The Republic of Ireland and its relationship with Catholicism and the Catholic church in Ireland has been a prominent topic in Irish and International newspapers in recent years, primarily due to...Show moreThe Republic of Ireland and its relationship with Catholicism and the Catholic church in Ireland has been a prominent topic in Irish and International newspapers in recent years, primarily due to the scandals that have arisen relating to the abuse of women and children under the care of the State. It’s ill-treatment of the vulnerable citizens who were in the care of religious institutions has been increasingly public since the early 1990s and includes women in Magdalen laundries and those in mother and baby homes amongst other victims. How these scandals were addressed by Irish newspapers following the pivotal points from 1990 to the present day and the impact of this on the secularisation of Ireland are addressed in this paper.Show less
This thesis aims to answer the question how the current state of political culture in Tajikistan came to be, with specific focus on how the secularization legacy of the Soviet Union and two large...Show moreThis thesis aims to answer the question how the current state of political culture in Tajikistan came to be, with specific focus on how the secularization legacy of the Soviet Union and two large-scale conflicts influenced the position of political Islam.Show less
Master thesis | Theology and Religious Studies (Master)
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After the Second World War church members abandoned the traditional churches in large numbers in The Netherlands. At the same time a new movement started to grow, namely the evangelical movement....Show moreAfter the Second World War church members abandoned the traditional churches in large numbers in The Netherlands. At the same time a new movement started to grow, namely the evangelical movement. This research looks into the cultural and social factors that stimulated the growth of the evangelical movement from 1945 till 1980 in The Netherlands. Special attention is given to the cultural and social changes in the 1960’s and what the influences were on the evangelical movement. The thesis also contributes to the question: how the religious landscape in The Netherlands has changed in the second half of the twentieth century and how these changes and the growth of the evangelical movement are connected with each other.Show less
