The Pentecostals – A Religion of Fools and Holy Rollers Or a Renaissance of Faith?

February 1, 2022 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: religious beliefs

Amy is joyful, full of laughter and love, and always ready to tackle difficult discussions on religion, society, politics, literature or whatever the topic may be. She reads widely, stays informed, and enjoys intellectual repartee. She also listens with understanding and speaks warmly rather than argues religious ideas and principles that may differ from others. Amy is from Virginia, the home of Thomas Jefferson, who advocated reason as the path to truth. How then can Amy follow a Pentecostal minister Read More

How Traditional Chinese Health Beliefs and Chinese Culture Influence Health and Illness?

January 30, 2022 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: religious beliefs

Traditional Chinese health beliefs adopt a holistic view emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in increasing risk of disease. According to Quah (1985), these factors influence the balance of body’s harmony, yin and yang. These are two opposite but complementary forces and, together with qi (vital energy), they control the universe and explain the relationship between people and their surroundings. Imbalance in these two forces, or in the qi, results in illness. In order to restore the balance, traditional remedial Read More