Le transhumanisme s’est donné comme projet de supprimer toutes les contraintes de l’homme, celles-ci le ramenant à sa nature mortelle et à sa finitude. Les annonces transhumanistes enthousiasment, promettant à l’humanité un affranchissement de ses limites et un progrès porteur de liberté. Entre transcendance et transgression, les questions éthiques...
Published in Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie
Das vieldimensionale Thema Sexualität wird in Verbindung mit Religion sehr kontrovers diskutiert. Die klassische Literatur gibt einen Einblick in den offenen Umgang von urbanen Muslim*innen in der Vormoderne (bis etwa 1800) mit dem Thema Sexualität. Im 19. Jahrhundert hat sich allerdings durch die Kolonialisierung ein Wandel vollzogen, der zur Über...
Published in Reproductive Health
BackgroundIn Islamic societies, issues related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are rarely discussed and considered sensitive subjects. This review aimed to identify any personal, religious, cultural, or structural barriers to SRH service and education among Muslim women worldwide.MethodsA search for qualitative and quantitative studies was ...
Es geht in dieser Arbeit um eine neue Theorie der Psyche, psychischer Störungen und deren Psychotherapie. Ich leite zunächst die Einteilung der Psyche und des `psychisch Relevanten´ von grundlegenden Sprachmustern ab. Im zweiten Teil stelle ich die philosophischen und weltanschaulichen Grundlagen von Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie da...
Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundThis review aimed to identify and synthesise evidence of Muslim women’s experiences of maternity services in the UK. A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence, unrestricted by type of publication was conducted. Muslim women who had accessed maternity services in the UK, regardless of obstetric or medical history w...
This project aims to design an opportunity for helping Catholic LGBT+ members to merge their faith with their sexuality harmoniously. To tackle this complex issue, a detailed research phase was necessary. The desk research analyzed the current situation of Catholic LGBT+ members in Italy. In particular, the research focused on the current position ...
Most enlightenment philosophers argued that the separation between Church and State would prevent capture of resources by one state religion. We formalize and test a theory that addresses a different danger. We demonstrate that a reduction in the separation between Church and State can be corrosive to political institutions, especially the Judiciar...
Spirituality in Gibraltar follows its own local logic. Around the base of the rock, in the dense town and port, cultures mix and intersect and negotiate in streets and buildings. Churches, mosques and synagogues, religions have found places – sometimes highly traditional senses in their symbolism, sometimes not. These communities reach a balance an...
Published in Journal of religion and health
Recent studies suggest that religion and spirituality can yield health benefits for young African-Americans. We examined the relationship between religious practices, spirituality, and excess weight among African-American adolescents (N = 212) residing in the Deep South. Results from modified Poisson regression analysis indicate that adolescents wh...
Published in Journal of religion and health
This paper extends investigation of religiosity and longevity to Taiwan using a 1989 survey: N = 3849, aged 60+, with 18 years of follow-up. Religious activity is measured as worship and performance of rituals. A Gompertz regression, adjusted and non-adjusted for covariates and mediating factors, shows the hazard of dying is lower for the religious...
