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The importance attached to orientation of churches declined after the 15th century. [20] In his instructions on the building and arrangement of churches, Charles Borromeo , archbishop of Milan from 1560 to 1584, expressed a preference for having the apse point exactly east, but accepted that, where that is impractical, a church could be built ...
Extrinsic religious orientation is a method of using religion to achieve non-religious goals, essentially viewing religion as a means to an end. [4] It is used by people who go to religious gatherings and claim certain religious ideologies to establish or maintain social networks while minimally adhering to the teachings of the religion.
A schematic plan showing the elements and orientation that are common to many churches. Liturgical east and west is a concept in the orientation of churches.It refers to the fact that the end of a church which has the altar, for symbolic religious reasons, is traditionally on the east side of the church (to the right in a diagram).
The challenge for the psychology of religion is essentially threefold: to provide a thoroughgoing description of the objects of investigation, whether they be shared religious content (e.g., a tradition's ritual observances) or individual experiences, attitudes, or conduct;
Sides A, B, X and Y are names for theological positions on homosexuality, which are used by some Christian churches and communities.In general, those who affirm same-sex marriage as valid fall under "Side A," [1] while those who do not affirm it fall under "Side B," "Side X," or "Side Y". [2]
A longitudinal study of Americans born in the 1920s found that this effect held for traditional church-centered religion but not for those that are seeking non-institutional spirituality. The latter mode of religion is "characterized by an openness to new experiences and by creativity and experimentation, characteristics that are antithetical ...
Orientation (housing), the position of a building with respect to the sun, a concept in building design; Orientation of churches, the architectural feature of facing ("orienting"), churches towards the east (Latin: oriens) Coin orientation, a description of the orientation of opposite faces of a coin with respect to one another
G. C. Dilsaver is considered "the father of Christian psychology" according to the Catholic University of America, [6] but the authors of Psychology and the Church: Critical Questions/Crucial Answers suggest that Norman Vincent Peale pioneered the merger of the two fields. Clyde M. Narramore had a major impact on the field of Christian ...