Abstract The book Ecclesiastes has been regarded as one of the most profound pieces ‘wisdom’ literature in ancient Orient. It rivals depth and courage to challenge institutional status quo with from Mesopotamia Egypt. puzzled readers last three millennia its unparalleled ask uncomfortable questions about faith, Gods humanity. Ironically, many that asked have found reverberations hearts post-mod...

this paper has studied motahari's point of view  on the divine revelation as a methodological problem. in islamic philosophers' point of view, divine revelation is result of :union: of prophet and active intellect. they consider the divine revelation as knowledge and emphasize its cognitive identity. on the other hand, some scholars reduce the divine revelation to tendencies and empha...

Four studies examined whether awareness of mortality intensifies belief in supernatural agents among North Americans. In Studies 1 and 2, mortality salience led to more religiosity, stronger belief in God, and in divine intervention. In Studies 3 and 4, mortality salience increased supernatural agent beliefs even when supernatural agency was presented in a culturally alien context (divine Buddh...