Calvin Mercer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3892326 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Calvin Mercer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Calvin |
| FAMILY NAME | Mercer |
| SIGNATURE | MERCER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Resurrection of the Body and Cryonics
The Christian doctrine of resurrection of the body is employed to interpret the cryonics program of preserving legally dead people with the plan to restore them when future medicine can effectively address the cause of death. Cryonics is not accepted by mainstream science, and even if the vision is never realized, it is worth the effort to use it as a thought experiment to test the capability of the Christian theological system to address this is…
Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension
If the science of 'radical life extension' is realized and the technology becomes widely available, it would arguably have a more radical impact on humanity than any other development in history. This
The Hood Mysticism Scale
The widely used Hood Mysticism Scale (1975) was administered to one of two groups of college students in its original version and a modified version without the option of responding with "?" to an item. Scoring of the scale assigns an intermediate value to the "?" response, suggesting this response implies a meaning on the item somewhere between "probably true" and "probably not true." Omitting this response option requires respondents to make a …
Religious Mysticism and Gender Orientation
This study of 411 undergraduates utilized the short form of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and a modified version of the Hood Mysticism Scale (M-scale) to examine the relationship of gender orientation with mystical experience. The hypothesis - that participants classified on the BSRI as feminine or androgynous each would score significantly higher on mysticism than persons classified as masculine - was confirmed. The suggestion is made that p…
Aπoσteλλein and Πemπein in John
Scholars who have commented on John's use of the two verbs range from those who view the words as having very different meanings to the recent trend of seeing no difference. The following analysis argues for reversing that trend, and in the process sharpens our understanding of an important part of John's vocabulary
Resurrection of the Body and Cryonics
The Christian doctrine of resurrection of the body is employed to interpret the cryonics program of preserving legally dead people with the plan to restore them when future medicine can effectively address the cause of death. Cryonics is not accepted by mainstream science, and even if the vision is never realized, it is worth the effort to use it as a thought experiment to test the capability of the Christian theological system to address this is…
Religious Mysticism and Gender Orientation
This study of 411 undergraduates utilized the short form of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and a modified version of the Hood Mysticism Scale (M-scale) to examine the relationship of gender orientation with mystical experience. The hypothesis - that participants classified on the BSRI as feminine or androgynous each would score significantly higher on mysticism than persons classified as masculine - was confirmed. The suggestion is made that p…
Aπoσteλλein and Πemπein in John
Scholars who have commented on John's use of the two verbs range from those who view the words as having very different meanings to the recent trend of seeing no difference. The following analysis argues for reversing that trend, and in the process sharpens our understanding of an important part of John's vocabulary
Religious Mysticism and Gender Orientation
This study of 411 undergraduates utilized the short form of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and a modified version of the Hood Mysticism Scale (M-scale) to examine the relationship of gender orientation with mystical experience. The hypothesis - that participants classified on the BSRI as feminine or androgynous each would score significantly higher on mysticism than persons classified as masculine - was confirmed. The suggestion is made that p…
The Hood Mysticism Scale
The widely used Hood Mysticism Scale (1975) was administered to one of two groups of college students in its original version and a modified version without the option of responding with "?" to an item. Scoring of the scale assigns an intermediate value to the "?" response, suggesting this response implies a meaning on the item somewhere between "probably true" and "probably not true." Omitting this response option requires respondents to make a …
Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension
If the science of 'radical life extension' is realized and the technology becomes widely available, it would arguably have a more radical impact on humanity than any other development in history. This
Resurrection of the Body and Cryonics
The Christian doctrine of resurrection of the body is employed to interpret the cryonics program of preserving legally dead people with the plan to restore them when future medicine can effectively address the cause of death. Cryonics is not accepted by mainstream science, and even if the vision is never realized, it is worth the effort to use it as a thought experiment to test the capability of the Christian theological system to address this is…
Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mysticism (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)