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Sects
(2,685 words)
[German Version]
I. Religious Studies Both the etymology and the usage of the word
sect are disputed. Derivation from Latin
secare (“separate”) is possible, as is derivation from
secta (from
sectus, sequi, “school of thought”). English uses the word in the latter neutral sense, whereas the German equivalent
Sekte…
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Religion Past and Present
Immortality
(3,692 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Philosophy of Religion – III. Christianity – IV. Taoism
I. Religious Studies It is inherent in the
conditio humana that we are forced to master everyday situations and withstand critical moments. To do so, members of every society need handy codes of conduct to survive the manifold crises. Life and death, time and eternity, meaning and meaninglessness mark such critical moments in both individual lives and the course of the world. The responses of cultures and religions to these questions document our yearning for immortality.
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Religion Past and Present
Astrology
(3,924 words)
[German Version] I. History of Religions – II. Biblical – III. Greco-Roman Antiquity – IV. Judaism – V. Practical theology …
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Religion Past and Present
Stockmayer, Otto
(178 words)
[German Version] (Oct 21, 1838, Aalen, Württemberg – Apr 11, 1917, Hauptwil, Switzerland). Stockmayer was converted while working as a private tutor in Switzerland. After studying theology, he served Free churches in Tavannes, Geneva, and L’Auberson. In 1874 he took part in the Oxford Meeting to Promote Scriptural Holiness and became a leading the…
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Religion Past and Present
Weltanschauung (Worldview)
(2,530 words)
[German Version]
I. History of the Concept With its very first …
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Religion Past and Present
Glossolalia (Speaking in Tongues)
(1,081 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. New Testament – III. Psychology of Religion
I. Religious Studies Glossolalia is a universal religious phenomenon in which utterances are produced that from the viewpoint of the speaker belong to a foreign “language.” Glossolalia appears in many cultures. In non-Christian contexts, it is often shamans (Shamanism), magicians (Magic), or other religious virtuosos who make use of it. When the ¶ spirit leaves the body or the body is taken over by another spirit, the shaman often signals the event by uttering alien sound…
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Religion Past and Present
Regeneration
(2,576 words)
[German Version]
I. Religious History
1. Since the dawn of time, human birth has been associated with many religious ideas, rituals, and customs, including the idea of rebirth or regeneration. As a rite of passage (Rites of passage), birth is not merely a natural process; it can repeat a previous birth, view death as a passage to new life, or distinguish within a lifetime between a corporeal and a spiritual birth, separated by a ritual death. The Greek terminology is not uniform, using ἀναγεννᾶν/
anagennán, ἀναβιοῦν/
anabioún, μεταγεννᾶν/
metagennán, πάλιν γίνεσϑαι/
pálingínest…
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Religion Past and Present
Horoscope
(1,002 words)
[German Version] I. Greek and Roman Antiquity – II. Practical Theology – III. Islam–
I. Greek and Roman Antiquity ʿΩροσκόπος/
hōroskópos “the watcher of the hours,” was originally a term for the ascendant, then the first 30° section of the Dodecatropos, and finally the position of all the stars at a particular time. The approx. nine Egyptian (between 38 …
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Religion Past and Present