The relationship of intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest religious orientations to Jungian psychological type among churchgoers in England and Wales

Employing the New Indices of Religious Orientation (NIRO), this study examines the theory that different religious orientations are related to individual differences in psychological type as developed by Carl Jung and operationalized by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Data provided by 481 weekly churchgoing Christians who completed the MBTI and the NIRO demonstrated that quest religious orientation scores were higher among intuitives than among sensers, but were unrelated to introversion and extraversion, thinking and feeling, or judging and perceiving; that intrinsic religious orientation scores were higher among extraverts than introverts, higher among sensers than intuitives and higher among feelers than thinkers, but unrelated to judging and perceiving; and that extrinsic religious orientation scores were unrelated to any of the four components of psychological type. The findings relating to Jungian psychological type differences are applied in order to elucidate the psychological significance of extrinsic, intrinsic, and quest orientations to religion

The psychological-type profile of lay church leaders in Australia

A sample of 845 lay church leaders (444 women and 401 men) from a range of 24 different denominations and movements (including house churches and independent churches) completed the Francis Psychological-Type Scales within the context of the 2006 Australian National Church Life Survey. The psychological-type profiles of these lay church leaders were almost identical to the type profiles of 1527 Australian churchgoers (936 women and 591 men) published in an earlier study by Robbins and Francis. The predominant types among female lay church leaders were ISFJ (21%), ESFJ (21%), and ISTJ (18%). The predominant types among male lay church leaders were ISTJ (28%), ISFJ (17%), ESTJ (13%), and ESFJ (12%). The SJ temperament accounted for 67% of the female lay church leaders and for 70% of the male lay church leaders. The strengths and weaknesses of the SJ leadership style are discussed

Love as a motive for mission: an approach to the biblical theology of mission

This is a study in the biblical theology of mission, the purpose of which is to discover the essential motive-force of mission. The thesis is: "Love is the motive for mission, and the essential nature of mission is found in the biblical concept of love."Only two sections of the biblical materials are considered. In Part I the mission of Israel is examined as it is set forth in the prophetic materials of the Old Testament, specifically in terms of the topic, love as a motive for mission. It is stated here that mission is central to the message of the prophets and that the concepts, election, covenant, and service, provide the basic structure for a theology of mission.In Part II the mission of Jesus is examined as it is revealed by a critical analysis of the Synoptic materials, specifically in terms of love as a motive for mission. It is stated here that the central issue of Jesus' ministry, considered from the perspective of the historical Jesus, is the radical demand of God's Rule. Thus Jesus called all men to repentance, faith, and obedience, and tnus he gave himself in his mission. It is also suggested here that the traditional interpretations of Jesus' ministry, which are based on the uniqueness of the time and/or his person, are incorrect with regard to the mind of Jesus. His mission was not based on his own uniqueness; it was an expression of obedience to God's will. Thus he gave himself, even in rejection, suffering, and death, not in the hope of future vindication and personal glory but in the self-denial and selfgiving with which he challenged others. Because of the resurrection we know that he perfectly fulfilled God's will, and with the early church we acclaim him as the ServantMessiah, the Son of God. In Jesus' life and ministry, considered from the perspective of the actual ministry but in the light of the resurrectxon, we find the full meaning of mission, the content for a theology of mission.In both parts of this study it is evident not only tnat love is the motive for mission but that the essential nature of mission is found in the concept of love. "Mission" refers to the purpose or will of God, in which men are called to participate. "Love" refers to the inner and total response of the person, which is the essential nature of true obedience to God's will.The results of this study in the biblical theology of mission are significant for the church's theology of mission, for the church, as the people of God, has inherited Israel's mission, and her mission, as the body of Christ, is based on Jesus' mission. It is evident that the meaning of the church's existence is found in its mission, that its whole life is bound up with the purpose and love of God, and tnat the essential nature of its mission is self-denial and self-giving, i.e. love

A comparative study of the performance of concurrency control algorithms in a centralised database

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Interview with Cleve and Debbie Weininger

An interview with Cleve and Debbie Weininger regarding their experiences homesteading in Kansas and Nebraska during the sod house days. 00:01:05 - Living in a sod house 00:03:29 - Games played by children of the time including Baseball 00:03:55 - School experiences 00:05:30 - Indigenous Americans in Nebraska 00:06:45 - Farming experiences 00:14:08 - Fruit orchards 00:14:39 - Canning 00:15:55 - Vegetable gardens 00:16:45 - Windmills 00:17:18 - Rattlesnake hunting 00:20:17 - Halloween Prank 00:22:16 - Watermelon swiping 00:22:40 - Pranks 00:26:03 - Crime 00:33:01 - Superstitions 00:35:14 - Folk medicine 00:40:00 - Pranks at church camp meetings 00:43:10 - Change from horses to automobiles 00:49:40 - Church experiences 00:50:35 - Major changes of the past 50 yearshttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/1008/thumbnail.jp

New Kadampa Buddhists and Jungian psychological type

Building on previous studies on Canadian Anglicans and Catholics, this study examines and discusses the psychological type profile of 31 adherents to New Kadampa Buddhism. Like Anglicans and Catholics, Buddhists preferred introversion (I). Like Anglicans who preferred intuition (N) and unlike Catholics who preferred sensing (S), Buddhists displayed a preference for intuition (N). Unlike Anglicans and Catholics who both preferred feeling (F), Buddhists displayed a balance between feeling (F) and thinking (T). Like Anglicans and unlike Catholics, Buddhists preferred the Apollonian temperament (NF) over the Epimethean temperament (SJ). These data are discussed to interpret the psychological appeal of New Kadampa Buddhism