Charismatic Christianity’s Impact on Growth and Revival in Singapore: The Case of the Methodist Church from 1889–2012

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-123
Author(s):  
Justin E. Lane
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Methodist Church

Abstract This paper aims to explain patterns of Charismatic revival by utilizing a quantitative lens on church growth in Singapore during the mid-1900s. The research digitized and then analyzed data from the archives of the Methodist Church of Singapore between the years 1889 and 2012. The annual conference reports recorded several variables over this 123-year period such as church membership, baptisms, and professions of faith. In recent years, it also records the average Sunday attendance at each of 23 churches throughout Singapore. This paper presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the historical data and concludes that, in line with predictions from the cognitive science of religion (CSR), religious revival can serve to energize religious communities that are primarily reliant on rituals with high frequency and low-arousal (see Whitehouse 2004). Typically, high frequency and low-arousal rituals allow for high levels of consensus and social identification among large religious groups. However, as a byproduct of their high frequency and low-arousal, the repeated rituals are predicted to suffer from the effects of tedium, which lowers motivation for the information presented during the rituals and can have negative effects on group cohesion. The ethnographic and historical records investigated within the theory of Divergent Modes of Religiosity (DMR) have suggested that short bursts of reinvigoration can be used to revitalize motivation in doctrinal religions. While the data from Singapore’s Clock Tower Revival events in the 1970s suggest that such an event did occur, the DMR, as traditionally formulated, is unable to capture the dynamics of Singaporean Christian demographics because 1) it does not clearly account for the high number of converts who have entered the religion and 2) it cannot account for the sustained presence of high-arousal rituals in the Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in Singapore since the Clock Tower Revival. Demographic data from Singapore, in particular the Singaporean Methodist church, complicate CSR’s current approach to tedium because it appears that the religious communities in Singapore have not only sustained their motivation, they have grown since the initial revival period in the 1970s, suggesting that new amendments to our approach to tedium in doctrinal religions may be appropriate (Lane, 2021, 2019; Lane, Shults, & McCauley, 2019). As such, this paper discusses how the data from the Methodist church in Singapore are more easily explained through the use of a new approach toward understanding social cohesion in religions that relies on a cognitive (i.e., information processing) approach that links social and personal information schemas with rehearsal, memory, and personal experiences. The theory also aims to formulate its claims with sufficient specificity to be modeled in computer simulations (Lane 2018, 2013) to be further tested against other historical groups, which this paper discusses in regards to future directions for the research.

scholarly journals Religious self-identification in modern society (sociological aspect)

2005 ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Alla V. Aristova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Quantitative Composition ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Church Life ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
Progressive Growth

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the progressive growth and activity of various denominations, the controversial and turbulent processes of organizational development of religious and church life have become the object of close attention of sociologists and religious scholars. Statistical and sociological data have convincingly shown that the quantitative composition of religious communities and the number of existing denominations has increased ten times, that the religiosity of the Ukrainian population has become a mass phenomenon, and in the public consciousness and public opinion there have been significant shifts in the credibility of the Church's religious values. As a result, an increasing number of scholars have firmly argued for the era of “religious revival” in Ukraine.

The Underwater Effects of High Power, High Frequency Acoustic Noise on MEMS Gyroscopes

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
William N. Yunker ◽  
Pregassen Soobramaney ◽  
Meagan Black ◽  
Robert N. Dean ◽  
George T. Flowers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Proof Mass ◽  
Acoustic Noise ◽  
Angular Rate ◽  
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles ◽  
Mechanical Shock ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mems Gyroscopes ◽  
New Applications

Unlike their macroscale counterparts, MEMS gyroscopes use a vibrating proof mass rather than a rotational mass to sense changes in angular rate. They are also smaller and less expensive than traditional gyroscopes. For this reason, MEMS gyroscopes are being used in many new applications, some of which include operation in harsh environments. There has been much research on the negative effects of the performance of MEMS gyroscopes in environments that experience mechanical shock, high frequency vibration, and high frequency acoustic noise in air. However, MEMS gyroscopes are beginning to be used in underwater applications such as autonomous underwater vehicles, digital compasses, and torpedo guidance systems. The results of this experiment demonstrate that MEMS gyroscopes submerged in water are susceptible to high power, high frequency acoustic noise at and near the resonant frequency of the proof mass. These effects are demonstrated using the ADXRS300 MEMS gyroscope.

Sexual behavior and sexual problems among patients with severe chronic psychoses

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Raja ◽  
Antonella Azzoni
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Sexual Performance ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to investigate sexual behavior in a population of psychiatric patients affected by schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder by means of an ad hoc questionnaire designed to explore the three phases of the sexual response: desire (or interest), arousal, and performance. The study assessed patients’ attitude toward sexuality, several aspects of their sexual behavior, including patients’ awareness of the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD), contraceptive strategy preferred by patients, and sexual effects of psychotropic medication. Patients reported a high frequency of sexual dysfunction, in particular, hyposexuality. Schizophrenia diagnosis and female gender were associated with lower levels of sexual performance. The impact of psychotropic drugs on patients’ sexuality was significant, with both positive and negative effects. Although 65.8% of patients reported to be concerned about the risk of contracting infections during sexual intercourse, most of them engaged in sexual behavior at high risk for acquisition and transmission of STD. Patients’ compliance with contraceptive measures was poor.

scholarly journals A survey about the perception of perfectionism among undergraduates studying in the field business administration

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Yıldız Ayanoglu ◽  
Figen Zaif ◽  
Huseyin Abuhanoglu ◽  
Mustafa Genc
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

The notion of perfectionism, which is defined as a positive notion in terms of meeting predefined standards in a perfect way, paves the way, when not controlled, to determine standards and objectives which can't be fulfilled in no circumstances. Thus, objectives that can't be met result in failures and a deterioration of the state of health of individuals. The very fact that the educators be aware of the perception style of pupils/students in terms of perfectionism and apply education techniques in conformity with these perceptions could be an important factor so that the study and learning level of the students not be affected in a negative manner.This survey is a descriptive study where we tried to evaluate the perceptions about perfectionism of the students who study business administration in the Faculties of Economics and Administrative Sciences in the University of GAZİ and the University of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A personal information form containing socio-demographic data and ''Multi-Dimensional Perfectionism Scale'', which was developed by Hewitt and Flett (1991) and translated into Turkish by Oral (1999), were used, respectively, to collect data and survey the perceptions of the said students in terms of perfectionism in this data. The perception of 580 students (370 from GAZİ University and 210 from the University of RecepTayipErdoğan) with regard to perfectionism have been tested and evaluated within the scope of the survey. The outcomes of the survey revealed significant differences, in statistical terms, between the perfectionism determined by others and gender, number of siblings and the location where the family dwells which are the sub-dimensions of perfectionism, and perfectionism directed to others and the educational background of mothers. Keywords: perfectionism, business education

scholarly journals Franciscan Women Religious in Nineteenth-Century Belgium : Gender, Identity and Material Recovery

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-139
Author(s):  
Kristien Suenens
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Women Religious ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
Religious Women ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Material Recovery ◽  
Secular Clergy

Abstract This article examines the revival of female Franciscan religious communities in the nineteenth-century as a platform for analyzing the mechanisms and networks behind the restoration and renewal of female convent life in Belgium. The analysis is conducted from a threefold perspective: the specific role of male and female protagonists, the struggle with old and new identities, and the material backgrounds of the revival. The diverse landscape of old and new, contemplative and apostolic, and urban and rural Franciscan convents and congregations offers an interesting platform for research. The interaction between secular clergy, lay and religious women and the male Friars Minor is examined within the context of changing political regimes, social changes, religious revival and diocesan centralization. Mechanisms of material recovery and the (re-)constructions of gendered, canonical and religious identities are used as a framework for evaluating the importance of old and new models and examining to what extent this nineteenth-century history was a genuine Franciscan revival.

scholarly journals Examination of University Students' Nomophobia, Coping with Stress, and Anger Expression Styles

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 2087-2093
Author(s):  
Ali Osman Kıvrak
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Statistical Change

Aim: With this study, it is aimed to examine the nomophobia, coping with stress and anger expression styles of university students. Methods: A total of 532 university students (n=201 female; n=331 male) participated in the study. While the personal information form created by the researcher was used for socio-demographic data, the nomophobia scale developed by Yıldırım and Correia (2015) and adapted into Turkish by Yıldırım et al. (2016) for smartphone addiction, Anger Expression Style Scale, developed by Spielberger et al. (1983) and adapted to Turkish by Özer (1994), was used to determine anger expression styles, and the "Stress Coping Style Scale", which was developed by Folkman and Lazarus (1980) and adapted into Turkish by Şahin and Durak (1995), was used to determine stress coping styles. The homogeneity and variances of the data were tested, Independent Samples t Test was used for pairwise comparisons, One Way Anova was used for multiple comparisons, and Tukey HSD test was used to determine the source of difference. Results: While no statistical change was observed in the dimensions of coping with anger and stress depending on the gender factor, it was determined that the mean value of males was statistically higher than that of females in all nomophobia dimensions (p<0.05). There was no statistical change in the values of anger, nomophobia and coping with stress depending on the age and accommodation factors of the students. Conclusion: Today, the fact that female and male are closer to each other in respect of social status and social roles can be seen as the reason for the similarity in the values of anger expression and coping with stress. Results related to high nomophobia of males values can be evaluated as they are more addicted to smartphones than females. Keywords: Nomophobia, University Student, Stress, Anger

scholarly journals Basque Ethnic Identity and Collective Empowerment: Two Key Factors in Well-Being and Community Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Zabala ◽  
Susana Conejero ◽  
Aitziber Pascual ◽  
Itziar Alonso-Arbiol ◽  
Alberto Amutio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Identity Fusion ◽  
Collective Empowerment

Social identity is a factor that is associated with well-being and community participation. Some studies have shown that ethnic identity goes along with empowerment, and that interaction between the two leads to greater indices of well-being and community participation. However, other works suggest a contextual circumstance (i.e., perceiving one’s own group as a minority and/or being discriminated) may condition the nature of these relations. By means of a cross-sectional study, we analyzed the relations of social identification (or identity fusion) and collective psychological empowerment with personal well-being, social well-being and community participation in a sample of Basques. A total of 748 Basques participated (63.1% women; age M = 39.28; SD = 12.13). Individuals who were highly identified or fused with Basque speakers and who were highly empowered showed higher indices of well-being (both personal and social) and of community participation than non-fused individuals with low empowerment. The results also suggest that social identification (or identity fusion) offsets the negative effects of perceiving the group as a linguistic minority. Collective psychological empowerment proved to be an especially relevant factor that needs to continue to be explored.

Mitigating the effects of boom occlusion on automated aerial refueling through shadow volumes

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Paulson ◽  
Scott Nykl ◽  
John Pecarina ◽  
Brian Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
United States Air Force ◽  
Vision System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Aerial Refueling ◽  
Vision Processing ◽  
Shadow Volume ◽  
Naive Approach

In-flight refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is critical to the United States Air Force (USAF). However, the large communication latency between a ground-based operator and his/her remote UAV makes docking with a refueling tanker unsafe. This latency may be mitigated by leveraging a tanker-centric stereo vision system. The vision system observes and computes an approaching receiver’s relative position and orientation offering a low-latency, high frequency docking solution. Unfortunately, the boom – an articulated refueling arm responsible for physically pumping fuel into the receiver – occludes large portions of the receiver especially as the receiver approaches and docks with the tanker. The vision system must be able to compensate for the boom’s occlusion of the receiver aircraft. We present a novel algorithm for mitigating the negative effects of boom occlusion in stereo-based aerial environments. Our algorithm dynamically compensates for occluded receiver geometry by transforming the occluded areas into shadow volumes. These shadow volumes are then used to cull hidden geometry that is traditionally consumed, in error, by the vision processing and point registration pipeline. Our algorithm improves computer-vision pose estimates by 44% over a naïve approach without shadow volume culling.

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