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(Hjarvard, 119). Initially mediatisation refered to process of disempowerment, whereas now it is used to describe power of media institutions, values and technologies and their increasing autonomy. Media no longer mediate power, but rather constitute it (Deacon, 1033). This is a metaprocess concerned with the appropriation of and adjustment to media logics by, in this case religious institutions into their own various cultural practices (Lunt,…

wilderness with the Devil, he sees four characters commit sin. The revelations of the world’s sinfulness has destroyed the faith of a good man. Some critics argue as to why the young man’s visions of evil include only Goody Cloyse, the minister, Deacon Gookin, and his wife Faith. Hurley believes that the reason for Hawthorne’s choice of those four characters occurs to us if we consider their relationship to Goodman Brown. They are the four closest people to him in Salem village. It is obvious…

always wondered why it looked the way it did until my continuing education later in life. This a very structurally beautiful building and it acts the part of worship and school all together. I can never forget the smell of the incense burned by the deacons and priest prior to the ceremony. When we are children, I think we remember things more vividly and have more distinct pictures painted in out memory lobe of either haunting or…

movements. However, some did survived, and from those which has come down to present, scholars are able to learn about their customary observance. Five religious officers are called during a Gnostic Mass: a priest and a priestess, who are assisted by a deacon and two acolytes called “children”. Throughout the ceremony, participants are required to make several unusual gestures. Near the very beginning is the Step and Sign of a Man and a Brother, which “signifies [the] Birth as incarnate beings.”…

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), new methods of prevention and treatment are being made in the field of behavioral health. The biomedical approach to mental illness is regarded as the traditional approach. As stated by Deacon, “the biomedical model posits that mental disorders are brain diseases and emphasizes pharmacological treatment to…

The theme in “Young Goodman Brown” would be, looks can be deceiving. The story talks about a guy who talks about a guy who thinks all is well. Symbolism is endless in the story, I will be giving four examples with an additional example of irony/symbol. For example his wife’s name is faith. When he loses his wife not only did he lose her he lost his faith (literally). “My love and my faith”, “my faith is gone!” cried he after one stupefied moment. “There is no good on earth: and sins is but a…

A church’s Christian education program is a large part of its overall ministry. It involves more people and more programs than any other part of a church’s life. How can a pastor effectively organize and coordinate the different parts of the Christian education program? By utilizing a Christian Education Committee. In this issue of Faith Pulpit Don Anderson, professor of Christian Education at Faith Baptist Bible College, explains the value and function of the Christian Education Committee.…

Cincinnati is a series of three romantic suspense novels written by the prolific American author Karen Rose. The first novel in the Cincinnati series that also happens to be the sixteenth novel in her romantic suspense series of novels is the 2014 published “Closer Than You Think”. Just like all her other novels, the Cincinnati series of novels is a universe based series that takes place in Cincinnati Ohio. In addition to being set in the same universe, the novels also have connections in theme…

departs on a nightly stroll on an errand in the forest. The errand is actually attending a witches sabbath taking place deep in the wood. Accompanied by the Devil he faces the fact that many of the people he revered such as a sunday school teacher, a deacon, and even the minister are hypocrites. This leads to him becoming a misanthrope as he realizes the Puritan beliefs he was taught do not mean anything when those around him do not follow them. My analysis of Young Goodman Brown focused on the…

In my personal and professional experience, the acute inpatient environment may at times appear to lack any positive direction for the mental health nurses working directly with patient care however, if you were to delve beyond this superficial appearance I would also argue that the role of the mental health nurse is, as suggested by Horsfall, Cleary, & Hunt (2010) and Bowers (2005) often established by the patients, their needs and the reason for their admission to an acute mental health…