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Christian Sun Worship and Theurgy in Late Antique Rome
Title
Christian Sun Worship and Theurgy in Late Antique Rome
Author
Sells, Justin
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
History--Religious aspects
Description
In Late Antique Rome the worship of the sun penetrated into Christian belief and practice. This is usually explained in terms of a type of syncretism, where the sun god in Roman religion during this time (often seen as being at the apex of the pan...
Reporting the “Summer of Shame”: Clergy Sex Abuse and U.S. Catholic Journalism in 2018
Title
Reporting the “Summer of Shame”: Clergy Sex Abuse and U.S. Catholic Journalism in 2018
Author
Davis, Samuel
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Religion, History--Religious aspects
Description
This paper explores how two US Catholic newspapers—the National Catholic Reporter and the National Catholic Register—reported on the topic of sex abuse in the Church in 2018, revolving around how they presented and discussed the events surrounding...
The Broken Shelves: Ex-Mormon Reddit Narratives of Deconversion
Title
The Broken Shelves: Ex-Mormon Reddit Narratives of Deconversion
Author
Wright, Lesley
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Religion
Description
What are the reasons ex-Mormons give for why they leave their religion? This study identifies what causes Mormons to lose their religion—or to use an ex-Mormon parlance—causes their shelf to break, by analyzing online deconversion narratives poste...
This Generation Will Not Pass Away Before All These Things Take Place
Title
This Generation Will Not Pass Away Before All These Things Take Place
Author
Cataldo, Ryan
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
History, Religion, Theology
Description
This study examines the apocalyptic expectation of Jesus’ imminent return from heaven in the early Jesus movement, and how Matthew and Mark respond to its failure by recasting it as fulfilled. Jesus’ return from heaven, also known as the Parousia,...