Radical orthodoxy: its ecumenical vision by G. Ward

“…This article sketches the nature of that ecumenical vision that begins with the way in which secularism has enabled Christians to look beyond their own denominational borders and even share resources. …”
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Le statut de la sainteté dans les « religions politiques » by Yves Bizeul

“…On the contrary, he wants to transform the world by his commitment. The new secular holiness is not about contemplation but about action and creatio ex nihilo. …”
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Thinking God in a Global Multi-religious Context: Trends, Challenges and Possibilities by Rian Venter

“…This article situates God-talk intentionally in the present global and post-secular horizon and asks about the implications of this hermeneutical move. …”
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Singing and Sounding the Sacred – the Function of Religious Songs and Hymns in the Public Sphere by Elsabé C. Kloppers

“…Religious singing in public spaces forms bridges between personal faith, the church, and public Christianity, while at the same time also forming bridges to a pluralist, secular, and post-secular society. I depart from the premise that the singing of hymns in the public sphere constitutes a form of religion lived in public. …”
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Cult of war by Elena Markus, Nina Frolova

“… The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in Kubinka near Moscow is a quintessential example of the post-Soviet populist ideology, representating a mixture of ostensibly religious values with multiple secular cult objects. …”
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Where does the moral groundwork come from in today’s society? by ks. Piotr Mazurkiewicz

“…The article shows sociological and moral dilemmas of modern liberal democracies resulting from the fact that liberalism has become radically secular. The author raises the issue of the origin of this state of affairs, as well as of paradoxes that arise while these societies search for justification of moral positions.…”
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Le pouvoir laïque est-il profane ? Classement distinctif et spiritualisation seigneuriale en Haute-Allemagne à la fin du Moyen Âge by Joseph Morsel, Camille Noûs

“…We can then deduce the generic correlation established in this society between social – secular as well as ecclesiastical – domination and the attribution of a more spiritual character to the dominant than to the dominated, who are relegated to the carnal.…”
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St. John Paul II’s Natural Law Legacy and International Human Rights Culture of Human Dignity – A Road to Universal Brotherhood and Peace by Ján Figel

“…The author advocates a return to the core principles of key documents on this subject to counter the influence of various  ideologies and  totalitarian regimes. Highlighting secular and faith-based sources including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Vatican II Council Declaration, the text emphasizes human dignity as the meeting point for religious and secular humanists. …”
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Religion and Social Economic Development of Communities in Nyarushanje Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Ayebare, Agnes

“…The primary reason for this has been the conceptualization of development as a secular project underpinned by the view of modernization and development across the world. …”
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The Quest for a Stable Disk by J. A. Sellwood, R. G. Carlberg

“…Here, we revisit this issue and show that simply eliminating the most nearly circular orbits from Toomre's disk model can inhibit troublesome secular growth. We also present both 2D and 3D simulations of particle disks that remain featureless for over 50 orbit periods. …”
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Wychowanie do zrównoważonego rozwoju w kontekście katolickiej nauki społecznej by Irena Grochowska

“…One of the basic calls of the modern church is to call secular people to engage in the process of evangelization and building the new humanism. …”
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The Transition from Song to Poetry in Latvian Literature in the Second Half of the 19th Century by Māra Grudule

“…In the second half of the 18th century, as a result of transferring from a German to a Latvian cultural space, a new genre of song was created by the German pastor Gotthard Friedrich Stender, the secular, didactic and sentimental ziņģe (a term coined from the German verb singen, ‘to sing’). …”
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South Africa’s Weekly Media: Front-Page Reporting 9/11, Preventing Islamophobia by Muhammed Haron

“…Since a radical Muslim group was blamed for this dastardly deed and since Muslims were implicated for this reprehensible act, the secular media expectedly placed the Muslims – in majority and minority settings – around the world under the spotlight. …”
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The spirit that moves. A new society and its first publication by Pieter G. R. de Villiers

“…In fact, it is studied and practised in secular, non-religious contexts. …”
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"Vous venez d’où pour avoir cet accent ?" by Henri Boyer

“…From the combination of notions of speech community and linguistic market we search to highlight the impact of the imaginary of the French language community (ethno-socio-linguistic imaginary) on the dynamics of the official linguistic markets, considering as main driver a secular linguistic ideology : the unilingualism . …”
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Understanding career calling: historical roots and practical relevance for school counselors by Robbani Alfan, M Solehuddin, Juntika Nurihsan, Yusi Riksa Yustiana

“…Tracing its roots from Ancient Greece to modern times, the concept of career calling has shifted from a spiritual vocation to a broader, secularized understanding, yet remains deeply tied to prosocial motivation and meaningful work. …”
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Public Initiatives in the Process of Establishment of Lithuania University by Virginija Jurėnienė

“…A massive agitation took place in the press both for a secular as well as for a Catholic university. Politicians began to participate in the agitation for the university in February 1921. …”
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Religión, secularidad y activismo héteropatriarcal: ¿qué sabemos del activismo opositor a los derechos sexuales y reproductivos en Latinoamérica? by José Manuel Morán Faúndes

“…Sin embargo, investigaciones recientes han dado cuenta, de cómo ciertos elementos seculares también se imbrican en la acción colectiva contraria a los ddssrr. …”
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Poszanowanie wolności religijnej w prawodawstwie kościelnym by Dariusz Mazurkiewicz

“…It was, in a way, a reflection of the way of thinking of the secular rulers of that time, for whom the use of forms of coercion was a common way of imposing their will. …”
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POWER, KNOWLEDGE, AND CENSORSHIP IN 19TH-CENTURY RUSSIA by Igor M. Chubarov

“…The core idea of this article is to investigate a connection between clerical and secular censorship and the development of Russian philosophy, literature and journalism in XIXth century. …”
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