Essays about: "Catholics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Catholics.
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1. Catholicism and the Catholic Church in Contemporary Ireland : The Church-State Relationship, the Societal Role of Catholicism and the Applicability of Secularisation Theory in the Aftermath of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studierAbstract : Abstract Throughout the period of 1972-2022 and previously, Catholicism has been a robust aspect of Irish national culture and identity and the institutional Catholic church has enjoyed a degree of sociopolitical influence and extensive co-operation with the Irish state. This has led to characterisations of Ireland as an outlier amidst secularisation patterns worldwide, whilst the 2009 scandals following the publication of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports into clerical sexual abuse have led to claims of the collapse of Irish Catholicism and the church. READ MORE
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2. The Conversion of Indigenous Peoples to Pentecostalism in Times of Decolonization and its Potential Consequences on Identity Perception : A narrative research study in Bolivia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The research was carried out to show the potential consequences of the conversion of indigenous peoples in Bolivia to Pentecostalism. The research was based on a research conducted by Canessa in 2000 on two movements already taking place at the time of his research, the rise of Indigeonus recognition in society and the rise of Pentecostalism. READ MORE
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3. "The City is Yours": Desegregation and Sharing Space in Post-Conflict Belfast
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This study examines how borders are socially produced and deconstructed in “post-conflict” North Belfast. Twenty years after the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, a peace model lauded for the resolution of conflicts worldwide, Belfast today remains a highly divided city with the existence of numerous segregation barriers, among them so-called peace walls, physically separating Protestant from Catholic neighbourhoods. READ MORE
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4. How Investor Characteristics Shape Sin-Stock Performance in Europe
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Whereas the majority of other studies on sin stocks have focused on if there is a sin-stock alpha on a specific geographical market, this paper investigates how and why the sin-stock alpha differs between countries. Specifically, it investigates whether investor characteristics such as welfare, consumption patterns, and religion affect the performance of alcohol, tobacco, and gambling stocks on the European market. READ MORE
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5. A Licence to Kill? Ideology and civilian victimisation in Northern Ireland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Ideology matters. The return of this insight to the study of civil war has sparked a new line of literature. Drawing on its insights, I argue that ideology can affect civilian victimisation in two ways. READ MORE
