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Covenants, Sacraments, and Vows: The Active Pathway to Mercy

… transition from covenants, to sacraments, to daily vows—a powerful sequence that leads to application, action, … so that he can have fellowship with the saints.” [12] A vow is a solemn promise made to God to perform some act, or …

Jainism

… only one robe, pulled his hair out in five handfuls and vowed, “I shall for twelve years neglect my body and abandon … In terms of physical possessions, nonattachment is a vow of no possessions for ascetics and of limited possessions … the laypersons. Those willing to take upon themselves the vows which withdraw them from normal life are always few in …

Buddhism

… novices with shaved heads. All Buddhists take five basic vows, four of which will sound very much like the vows of the … There is great variety in how Buddhists carry out this vow. Those living near the sea may fish and eat fish as part …

Reverence for Life in Religion

… practice was later codified in the first of Five Great Vows’ for Jain monks. I renounce all killing of living … drink, not without doing so. This is, Sir, the first great vow: Abstinence from killing any living beings. [2] Other …

Traditional Christian Sacraments and Covenants

… act.” [12] Second, a sacramentum was the military oath or vow of a soldier entering the Roman army. The soldiers swore … reference to sacraments in association with oaths or vows comes from a letter written in 112 by Pliny the Younger. …

Commitment to the Covenant: LDS Marriage and Divorce

… covenant itself, many couples are disregarding their vows and divorcing as an attempt to avoid even modest levels … culture have weakened public support for the marriage vow. Marriage rates are down, and divorce is now often …

Shifting View on the Male-Female Relationship: Same-Sex Marriage and Other Social Consequences

… Press, 1990), 184; emphasis added. [10] N. F. Cott, Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation (Cambridge, MA: … Oxford University Press: 2007), 31. [14] Cott, Public Vows , 3. [15] Cott, Public Vows , 124. [16] P. J. DiMaggio and W.W. Powell, …

Muslim Women and Shrines in Shiraz

… as well as those with tattered veils. The expense of their vows and the status of the shrines they visit may vary, but … man who worked at a local handicrafts shop. He had made a vow to a popular local saint but had not gone to the saint’s …

Muslim Women and Shrines in Shiraz

… as well as those with tattered veils. The expense of their vows and the status of the shrines they visit may vary, but … man who worked at a local handicrafts shop. He had made a vow to a popular local saint but had not gone to the saint’s …

“The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up”: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple

… temple in an effort to change her circumstances. [3] She vows that if she is blessed with a son, that child will serve … also have brought a measure of anguish as well: she had vowed to give this child to the service of the Lord. It must …