Encyclical Laudato si’ on the Question of Progress by Witold Kania

“…However, by placing man in the centre and reducing his purpose in life to a relativistic principle “use and throw away”, it leads to a global ecological, spiritual and cultural crisis. The following part of the paper is devoted to a new model of progress proposed by Pope Francis. …”
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Origen and Plato on the Superiority and Perfection of the Soul by Zhimeng Lin

“…He emphasized that the perfection of the soul requires liberation from the dominance of the senses, using Plato’s dialectical method and drawing inspiration from the Holy Spirit to achieve comprehensive knowledge and spiritual maturity. Origen should not be viewed as merely a Platonist or an anti-Platonist. …”
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Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications by Alice Melani, Marco Bonaso, Letizia Biso, Benedetta Zucchini, Ciro Conversano, Marco Scarselli

“…Psychedelics, historically celebrated for their cultural and spiritual significance, have emerged as potential breakthrough therapeutic agents due to their profound effects on consciousness, emotional processing, mood, and neural plasticity. …”
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Exploring the Impact of the Publicness of Public Space in Hong Kong: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach by He-Ming Zeng, Louie Sieh, Dong Zhang, Hao Huang, Yu-Zun Zhang, Jin-Yeu Tsou

“…The findings show correlations among the five impacts of publicness, except between fairness and meaningfulness, which may imply that, in the Hong Kong public space, fairness is a functional or procedural requirement rather than a deep emotional or spiritual connection with the space.…”
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AXIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MORAL AND LEGAL DECISION-MAKING by I. M. Hoian

“…The study shows that every necessary moral and legal decision taken by a person is futurologically balanced in the emotional sense, rationally reasoned and morally perceptible in the context of man’s beliefs about good and evil, and realized with necessity in the personal system of reference values that determines the style and manner of individual and social behaviour in the context of material and spiritual values and is an axiological foundation for making all types of moral and legal decisions. …”
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Analisis Kompetensi Pedagogik Guru (PAI) Di SD Negeri Lubuk Rumbai Kecamatan Rupit Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara by Erni Yuliansa, Fitriyani Fitriyani, Taufik Mukmin

“…This thesis discusses the Pedagogical Competencies of Islamic Religious Education Teachers which relate to the moral and spiritual aspects of students. Students who still lack enthusiasm for learning are due to poor learning management and a lack of teaching staff. …”
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COMMUNITARIAN DIMENSION OF SOCIAL INTEGRITY PROBLEM by Yuliia Yu. Brodetskaya

“….), but also, and above all, on the spiritual ones (culture of community, communication, informal regulation of relations, etc.). …”
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THEOLOGY, INSECURITY AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD by U.N DURUJI

“…Thus, the youth population needs moral, spiritual and intellectual transformation to be redirected to the path of peace and responsible citizenship. …”
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Forming Students’ Value-meaningful Attitude to the Socio-cultural Heritage of Religion in Scientific and Pedagogical Discourse by Elena V. Lukashina

“…It is noted that the value-meaningful attitude of students to the socio-cultural heritage of religion is expressed in the active, selective position of the student, manifested in the need for getting familiarized with culture, knowledge and understanding of religion, a positively colored emotional response to religious and cultural values, the ability to comprehend and realize spiritual needs.…”
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Comparison of philosophical foundations and consumption theory in Islamic economy with capitalist economy (Focusing on Keynes' consumption theory) by Rezai Ahmadali

“…Unlike the two systems of capitalism and socialism, in both of which consumption is only for the satisfaction of material needs, in Islam, in addition to material needs, some spiritual needs such as charity and some religious obligations also affect consumption. …”
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Old believers in the 20th century of Lithuania by Grigorijus Potašenko

“…The High Council of Old Believers was the only religious-spiritual center of bespopovtsy pomortsy in the Soviet Union (till 1990). …”
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Study of effective factors on the rate of citizen\'s trust to the municipal performance of Sari city by shahram mollania jelodar, maryam malmir, seyed Hassan rasouli, zahra tabali

“…Municipality as one of the biggest social organizations can enjoy more productivity and efficiency when attracts citizens' confidence as a social and spiritual capital, and uses it in the way of organizational objectives and town development. …”
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Playing in Tongues: The Hammond Organ and Black Pentecostal Instrumentality by Braxton D. Shelley

“…Yet this gospel organ technique shows how each nine-drawbar set provides the coordinates for its own distinct timbral space, enabling musicians to map these spaces onto corresponding paths of musical, spiritual, and physical intensification. Each of the journeys stages a moment of startling conversion, where one element of the instrument’s voice is overcome by another. …”
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Obscuring Our Sense of Morality: Barry Hallen’s Yoruba Moral Epistemology and the Problem of Character Indeterminacy by Babalola J. Balogun, Aderonke A. Ajiboro

“…Using Yoruba ethnological/linguistic resources as a methodological standpoint, our critique of Hallen’s Yoruba moral epistemology is primarily motivated by three fundamental observations: a. that the acclaimed distinction between ìmọ and ìgbàgbọ on which the thesis is based, is faulty; b. that the thesis does not agree to a certain conception of personhood within the Yoruba metaphysical worldview; and c. that the behaviourist implications engendered by Hallen’s Yoruba moral epistemology do not adequately represent the deeply spiritual essence of human conducts in Yoruba ethical system. …”
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Analyzing the Role of the Concept of Urban Socialization in the Urban Public Space Based on the Status of Human Dignity by Maryam Sabokkhiz, Esmail Shieh

“…In this sense, it speaks of the value of human beings and their status as a thoughtful and spiritual being. Discovering this valuable feeling in an environment that is widely used by citizens is important to the research. …”
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Consumer Attitudes towards Femvertising in Russia and Türkiye: A Netnographic Study by Iana Aleksandrova, Tuba Çevik Ergin

“…This opposition aligns with Russian political discourse, which in recent years has shifted towards the preservation and reinforcement of traditional spiritual and moral values. In contrast, Turkish men were relatively more receptive to femvertising messages, though they still expressed some caution. …”
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Regulatory and Juridical Reflections on the Employment and Additional Benefits of 'Employment Status' for Disabled Veterans by Morteza Motaharifard

“…Studying this supportive legislative trend raises ambiguous and contradictory points regarding the philosophy of support, the dignity and respect of veterans, their material and spiritual growth, the principle of justice, and equal opportunities for all members of society (in terms of dual employment, the right to choose a job freely, prohibition of unjust discrimination, receiving two salaries from one fund and two funds, etc.These issues, all stemming from the Constitution, the general policies of the system, and religious sources, must serve as a basis for evaluating the legislative process supporting veterans on this matter. …”
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Public Transmission, and Religious Symbolism in the British Women’s Suffrage Movement: The Cases of Emily Wilding Davison’s Funeral and the Pilgrimage of the National Union of Wome... by Chloé Clément

“…These public processions demonstrate that the sacrifice, devotion, and courage of women for the same sacred political and spiritual purpose could function as internal and external incentives to further the movement. …”
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‘Modern gardeners’ with Rustic Ideals: Fruitful Congruencies between John Ruskin and William Robinson by Aurélien Wasilewski

“…This short quote from ‘Ruskin’s garden at Denmark Hill’, published in the December 11 issue of The Garden, 1886, sums up the extent of what William Robinson shared with John Ruskin, from his aesthetic theories to his social commitments, spiritual stance or environmental conscience. In fact, it appears that William Robinson read Ruskin extensively, but rather exclusively from the point of view of the gardener and we would argue that William Robinson considered John Ruskin’s work as an inspirational matrix on which he could base his aesthetic choices, new gardening practices, and even editorial and literary enterprises. …”
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Framework for churches’ response to pandemics: based on a case study on impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on Christians in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe by F. Matsveru, D. Matsveru

“…The results indicated that participants experienced spiritual, emotional/psychological, and social challenges due to the physical gap created by the lockdowns; thus, physical church attendance plays an important role in the well-being of Christians. …”
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