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Showing 1 to 20 of 113 for “"Religious Leaders"”.
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Sacred politics : religious leaders and conflict in Israel
My dissertation examines why religious leaders adopt nationalist positions and how these positions contribute to the duration of an ongoing conflict. I propose a general framework of sacred politics that incorporates the state, religious leaders, and religious communities. Within this framework, I …
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Examining religious leaders and traditional healers' experiences and responses to HIV/AIDS in a modern community
… the experiences and responses to HIV/AIDS, of religious leaders and traditional healers, in a modern community. The study acknowledges that these individuals are not only influential individuals, but are also educators in their respective communities and thus the study is situated within the …
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Spiritual Coping as a Mediator of Distress and Posttraumatic Growth Among Adult Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Religious Leaders
… a sample of female survivors of sexual abuse by religious leaders by examining how distress, spiritual coping, and posttraumatic growth were related in this population. This study examined the mediatory role of spiritual coping between distress and posttraumatic growth.</p> <p>Method</p> …
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A contemporary civil rights issue: the thoughts of African American Christian religious leaders and university professors on seeking public office (a life history method)
… day. It critiques how ideas and terms such as ""leadership"" and ""activism"" have evolved in the African American experience, and how African Americans themselves have sought to participate in these forms of engagement. It argues that the people who brought attention to political, economic, and …
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When Dispute Threatens Harmony in the Public Sphere: Discerning the Dynamics of State-Religion Relation with Particular Reference to Singapore's Muslim Scholars
Islamic religious contestation is not new in Singapore. Its roots took shape during the formative years of early Singapore when Islam came to its shores on the waves of trade and migration. However, over the years, the contestation was characterized by new dynamics, chief of which were …
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Perceptions of non-christian stakeholders on multi-faith religious education in Zambia: a case of selected secondary schools in Ndola district.
… of non-Christian stakeholders on multi -faith Religious Education (RE) in Zambia focusing on selected secondary schools in Ndola district of Zambia. The study aimed at first establishing the nature of RE in Zambian secondary schools before finding out the perceptions of non-Christian pupils, …
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Perceptions of non-christian stakeholders on multi-faith religious education in Zambia: a case of selected secondary schools in Ndola district.
… of non-Christian stakeholders on multi -faith Religious Education (RE) in Zambia focusing on selected secondary schools in Ndola district of Zambia. The study aimed at first establishing the nature of RE in Zambian secondary schools before finding out the perceptions of non-Christian pupils, …
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A qualitative study exploring how religion and spirituality shape perceptions, experiences, and practices of the disposal of amputated limbs in the UK
… HCPs working with amputation patients, and religious leaders. The study used constructivist grounded theory to guide the research process. Data collection involved in depth one on one interviews with amputees, HCPs and religious leaders. Data collection was carried out in two phases …
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Male sexuality and masculinity: Implications for STIs/HIV and sexual health interventions in Bangladesh
… backgrounds. Twenty key informants included religious leaders. traditional and Western medical practitioners, teachers, community and religious leaders, professionals involved in the media. Ten focus group discussions were held. I spent time in various male venues to observe men's social …
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An Analysis of Stakeholder’s Views on Quality of Education in Community Secondary Schools in Moshi Rural Distric
… and educational officers, politician and religious leaders. Results show that there are qualitatively different views on quality of education in community secondary schools. Whereas students complains having few teachers especially for science teachers, parents view that fees are low but …
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Inequality within Congregations and Congregations’ Response to Inequality: Studies of Gender and Mental Health, Race and Mental Health, and Participation in the Sanctuary Movement
… aims to address the ways that American religious congregations and religious leaders respond to and are formed within the context of a society marked by inequality. Specifically, I study: (1) the ways that the stress of the pastorate, and the ways that clergy respond to those stressors, …
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Food waste reduction strategies for sustainable food security in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… consumption. It is, therefore, plausible that religious leaders may be key role-players in the quest to reduce food wastage in line with SDG goal 12.3, namely, to halve food waste by 2030. The overall objective of this research is, therefore, to determine what role religious leaders (RLs) can …
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Defenders of the Faith? Religion and Right-wing Populism in Germany, France and the United States in the 21st Century
… communities react to right-wing populists’ religious-laden rhetoric and what is the role of mainstream parties and religious leaders in shaping these responses? Finally, what do these trends mean for the role of faith and religious institutions in Western democracies going forward? Drawing …
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The Influence of Cultural Beliefs on Same-Sex Marriages in the Vhembe District
… in same-sex marriages, and focus groups such as religious leaders, cultural leaders and community leaders participated in the study. Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data on the influence of cultural beliefs on same-sex marriages. This analysis provided deep insights into the …
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Faith-based interventions in addressing violence against women in Cape Town
… and training on violence against women to religious leaders and religious communities. Guided by Van Gennep's rite of passage theory, I argue that these organisations follow the model of a rite of passage in their interventions. I explain how the three stages of a rite of passage …
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Youth de-radicalization : best practices for Canada
… were conducted with school counsellors, religious leaders, and academics to explore solutions to youth radicalization. Youth de-radicalization approaches from Singapore and UK were analyzed and found that community-based initiatives were missing from programming. Social identity theory is …
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A noble task: testing an operational model of clergy occupational health
In many ways, clergy and religious leaders are an ignored yet high-risk population. A clergy member unable to cope with challenges in his or her own life may be ineffective at helping church members to cope with their stress. The purpose of the present study was to develop and test an operational …
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Corporate Legitimacy Across Cultural Contexts: Mapping the Cultural Schemata of Religio-Institutional Actors
… by mapping the cognitive schematic elements of religious leaders in three countries: Egypt (Islam), Israel (Judaism), and Sweden (Secular Humanism). Semi-structured participant interviews are used to generate a focused discursive corpus which is then analyzed. The result of this analysis is (1) …
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Contextualizing Anthony van Dyck's Iconography within the Emerging Traditions of Portraiture and Artists' Biography in the Early Modern Period
… including artists, scholars, diplomats, and religious leaders. This thesis examines the artistic and literary context for Van Dyck’s Iconography, with a focus on the changing social and intellectual status of artists in northern Europe during the seventeenth century. It seeks to provide the …
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