judgment and a Guideline on its Developmental Stages   A.R. Assaareh, Ph.D. * A. Mahdizaadeh Tehraani** A.R. Amini Zarrin*** S. Azimi****   Developmental theories describe and explain stages in which different aspects of human psyche develop. Among such theories is Kohlberg’s theory of moral judgment wherein a complex ...

Abstract Drawing upon a collection held at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, this article studies expressions of religious belief and practices in the shipboard diaries Scottish Presbyterians who emigrated to Otago, New Zealand, from mid-nineteenth century. Through close reading, amplifies diverse migrant voices aboard these ‘floating villages’, albeit united by their remarkably literate denominatio...