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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"religious organisations"”.
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Religion and politics: the legal regulation of religious organisations in Uganda — 2016 - present
With increased visibility and social activism of religious actors and organisations in many post colonial African states, the legal governance of religious organisations has come into tension with citizenship rights and freedoms. This is the case in Uganda in recent years, where the state …
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Sexual health in relation to religious beliefs: perceptions of young women living in Khayelitsha
… A vast majority of its population is also religiously affiliated with Christianity. This study sought to understand how young women living in Khayelitsha experience the relationship between sexual health and religion within the context of uncertainty and socio-economic deprivation. How …
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Towards a multidisciplinary practice for human remains: the conservation, collection, and display of human remains and objects made from them.©
… disciplines and stakeholders, including minority religious organisations, local communities, indigenous groups, anthropologists, archaeologists and museums. Inspired by my work within the conservation department of Norfolk Archaeology and Museums Service, specifically the conservation treatment …
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The role, position and experience of female teachers within faith schools
For hundreds of years leadership of religious organisations has been dominated by males, despite the acknowledgement that much religious work and support of the institutions has been done by women. Historically, leadership carried the notion of masculinity and the belief that men were born with …
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Central Asian Civil Society: Dynamics of Associational Life in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
… trade unions, ethno-cultural associations, religious organisations, courtyard clubs, the traditional Uzbek neighbourhood institution of mahalla, and informal practices of gap and khashar. While arguing that the meaning of civil society depends on context, the study has found that traditional …
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Living in two worlds: A study of the variety and characteristics of church life and policies in selected Church of England parishes
… local churches towards their becoming specialist religious organisations. The variety of ways in which churches respond to this influence is an important part of understanding the differences between churches. 144 parishes from the West Midlands and from four New Towns were investigated by postal …
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The pen and the sword: the development of military periodicals and military professionalisation, 1790-1914
… periodicals produced by commercial publishers, religious organisations, military institutions, and British army regiments. Chapters Four and Five constitute the third section. They take a thematic approach, investigating how military periodicals engaged with a number of the important issues of …
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Sexual Knowledge and Learning in Apartheid South Africa, c. 1950-1990
… sexual information and messaging through religious organisations, welfare initiatives, family planning campaigns, and popular media. Family and community networks, including networks of peers, also played a crucial role in shaping sexual knowledge. This thesis provides the first detailed …
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How does who we are affect what we do : an exploration of the organizational identity-strategy nexus in a UK based megachurch
… International Christian Centre (KICC). While religious organisations are often excluded from strategic management scholarship, this research contends that their unique institutional logic, spiritual authority, and dual identity as both sacred and social actors provide valuable insights into …
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The roles of religious organizations in HIV/Aids prevention among youth at Nquthu in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa.
… human development as well as to the mission of religious organisation. Based on the reports by UNAIDS, in the year 2018, there were 37.9 million of individuals across the globe who lived with HIV/AIDS. Therefore, there is a dire need for religious leaders to exercise the power and authority that …
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'Spheres of influence': Simeon's trust and its implications for evangelical patronage
… discernible in the returns of the 1851 Census of Religious Worship. Evangelical Simeon trust parishes exhibited marked differences in several areas and indicated that religious features could supersede social and cultural factors in describing Anglican activity at the parish level. In the same …
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Invigorating the Church for Mission. Action Research with Local Parishes
… the view that in the study of churches and other religious organisations the methods associated with Action Research are particularly compatible with theological foundations of religious orientations to ‘being in the world’. The project draws on the emancipatory or salvific power of research as …
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Aspects of personal happiness and their relationships with individual differences in personality
… as personal relationships, leisure, work and religious beliefs. It has also been reported that well-being is related to personality, particularly the traits of extraversion (positively) and neuroticism (negatively). The main aim of the work now described is an investigation of the extent to …