المؤلفون: Hawkes CH; Essex Neuroscience Centre, Oldchurch Hospital, Essex, UK. chrishawkes@msn.com, Ramkumar N, Baker R, Lyon JL

المصدر: Acta neurologica Scandinavica [Acta Neurol Scand] 2007 Apr; Vol. 115 (4), pp. 260-4.

نوع المنشور: Journal Article

بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: Denmark NLM ID: 0370336 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0001-6314 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00016314 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Neurol Scand Subsets: MEDLINE

مواضيع طبية MeSH: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*, Multiple Sclerosis/*ethnology, Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Life Style ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Sex Distribution ; United States/epidemiology

مستخلص: Background: Compliant members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS, Mormons) have a low incidence of heart and lung disease that may relate to their healthy life style. We wished to determine whether multiple sclerosis (MS) was less frequent in this religious body.
Methods: To ascertain this, diagnostic and treatment coding records were accessed from the Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators (DMBA) for the 6 year period 1997-2002. DMBA is a medical insurance company that provides medical insurance to all employees of LDS Church in the US. This information was combined with prescribing records for disease modifying treatment, principally beta-interferon and Copaxone which are medications specific to MS.
Results: Using various search strategies we derived an approximate MS prevalence of 45-64/100,000.
Conclusion: Comparison with MS rates from Utah and other states of comparable latitude suggest that strict LDS have an MS prevalence that is lower than expected and may reflect their healthy life style.

المؤلفون: Hilton, John, Aramaki, Alyssa

المصدر: Teaching Theology & Religion; Apr2014, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p99-111, 13p

مصطلحات موضوعية: RELIGIOUS education, RELIGIOUS life of college students, CHURCH of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sacred books, THEORY-practice relationship, MORMON college students, HIGHER education, STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES & colleges

الشركة/الكيان: BRIGHAM Young University

مستخلص: Much debate exists regarding the purpose of education. This article explores the idea that religious education can be used to inspire change and action in the lives of students beyond the classroom. We describe a study of students who took a required religion class at a private religious university. The intended outcomes of the class centered on encouraging students to make the following changes in their lives: to develop a habit of regular scripture study, to use new methods to study the scriptures, and to make positive choices in their lives. Specific assignments were designed to encourage these outcomes. At the end of the semester, students were surveyed as to whether they had made changes in their lives in these three areas. The vast majority of students reported that they had made changes in their lives because of assignments given in the class. Implications and limitations are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: PHILLIPS, RICK

المصدر: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Dec2008, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p628-643, 16p

مصطلحات موضوعية: RELIGIOUS institutions, RELIGIOUS gatherings, ORGANIZATIONAL structure, RELIGION & sociology, CHURCH of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missions, PARISHES, RELIGION

مصطلحات جغرافية: UTAH

الشركة/الكيان: CHURCH of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

مستخلص: A number of theorists in the sociology of religion hold that denominations in the United States have remained vital by decentralizing power, and shifting control from central hierarchies to individual congregations: a strategy dubbed “de facto congregationalism.” However, changes in the polity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS, or Mormon, Church) contravene this trend. Unlike most denominations, Mormonism—a vital faith by all accounts—has centralized its authority and standardized its programs in recent decades. This article investigates whether the logic of de facto congregationalism applies to Mormonism. From a case study of missionary outreach in an LDS congregation, I investigate how mandates from the church's central headquarters are interpreted and implemented at the grassroots level. My findings show that the church's centralized polity may hinder the functioning of Mormon congregations outside traditional strongholds in Utah and the Intermountain West—a finding consistent with the logic of de facto congregationalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Jacobs, Nathan

المصدر: Modern Theology; Jul2008, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p331-358, 28p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CAPPADOCIAN Fathers, TRINITY, TRITHEISM, TRIADS (Philosophy), DOCTRINAL theology, GOD in Christianity, CHURCH of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doctrines, MONOTHEISM, THEOLOGY

مستخلص: This article is both historical and constructive. The historical side addresses the question of whether a consistent line of analogy for the Trinity can be found among the Cappadocians. I answer in the affirmative, arguing that an analogy of primary-secondary substance for the one ousia and three hypostases of the Godhead is present in Basil and the two Gregories. The constructive side concerns the question raised by modern critics over whether Primary-Secondary Substance Trinitarianism (PST) can ultimately avoid tritheism. I will consider objections to this analogy in an effort to show that PST, when taking its cues from the Cappadocians, can successfully sustain its claim to monotheism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Stillman-Spisak, Stephanie

المصدر: Religious Studies Review; Jul-Oct2005, Vol. 31 Issue 3/4, p221-221, 1/6p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CHURCH of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sacred books, NONFICTION

Reviews & Products: EQUAL Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender & American Culture (Book)

People: FORSBERG, Clyde R., 1962-2012

مستخلص: Reviews the book "Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture," by Clyde R. Forsberg, Jr.

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