The Sacred and the Secular in Religious Philanthropy: Student Perceptions of Secularization and the Ministry of Reconciliation
Taylor, Rick John
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Description
Title
The Sacred and the Secular in Religious Philanthropy: Student Perceptions of Secularization and the Ministry of Reconciliation
Author(s)
Taylor, Rick John
Issue Date
2005
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Anderson, James
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Religion, General
Language
eng
Abstract
Findings indicate that students who have previously experienced a personal witness or conviction of their relationship with Deity are more prepared to confront the conflicts of secularization. Those who have higher levels of personal religiosity, personal community relationships, and religious capital, also experience less stress in reconciliation. Prior religious status shifts and turning points in ones life such as seminary, missionary service, and other covenantal experiences provide a significant boost to ones religious capital and personal conviction. In addition, student's who seek after prophetic counsel and who have positive relationships with ecclesiastical and religious educational leaders show greater religious commitment. The use of core teachings also demonstrate a higher level of religious commitment and leads to greater ecstatic and revelational type experiences with the God.
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