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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Religious persecution"”.
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For God or Caesar? A Study of Americas' Church Reaction to Religious Persecution in the Third Reich
… reaction, Protestant and Roman Catholic, to the persecution of Christians and Jews in Nazi Germany. Reports and comments about the crisis of Church and State in Hitlerdom from January, 1933, through 1939 were drawn from six religious publications, three Protestant and three Catholic, in the …
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The meaning of caring for a child who has renal failure : a phenomenological study of urban Aboriginal caregivers
… sixteenth century is largely the history of some religious people who tried to find the perfect expression of their faith in this world. Initially because of religious persecution, migration to other countries, for those Mennonites, was often a means of survival. Later when religious persecution …
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An Urban Monastery and Its Genius Loci
… and it recent history of Chinese rule, religious persecution and infiltration of its language, culture and environment, the challenge of this program is to represent the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism in a modern language of architecture.
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Violação à liberdade religiosa no Irã durante o governo Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: uma análise da perseguição
… Relations (IR), having as a case study the religious persecution of the religions Bahá'í Faith Christianity under the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The former president belonged to the conservative wing of the country and succeeded a reformist president. In the face of constant reports …
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The Life Experiences of Ten Female Refugees from Iraq and Iran: An Oral History Research Study
… qualitative study about the experiences of 10 religiously persecuted female refugees from Iran (Baha’i) and Iraq (Chaldean) was conducted in both Northern (Bay Area) and Southern (San Diego County) California. The study focused on three periods in their lives: previous experiences in the …
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For conscience's sake: the 1839 emigration of the Saxon Lutherans
… chose to move to the United States because of religious persecution, their history is a unique part of American religious and immigration history. Arriving during the antebellum period, the immigrants faced the unique challenges of the young American republic, which would include the trauma of …
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Structure in architecture: a center for the study of world religions and mythologies
… founded, in part, by people seeking freedom from religious persecution, Washington D.C. provided highly appropriate for this project. Additionally, people of diverse religious backgrounds and national origins inhabit the District of Columbia, making it a multicultural city. Further, known as …
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Spirit Wrestling: Identity Conflict and the Canadian "Doukhobor Problem," 1899-1999
… Wrestlers”) sought refuge from escalating religious persecution perpetrated by Russian church and state authorities. Initially, the Doukhobors’ immigration to Canada in 1899 seemed to satisfy the needs of host and newcomer alike. Both parties soon realized, however, that the Doukhobors’ …
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Memoirs of the Persecuted: Persecution, Memory, and the West as a Mormon Refuge
… during these two decades used the memory of persecution to create and reinforce a communal identity as a means of resistance against oppression. The memory of persecution led Mormon writers to alter their image of the United States as a land of liberty, recasting the nation as a place of …