Essays about: "Comparative Religion"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the words Comparative Religion.

1. 16. More than just Finding a Job: Comparative Case Study of Christian Belief-Based Employment Integration Projects in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : HUIYU CHUANG; [2020]
   Keywords : Church; Employment; Functionalism of Religion; Integration; Social Capital;

   Abstract : In the year of 2015 and 2016, the European Union had experienced the refugee crisis in relation to the unprecedented influx of refugees. In collaboration with other member states, Sweden granted a significant number of residence permits to these refugees, and has continued this work proportionally when the number of asylum applications decreases. READ MORE

3. 17. Child Marriages in the American State Idaho : Social and Legal Perspectives

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Maciej Dziewulski; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Child and teen marriages represent an important and very complex social and legal issue; even though the majority of literature is focused on developing countries, child marriages are also practiced and legalized in wealthy and developed countries like the United States. The focus of this study is the American state Idaho that bore the record for the highest rate of child marriages in the United States between 2000 and 2010. READ MORE

4. 18. The Underlying Factors Contributing to a Lack of Social Acceptance Against the Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Comparative Study Between South Korea and Japan

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : El Sayed Camilia; [2019]
   Keywords : Sexual and Gender Minorities; LGBT Social Acceptance; Comparative Method; South Korea; Japan;

   Abstract : In this thesis I am putting the sexual and gender minorities in South Korea and Japan under the limelight. I am discussing the topic of LGBT social acceptance, and the connection between the level of social acceptance and how the sexual and gender minorities have been perceived through history, and are currently being perceived within the law, culture and religion, politics, and Socio-economic areas in South Korea and Japan. READ MORE

5. 19. Empowering Women in Tanzania -A Comparative Study of the Communication of twoWomen’s Rights Organizations

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Malin Strömstedt; Saga Åkerman; [2019]
   Keywords : #fieldstudy #africanfeminism #comdev #NGO #empowerment #women;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to study how two organizations communicate to empower women in Tanzania. It is a comparative study of the New Hope for Girls Organization (NHGO) and Young Women Christian Association (YWCA). READ MORE

6. 20. From Rome to Ireland : a comparative analysis of two pagan goddesses and a Christian saint

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Joanna Pettersson; [2018]
   Keywords : History of Religions; Saint Brigid; Saint Brigit; Celtic religion; Celtic mythology; Minerva; Roman religion; Goddess; Hagiography; Brigid; Brighid;

   Abstract : In Celtic religious studies, it is often difficult to find reliable textual sources if you are working with pre-Christian religion, since all text is written in a Christian context. As a result, Celtic scholars have to look outside of the pre-Christian Celtic context, to search for knowledge elsewhere. READ MORE