“In the Bible Belt:” The role of religion in HIV care and prevention for transgender people in the United States South

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 102613
Author(s):  
Darius Scott ◽  
Nastacia M. Pereira ◽  
Sayward E. Harrison ◽  
Meagan Zarwell ◽  
Kamla Sanasi-Bhola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Bible Belt ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
United States South ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Role Of Religion

The Setting

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolette D. Manglos-Weber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evangelical Christianity ◽  
Interracial Relations ◽  
Personal Trust ◽  
Conceptual Background ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Religion

This chapter presents the historical and conceptual background to the book’s argument. It starts with a history of Ghana, followed by an analysis of the trends that have led to high levels of out-migration, and then to a description of Ghanaian populations in Chicago. Next, it addresses the concept of social trust in general and personal trust in particular, developing a theory of personal trust as an imaginative and symbolic activity, and analyzing interracial relations through the lens of racialized distrust. It concludes by describing the role of religion in the integration of immigrant groups into the United States and the particular religious frameworks that characterize Charismatic Evangelical Christianity in Ghana.

scholarly journals Use of Prayer as Complementary Therapy by Christian Adults in the Bible Belt of the United States

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 350
Author(s):  
Robbie South ◽  
Liz McDowell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Bible Belt ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The People

Persons of all major religious groups use prayer as a spiritual discipline when dealing with sickness, and a majority of Christians report faith in healing prayer. The purpose of this research was to explore the use of prayer as complementary therapy for healing by Christian adults in the Bible Belt of the United States. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used in this qualitative study. This project was a secondary analysis of a larger study whose aim was to document stories of miraculous healings (n = 14). Open-ended questions focusing on participants’ use of prayer followed the initial telling of their stories. All participants used prayer as complementary to their traditional medical treatments, and emerging themes included prayers of the people, rituals and traditions associated with prayer, prayers of supplication, and experiences related to the act of praying. These findings support prior published studies regarding the prevalence of prayer and its use as complementary therapy. Participants commonly used prayer in times of illness and the effects of prayer included a sense of wellbeing, increased calmness, decreased anxiety, and positive healing experiences. Participants utilized self-prayer and prayer support from family, friends, clergy, and healthcare professionals.

The Political Role of Religion in the United States

1987 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Ted G. Jelen ◽  
Stephen D. Johnson ◽  
Joseph B. Tamney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Role Of Religion

Religion, Religiosity, and the Moral Divide in Canadian Politics

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Ang ◽  
John R. Petrocik
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Salient Feature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
Canadian Politics ◽  
Political Entrepreneur ◽  
Role Of Religion

AbstractSocial group conflict along regional, ethnic, linguistic, and religious cleavages is deeply embedded in the Canadian historical experience. Contemporary analyses, however, have deprecated the role of religion and religiosity in shaping Canadians' political attitudes. This analysis demonstrates that religion and religiosity are significant correlates of Canadian attitudes on moral issues, paralleling the pattern observed in the United States. It demonstrates that the religious cleavage has been a salient feature of Canadian politics for some time and considers whether the contemporary moral divide could serve as a portent of cultural-religious conflict in Canada if a “political entrepreneur” articulated an issue agenda linked to these religion-based differences.

“We Pray as a Family”: The Role of Religion for Resettled Karen Refugees

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 1723-1741
Author(s):  
Bertranna A. Muruthi ◽  
Savannah S. Young ◽  
Jessica Chou ◽  
Emily Janes ◽  
Maliha Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Community Building ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Family Closeness ◽  
Karen Refugees ◽  
Role Of Religion

The role of religion for resettled refugees is particularly complex and illuminating. In the context of migration, the opportunity for increased positive outcomes has the potential to play a vital role in coping with the often tumultuous migration and resettlement experiences of refugees. We share qualitative findings from 14 Karen refugees for whom religious practices are inextricably tied to resilience through family closeness and community-building. Ethnographic methods were used to deeply understand participants’ resilience, and all described their faith and trust in God as an important part of their coping with traumatic experiences before and following resettlement in the United States. Findings are focused around descriptions of overcoming adversity, continuity in chaos, and connecting with their community and family.

Gustave Doré and the Modern Biblical Imagination

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stained Glass ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Religious Paintings ◽  
History Of ◽  
Magic Lantern

Gustave Doré and the Modern Biblical Imagination explores the role of biblical imagery in modernity through the lens of Gustave Doré (1832–83), whose work is among the most reproduced and adapted scriptural imagery in the history of Judeo-Christianity. First published in France in late 1865, Doré’s Bible illustrations received widespread critical acclaim among both religious and lay audiences, and the next several decades saw unprecedented dissemination of the images on an international scale. In 1868, the Doré Gallery opened in London, featuring monumental religious paintings that drew 2.5 million visitors over the course of a quarter century; when the gallery’s holdings traveled to the United States in 1892, exhibitions at venues such as the Art Institute of Chicago drew record crowds. The United States saw the most creative appropriations of Doré’s images among a plethora of media, from prayer cards and magic lantern slides to massive stained-glass windows and the spectacular epic films of Cecil B. DeMille. This book repositions biblical imagery at the center of modernity, an era that has often been defined through a process of secularization. The veracity and authority of the Bible came under unprecedented scrutiny and were at the center of a range of historical, theological, and cultural debates. Gustave Doré is at the nexus of these narratives, as his work established the most pervasive visual language for biblical imagery in the past two and a half centuries and constitutes the means by which the Bible has persistently been translated visually for modern audiences.

The Political Role of Religion in the United States.

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Robert Wuthnow ◽  
Stephen D. Johnson ◽  
Joseph B. Tamney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Role Of Religion

scholarly journals Ideological Relationship between Neo-Conservative Government of George W. Bush and Israeli Government

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Rouhollah Shahabi ◽  
Alireza Mashoori
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
George Bush ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
Israeli Government ◽  
Political Security ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Role Of Religion

United States and Israel despite all the alliances and relationships among governments, has a special relationship. Various factors are United States of America support and help Israel and its special status of the country for America in particular was in Bush period. Political, economic and geographical factors..., which resulted Israel had special and unique place in the foreign policy of the United States. However, the role of religion and ideology in this relationship and its impact on support for Israel not ignored. George Bush is a Christian believes in his speeches frequently uses religious concepts. He argues that had a regular communication with God and takes over on a divine mission. This Bush’s religious beliefs is where express the support for Israel in the form of religious Evangelical and word concepts. Bush knows support for Israel as God intention and had a religious and apocalyptic view to Israel. The Bush administration formed the neoconservatives who tend much more support Israel. Ideological affinity George W. The Bush government with Israel is the factor that America political security supports from Israel increased.

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