Essays about: "christianity"

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  1. 36. The journey of the Valentinian hero - Outlining the imaginative world of early Christian apocalyptic narratives : A comparative study of the Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)and the First Apocalypse of James (NHC V, 3 & TC 2)

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Eirini Bergström; [2019]
    Keywords : Gnostic literature; Nag Hammadi scriptures; Valentinians; Early Christianity; Comparative mythology; Apocalyptic literature; The hero’s journey.;

    Abstract : Background: This thesis aims to show that the narratives of the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Pauland First Apocalypse of James are written for a Valentinian audience. The purpose is to broaden the field of research on Valentinianism by showing how the authors and their implied readers composed and perceived the texts in question. READ MORE

  3. 37. Students’ Perception of Religious Phenomena in Japan and the Inadequacy of ’Religion’ as Conceptual Tool in a non-Western Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Natascha Eschweiler; [2019]
    Keywords : Religion in Japan; New religious movements; Perception of religion; Sōka Gakkai; Aum Shinrikyō; Religion and culture; Category of religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitude of Japanese university students towards religious phenomena in Japan, with specific emphasis on the ones labelled new religious movements. This has been achieved through ten semi-structured interviews with female and male university students based in Tokyo, all with varying personal experiences with religion. READ MORE

  4. 38. The Sultanate of Oman as a Venue for Inter-faith Dialogue and Intercultural Immersion : A Case-Study on Christian Semester Abroad Students living in a Muslim Context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Matias Uusisilta; [2019]
    Keywords : interfaith dialogue; religious dialogue; dialogue; transformative learning; Islam; Christianity; Muslim-Christian dialogue; OMan;

    Abstract : This paper is a case-study on a group of American students, who spent a four- month period in Oman on a semester abroad program hosted by Al Amana Cen- tre. This paper examines the changes that have occurred in the students concep- tual thinking, their attitudes towards Muslims, Arabs and Islam and their personal theology, and identifies causes of those changes. READ MORE

  5. 39. The Self: Towards A Method for Queering Death : An Identity Testament

    University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Lisa Berkert Wallard; [2019]
    Keywords : Speculative; Method; Design; Master Project; Death; Burial; Ceremonies; Sculpture; Scenery; Film; Wax; Moulding; Testament;

    Abstract : “The Self: Towards A Method for Queering death” is an identity testament, a speculative method for designing the space of your own funeral before you die. It is a format to create a fair memorial of a person’s identity that does not feel welcome or fits in the current formats of burial ceremonies we have in Sweden today, usually connected to Christianity or other religious traditions. READ MORE

  6. 40. “And God saw that it was good”: ecotheology and ecclesial environmental work

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Philipp Kuhn; [2019]
    Keywords : ecotheology; anthropocentrism; creation; Catholic Church; Christianity and nature; human ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Theology has, also as result of the critique directed at it, undergone an ecologization that takes shape in ecotheology. It is theology’s attempt to deliver answers to the ecological crisis. READ MORE