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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Religious heritage"”.
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Major Contextual Dimensions and Dynamic Factors in the Transmission of the Judeo-Christian Religious Heritage According to Selected Writings of Ellen G. White
… dimensions in the transmission of this religious heritage and the dynamic factors involved in the process.</p> <p><em>Method.</em> The approach to this documentary study consisted of (1) carefully reading selected writings of White and collecting every statement related to the …
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De Exú a Xangô: quem nos protege? a depredação do patrimônio afro-brasileiro no espaço público da cidade de Salvador – Bahia (2012 – 2022)
… of paths, the remarkable African-derived religious heritage in Salvador, Bahia, is unveiled, such as the Bust of Mother Gilda, the Oxóssi Sculptural Ensemble and Mother Stella of Oxóssi, Bust of Mother Runhó, Mother Caetana Medallion, Orixás of Dique, Xangô Stone, Lagoa and Dunas do Abaeté …
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An investigation into the supposed loss of the Khoikhoi traditional religious heritage amongst its descendants, namely the Coloured people with specific references to the question of religiosity of the Khoikhoi and their disintegration
… especially those in the Cape. These Khoikhoi religious and cultural elements give the Coloured people a dignified continuation with their forebearers. The author also demonstrates that the Khoikhoi were religious people in spite of misconstrued perceptions of their being, culture and …
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Islam, Christianity, Traditional Religions and Power Politics in Northern Nigeria Since Pre-Islamic Period
<p>Problem</p> <p>Currently in Northern Nigeria, religious interaction among the three major religious traditions, Islam, Christianity, and African Traditional Religion, is marred by violent religious conflicts. Also, competing concepts of religious legitimacy, which appeal to the historical …
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The Legality of Border Walls under International Law
… borders, in order to preserve their cultural and religious heritage. Furthermore, the thesis explains how international environmental norms require States to prevent significant environmental harms that may be caused by a wall’s fragmentation of ecosystems and wildlife migration routes. The thesis …
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The stations of the cross: A calculated trap?
… felt in her dual iconoclastic and iconophobic religious heritage; Tony Urquhart used traditionally Christian imagery to evoke a sense of the sacred in a secular urban art gallery; the via cruces paradigm embodied for Fred Hagan the tensions between an individual and society; for the members at …
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The Impact of Organizational Culture, Feminist Theory and Leadership of the First Seven Presidents on the Historical Development of Mercyhurst College (1926-1972)
The religious heritage and ideals of many American Catholic colleges and universities are associated with the orders of women religious that established women's colleges in the 19th century and served them through the 20th century. The social histories of their individual colleges are just …
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Keeping faith: secularisation and its influence on the governance of primary schools in Northern Ireland
… patronage have been and still are dominated by religious institutions, which expect adherence to their respective religious ethoses, the study indicates that secularising trends in Northern Irish schools are viewed differently by Catholic and Protestant participants. <br/><br/>Growing …
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Living in two worlds: An investigation into the identity of Arab Muslim Women in contemporary Great Britain
… participants' perceptions of their ethno-religious heritage in the light of their experience of living in urban, multi-cultural Great Britain where they are required to obey two systems of law — English Family Law and the Shariah. Interview data were supplemented by email returned by five …
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Ideology and righteousness in Matt 5.20: a study in identity politics from the Sermon on the Mount
… the Roman empire, borrowing from Israel‘s religious heritage and, accommodating the Jesus Movement. Consequently, pursuant to identity politics guided by the requirements of righteousness in Matt 5.20, the SM provides a basis for the reconstruction of a superordinate cultural identity for …
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The Independent Churches of the Coloured people of the Cape Flats.
… present-day South Africa. They have a strong religious heritage going back to their origins, and all the best known denominations and churches are to be found among them, and are generally well-supported. However, in the course of the past years, a considerable number of Independent Churches …
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Negotiating Gender Identity, Motherhood and Consumption: Examining the Experiences of South Asian Women in the UK
… of transmitting elements of their cultural and religious heritage to their children. Rather than simply coping with these additional responsibilities, participants often view motherhood as an opportunity to socialise their children with more egalitarian gender norms.
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Best Practices for Online Theological Ministry Preparation: A Delphi Method Study
… for the Association of Theological Schools: Religious heritage, cultural context, personal and spiritual formation, and capacity for ministerial and public leadership. Finally, the implications of these findings were discussed along with suggestions for further research.
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THOREAU'S A WEEK, RELIGION AS PRESERVATIVE CARE: OPPOSING THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY, MANIFEST DESTINY, AND A RELIGION OF SUBJUGATION
… By placing his book in this genre, Thoreau's religious thinking comes to the fore. His book becomes a contextualized pilgrimage addressing three levels of human existence in the religious realm: (1) where we have been and are now, (2) where we could be, and (3) how to reach that next, better …
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Signifying practices : Amaxhosa ritual speech
… Traditional Religion not only as an indigenous religious heritage but also as a contemporary living religion in South Africa. This thesis seeks to address the need for recognition, documentation and analysis of African Traditional Religion with specific focus on the role of ritual speech in …
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Explicit and implicit motivation towards outbound tourism: a study of Saudi tourists
… countries that have values grounded on their religious heritage.
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The Intercultural Communication Experiences of Arab Muslims Studying in New Zealand: Academic and Social Perspectives
… process of these students’ cultural and religious identities. In addition, the study investigates which communication practices adopted by students facilitate, or inhibit, good communication with New Zealanders. Cultural identity theory and structuration theory were used as the …
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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Religiosity, Amount of Exposure to Seventh-day Adventist Parochial Education and Other Selected Variables Among Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Students in Sao Paulo, Brazil
… (SDA) education, (the transmission of the SDA religious heritage) is being fulfilled. It was based on the relationship between five dimensions of religiosity (the criterion variables), the amount of exposure to SDA education, and other selected variables such as age, sex, scholastic …
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Em desagravo do santíssimo sacramento: o "Conventinho Novo": devoção, memória e património religioso
Erigido num período bem pouco afecto à instituição de casas regrais, o Conventinho de Lisboa cedo se veria ameaçado pelas crescentes restrições que decretariam o definhar da existência congreganista. Ao breve e espinhoso percurso deste cenóbio poria termo, não muito tempo transcorrido sobre a sua …