Church and Society in Aberdeen and Glasgow, c. 1800–c. 2000

This article discusses the relationship between Church and society in Aberdeen and Glasgow, c. 1800–c. 2000, with specific reference to levels of church attendance and membership, alongside the social and gender composition of church membership. Despite contrasts in economic development, both cities experienced a sharp decline in levels of church attendance. However, this decline was partly offset by an expanding membership in suburban areas such as Bearsden and Cults. The article confirms previous analyses of religion and social class, but further reinforces more recent research which highlights the important role of women in the Church.

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The Role of the Church in Socio-Economic Transformation: Reformation as a Transformation Process

Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae ◽

10.25159/2412-4265/3900 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Leepo Johannes Modise

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Transformation Process ◽

Economic Transformation ◽

Economic Situation ◽

Historical Background ◽

Reformed Church ◽

The Social ◽

Church And Society ◽

The Church

This paper consists of five parts. Firstly, a brief historical background of reformation will be discussed as an exercise to remember reformation. Secondly, we review the role of the ecumenical church (SACC) prior to democracy in South Africa. The purpose for focusing on the role of the church from this period is that it gives us a model to follow in our involvement in socio-economic transformation. Thirdly, the social and economic challenges facing the church and society in democratic South Africa will be discussed. Fourthly, we debate the role of the ecumenical church (SACC) in democratic South Africa. Fifthly, the article explores what role the Uniting Reformed Church in South Africa (URCSA) is playing (descriptive) and ought to play (normative) through all her structures to transform the socio-economic situation in South Africa.

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Protestantismus und politische Partizipation. Evangelische Parlamentarierinnen im Nachkriegsbayern zwischen Politik und Kirche

Evangelische Theologie ◽

10.14315/evth-2019-790308 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 79 (3) ◽

pp. 223-235

Author(s):

Annette Haußmann ◽

Jonathan Spanos

Keyword(s):

Political System ◽

The Political ◽

Religious Denomination ◽

Politische Partizipation ◽

Self Presentation ◽

Female Politicians ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Church

AbstractThe article reflects on the interdependence of the political and ecclesial sphere and the influence of Protestant women in the first two decades after 1945. Two different biographies of women from Bavaria with active influence in politics and church and both members of the CSU, Elisabeth Nägelsbach (member of the Landtag) and Ingeborg Geisendörfer (member of the Bundestag), are taken into account concerning their self-understanding, their agenda setting and their rhetoric self-presentation. We argue, that the spheres of politics and church are interdependent and gender construction plays an important role. Furthermore, the developments in the ecclesial sphere took much longer and emancipation of women was implemented more hesitantly than in the political system. Also, theological arguments were crucial for this delay. The article suggests to consider a differentiated and context-sensible approach to understand the relationship between religious denomination and emancipation as well as the role of political conservative female politicians with an association to the church in the development of gender equalization.

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Encouraging an Organic Ecclesiology for Adolescents: Deconstructing the Church from Institution to Instituted

NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion ◽

10.5117/ntt2016.70.031.wijn ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 31-48

Author(s):

Harmen van Wijnen ◽

Rein Brouwer ◽

Marcel Barnard

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Small Groups ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Church Attendance ◽

Church Membership ◽

Protestant Church ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Church

The relationship between adolescents and the church is troubled. Recent quantitative research in the Netherlands has shown that church membership and church attendance of adolescents are at an all-time low. This article tells the story behind the numbers, based on the results of qualitative research among adolescents in five small groups affiliated in some way with the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Based on their perspectives, it can be concluded that the relationship between adolescents and the church is indeed problematic, mainly because of the institutional and organisational characteristics of the church. This article suggests that a new, organic approach, beyond the traditional institutional and organisational perspectives, is needed for the Protestant Church and its associated youth organisations.

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Christian Advocacy Ministry in African Christianity: The Nature, Prospects and Challenges in Ghana

Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology ◽

10.38159/motbit.2021351 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 57-67

Author(s):

Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong

Keyword(s):

Capacity Building ◽

Social Economic ◽

Public Theology ◽

African Christianity ◽

The Social ◽

Management Capacity ◽

Church And Society ◽

Available Information ◽

The Church

The contributions of the church to the social, economic and political growth of Ghana have been locally and internationally recognized. There is the need therefore, to subject the nature, prospects and challenges of the Christian advocacy of the church in Ghana to intellectual scrutiny to identify the issues that must be addressed for the church to perform its advocacy effectively. The study is an examination of the Christian advocacy ministry of the church in Ghana. It used both primary and secondary materials to generate data. Minutes and reports were examined for some primary information. The analysis of the available information points to the fact that the church must pay attention to niche management, capacity building of church leaders, enhance its public theology, creation of platforms for reflections, address the attacks on voices of wisdom, and direct attention to the role of the non-clergy in the advocacy ministry for its future Christian advocacy ministry. The study has added to knowledge in the disciplines of Church and Society and Public Theology. Keywords: Advocacy Ministry, Public Theology, African Christianity, Capacity Building, Public Witness

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Daily Routine, Food and Faith. To Yu.F. Samarin’s Thesis on “Formalism” of the Church Life in the Pre-Petrine Period

Almanac “Essays on Conservatism” ◽

10.24030/24092517-2019-0-2-268-279 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 268-279

Author(s):

Abbot Vitaly Utkin

Keyword(s):

Daily Routine ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Political Aspect ◽

Old Believers ◽

The Social ◽

Church Life ◽

The Church

With reference to Yu. F. Samarin’s thesis on “Formalism” of the Church Life in the Pre-Petrine Period, the article examines the issue of the role of fasts, eating patterns and daily routine in general among most radical groups of Old Believers. The author of the article draws the conclusion that such conceptions were rooted in the Pre-Nikon Russian religious (monkish) traditions. The author pays special attention to the social and political aspect of the connection between food and payer for the Tsar in the context of the “spiritual Antichrist” teaching.

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Mediasi Kepuasan Kerja dan Stres Kerja pada Hubungan antara Program Jamsostek dan Kinerja Karyawan Studi Kasus pada Perusahaan Swasta di DIY dan Solo

Jurnal Maksipreneur Manajemen Koperasi dan Entrepreneurship ◽

10.30588/jmp.v3i1.89 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Eny Sulistyowati ◽

Totok Danangdjojo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Social Security ◽

Job Stress ◽

Work Stress ◽

Program Performance ◽

Social Security Program ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to explain the influence of the Social Security program on performance and job satisfaction and job stress as a mediating variable. In addition, this study also describes the effect of job satisfaction on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The relationship of each variable in this research is to be measured by conducting a survey on 145 employees of private companies that included in Social Security program on DIY and Solo. Then the path analisys used to test the effect of social security program performance in mediation by job satisfaction, performance and job stress, job satisfaction, and examines the effect on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The results showed that the social security program significant positively affects job satisfaction and performance. Job satisfaction was also positively and significantly affect performance. Even though mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social security program performance partial. Because merely direct relationship between social security program with greater performance than the mediating role of job satisfaction. Social Security program did not significantly affect the stress of work, as well as job stress did not significantly affect performance. Therefore, the mediating role of work stress on the relationship between social security program with the performance did not occur. Individual differences and work experience may be a factor that causes no significant relationship between the two variables.

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Leadership and Employee Motivation: Moderating Role of Gender

Adhyayan A Journal of Management Sciences ◽

10.21567/adhyayan.v5i1.8807 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Beena Prakash

Keyword(s):

Transformational Leadership ◽

Employee Motivation ◽

Business Environment ◽

Demand Pull ◽

Logistics Services ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship ◽

Core Issues ◽

Moderating Role

With the present business environment which is creating a strong demand pull for quality and efficient logistics services, core issues are being gradually removed with time but HR issues are still neglected. Motivation can be the key process of boosting the morale of employees to encourage them to willingly give their best in accomplishing assigned tasks. During growth of any sector, dimensions of leadership can have great impact on employee motivation. This research paper analyzes impact of transformational leadership on employee motivation and moderating role of gender. The result shows significant positive correlation between transformational leadership and employee motivation and gender does moderate the relationship.

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Living with Barren Truths: A Tale of Triumphalism and Tribulations of a Technology

Journal of Human Values ◽

10.1177/09716858211015929 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 097168582110159

Author(s):

Sital Mohanty ◽

Subhasis Sahoo ◽

Pranay Kumar Swain

Keyword(s):

Gender Discrimination ◽

New Technologies ◽

The Body ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Social Fact ◽

Science Technology ◽

The Subject ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship

Science, technology and human values have been the subject of enquiry in the last few years for social scientists and eventually the relationship between science and gender is the subject of an ongoing debate. This is due to the event of globalization which led to the exponential growth of new technologies like assisted reproductive technology (ART). ART, one of the most iconic technological innovations of the twentieth century, has become increasingly a normal social fact of life. Since ART invades multiple human discourses—thereby transforming culture, society and politics—it is important what is sociological about ART as well as what is biological. This article argues in commendation of sociology of technology, which is alert to its democratic potential but does not concurrently conceal the historical and continuing role of technology in legitimizing gender discrimination. The article draws the empirical insights from local articulations (i.e., Odisha state in eastern India) for the understandings of motherhood, freedom and choice, reproductive right and rights over the body to which ART has contributed. Sociologically, the article has been supplemented within the broader perspectives of determinism, compatibilism alongside feminism.

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The Failure of Functional Theologies of Ministry and the Promise of a Relational Alternative

Ecclesiology ◽

10.1177/1744136605052778 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 27-43

Author(s):

Graham Buxton

Keyword(s):

Pastoral Theology ◽

Pastoral Ministry ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Theological Method ◽

Systematic Theology ◽

The Social ◽

Practical Ministry ◽

Pastoral Theory ◽

The Relationship

AbstractThe author critiques inductive approaches to pastoral theology that rely on the empirical methodology of the social and human sciences, and presents an alternative Christocentric praxis model of pastoral ministry. The result is an attempt to integrate pastoral theory and practice that shifts the perspective away from functionally-determined theologies of ministry to a relationally oriented and hermeneutically coherent model of orthopraxis in which theory and practice interact in a way that is intended to both deepen faith and transform lives. Some of the key themes that inform the discussion are the importance of theological method, the role of the community as the context for care, the relationship between practical ministry and systematic theology, and the notion of praxis in articulating the nature and scope of practical theology today.

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