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  • GOOP -- An American Religion?

    Creator:
    Smith, Aaron J.
    Abstract:
    Can a wellness movement and business be an American religion? By tracing three threads of historic American religions - New Thought, Christian Science, and Scientology - we can see how we've arrived at the place of even entertaining the question of GOOP as an American religion.
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    revelation from the divine or even a codex of orthodoxy. However, there are religious elements, movements

  • Going Full Karen: I Want to Speak to the Manager of Religion

    Creator:
    Ivey, Lonni E.
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    Presented via Zoom at the OSU Religious Studies Spring Conference.
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    skeleton of religious study had cancerous tumors in its bones, I wondered “How is it still alive with all

  • Religion as a Common Sense Category

    Creator:
    Harrington, Scott T.
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    In the field of religious studies, it is common to separate meta theories about the concept of religion itself into two equally problematic categories that both make claims about the truth of religious doctrine. This is done by attempting to define religion by historically excluding non-Christian religious traditions from the...
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    religion but has little to do with the study of individual or collective religious behavior. Starting

  • Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi

    Creator:
    Vam, Leela
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    The following text is a consolidated version of the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, along with the Guru Maṇḍala, Sūryārgha, Pañcagavya, Guru Pādārgha, Kāybhaḥ Pūjā, Rahasya Pūjā, Kalaśa Pūjā, Vāruṇī Pūjā, Bali Pūjā, Kīgaḥ Tine, and a Pātra Jñāna. The Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, as has been discussed above, is the primary pūjā and sādhanā...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    Science in Religious Studies Baccalaureate of Arts in International Studies Presented June 2, 2021

  • Analysis of Radio Signals for New Pulsar Detection

    Creator:
    Downing, Jaden
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    The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) times periodic signals from pulsars as a method of detecting gravitational waves. NANOGrav detects waves emitted in the nanohertz frequency range, a range lower than those previously explored by other organizations. This allows for the study of rarely observed sources such...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    (Honors Scholar) Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Religious Studies (Honors Scholar) Presented

  • Burwell v. Hobby Lobby: Crafting Corporate Personhood with Glitter and Toothpicks

    Creator:
    Buccello, Taylor
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    Presented via Zoom at the OSU Religious Studies 2021 Spring Conference. This paper takes an analytical look at the 2014 Supreme Court Case Burwell v Hobby Lobbly. This case is an example of the intersection of religion with capitalism, healthcare, feminism, and public policy. This case looks to answer the...
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    Services, et al. v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is one instance where religious morals and access to

  • Reverence for Rock: The Effect of Institutionalized Modalities on the Motility of Women in Rock Climbing

    Creator:
    Settimo, Sarah S.
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    This thesis begins with an overview of the history of rock climbing that presents the opportunity to evaluate rock climbing as a religion/religious act in Section 2. Then, Section 2 delves into alternative spaces where religion exists beyond mainstream institutions, in order to build upon some themes of religious experience...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Political Science and Religious Studies (Honors Associate) Presented July 24, 2020

  • Shabbat B'shir

    Creator:
    Winer, Max
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    Shabbat B’shir is an album exploring Jewish folk and rock music written, performed, produced, recorded, and mixed and mastered all by Max Winer. The goal of the project was to create a full length album showcasing Max Winer’s growth in songwriting and production capabilities. This eleven song album features the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    started very simply with a desire to combine my two disciplines of study (Religious Studies and Music

  • Spirituality and Aging Among Women

    Creator:
    Orcutt, Nancy Wilson
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    The term, spirituality, as used in this study, refers to that part of our lives that has the deepest meaning, that which nurtures each of us and moves us toward wholeness. It is the basis for which we live out our lives, following our own truths with honesty and commitment....
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    Masters Thesis
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    very religious." In this school the stu- dents were pressured to study hard and be good. Even though

  • Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

    Creator:
    Bryant, Robert Edman
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    This study examines a limited number of selected themes in Judeo-Christian, or Western, religious thought and their implications for man's use of land, with the objective of discovering the influence of Western religion on attitudes toward nature and land. Five themes are examined: dominion of man; stewardship; contempt for, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Ronald O.'Clarke, Professor of Religious Studies This study