Browsing by Subject "Christianity"
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Canadian Modernist Poetry and the Rise of Personal Religions
(2021-05-17)In 1902, the American philosopher and psychologist William James published The Varieties of Religious Experience, an enormously influential text in which he famously states his preference for “personal” or non-doctrinal ... -
Hockey Talk: A Textured Description of Morality and Ethics in a Sporting Context
(2021-04-08)Across societies, morality and ethics manifest in many social arenas. Sports, and especially national sports such as ice hockey in Canada, are no exception. There is little consensus on the meaning of on- and off-ice ... -
Political Atheism vs. The Divine Right of Kings: Understanding 'The Fairy of the Lake' (1801)
(2014-05-01)In 'Political Atheism vs. The Divine Right of Kings,' I build on Thompson and Scrivener’s work analysing John Thelwall’s play 'The Fairy of the Lake' as a political allegory, arguing all religious symbolism in 'FL' to ... -
Protestantism in the Origins of Seventeenth-Century Barbadian Servitude and Slavery
(2017-09-08)Seventeenth-century Barbados drew on centuries of Christian tradition to help develop its reliance on plantation slavery and servitude. The majority of its indentured servants were “cordially loathed” Irish Roman Catholics, ... -
Testing the Principles of Transformational Development: A Case Study of Christian Education in Nicaragua
(2014-08-25)Nicaraguan history is fraught with conflict, disasters and economic hardships. Among these challenges the religious nature of the population has remained. But, these faith perspectives have shifted and often have become ... -
What is the Experience of Christian Occupational Therapists?
(2011-09-06)Spirituality is contentious in occupational therapy. Theoretically ill-defined and under-researched by the profession, spirituality is difficult for therapists to address in practice. Relatively few guidelines exist for ...