Who calls the shots in Naomi's life? Reading the Naomi-Ruth story within the African religio-cultural context

“…Basing one’s arguments on the apparent resemblances between the world view in which the narrative of Ruth is embedded and the African (Northern Sotho) world view, how may it be far-fetched to argue that the dead (males) called the shots in Naomi’s life? …”
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Nkunimdie Christology: An Akan contextual expression of the Christus Victor motif of atonement by I. Boaheng

“…The resulting theology is a contextual theology that incorporates the biblical world view, the Akan world view, and the Christus Victor model of atonement. …”
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The testing of Abraham in Genesis 22 and the testing of Job by S Fischer

“…The tension between the narrative and the poetic part of the book of Job is understood as a correction of a fatalistic, obedient world view. Such critical thinking is lacking in Genesis 22 and is only part of the reception history. …”
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The bad habit of individualistic religion

“… Because of an interpersonal world view, Ubuntu provides a much-needed reference point for navigating contentious issues for both political and spiritual discourse. …”
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The revelation of God: How and to whom does God reveals God self to? by H. Mdingi

“… The African world view is not monolithic or homogeneous. However, that being the case, there is a strong metaphysical and existential leaning in terms of Spirit and the world. …”
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READING THE LORD’S PRAYER THROUGH EWE-GHANAIAN DEMONOLOGICAL LENS by E. van Eck, D. Sakitey

“…It also engages the world of the text with the Ewe-Ghanaian demonological world view and defines the place of ??????? (evil/evil one) in Ewe-Ghanaian Christian spirituality. …”
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“THE HUNGARIAN FOLK-SONG … ECHO OF THE ENTIRE HUNGARIAN SOUL” – THOUGHTS UPON A QUOTATION FROM ZOLTÁN KODÁLY by Zoltán SZALAY

“…They represent a spirit which takes itself out of unity, and in most cases it is unable to accept the strange difference, the mentality and the world view in which it finds itself quite foreign. The pentatonic scale is a separate system, independent of the heptatonic. …”
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The philosophical foundations of digital twinning by David J Wagg, Christopher Burr, Jason Shepherd, Zack Xuereb Conti, Mark Enzer, Steven Niederer

“…These differences are due to the philosophical world-view adopted within specific communities. In this paper, we explore the philosophical context which underpins the digital twin concept. …”
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IF GOD IS EVERYWHERE, IS GOD IN A BLACK HOLE? A THEOLOGY-SCIENCE DISCUSSION ON OMNIPRESENCE by W. Bentley

“…It explores the notion of God’s omnipresence by considering world views, scientific theory, and the notions of embodiment and incorporeal nature of God’s being. …”
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How nonhumans are included in relationships by Trosper Ronald L.

“…Although the cultures of Indigenous peoples vary greatly, most emphasize two features in their world views. They believe relationships are fundamental and that relationships exist when all conscious entities interact. …”
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