Essays about: "church rituals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words church rituals.

  1. 1. World Management : The case of the Lord of Hosts Church

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Jonathan Madeland; [2021]
    Keywords : prophecy; Festinger; millenialism; netnography; case study; cognition; rituals; cybernetics; consonance management; world construction; world management; the Lord of Hosts Church; Hank Kunneman; Donald Trump;

    Abstract : Bringing together current research strands stemming from the Festinger tradition of failed prophecy, and by observing a recent case of a prophetic group dealing with disconfirming events under a period of 210 days, I theorize on what roles cognitive dissonance, rituals and continuous prophetic adaptation play in the management of prophetic groups’ alternative world views. The traditional conception of dissonance management is reinterpreted as a process of maximizing mental desirability, which is contingent on the level of cognitive dissonance as well as cognitive activity. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of religion and faith in individual peace-building : A case study of Ukrainian immigrants in Sweden

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    Author : Nadiia Pasichniuk; [2021]
    Keywords : religion; faith; subjective well-being; immigrants; cultural identity; grounded theory;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of religion for Ukrainian immigrants in Sweden and its connection to their subjective well-being. The aim of the study is to explore the experience of Ukrainian immigrants by collecting their stories. READ MORE

  4. 3. REMEMBERING CHURCHES Russian Orthodox churches and people through times of change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Julia Chirokova; [2017-09-06]
    Keywords : Orthodox church buildings; Russian society; remembering; forgetting; new identity;

    Abstract : The relationship between Russian Orthodox churches and the Russian people in the times of sociopolitical transformation of the 20th century, and later, appears as changing. However, very little is known about how people think and feel about the churches today, and about their memories of these buildings when they are not being used as churches. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mourning on VKontakte : An exploratory study of the process of mourning in the context of national culture and global digitalization

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Elena Bazina; [2016]
    Keywords : mourning online; digital death; memorial pages; death studies; continuing bonds theory; personal community; new model of bereavement;

    Abstract : The digital age has changed the way we live and die. A large variety of social networking services (SNS) have become our everyday context. Profiles on SNS register all important moments of a user’s life. Death, one of the most essential concepts of human existence, is also reflected on SNS in different ways. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Case of Boel Olsdotter

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Ingrid Lyberg; [2014]
    Keywords : syphilis; venereal disease; illegitimate child; church rituals; Kurhuset; lock hospital; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : By the mid-19th century, syphilis had been established for several hundred years as a disease associated with immorality, from which the poor in particular suffered. Although hospitals for the treatment of venereal diseases existed in most European countries, there would be no cure for another hundred years, and physicians battled unsuccessfully against disfigurement and death. READ MORE