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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Tithing"”.
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‘If paying tithing means that you don’t have enough money to feed your family, pay tithing’: Examining power through the law of tithing in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
… religious institution that implicates the law of tithing, which is defined within Church doctrine as donating ten percent of one’s yearly income back to the institution. This is a law that escapes no member, and is a requirement should one choose to convert to the religion. The Church amasses an …
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Investment and tithing in Thai villages: a behavioral study of rural modernization.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Thesis. 1974. Ph.D.
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Die relevansie vir die gee van tiende as bybels-teologiese rentmeesterskap
From the data it is concluded that tithing was an old, pre-Israelite practice used in different contexts for different purposes. In the Old Testament tithes were apparently predominantly used for the upkeep of the temple, to support the temple personnel and to provide for the poor. These functions …
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Essays on Labor and Development Economics
… significantly in regions that pass mandatory tithing (zakat) regulations. In the third chapter of this dissertation, I create a new data set to analyze the relationship between attendance of a government sponsored employment workshop and subsequent em- ployment outcomes for veterans who are …
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Stoep funerals : a Challenge to Pastoral Care
… to: - Church attendance, - Dedicated giving ( tithing ), the person should be given a stoep funeral. The problem with this policy, is the manner in which it is communicated to mourners - cold and insensitive, loaded with arrogance and rigidity. Cases are not viewed on merit but mourners are …
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Patriarchal religion as portrayed in Genesis 12-50 : comparison with Ancient Near Eastern and Later Israelite religions
… were the patriarchal religious activities of tithing, vowing or purifying performed at a cult place. While Jacob himself was the sole officiant of the ritual purification of his family at Bethel, Abraham's tithe was voluntary and secular, and Jacob's religious tithes and vows were unpaid …
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Factors Associated with Pastoral Preaching on Financially-Related Topics Within the Missionary Church
… issues; (c) personal commitment to giving/tithing; (d) openness of the congregation to address such topics from the pulpit in church; (e) more years of ministry experience; and (f) larger size of congregation. This research also supports prior findings that link commitment to faith …
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"On Earth as It Is in Heaven?" The Creation of the Bastides of Southwest France
… and property taxes that replaced traditional tithing, other scholarship has focused on their geographic placement and their geometric planning. However, few have addressed larger issues of identity formation, the social production of space, visual relationships such as between the market hall …