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Showing 1 to 20 of 1197 for “"Westminster"”.
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Anthony Burgess and the Westminster Doctrine of Assurance
… the assurance of faith codified for many in the Westminster Confession of Faith. Burgess’ contribution to an understanding of assurance is found in his two-volume treatise on assurance, Spiritual Refining, and is especially relevant given his status as a delegate to the Westminster …
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BBC TV's Panorama, conflict coverage and the 'Westminster consensus'.
… 'elite views' and predominantly reflected the 'Westminster consensus' in its coverage of conflict. The thesis is supported by interviews with current and former Panorama staff and contains discussion of working practices at Panorama, particularly as they relate to reporting conflicts involving …
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The origin, development and contributions of the Westminster curriculum of religious education
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University This item was digitized by the Internet Archive.
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Religion, the SPCK and the Westminster workhouses : 're-enchanting' the eighteenth-century workhouse
… of religion and religious reform in the Westminster workhouses and how it developed throughout the eighteenth century. Tim Hitchcock argued in 1992 that the SPCK, an Anglican reforming society, was largely responsible for the parochial workhouse movement in the early eighteenth century, …
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Illegal private hire touting and countermeasures : case study of City of Westminster, London
Private Hire Operators, Drivers and Vehicles are regulated under the Private Hire Vehicle (London) Act 1998. The Secretary of State delegated the authority within this Act to Transport for London (TfL) as the Licensing Authority. Since the enactment of the PHV (London) Act in 1998, TfL has …
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People, place and policy : Westminster College and Methodist teacher training in the early twentieth century
… in 1851 as the ‘Wesleyan Normal Institute’, Westminster College was a Methodist teacher training college which relocated to Harcourt Hill on the edge of Oxford in 1959. By this time, the Methodist Education Committee had been attempting to relocate the College for thirty years, and had …
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Unity and continuity in covenantal thought : a study in the reformed tradition to the Westminster Assembly
The Westminster Assembly is a useful starting point for detailed discussions of the development of covenantal thought, particularly in view of the direction taken by recent studies which place a strong dichotomy between the early Reformers and their seventeenth-century successors, notably between …
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WESTMINSTER LEGACY? EXECUTIVE AGENDA CONTROL AND LEGISLATIVE TIME IN A MULTIPARTY PARLIAMENTTHE ISRAELI KNESSET IN COMPARATIVE-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
… agenda control characteristic of a majoritarian Westminster system. I argue this paradox is sustained by a path-dependent hybrid system where individual-centric procedural rules function as the trigger for powerful, party-centric control. This argument is tested using a mixed-methods design, …
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Practical application of the Information Seeking and Communication Model (ISCM) in Higher Education - Westminster Business School Module Leader practice
… of small, medium, and large Modules within Westminster Business School, at the University of Westminster. The results were analysed using thematic (content) analysis supported by the NVivo analytical tool. Findings: are as follows: (1) The study supports the rationality of the model with …
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On stage at the theatre of state: the monuments and memorials in Parliament Square, London
… thesis concerns Parliament Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated to the west of the Houses of Parliament (or New Palace at Westminster) and to the north of St. Margaret’s Church and Westminster Abbey. This urban space was first cleared at the start of the nineteenth-century and …
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'For a decent order in the Church' : ceremony, culture and conformity in an early Stuart diocese, with particular reference to the See of Westminster
The title of this thesis is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, specifically from the section 'Of Ceremonies: Why some be Abolished and some Retained'. It takes as its premise the theory that arguments over the way in which worship was conducted were more important than doctrinal matters in the …
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The contribution of Scottish covenant thought to the discussions of the Westminster Assembly (1643-1648) and its continuing significance to the Marrow controversy (1717-1723)
This dissertation aims to examine the development and significance of covenant doctrine in the Scottish Church during the struggles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This development is examined in its political, historical, social, theological and ecclesiastical context. The idea of …
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The Fortunes of a King: Images of Edward the Confessor in 12th to 14th Century England
… and messages. The study explores the role that Westminster Abbey had in the emergence, adoption, and transformation of Edward’s cult images, and it examines how the English crown subsequently adopted Edward as a saint-king figure under King Henry III and King Richard II. Furthermore, the study …
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Deliberative Practices In and Outside the Malaysian Parliament
… to understand the deliberative practices of a Westminster-style parliament in an illiberal democracy. This study makes a contribution to the literature by filling the apparent gap and contributing to an understanding of the extent to which the Malaysian Parliament incorporate deliberation as a …
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Constitutional conventions in South Africa : a reappraisal
… a system of government often referred to as the 'Westminster System. A brief description of this common constitutional heritage or 'Westminster System' is required before a proper analysis of constitutional conventions can be undertaken.
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