Debating Igbo conversion to Christianity: a critical indigenous view by F. Hale

“… Since the 1970s the dynamics of conversion have been a focal point of research with regard to the impact of Christianity on traditional African societies. Much of the scholarly debate about the matter has concentrated on West Africa. …”
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Human Rights: is the concept truly coherent with the Christian moral teaching? by Aleksander Stępkowski

“… The text explores the evolution of anthropological perspectives within Christianity, specifically focusing on the concept of rights. …”
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Christian prisoners: fifth and sixth century inscriptions from Corinth by C. Breytenbach

“…They shed interesting light on the hopes, beliefs and opinions of Christians from late antiquity. This study offers an overview of the insights to be gained from these graffiti. …”
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MISSIONARY STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS RESPONSE: THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE BISENI CLAN by JOHN OLUWABUKUNMI OLUWAJANA, OLAITAN OYEDELA, OLAOBA

“… This paper examines the indigenous responses to the introduction of Christianity to the Biseni Clan, focusing on the missionary strategies employed and the multifaceted reactions of the indigenous population. …”
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Coptic Christian Symbolism in Art as a Problem of Cultural Studies by D. Y. Pozdnyakova

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Dispelling myths: Christian prayers and their impact on democracy building in Nigeria by Chisom B. Amaole

Subjects: “…christianity…”
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A Christian ethical perspective on the moral status of the human embryo by J. M. Vorster

“… This investigation focuses on the moral status of the human embryo from a Christian ethical perspective. The central theoretical argument is that the embryo has a particular standing before God and should therefore have a special standing in the eyes of human beings. …”
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Lesbianism: Deconstructing the Christian church and social hierarchies in South Africa by L. Joubert

“… Christianity places a high value on one’s faith in Jesus Christ, and from this belief, one fosters a perception of LGBTQI people. …”
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Drawings Of Pagan Ceremonies By A Christian Boy From Ora by Suzanne Wenger

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CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND COUNSELLING FOR VALUE RE-ORIENTATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP by ADA ANYEBE

Subjects: “…Christian Religion…”
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Social equality and Christian life in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians by M. Tilly

“…Is the new Christian existence of the Corinthians conceived as real, as outwardly visible or as socially perceivable? …”
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THEOLOGY AS A WAY OF LIFE. ON TEACHING AND LEARNING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH by M. Laubscher

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Rethinking contending themes in indigenous and Christian religions in contemporary Africa by O.C. Eze, L.I. Ugbudian, T.A. Adihikon, S.O.S. Nnabuchi, J.U. Eke, C.J. Okolo

“… Despite myriad of studies on the interface between Christianity and African Indigenous Religion (AIR), there still is an unexplored lacuna in contending themes. …”
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Style and Influence: Computing Hebrews and the Early Christian Stylistic Fingerprint by Erich Benjamin Pracht, Thomas McCauley

“…We find that the author of Hebrews shares stylistic micro-patterns particularly with his co-religionists, which indicates that, already in New Testament times, the literature of emerging Christianity was developing a distinctive stylistic fingerprint, the features of which were transferred from one author to another.…”
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TRANSFORMATION REFLEXES OF PRE-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IN KIEVAN RUS LITERATURE by Nataliia O. Stratonova

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Probing the Relationships Between Mandaeans (the Followers of John the Baptist), Early Christians, and Manichaeans by Brikha H. S. Nasoraia

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The Transition from Traditional Cults to the Affirmation of Christian Beliefs in the City of Oxyrhynchus by Leah Mascia

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Clash of altars, clash of cults: the foundation of Christianity in apocryphal and liturgical texts by Els Rose

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Music Drama as a Christian Parable: Mozart’s <i>Idomeneo</i> by Nils Holger Petersen

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Song Melody and Speech Tone Conflict in Translated Yorùbá Christian Hymns by Tolulope Owoaje, Tunde Adegbola

“…In their effort to make early Yorùbá Christian converts sing Christian hymns in the church, European missionaries translated English hymns to Yoruba, and sang them to the original European hymn tunes. …”
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