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Virtual Presentations

Virtual Presentations consist of video and PowerPoint presentations. Q&A can occur in the comments of this post. Each presenter's formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal.

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Religious Commitment and Marital Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Forgiveness

  • Megha Deuskar, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Fergusson College
  • Angeline Thomas, Research Scholar, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
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Does Religiosity Buffer Against Death Anxiety?: Analyzing the Moderating Effect of Meaning in Life

  • Aleena Mathew, Intern, Psychiatry, Dr. Vasudeo Paralikar
  • Megha Deuskar, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, Fergusson College
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The Origins and the Struggles of Catholic Ecotheology

(Supported by Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), grant 2017 / 24842-1)

  • Renan Dos Santos, PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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The Right to Self-Defence and the Right to Bear Arms: Self-Defense Is a Human Right, the Right to Bear Arms Is a Legal Option - Rights and Privileges

  • Khadijeh Safiri, Professor, Social Sciences and Economy, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Congregational Life and Christian Womanhood: Gender, Identity, and Belonging in 1950s-1960s East Africa

  • Beth Ann Williams, Graduate Candidate, History, University of Illinois, Champaign, United States
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Yoruba Socio-cultural Beliefs and Practices among the Indigenous Pentecostals in Ibadan

  • Adewale, Olukayode Ogunrinade, Professor, Religious Studies, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria
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Eschatology and Eco-theology: How our View of the End Impacts our View of the Present

  • Eric Snader, Graduate Student, Wesley Theological Seminary
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The Hands of Religion and Dispersion of Identity

  • Elnaz Shir Mohammadi, Graduated, Alzahra University, Iran
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Religious Education and Laudato Si: Towards an Integration of Ecological Education in the Curriculum of a Catholic Tertiary School in the Philippines

  • Reuel Rito Seno, Assistant Professor, Theology and Philosophy Area, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila, Philippines
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Global Ethics for the Faithful

  • Thomas D. Lynch, President, Research, International Academy for Interfaith Studies
  • Cynthia Lynch, Professor, Hawaii Pacific University, United States
 
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Buddhist Spirituality and Twelve Step Spirituality

  • Christopher McDuffie, Fordham University, United States
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Displaced Religious Identities While Living in the In-Between

  • Shemine Gulamhusein, Assistant Professor, Child and Youth Care, MacEwan University, Canada
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​The Concept of Body in the Psychology of Evagrius Ponticus

  • M.A. Prokhodko, PhD, The Orthodox Parish of St. Nicolas, Seville, Spain

Praying for the Water: Uniting Together in a Southern Watershed (Private Link Here)

  • Victoria Machado, PhD Candidate, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States
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Spiritual Leadership for a Sustainable World

  • Patricia Bombard, DePaul University, United States
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Evangelizing Euthenics: Ellen Swallow Richards and the Quest for Social Betterment

  • Emily Bailey, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Towson University, United States
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Radical Right Populist Entrepreneurs and the Use of Religious Representations in Popular Culture: George Becali Impersonating the "Saviour of the Romanian Orthodox Nation"

  • Maria Alina Asavei, Assistant Professor, Russian and East European Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic
  • Kocian Jiri, Researcher, Charles University, Czech Republic
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Oracles for the People: Anchorites and Their Place in the Politics of Divine Knowledge

  • Milo Rhys Teplin, Graduate Student, Anthropology, University of Houston, United States
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Chakra Alignment and Thinking Routines: Creating Balanced Pedagogy in the Classroom

  • Rachel Terlop, PhD Candidate, George Mason University, United States
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Spirituality and Sustainability: Recognizing Grace to Find Your Power

  • Marianne Langridge, CEO and Founder, Sustainable Synthesis Limited, PBC, United States

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  • Patricia Bombard
  • Thomas D. Lynch
  • Tamsyn Gilbert
  • Christopher Mc Duffie