Inequalities within Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa on gender, with special reference to lGBTQIA+: Imago Dei by L. Modise

“… This article consists of five parts on equality within faith communities. First, the focus is on the creation of human beings as the image of God on an equal basis. …”
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Męczeństwo formą samobójstwa? by Marcin Cholewa

“…The article focuses on key elements of martyrdom (conscious and voluntary acceptance of death, dying for the faith, virtues pertaining to God, bearing witness to truth and love, patient endurance until death, externalised defending the truth of faith, a persecutor as opposed to the martyr, no pursuit of martyrdom, the pursuit of martyrdom not for its glory) and altruistic suicide (conscious and voluntary acceptance of death, death for the sake of others, society, bearing witness to the values, God, honour, friendship, freedom, desire for death without reward, death as a personal act, not harming innocent people, exceptions are acts of terrorism and suicide acts during wars). …”
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A mão dupla da rua: a ambivalência da “nova resistência” ou elementos para uma outra gramática da mobilização by Francisco Sá Barreto, Júlia Figueiredo Benzaquen

“…A discussão que segue está organizada a partir de dois eixos fundamentais, os quais são: a) uma experiência contemporânea da rua: uma geopolítica dos movimentos sociais e pensar em termos de (r)existências; e b) elementos para um estudo do “Jano brasileiro”: entre o pertencimento nacional como disciplina e o desafio de novas formas de associação. A partir de tais eixos, pretendemos investigar uma gramática dos levantes de junho e uma potência montada a partir de tais eventos para analisarmos, de um lado, as atualizações das lógicas de disciplinamento do social e, de outro lado, a exaustão de um programa de diferença social que sustenta uma estrutura liberal do projeto moderno de democracia. …”
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Att samtala om det omätbara by Petter Eklund

“… This article seeks to explore Jonna Bornemark's philosophy and epistemology to see if it can help us find a language for existential questions that take both religious faith and reason seriously. Bornemark stands in the phenomenological philosophical tradition. …”
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Czy współczesna antropologia uwzględnia wiarę? by Tomasz Kraj

“…On one side, there is Christian anthropology which takes faith into consideration. Taking faith into consideration means seriously considering such issues as: the linear concept of time, the Christian concept of man created in the image and likeness of God, the concept of human freedom, and the concept of human personhood rooted in metaphysics. …”
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SEARCHING FOR GOD: THEOLOGY, IMAGINATION, BEAUTY AND THE ARTS by G.E. Thiessen

“…Some reflections on the rendering of suffering and the cross in modern art as well as an examination of how the imagination and beauty are vital in the life of faith and in the arts conclude the article. …”
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Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Family/Caregivers of Pediatric Patients Treated for Cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Stu... by Zenebe Negash MSc, Eden M. Kinfe BSc, Urji Zerihun BSc, Atalay M. Fentie MSc

“…Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the QOL and associated factors among family/caregivers of pediatric patients treated for cancer at Tikur Anbassa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Method An institution-based cross-sectional study design was used to collect information from family/caregivers who were present in the pediatric oncology unit at TASH from January 2, 2023 to May 30, 2023. …”
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Schism – and Reformed theology? by D.J. Smit

“… The article deals with the question of schism in the Reformed faith and ecclesiology, by focusing on four fundamental issues developed in the form of five theses each. …”
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Het die Reformasie die leer gered en aanbidding verloor? by B. Spoelstra

“…In the current struggle for “liturgical renewal” in reformed churches in South Africa the indissoluble relation between faith (doctrine) and experiencing and expressing faith (liturgy) should be restored and utilised in order to succeed and survive. …”
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Changing Disability Status and Changes in Health, Participation Restrictions and Activity Limitations in Denmark: Does the Choice of Measure Matter? by Anna Amilon, Mads Lybech Christensen

“…This study is the first to explore the prevalence and determinants of changes in disability status for two internationally recognized and widely used disability survey measures: the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning (WG-SS) and the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI). We use Danish longitudinal survey data collected in 2016 and 2020 on 10,586 respondents aged 16–64 to systematically compare within-person changes in disability status. …”
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Tyd as gawe - God se tyd: die polsslag van die kerkjaar by E. Kloppers

“…This article is a plea for a greater consciousness for the structure and times of the church year, with a view to the conveyance of the full truth of the Gospel and the formative effect in the life of the community of faith. …”
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Embodied and hybrid pedagogies: by I. Nell

“…Factors at play in ecumenical exposure include the content of the programme, the diversity of the student population, as well as the reflective and participatory practices of teaching, learning, and assessing in lived faith contexts. The article especially emphasises a one-day pilgrimage among the lived faith practices. …”
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"...but the poor opted for the evangelicals!" - Evangelicals, poverty and prosperity by Gideon van der Watt

“…The article focuses on the rapid growth of a specific brand of evangelicalism, namely “prosperity faith” as predisposition within the neo-Pentecostal churches, especially throughout sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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The Method of Beliefs of The Mu'tadilah Regarding The Nature of Khabariyyah: An Introduction by Nasron Yaacob

“…Even if a specific figure adheres to a particular faith method, other methods are still considered and accepted as part of the Ahli Sunnah wal Jamaah faith. …”
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Breast cancer survival and season of surgery: an ecological open cohort study by Dorthe Teilum, Karsten D Bjerre, Anne M Tjønneland, Niels Kroman

“…Background Vitamin D has been suggested to influence the incidence and prognosis of breast cancer, and studies have found better overall survival (OS) after diagnosis for breast cancer in summer–autumn, where the vitamin D level are expected to be highest.Objective To compare the prognostic outcome for early breast cancer patients operated at different seasons of the year.Design Open population-based cohort study.Setting Danish women operated 1978–2010.Cases 79 658 adjusted for age at surgery, period of surgery, tumour size, axillary lymph node status and hormone receptor status.Statistical analysis The association between OS and season of surgery was analysed by Cox proportional hazards regression models, at survival periods 0–1, 0–2, 0–5 and 0–10 years after surgery. …”
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DIDACTIC SCAFFOLDING LEADERSHIP PEDAGOGY: by G.E. Dames

“… This is a collaborative retrospective/introspective study of over forty years of spiritual and faith learning and teaching in search of answers to the following questions: Why did so many of the youth Coetzee (2019) taught develop into some of the most prominent leaders at all levels of South African society? …”
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The structure and dynamics of Luther's Catechism by K. Zwanepol

“…The more as scholarly discussion about it raised attention is paid to the structure of Luther’s Catechism. …”
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Morality and religion in African thought by P. J. Nel

“…However, African morality is not necessarily based on religion or faith, but on the beneficiary values of collective family and community well-being, without dissolving the individual’s character. …”
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AGRICULTURA Y RURALIDAD EM AMÉRICA LATINA by Mónica Isabel Bendini

“…Analisam-se os efeitos e limites do grande capital agrário e a vigência da ruralidade enquanto espaço de vida e práticas sociais. Temas tais como o reposicionamento dos atores, a reconfiguração das tramas societárias no território, o desenvolvimento de estratégias dinâmicas, defensivas, adaptativas vinculadas à diversidade de controles e resistências que se geram são analisados de modo processual como deslizamento no âmbito dos próprios estudos rurais.…”
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Florestan Fernandes e a questão do negro: batalhas acadêmicas e políticas by Paulo Henrique Fernandes Silveira

“… Desde suas primeiras pesquisas sobre a questão do negro, no início dos anos 50, Florestan Fernandes enfrentou diferentes correntes de pensamento no interior das ciências sociais. Tais embates teóricos ultrapassaram o âmbito acadêmico e tiveram repercussões na agenda por direitos do movimento negro. …”
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