High-level cognitive and emotional experience arises from brain activity, but the specific brain substrates for religious and spiritual euphoria remain unclear. We demonstrate using functional magnetic resonance imaging scans in 19 devout Mormons that a recognizable feeling central to their devotional practice was reproducibly associated with activation in nucleus accumbens, ventromedial prefro...

Spirituality involves a feeling of profound personal connection to a sacred reality (e.g., God), and is often characterized by experiences of comfort and peace. The neuropeptide oxytocin appears to be a plausible biological mediator of such spiritual experiences, as oxytocin is closely linked with social affiliation, intimacy, and stress-attenuation. Here, we investigated the relationship betwe...

Religious socialization occurs within the immediate family as well as in the broader social context. Previous research has shown that parents’ religiosity matters less for the transmission of religious beliefs in devout than in secular nations, implying smaller costs of religious socialization. In this paper we test which other societal factors affect the transmission of religious beliefs: anti...

This study aims to explore the implementation of values education in Islamic religious at a Vocational High School. The research utilized descriptive qualitative method and purposive sampling select school principals, student affairs, Religious Education Teachers, students as subjects. data collection techniques involved observation, interviews, documentation. findings indicated that implemente...

The purpose of the study is to show that spirituality Francis de Sales in his work, “Introduction Devout Life” still relevant today, especially for formation priests and religious candidates Indonesia. His work was written when as Bishop Geneva, he concerned spiritual life laity diocese because Protestantism movement swept most Europe at time. wants tell people that, not only Protestant Church,...

this article investigates and analyses philosophical and theological foundations of social management in view of islam. in view of islam and reason, human being is social and only he attains to happiness and perfection in society. in every society, including islamic one, decomposes without of government. every government depends on two chief bases: law and management. in view of rational and re...

In a reading of Gryphius’ Catharina von Georgien within its political and confessional context Silesia at the end Thirty Years’ War, this article analyzes transformation Christian martyr cult early modern German tragedy. It argues that Gryphius used hagiographic type royal as moral example figure governmental order. He depicted pious Georgian Queen her devout officials an inspiring community ci...

Migration to Germany has been a fact of life for the average German since 1960s. Immigrants started arriving from countries like Turkey, Spain, Greece, or Italy as post-war labor force was invited address workforce shortages. Many these immigrants ultimately brought their families live in Germany. One group newcomers Aramean Syriac Orthodox faith, forced flee Tur Abdin region southeast Turkey v...

one of the major categories of the iranian constitutional revolution is modernists (motajadedin) who are referred to variously as “adaptionists”, “apologists”, “syncretists” and “revisionists”. motajadedin are devout and knowledgeable iranians whose mission is threefold: first, to define iranian identity by bringing out of the fundamentals in rational and liberal manner; second, to emphasize, a...