Showing papers on "Supreme Being published in 2020"
TL;DR: Regression analysis showed that chance and external locus of control and frequency of religious attendance were significant and positive predictors of God Locus of Health Control.
Abstract: For many people, the influence of believing in a higher power can elicit powerful effects. This study examined the relationship between God control, health locus of control, and frequency of religious attendance within 838 college students through online surveys. Regression analysis showed that chance and external locus of control and frequency of religious attendance were significant and positive predictors of God Locus of Health Control. The association of powerful others external locus of control and God Locus of Health Control differed by race (stronger in non-Whites than Whites) and somewhat by gender (stronger in women than men). For some people, the role of a supreme being, or God, should be considered when designing programs for improving health behaviors.
10 citations
TL;DR: For persons living with varying forms of disability, religiosity and spirituality are two of the tightly fused core philosophies that give meaning to their lives as discussed by the authors, and most of these individuals attribute their success not to their power, might or wisdom but to the grace of God who does not need human might or skill of fitness to accomplish His work.
Abstract: The discourse on the place of religion and spirituality in most peoples’ lives not only conjures a multiplicity of perspectives in understanding how humanity relates to God but also lies at the core of the way many of us define success or failure. For persons living with varying forms of disability, religiosity and spirituality are two of the tightly fused core philosophies that give meaning to their lives. This paper explores the role of religious belief and affiliation for persons living with disability in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. Based on 103 qualitative research interviews with such individuals, the study shows that persons living with disability attach a lot of importance to having faith or believing in a supreme being which gives them the strength to keep going and make sense of the events in their lives especially when they are swimming against the tide of challenges. The paper concludes that most of these individuals attribute their success not to their power, might or wisdom but to the grace of God who does not need human might or skill of fitness to accomplish His work.
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the Ijaw people's conception of the Supreme Being (God) as Feminine, which is reflective of their matrilineal lineage system and brought to the fore, the people's cultural practice and religious belief that God is a woman and its manifestations in their communal existence.
Abstract: Culture which provides order and meaning to the social, political, economic, aesthetic and religious norms and modes, forms the basis of a people’s heritage and existence. Cultural expressions and religious manifestations engender the thought-process and development of societal values and behavioural traits, the world over. Although, several studies have been carried out on the Ijaw People of the Niger Delta, little attention has been devoted to their cultural practices and belief systems. This paper thus, interrogated the Ijaw People’s conception of the Supreme Being (God) as Feminine, which is reflective of their matrilineal lineage system. This is with the aim of bringing to the fore, the people’s cultural practice and religious belief that God is a woman and its manifestations in their communal existence. Keywords: God, Femininity, Religion, Culture, Ijaw People, Niger Delta
4 citations
09 Jul 2020
TL;DR: Key to the gained simplifications of G\"odel's original theory is the exploitation of a link to the notions of filter and ultrafilter from topology.
2 citations
07 Oct 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the moral standard of the Agbaja people has degenerated to a very low or unacceptable level, which is not acceptable to most of the people in the area.
Abstract: The terms degeneration and morality are used here to describe the moral standard to have fallen to a level that is very low or unacceptable to most people. Morality is concerned with the principle of what is right or wrong, and what is good or bad behaviour. Morality in Agbaja conception involves a three dimensional relationship God, man and the ontological order. A morally good act reaffirms the right relationship between God, man and ontological order while a morally bad act negates and disrupts this relationship. In this study therefore, it is intended to bring together the institutions of morality, the conceptual definitions of the Ancestors, God, the Supreme Being, and the divinities, spirits, odo and other masquerade cults. The research was conducted using both historical and descriptive approaches. The data collected were analysed using the phenomenological method to come up with results. Results showed that the Agbaja people have reduced their moral standard below its traditional state. The moral standard has degenerated to an abysmal level. Finally, the paper has recommended among other things that the places and areas that attract immorality in the area should be seriously and consistently addressed in avenues like August meetings, village meetings, kindred meetings et cetera.
2 citations
01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that morality is contingent upon religion, and they argue that Africans logically derive their innate religious inclinations from God, and that what is morally good is that which brings human well-being.
Abstract: Wiredu and Gyekye both stress that the function of ethics in the Akan society is to bring harmony, stability, prosperity, welfare, unity and solidarity. For the Akan, therefore, what is morally good is that which brings human well-being. They demystified morality by dissociating it from any supernaturalistic sources and gave it a humanistic character. But I argue that insofar as it is unanimously believed by Africans that the Supreme Being is the creator of human beings and the universe, and also that He is believed to be morally impeccable, then Africans logically derive their innate religious inclinations from God. Admittedly, society plays a role in the origination of morality. I argue, therefore, that morality is contingent upon religion.