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Meditation Hindrances and Breakthroughs: A Multilevel First-Person Phenomenological Analysis 冥想的阻碍与突破：多层次第一人称现象学分析

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070865

T. Sparby, Philip Eilinghoff-Ehlers, Nuri Lewandovski, Yannick Pachernegg, Luis Schnitzler, Friedrich Edelhäuser

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Ambivalence or Melancholia: The Ontogenesis of Religious Sentiment 矛盾还是忧郁？宗教情感的本体生成

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070867

Chuansong Huo, Fei Ju

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Study on the Religious and Philosophical Thoughts of Xizi Pagodas in Hunan Province of China 中国湖南省西子塔宗教哲学思想研究

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070866

Yiwen He, Lai He, Qixuan Zhou, Xubin Xie

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Islamic Theism and the Multiverse 伊斯兰有神论与多元宇宙

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070861

Enis Doko

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Jewish Nationalism in Israel: A Measurement 以色列的犹太民族主义：衡量

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070864

Hannah M. Ridge

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The Phenomenon of Emergence as a Key to Deepening the Mystery of the Cosmos, for Cross-Disciplinary and Humble Scientific Research 将 "涌现现象 "作为深化宇宙奥秘的一把钥匙，促进跨学科的谦卑科学研究

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070860

Alessandro Mantini

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Faith Leaders’ Perspectives on Involvement in HIV Prevention for Urban Black Youth in New Jersey, USA 信仰领袖对美国新泽西州城市黑人青年参与艾滋病预防的看法

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070862

Ijeoma Opara, Kimberly Pierre, Cora Gabriel, Kristina Cross, Carolanne M. L. Clark, Jaleah D Rutledge

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Black (and) Christian? New Systemic Racism and the ‘Refugee’ as a Depersonalised Category of Surplus: A Case Study of Tunisian Attitudes towards Sub-Saharan Africans 黑人（和）基督徒？新系统种族主义与作为非人格化剩余类别的 "难民"：突尼斯人对撒哈拉以南非洲人态度的个案研究

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070863

Anja Zalta, Primož Krašovec

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An Introduction to the Special Issue: History of Christianity: The Relationship between Church and State 特刊简介：基督教历史：教会与国家的关系

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070854

J. Prud’homme, S. Strehle

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Navigating Faith and Politics: The Evolution of Islamic Education and NGOs in the Balkans 驾驭信仰与政治：巴尔干地区伊斯兰教育和非政府组织的演变

Religions Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.3390/rel15070855

Muhamed Ali

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