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Fides Del Castillo

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ID978999
NAMEFides Del Castillo
GIVEN NAMESFides
FAMILY NAMEDel Castillo
SIGNATUREDEL CASTILLO F
AFFILIATIONSDe La Salle University
ORCID0000-0002-2368-7031
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS56
AUTHOR COUNT28
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4
  • The blunt and frank

    Open Access•Thinandavha Derrick Mashau, Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Verbum et Ecclesia•2026

    This article provides a missional and comparative critique of Nelson Mandela and José Rizal, examining their liberative motifs in the context of Christ’s liberative mission. Thirty years into democracy in South Africa and a century after the liberation of the Philippines, the ideals of equality, justice and quality of life espoused by these historical figures remain elusive. The majority of their people continue to grapple with inequality, povert…

  • Laylayan theology and Rough Grounds

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Stephen M Cherry et al.•ARTICLE•HTS Teologiese Studies /…•2026

    This article examines two Filipino contextual theologies – Laylayan Theology and Rough Grounds – as frameworks addressing the realities of the oppressed and marginalised. Rooted in liberation and contextual theology, these models centre theological discourse on the lived experiences of those in society’s peripheries. Daniel F. Pilario’s Rough Grounds critiques traditional theology for exploiting marginalised narratives without granting them agenc…

  • Missio Dei

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Practical Theology•2026•References: 19

  • Faith at the Edge of Life

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Gregory S Ching et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 48

    Near-death experiences (NDEs) encompass transformative existential experiences that lead to religious change. Although most previous research focused primarily on Western contexts, there remains less understanding of individuals' interpretations of NDEs in pluralistic societies such as the Philippines. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study examined the relationship between NDEs and spiritual transformation in a sample of 683 Filipino adults …

  • A Theological and Scriptural Basis for Laylayan Theology

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•International Bulletin of Mission…•2024

    This paper aims to deepen the understanding of laylayan theology by examining its foundations in sacred scriptures and teachings of the Catholic Church. Among the myriad approaches in Asian theologizing, laylayan theology appropriates a Filipino cultural concept to articulate the lived religion of those on the peripheries. Through reflection on the scriptures, church teachings, and theological concepts concerning the marginalized, laylayan theolo…

  • Perspectives of Youth on Religious Education in the Philippines

    Fides Del Castillo, Rebecca G Cacho•ARTICLE•Religious Education•2024

    The study explores the potential of participative pedagogy as it solicits young people’s perspectives and opens a space for dialogue to clarify how best they can benefit from religious education. Over 300 young students from a Catholic higher education institution in the Philippines have been interviewed to articulate their experiences, expectations, and needs to foster holistic educational engagements among the youth. The data generated from the…

  • Pakikipagkapwa-tao as a mode of inter-religious dialogue in the contemporary Philippines during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•HTS Teologiese Studies /…•2023

    The study brought to the fore the issue of acute hunger and food insecurity in Philippine society during the COVID-19 pandemic. It utilised Filipino culture and the Catholic Church’s fidei depositum as a framework to unravel the forms of inter-religious dialogue in the country. The study was qualitative research that used a case study as it analysed inter-religious dialogue, particularly the dialogue of life and action among Filipinos during the …

  • Associations between Prayer and Mental Health among Christian Youth in the Philippines

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•Cited by: 3•References: 38

    Religion/Spirituality (R/S) has been associated with mental health. Although most Filipinos are Christian, little research has been done on how R/S affects their mental health. To address this research gap, an open-ended questionnaire was conducted on forty-three Filipino Christian youths regarding their thoughts, motives, and emotions about private prayer. Responses were coded and analyzed with the qualitative data analysis software NVivo. A tra…

  • Religiosity among Indigenous Peoples

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Inna Reddy Edara et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•References: 45

    Religions are a set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices about transcendence. They are formed by complex social and cultural rituals and customs. Given that religion is also vital to the Indigenous Peoples, this study employed the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) to measure and understand the nuances of the religiosity of the Indigenous youth of Cordillera, also known as Igorots, in the Philippines. The Cordilleran youth's religiosity is par…

  • Toward Synodality and Social Transformation

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 19

    Basic ecclesial communities (BECs) are flourishing in the Philippines. While many Filipina Catholics are leading the "new way of being Church," little research has been conducted on their lived religion. Investigating the servant leadership of women in BECs provides us with a better understanding of the indispensable contributions of grassroots women to the Church and society toward synodality and transformation. As a response to this research ga…

  • Re-Imagining the Religious Beliefs and Cultural Practices of Indigenous Christian Youth

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 4•References: 15

    This paper aims to understand better the religious beliefs and cultural practices of Cordilleran Christian youth in the Philippines. By zooming in on the notions of God and practices of select Cordilleran Christian youth, this study endeavors to make the voices of indigenous Christian youth heard. Using the framework of Laylayan theology, this study explores the perspectives of the indigenous Christian youth on God, traditional practices, and liv…

  • Pakikipagkapwa (Fellowship)

    Open Access•Jonathan James Canete, Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 3•References: 13

    The present study examines the ways in which the Filipino Christian value of pakikipagkapwa (fellowship) can be seen and experienced in modern society. Using empirical phenomenology, this paper aims to (re)imagine the ways of cultivating ways of dialogue with religious others while understand the meaning of pakikipagkapwa (fellowship). This study explores the contemporary notions and practices of pakikipagkapwa among select Filipino Christians an…

  • Laylayan Theology

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 11

    This paper aims to introduce and argue the need for laylayan theology. It theologizes a Filipino cultural concept that has been appropriated that privileges and brings to the fore the voices of the people from the margins. In this study, the invaluable contributions of indigenous Christian youths, the basic ecclesial communities, and bai (Filipina Christian leaders) to the Christian faith and mission are articulated. Laylayan theology hopes to pr…

  • God's Benevolent Love in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Rebecca Cacho, Rebecca G Cacho et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 3•References: 19

    Current studies show that the Christian faith is still robust in Philippine society and culture despite the global health crisis. This study investigates how select Filipino Christian youths intuited God's benevolent love in the time of "social distancing" and how their experience of God's benevolence helped them to carry on despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors administered open-ended survey questions about God's love to select Filipino Chr…

  • Dungaw

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Religion and Health•2021

  • Religiosity, Emotions, Resilience, and Wellness during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Inna Reddy Edara, Fides Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    One hard fact of COVID-19 is the uncertainty of all things. Anchoring on the assumption that the religiosity of an individual has a profound impact on their emotions, resilience, and wellness, this study investigated the levels of the centrality of religiosity, emotions towards God, resilience, and wellness among 399 Taiwanese university students. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, factor analysis, group comparisons, multiple regressi…

  • Belonging

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Mission Studies•2021

    Frank J. Butler. Belonging: One Catholic’s Journey. Maryknoll, New York. Orbis Books, 2020, Pp. ix + 187. $25.00.Frank J. Butler served as president of the Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), an association of Catholic grant makers responsible in philanthropic programs in the United States and other parts of the world. His memoir, Belonging: One Catholic’s Journey, is a collection of stories about his experiences of…

  • Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Taiwan

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Inna Reddy Edara et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 1•References: 26

    This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20), which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Taiwan's society. The sample (N = 331) was drawn from the selected undergraduate university students of the country. Descriptive statistics and Cronbach's alpha values were calculated for the five subscales (ideology, intellect, experience, private…

  • Centrality of Religiosity among Select LGBTQs in the Philippines

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 5•References: 22

    This paper investigates the salience of religion and the centrality of religiosity among select LGBTQs. Much consideration has been given to the identity categories of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated for the overall CRSi-20 score and its five subscales. The results show that the overall CRSi-20 score is 3.68 (SD = 0.89), which indicates that the select LGBTQs are "religious". A…

  • Validation of the Abrahamic Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-5, CRS-10, and CRS-15)

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 6•References: 23

    The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) is an instrument that measures the centrality, importance, or salience of religious meanings in personality. Addressing the dearth of research on the salience of religion among Filipino Christian youths, the researchers explore in this paper the degree of religiosity of selected university students and the relevance of religious beliefs in their daily life by validating the Abrahamic forms of the Centrali…

  • Religiosity and Contentment among Teachers in the Philippines during Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Inna Reddy Edara, Fides Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 2•References: 40

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on many areas of people's lives all over the world, including in the area of education. Many educational institutions must un-preparedly transition from physical classes to distance learning modalities, affecting both the students and teachers. Given that the teachers are confronted with so many challenges, leading to their increased stress and mental health issues, this research project inves…

  • Spiritual Well-Being and Its Role on the Sociality of Selected Catholic Religious Novices

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    Religion and spirituality are difficult to define and elusive to capture by standard scientific methods. Despite these challenges, the researchers aim to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the psychology of religion by investigating the religious experience of Catholic novices and their spiritual well-being. Using the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM) developed by John Fisher, objective data was gathered from sele…

  • Religious Coping of Selected Filipino Catholic Youth

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Marie Antoinette Aliño et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 8•References: 21

    This study determined the reliability and validity of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE) outside the Western Christian context. After construct and measurement equivalence, the Brief RCOPE was used to ascertain and illuminate the religious coping of selected Catholic youth in the Philippines. A group of students studying in Catholic universities (n = 335) completed the research measures. The findings of this study showed that the Brie…

  • Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, CRSi-14, and CRSi-20)

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 9•References: 25

    The presence of different religions and the freedom of people to navigate the religious space shows that religion in the Philippines is not a monolithic entity. This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20) which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Philippine society. The sample (N = 514) was drawn from the young population of the coun…

  • A Theology of Southeast Asia, Liberation-Postcolonial Ethics in the Philippines, written by Agnes M. Brazal

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Mission Studies•2019

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  • Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, CRSi-14, and CRSi-20)

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 9•References: 25

    The presence of different religions and the freedom of people to navigate the religious space shows that religion in the Philippines is not a monolithic entity. This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20) which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Philippine society. The sample (N = 514) was drawn from the young population of the coun…

  • Religious Coping of Selected Filipino Catholic Youth

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Marie Antoinette Aliño et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 8•References: 21

    This study determined the reliability and validity of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE) outside the Western Christian context. After construct and measurement equivalence, the Brief RCOPE was used to ascertain and illuminate the religious coping of selected Catholic youth in the Philippines. A group of students studying in Catholic universities (n = 335) completed the research measures. The findings of this study showed that the Brie…

  • Validation of the Abrahamic Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-5, CRS-10, and CRS-15)

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 6•References: 23

    The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) is an instrument that measures the centrality, importance, or salience of religious meanings in personality. Addressing the dearth of research on the salience of religion among Filipino Christian youths, the researchers explore in this paper the degree of religiosity of selected university students and the relevance of religious beliefs in their daily life by validating the Abrahamic forms of the Centrali…

  • Centrality of Religiosity among Select LGBTQs in the Philippines

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 5•References: 22

    This paper investigates the salience of religion and the centrality of religiosity among select LGBTQs. Much consideration has been given to the identity categories of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated for the overall CRSi-20 score and its five subscales. The results show that the overall CRSi-20 score is 3.68 (SD = 0.89), which indicates that the select LGBTQs are "religious". A…

  • Re-Imagining the Religious Beliefs and Cultural Practices of Indigenous Christian Youth

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 4•References: 15

    This paper aims to understand better the religious beliefs and cultural practices of Cordilleran Christian youth in the Philippines. By zooming in on the notions of God and practices of select Cordilleran Christian youth, this study endeavors to make the voices of indigenous Christian youth heard. Using the framework of Laylayan theology, this study explores the perspectives of the indigenous Christian youth on God, traditional practices, and liv…

  • Associations between Prayer and Mental Health among Christian Youth in the Philippines

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•Cited by: 3•References: 38

    Religion/Spirituality (R/S) has been associated with mental health. Although most Filipinos are Christian, little research has been done on how R/S affects their mental health. To address this research gap, an open-ended questionnaire was conducted on forty-three Filipino Christian youths regarding their thoughts, motives, and emotions about private prayer. Responses were coded and analyzed with the qualitative data analysis software NVivo. A tra…

  • Pakikipagkapwa (Fellowship)

    Open Access•Jonathan James Canete, Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 3•References: 13

    The present study examines the ways in which the Filipino Christian value of pakikipagkapwa (fellowship) can be seen and experienced in modern society. Using empirical phenomenology, this paper aims to (re)imagine the ways of cultivating ways of dialogue with religious others while understand the meaning of pakikipagkapwa (fellowship). This study explores the contemporary notions and practices of pakikipagkapwa among select Filipino Christians an…

  • God's Benevolent Love in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Rebecca Cacho, Rebecca G Cacho et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 3•References: 19

    Current studies show that the Christian faith is still robust in Philippine society and culture despite the global health crisis. This study investigates how select Filipino Christian youths intuited God's benevolent love in the time of "social distancing" and how their experience of God's benevolence helped them to carry on despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors administered open-ended survey questions about God's love to select Filipino Chr…

  • Perspectives on Faith and Culture in the Philippines, East Timor, and Indonesia

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•The International Journal of…•2018•Cited by: 3

  • Toward Synodality and Social Transformation

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 19

    Basic ecclesial communities (BECs) are flourishing in the Philippines. While many Filipina Catholics are leading the "new way of being Church," little research has been conducted on their lived religion. Investigating the servant leadership of women in BECs provides us with a better understanding of the indispensable contributions of grassroots women to the Church and society toward synodality and transformation. As a response to this research ga…

  • Laylayan Theology

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 11

    This paper aims to introduce and argue the need for laylayan theology. It theologizes a Filipino cultural concept that has been appropriated that privileges and brings to the fore the voices of the people from the margins. In this study, the invaluable contributions of indigenous Christian youths, the basic ecclesial communities, and bai (Filipina Christian leaders) to the Christian faith and mission are articulated. Laylayan theology hopes to pr…

  • Religiosity and Contentment among Teachers in the Philippines during Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Inna Reddy Edara, Fides Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 2•References: 40

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on many areas of people's lives all over the world, including in the area of education. Many educational institutions must un-preparedly transition from physical classes to distance learning modalities, affecting both the students and teachers. Given that the teachers are confronted with so many challenges, leading to their increased stress and mental health issues, this research project inves…

  • Spiritual Well-Being and Its Role on the Sociality of Selected Catholic Religious Novices

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    Religion and spirituality are difficult to define and elusive to capture by standard scientific methods. Despite these challenges, the researchers aim to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the psychology of religion by investigating the religious experience of Catholic novices and their spiritual well-being. Using the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM) developed by John Fisher, objective data was gathered from sele…

  • Christianization of the Philippines

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Mission Studies•2015•Cited by: 2

    This paper aims to contribute to discussion on how the Catholic religion took root, spread, survived, and progressed in the Philippines. It seeks to address the Christianization of the pre-Hispanic Filipinos and the subsequent embedded-ment of the Church in indigenous culture. It also discusses on H. Richard Niehbur’s typology of the gospel-culture relationship as discussed by De Mesa (2007). From the fundamental congruencies between Filipino tra…

  • Faith at the Edge of Life

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Gregory S Ching et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 48

    Near-death experiences (NDEs) encompass transformative existential experiences that lead to religious change. Although most previous research focused primarily on Western contexts, there remains less understanding of individuals' interpretations of NDEs in pluralistic societies such as the Philippines. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study examined the relationship between NDEs and spiritual transformation in a sample of 683 Filipino adults …

  • Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Taiwan

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Inna Reddy Edara et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 1•References: 26

    This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20), which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Taiwan's society. The sample (N = 331) was drawn from the selected undergraduate university students of the country. Descriptive statistics and Cronbach's alpha values were calculated for the five subscales (ideology, intellect, experience, private…

  • Gospel-Culture Relationship of Traditional Filipino Religion and Catholicism

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•The International Journal of…•2015

  • Christianization of the Philippines

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Mission Studies•2015•Cited by: 2

    This paper aims to contribute to discussion on how the Catholic religion took root, spread, survived, and progressed in the Philippines. It seeks to address the Christianization of the pre-Hispanic Filipinos and the subsequent embedded-ment of the Church in indigenous culture. It also discusses on H. Richard Niehbur’s typology of the gospel-culture relationship as discussed by De Mesa (2007). From the fundamental congruencies between Filipino tra…

  • Perspectives on Faith and Culture in the Philippines, East Timor, and Indonesia

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•The International Journal of…•2018•Cited by: 3

  • A Theology of Southeast Asia, Liberation-Postcolonial Ethics in the Philippines, written by Agnes M. Brazal

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Mission Studies•2019

  • Spiritual Well-Being and Its Role on the Sociality of Selected Catholic Religious Novices

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    Religion and spirituality are difficult to define and elusive to capture by standard scientific methods. Despite these challenges, the researchers aim to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the psychology of religion by investigating the religious experience of Catholic novices and their spiritual well-being. Using the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM) developed by John Fisher, objective data was gathered from sele…

  • Religious Coping of Selected Filipino Catholic Youth

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Marie Antoinette Aliño et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 8•References: 21

    This study determined the reliability and validity of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE) outside the Western Christian context. After construct and measurement equivalence, the Brief RCOPE was used to ascertain and illuminate the religious coping of selected Catholic youth in the Philippines. A group of students studying in Catholic universities (n = 335) completed the research measures. The findings of this study showed that the Brie…

  • Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, CRSi-14, and CRSi-20)

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2020•Cited by: 9•References: 25

    The presence of different religions and the freedom of people to navigate the religious space shows that religion in the Philippines is not a monolithic entity. This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20) which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Philippine society. The sample (N = 514) was drawn from the young population of the coun…

  • Dungaw

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Religion and Health•2021

  • Religiosity, Emotions, Resilience, and Wellness during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Inna Reddy Edara, Fides Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    One hard fact of COVID-19 is the uncertainty of all things. Anchoring on the assumption that the religiosity of an individual has a profound impact on their emotions, resilience, and wellness, this study investigated the levels of the centrality of religiosity, emotions towards God, resilience, and wellness among 399 Taiwanese university students. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, factor analysis, group comparisons, multiple regressi…

  • Belonging

    Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Mission Studies•2021

    Frank J. Butler. Belonging: One Catholic’s Journey. Maryknoll, New York. Orbis Books, 2020, Pp. ix + 187. $25.00.Frank J. Butler served as president of the Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), an association of Catholic grant makers responsible in philanthropic programs in the United States and other parts of the world. His memoir, Belonging: One Catholic’s Journey, is a collection of stories about his experiences of…

  • Validation of the Interreligious Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Taiwan

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Inna Reddy Edara et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 1•References: 26

    This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20), which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Taiwan's society. The sample (N = 331) was drawn from the selected undergraduate university students of the country. Descriptive statistics and Cronbach's alpha values were calculated for the five subscales (ideology, intellect, experience, private…

  • Centrality of Religiosity among Select LGBTQs in the Philippines

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 5•References: 22

    This paper investigates the salience of religion and the centrality of religiosity among select LGBTQs. Much consideration has been given to the identity categories of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated for the overall CRSi-20 score and its five subscales. The results show that the overall CRSi-20 score is 3.68 (SD = 0.89), which indicates that the select LGBTQs are "religious". A…

  • Validation of the Abrahamic Forms of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-5, CRS-10, and CRS-15)

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 6•References: 23

    The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) is an instrument that measures the centrality, importance, or salience of religious meanings in personality. Addressing the dearth of research on the salience of religion among Filipino Christian youths, the researchers explore in this paper the degree of religiosity of selected university students and the relevance of religious beliefs in their daily life by validating the Abrahamic forms of the Centrali…

  • Religiosity and Contentment among Teachers in the Philippines during Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Inna Reddy Edara, Fides Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2021•Cited by: 2•References: 40

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on many areas of people's lives all over the world, including in the area of education. Many educational institutions must un-preparedly transition from physical classes to distance learning modalities, affecting both the students and teachers. Given that the teachers are confronted with so many challenges, leading to their increased stress and mental health issues, this research project inves…

  • Toward Synodality and Social Transformation

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 19

    Basic ecclesial communities (BECs) are flourishing in the Philippines. While many Filipina Catholics are leading the "new way of being Church," little research has been conducted on their lived religion. Investigating the servant leadership of women in BECs provides us with a better understanding of the indispensable contributions of grassroots women to the Church and society toward synodality and transformation. As a response to this research ga…

  • Re-Imagining the Religious Beliefs and Cultural Practices of Indigenous Christian Youth

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 4•References: 15

    This paper aims to understand better the religious beliefs and cultural practices of Cordilleran Christian youth in the Philippines. By zooming in on the notions of God and practices of select Cordilleran Christian youth, this study endeavors to make the voices of indigenous Christian youth heard. Using the framework of Laylayan theology, this study explores the perspectives of the indigenous Christian youth on God, traditional practices, and liv…

  • Pakikipagkapwa (Fellowship)

    Open Access•Jonathan James Canete, Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 3•References: 13

    The present study examines the ways in which the Filipino Christian value of pakikipagkapwa (fellowship) can be seen and experienced in modern society. Using empirical phenomenology, this paper aims to (re)imagine the ways of cultivating ways of dialogue with religious others while understand the meaning of pakikipagkapwa (fellowship). This study explores the contemporary notions and practices of pakikipagkapwa among select Filipino Christians an…

  • Laylayan Theology

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 11

    This paper aims to introduce and argue the need for laylayan theology. It theologizes a Filipino cultural concept that has been appropriated that privileges and brings to the fore the voices of the people from the margins. In this study, the invaluable contributions of indigenous Christian youths, the basic ecclesial communities, and bai (Filipina Christian leaders) to the Christian faith and mission are articulated. Laylayan theology hopes to pr…

  • God's Benevolent Love in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Rebecca Cacho, Rebecca G Cacho et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2022•Cited by: 3•References: 19

    Current studies show that the Christian faith is still robust in Philippine society and culture despite the global health crisis. This study investigates how select Filipino Christian youths intuited God's benevolent love in the time of "social distancing" and how their experience of God's benevolence helped them to carry on despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors administered open-ended survey questions about God's love to select Filipino Chr…

  • Pakikipagkapwa-tao as a mode of inter-religious dialogue in the contemporary Philippines during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•HTS Teologiese Studies /…•2023

    The study brought to the fore the issue of acute hunger and food insecurity in Philippine society during the COVID-19 pandemic. It utilised Filipino culture and the Catholic Church’s fidei depositum as a framework to unravel the forms of inter-religious dialogue in the country. The study was qualitative research that used a case study as it analysed inter-religious dialogue, particularly the dialogue of life and action among Filipinos during the …

  • Associations between Prayer and Mental Health among Christian Youth in the Philippines

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Clarence Darro Del Castillo et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•Cited by: 3•References: 38

    Religion/Spirituality (R/S) has been associated with mental health. Although most Filipinos are Christian, little research has been done on how R/S affects their mental health. To address this research gap, an open-ended questionnaire was conducted on forty-three Filipino Christian youths regarding their thoughts, motives, and emotions about private prayer. Responses were coded and analyzed with the qualitative data analysis software NVivo. A tra…

  • Religiosity among Indigenous Peoples

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Inna Reddy Edara et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•References: 45

    Religions are a set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices about transcendence. They are formed by complex social and cultural rituals and customs. Given that religion is also vital to the Indigenous Peoples, this study employed the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) to measure and understand the nuances of the religiosity of the Indigenous youth of Cordillera, also known as Igorots, in the Philippines. The Cordilleran youth's religiosity is par…

  • A Theological and Scriptural Basis for Laylayan Theology

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo•ARTICLE•International Bulletin of Mission…•2024

    This paper aims to deepen the understanding of laylayan theology by examining its foundations in sacred scriptures and teachings of the Catholic Church. Among the myriad approaches in Asian theologizing, laylayan theology appropriates a Filipino cultural concept to articulate the lived religion of those on the peripheries. Through reflection on the scriptures, church teachings, and theological concepts concerning the marginalized, laylayan theolo…

  • Perspectives of Youth on Religious Education in the Philippines

    Fides Del Castillo, Rebecca G Cacho•ARTICLE•Religious Education•2024

    The study explores the potential of participative pedagogy as it solicits young people’s perspectives and opens a space for dialogue to clarify how best they can benefit from religious education. Over 300 young students from a Catholic higher education institution in the Philippines have been interviewed to articulate their experiences, expectations, and needs to foster holistic educational engagements among the youth. The data generated from the…

  • Faith at the Edge of Life

    Open Access•Fides Del Castillo, Gregory S Ching et al.•ARTICLE•Religions•2025•Cited by: 1•References: 48

    Near-death experiences (NDEs) encompass transformative existential experiences that lead to religious change. Although most previous research focused primarily on Western contexts, there remains less understanding of individuals' interpretations of NDEs in pluralistic societies such as the Philippines. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study examined the relationship between NDEs and spiritual transformation in a sample of 683 Filipino adults …

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