Christianity, ‘supernatural’ beliefs and COVID-19 by E. Shoko

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OTHERWORLDLY LANDSCAPES IN THE HISTORIC TEXT TRUYỀN KỲ MẠN LỤC BY NGUYEN DU by Van Hoa Pham

“…This study promotes Vietnamese literary heritage and contributes to advancing the research and teaching of the genre of East Asian supernatural literature at educational institutions. …”
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Skepping en evolusie: 'n filosofiese besinning oor tyd, ruimte en materie by P. H. Stoker

“…Accepting time linearity and physical uniformitarianism, disregarding supernatural acts and catastrophes, natural sciences reconstruct the past from the present. …”
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Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church by S Moripe

“…Mana is a mysterious kind of supernatural power, a potential energy which people believe to be in and behing all men/women and things. …”
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Bats of Florida by Holly K. Ober, Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen

“…Given their ability to function in the dark when and where humans cannot, it is no wonder that bats have long been associated with the supernatural. Bats remain poorly understood even today. …”
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The cultural and historical significance of malopo ritual: a Pedi perspective by M. E. K. Lebaka

“… Indeed, the implicit hypothesis that “there is little possibility, if any, for the Pedi traditional healers to experience the supernatural form of healing without performing music and dancing to it” raises the issue of “What makes the dance potent as a healing therapy?” …”
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HERBERT MCCABE’S CHRISTOLOGY by F. Manni

“…As for Incarnation, he holds both Bultmann’s demythologisation and De Lubac’s supernatural. Therefore, Chalcedon should be revised, not abolished, despite Bultmann, and the pre-existence of Christ should be reinterpreted, not considered meaningless. …”
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Worship and spirituality as a praxis-orientated apologetic in a post-modern world (the New Age) - an incarnational engaged approach by EK Foshaugen

“…In this article it is argued that this is best done through the supernatural power of an incarnational, engaged worship and spirituality (of adoration and action). …”
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Participation as “attingere” and Saint Thomas’ commentary on John 6:57 by Johannes von Voorst

“…I introduce the notion of supernatural participation of grace and Fabro’s development of the notions of ‘attingere’ as ‘partecipare per similitudinem’ and ‘partecipare per operationem’ for a fuller understanding of the notion of participation that Fabro holds to be so essential. …”
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Cierpienie i radość w duchowości św. Urszuli Ledóchowskiej by Marcin Godawa

“…As a consequence the problem of suffering is revaluated in the spirit of supernatural love and next it determines a conception of penance and asceticism. …”
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Activities of Teenagers involved in the Pinamou Tradition in Central Maluku by Nastain

“…The recommended thing is to use charcoal to cover the face as protection from supernatural beings. The provisions in the Pinamou tradition carried out by teenagers are believed to protect them from danger despite many restrictions on activities.…”
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Snake and staff symbolism and healing by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… Since time immemorial the snake has been venerated as an enigmatic creature with supernatural powers. As a snake and staff symbol it is also traditionally associated with the healing arts, either as the single-snake attribute of Asclepius, or as the doublesnake attribute of Hermes. …”
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Christianity and medical science: A historical quest for remedy in time of epidemics by V.U. Iheanacho

“…In most instances, they do so either through faith or reason (science) alone, or through a combination of both. Supernatural powers are invoked through prayers and entreaties to assist mortals in their afflictions. …”
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The influence of Christianity on Graeco-Roman medicine up to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… In this overview of the effect of early Christianity on empirical medicine in Graeco-Roman times, it is shown that the first two centuries represented peaceful cooperation, since the Christians saw secular medicine as a legitimate form of supernatural cure and not as magic. Christianity brought caring communities with indiscriminate personalised care for the ill and aged. …”
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Sacral Space of Ethnic Buryatia: The Cult of Healing Springs by Marina M. Sodnompilova

“…Special attention is given to images of supernatural patrons of springs, their healing properties and prescribed practices, beautification endeavors across adjacent territories. …”
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