Till the early 2000s, Russian “religious renaissance” caused by collapse of USSR had been characterized rapid growth religiosity. However, these spiritual changes occurring within Orthodox church and among Evangelical Christians in different manners. communities are still relatively small; however their members highly devoted to traditions. Meanwhile, religiosity is primarily nominal self-ident...

The beginning of the dispensation of the Church Age, made up of Jewish and Gentile believers (Ephesians 2:14), is described in the Acts of the Apostles. The end of the Church Age is set forth in the book of Jude, which might be called the Acts of the Apostates. The first book, which can be said to contain Church history that describes the deeds and teachings of the men of God through whom the M...

I argue that some cases of delusions show the inadequacy of those theories of interpretation that rely on a necessary rationality constraint on belief ascription. In particular I challenge the view that irrational beliefs can be ascribed only against a general background of rationality. Subjects affected by delusions seem to be genuine believers and their behaviour can be successfully explained...

Iranian myths in children’s literature are the reflection of believers and principles of different groups and they are used as literary and artistic treasure house within the framework of children’s books. By using this method, a child cannot be taught directly while communication with the previous world acquaints with cultural history of epic literature and national myth. Nowadays most of the ...

The subject of the research in article is problem real functioning elements communist ideology (after 10 years Bolshevik power) rural areas, significantly remote from capital's proletarian center both territorial and ideological terms. In this case – Old Believer villages Buryat-Mongolian ASSR (BMASSR). object study main auxiliary institutions Soviet power Tarbagatai, Mukhorshibir, Bichur aimag...

The emergence of the religious nones can create pedagogical challenges due to the multifarious and institutionally disaffiliated nature of this classification. Thus, this article supplies a potential pedagogical technique by revisiting Peter Berger’s sacred canopy metaphor. We submit that the religious nones can be understood functionally and structurally by employing “sacred metaphors” based o...

The basic ritual act of the Xangô, a cult of African origin found in Northeastern Brazil, is the offering of animal sacrifice to its deities. But by far most of the meat that results from this practice is redirected to the faithful and thus the Xangô appears as good to eat. It is also good to employ, since priests and their assistants function as providers of some specialized services, rewarded...