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Attitudes toward War and Peace in the Ukrainian Evangelical Context 乌克兰福音派对战争与和平的态度

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Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010024

Peter Penner

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A Christian Pluralistic Hypothesis: To Bonhoeffer and beyond—A World Christianity 基督教多元化假说：致朋霍费尔及其他--世界基督教

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Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010019

Greg Gorsuch

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Within and Beyond the Community: Tensions in Muslim Service Provision in Switzerland 社区内外：瑞士穆斯林服务提供中的紧张关系

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Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010015

Noemi Trucco, Hansjörg Schmid, Amir Sheikhzadegan

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I Am Young, Religious and/or Spiritual—Is It Beneficial to Me? Association of Religiosity, Spirituality and Images of God with Meaning in Life and Self-Esteem in Adolescents 我年轻、有宗教信仰和/或精神信仰--这对我有益吗？青少年的宗教信仰、精神信仰和上帝形象与人生意义和自尊的关系

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Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010017

Alice Kosarkova, Marcela Fojtíková Roubalová

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Biopolitics, Immunity, and Religion: A Brief Critical Reading of Roberto Esposito 生物政治、免疫与宗教：罗伯托-埃斯波西托评传简读

IF 0.8 3区哲学

Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010018

João Manuel Duque

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“O Piteous Spectacle! O Bloody Times!”: The Faithlessness of English Identity in 1, 2, and 3 Henry VI "啊，悲惨的景象！血腥的时代！"：亨利六世 1、2 和 3 中英国身份的虚伪性

IF 0.8 3区哲学

Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010013

Matthew Carter

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Interreligious Competence (IRC) in Students of Education: An Exploratory Study 教育专业学生的宗教间能力（IRC）：一项探索性研究

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Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010021

Assumpta Aneas, Carmen Carmona, Tamar Shuali Trachtenberg, Alejandra Montané

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Goddess, Guru, and Sanghajanani: The Authority and Ongoing Appeal of the Holy Mother Sarada Devi 女神、大师和桑加亚纳尼：圣母萨拉达-德维的权威和持续吸引力

IF 0.8 3区哲学

Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010016

Jeffery D. Long

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The Catechism through Andean Eyes: Reflections on Post-Tridentine Reform in Inca Garcilaso de la Vega’s Comentarios reales 安第斯人眼中的教义：从印加-加西拉索-德拉维加的 Comentarios reales 中对后三圣教改革的思考

IF 0.8 3区哲学

Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010014

John Charles

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Tiantai’s Reception and Critique of the Laozi and Zhuangzi 天台对《老子》和《庄子》的接受与批判

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Religions Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.3390/rel15010020

Hans-Rudolf Kantor

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