The Anglican Communion, which unites forty-one local Churches, traditionally honors holy ascetics and heroes of the faith, among whom there are both saints glorified after English Reformation general Christian teachers martyrs known to Roman Eastern Orthodox Churches. Some Anglicans honor saints, turning One God with gratitude for certain examples a great righteous life, ask Christ send down sa...

BACKGROUND The protective effects of religion against late life depression may depend on the broader sociocultural environment. This paper examines whether the prevailing religious climate is related to cross-cultural differences of depression in elderly Europeans. METHODS Two approaches were employed, using data from the EURODEP collaboration. First, associations were studied between church-...

Projecting the religious composition of the population is relevant for several reasons. It is a key characteristic influencing several aspects of individual behaviour, including marriage and childbearing patterns. The religious composition is also a driver of social cohesion and increased religious diversity could imply a more fragmented society. In this context, Austria finds itself in a perio...

Abstract This article explores the emergence of Protestantism in West Africa 17th century, using both primary and secondary sources. Its central argument is that history early modern has mainly been examined within paradigm mission history, thus reducing to a Protestant missionary endeavors. By intersecting three complementary windows, – Roman Catholic window, chartered company window Euro-Afri...

Two studies used random sample surveys to test the “contact hypothesis” on intergroup attitudes of Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. In Study 1, archival data from two different surveys in 1989 (N = 310 Catholics, 422 Protestants) and 1991 (N = 319 Catholics, 478 Protestants) showed that contact was positively related to attitudes toward denominational mixing. Study 2 (N = 391 Cath...

In this paper I present a widely understood attitude of gymnasium, high school and academic youth in Poland the two last decades 20th century both first 21st towards Roman-catholic parish as church institition socio-religious community secular Catholics. The basis for presented issues is being made by research outcome various sociologists religion undertaken mentioned time frame. main issue her...

After a protracted 14-year debate, Republic Act 10354, ‘The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012’ (hereby referred to as The Law) was passed on 17 January 2013. In response to severe assaults on The Law, the Supreme Court on 8 April 2014 finally upheld its constitutionality and supported the validity of most of its key provisions. Among other points, The Law affirms women’...

The article is an attempt to reconstruct the socio-religious life of inhabitants Chernobyl and its external image in last decades Russian Empire on basis analysis texts by Lavrenty Pochilievich Konstantin Paustovsky. multicultural character 19th century was a result intolerant policy authorities as well town's geographic economic location. Chernobyl's Jewish Christian residents (Orthodox, Old B...

Article: In the 1984 elections in the United States some of the candidates were criticized for advocating public policies that conflicted with the teachings of their churches. Chief among such targets of this criticism were Catholics, such as Geraldine Ferraro and Mario Cuomo, who defended permissive abortion laws while maintaining that in private they regard abortion as morally wrong. The purp...