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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Spiritual life"”.
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The spiritual life of young children
The spiritual dimension is central to well-being as it is thought to be the domain of development that helps to weave everything together. That explains why, in the last decade, there has been a greater focus on the spiritual dimension of children’s lives and a surge of interest in holistic …
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Reflections on Teaching in a Catholic High School: A Qualitative Case Study
… regarding the value of Catholic schools in the life ministry of the Catholic Church. By examining the understanding that lay teachers have of their responsibility to the Catholic identity and the faith formation of students in Catholic schools as articulated in the literature of leadership of …
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Factors That Contribute to the Educational Success of Haitian-American Women
… to resources, self-perception, time management, spiritual life, family support, prior academic achievement, and affordability of college tuition to be the factors that contributed to their educational success. Knowledge of a second language was perceived as the factor that contributed the least …
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God gave women power: Intersections of faith, gender, agency, and well-being in Christian East Africa
… argues that East Africans’ beliefs in God and spiritual powers have deeply informed their engagement with and understanding of empowerment, responsibility, and morality throughout the second half of the twentieth century. I use the lens of gender to trace major intersections of East African …
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Galatians 2:20 as a Corrective to Selected Contemporary Views of Christian Spirituality
… contemporary Protestant views of Christian Spirituality in light of Galatians 2:20 in order to correct some common errors caused by the elevation of personal subjectivism and the misinterpretation of Scripture. The purpose is to demonstrate the continual necessity of the Scriptures as the …
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Urban Fervor: Los Angeles Literature and Alternative Religion
… religion and other dynamics within the spiritual life of Los Angeles opens up the city's literary canon; employing religion as a critical lens illuminates the conjunction of history, literature, and urban growth that characterizes Los Angeles culture. This is especially relevant in a …
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Kahlil Gibran : life and work.
… of this thesis is to do research into the life and works of the poet, painter, and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. The world was left richer by his works. He died in 1931, and time has not yet passed to attest to his greatness. His words are of a maximum simplicity with a depth of thought. He …
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Rediscovering the music of the silence - what can Cesar Manrique's spirituality add to the renewal of the reformed spirituality of the United Reformed Church?
Spirituality has become a discipline, which in many ways is now separated from religious activity. It has gathered a momentum of its own, whilst at the same time spirituality within churches, particularly the United Reformed Church, appears to be in decline. The contrast between these activities, …
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Evangelical women negotiating faith in contemporary Scotland
This thesis explores the experience of spiritual dissonance described in the spiritual life histories of twenty one Christian women associated with the evangelical Christian community in Scotland. It describes the symptoms of constriction, paralysis and impasse which some of these women report and …
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The prose lives of Venantius Fortunatus: Hagiography, lay piety and pastoral care in sixth-century Gaul
… and what role should be afforded women in the spiritual life of the church. A close reading of the prose lives reveals that Fortunatus exploited the multi-valency of religious images, concepts and symbols to provide answers to these questions within an orthodox pastoral framework. Moreover, …
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From Bradford Moor to Silver Dale. The life, work, and legacy of W. Riley, 1866-1961
… thesis presents the first full account of the life and achievements of Bradford-born W. Riley (1866-1961), once internationally known as a popular and prolific Yorkshire author. Before becoming a famous writer, he was Managing Director of the successful Bradford Optical Lantern Company, Riley …
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RIFORMA PROFETICA E POTERE POLITICO. IL MONASTERO AGOSTINIANO DI SANTA MARTA E LE SUE MISTICHE NEL DUCATO DI MILANO FRA QUATTRO E CINQUECENTO
… modern female prophetism and Italian religious life during this period. The investigation focuses on the formation and transformation of a clearly recognizable mystical tradition, the associated practice of female spiritual direction and the evolution of a collective prophetic charisma …
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Overcoming the Odds: An Exploration of Resilience Strategies Used by Female Superintendents in School Districts in Georgia
… The female participants described a strong spiritual life which provided a source of strength during difficult times. Conclusions drawn from the study indicated that not only did the participants reveal resilience through the data collected on the Leadership Resilience Profile Questionnaire, …
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The Case of Reintegration of Women Post Incarceration
… cognitive, psychological, and behavioral lifestyle change. This qualitative study was a step in understanding how a formerly incarcerated woman successfully overcame obstacles to reconnection, employment, and reintegration into society, leading to the discovery of a structure comprising …
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Documentary Film: I Named Her Angel
… pray, they listen to music, and they discuss spiritual matters. Sema is the entire ritual they perform as part of their ceremonies including listening to music, singing and chanting to attain a state of religious emotion and ecstasy or vecd. The documentary film is structured around a twelve …
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Theology and the Narrative Form of the Victorian Realist Novel
… I situate both novels within traditions of spiritual life-writing to argue that confession as a predominantly Protestant literary genre and a largely Catholic liturgical sacrament provides narrative structure for Brontë’s autobiographical heroines. My third chapter extends this discussion …
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Country Clergymen: National and Religious Mediations on the Victorian Clerical Novel
… beset the Victorian Church of England. Parish life assumed a familiar relationship with clergymen who interpreted the national faith; clerical novelists insistently created men of dimension and fallibility to explore the complicated relationships between the slowly-changing national church and …
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How Spirituality Impacts Ethical Leadership: A Cross-Case Analysis of Eleven Corporate Chief Executive Officers
… there is currently a crisis in leadership. A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America by Mitroff and Denton, a book called a “landmark contribution” by prominent leadership scholar Warren Bennis, found that individuals and organizations that have a strong sense of spirituality are “far less likely …
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