LAMENT PSALMS, THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND GOVERNANCE IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by Uzoma Amos Dike

“…By lament, the focus is on the category of psalms located within the worship setting that bemoan distressing situations of life and plead for divine intervention. Apart from mourning, several times the psalmists' lament comes inform of protest in the face of injustice, persecution, individual and communal disasters, among others. …”
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Christology and the Catholic Encounter with World Religions by Francis V. Tiso

“…In hearing the authentic ring of this voice of mercy and love, the community discerns that a previously “unknown” Christ is present before us, inviting a deepened understanding of Christ, both human and divine. Out of this understanding arises an affirmation of the Christologies of the historical Catholic consensus, now impelling the Church toward new forms of mission, service, and contemplation. …”
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Praising God or singing of love? From theological to erotic allegorisation in the interpretation of Canticles by H. Ausloos

“…After all, being love poetry, the book sings about love as a transcendent, even ‘divine’ reality. Against this background, this contribution will argue that the so-called ‘literal’ — anthropological — reading, according to which Canticles praises the love between two persons, is, in the case of many authors, at least as allegorical as the so-called theological-allegorical reading, according to which Canticles is supposed to speak about the relationship between God and Israel, or Christ and the Church. …”
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Le régime alimentaire des Gorilles de plaine de l’Est, Gorilla beringei graueri et la pharmacopée humaine : Alimentation ou automédication ? by Dalley-Divin Kambale Saa-Sita, Shelly Masi, Aimée Lorela Katungu Sawa-Sawa, Jean-Claude Kyungu Kasolene, Jean Malekani Mukulire

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A Review of Cocoa Drying Technologies and the Effect on Bean Quality Parameters by Banboye Frederick Dzelagha, Ngwabie Martin Ngwa, Divine Nde Bup

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Proposed Model on Amrit Varsha Dhyan by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya in Enhancing Emotional Intelligence by Lalima Batham, Swarnkala Singh

“…Amrit Varsha Dhyan involves visualizing the absorption of "Amrit" (divine nectar) to cleanse emotions, reduce stress, and cultivate positive thought patterns and behaviors. …”
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Mendel: corroboration of the idea of binary trait coding by methods of statistical physics by О. V. Trapezov

“…On the other hand, the regularities discovered by Mendel confirmed the intuitive notion of the divine principle based on rational foundations. Pythagoras was the first to point to the spiritual grounds of being. …”
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Figurines féminines archaïques de terre cuite en contexte funéraire punique dans la Méditerranée centrale et occidentale by Joan Ramon Torres, Chahla Dhahbi

“…Sous une optique scientifique moderne, on se propose ici de récupérer et de revoir le contexte d’où ces éléments procèdent, dans le but d’établir un nouveau paradigme, bien au-delà des topiques, apparemment immuables, qui ne voient dans ces statuettes d’autre que des représentations divines, sans aucun rôle que celui de protéger les morts auxquels on les suppose associées.…”
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Missional insights on socio-political realities, religious vulnerability, and the choice of Barabbas by Ignatius W. Ferreira

“…Furthermore, we explore how this vulnerability manifested in the decision to prefer Barabbas, a figure representing worldly resistance, over Jesus Christ, the embodiment of divine grace. From a missional perspective, we reflect on the implications of this historical event for contemporary Western Christian engagement with socio-political issues. …”
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The Beginning of Liturgical Formation in Romania: The First Liturgical Manual in the Romanian Language by Dumitru A. Vanca

“…This study investigates, from a liturgical and doctrinal perspective, the first manual of liturgical training, published in the Romanian language at Iași (1697) translated by Jeremiah Cacavelas: Holy Teaching about the Holy and Divine Liturgy. Considered by some specialists to be an adaptation of similar works by Simeon of Thessalonica or Nikolaos Bulgaris, the manual presents in the form of questions and answers the teaching and spiritual understanding of the Orthodox Church regarding the Holy Liturgy. …”
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Jezus, de unieke drager van Gods Geest by G. D. J. Dingemans

“…For all of the authors of the New Testament the divine presence culminated in the experience of the Risen Lord. …”
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பெரியபுராணத்தில் நாயன்மார்களின் பண்பாட்டு மரபுகள் / Cultural Traditions of the Nayanmars in Periyapuranam... by முனைவர் க. முத்துமாரியம்மாள் / Dr. K. Muthumariammal

“…These saint-poets not only attained divine realization themselves but also imparted their spiritual insights to fellow devotees and Tamil society. …”
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The Challenge of Implementing Smoking Prevention Measures in Malaysia: An Analysis from a Hadith Perspective by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Ahmad Sanusi Azmi, Razin Mohamed Rosli, Alia Abdul Rashid

“…In conclusion, policy implementation initiatives such as GEG to prevent the culture of smoking in Malaysia should be maintained in line with the demands for the protection of mental well-being contained in maqāṣid al-sharī'ah (Objectives of Islamic Divine Law).…”
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Traditional knowledge, uses, and perceptions of mushrooms among the Wixaritari and mestizos of Villa Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico by Mara Ximena Haro-Luna, Felipe Ruan-Soto, Laura Guzmán-Dávalos

“…In addition, the Wixaritari were found to associate toxic mushrooms with the divine, as evidenced by one case of the use of mushrooms as a hierophanic agent. …”
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Images et société au début du xie siècle : le décor sculpté de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire et Saint-Germain-des-Prés by Barbara Franzé

“…In Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in a double space shared by clerics and laymen, the prerogatives of each are characterized : to the first the management of the sacred and intermediation with the divine, to the sovereign the defense of Christianity. …”
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Application of Crisis Management Principles in Earthquake-Stricken Urban Areas by Hamedreza Sobhi, Mahmoud Rahimi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…The general effects of accidents include death and injury of individuals, damage to property, products, services, and infrastructure, and thus the impact on lifestyle and its social and psychological dimensions, from a doctrinal point of view, accidents, and disasters are part of the world of creation and divine test for awakening, and sometimes, the result of the actions and punishment of human sins and its occurrence causes the growth and excellence of human society. …”
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« Ilé Tuntun » à La Havane by Alain Konen

“…This paper offers a detailed ethnography of a shrine house based in Havana called Ilé Tuntun, whose leader is the babalawo (priest-diviner of Ifá) Frank Obeché. Ilé Tuntun aims, with the help of Yoruba political and religious dignitaries, to re-establish lost links with Africa and reform Ifá’s practice in Cuba. …”
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Pentecostal Reinventions of the Passover: Contextual Reflections on the End of Year Night Worship Festivals in Uganda by Alexander Paul Isiko, Enock Kisekka

“…The study of the Pentecostal end of year worship festivals unravels one of the innovations that justifies the uniqueness of African Pentecostalism, promulgating theologies and traditions on the one hand, and reinventing Judeo-Christian practices in African perspectives, which in a sense give African Pentecostal Churches a claim to divine originality, on the other. In another way, theologies, traditions, and practices emerging from the observance of the annual Pentecostal worship festivals place African Pentecostal Churches among the towering African Christian traditions, which then borrow rather than debunk such Pentecostal theological innovations. …”
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கலை நோக்கில் திருப்பரங்குன்றம் / Tiruparankundram in the Perception of Art by முனைவர் பீ. பெரியசாமி / Dr. B. Periyaswamy

“…The devotees believe that worship at Tiruparankundram grants divine blessings of Lord Muruga bestowing desired boons to HIS devotees. …”
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Sex, Gore and Provocation: the Influence of Exploitation in John Waters’s Early Films by Elise Pereira Nunes

“…Many exploitation filmmakers have had a strong impact on the filmmaker’s aesthetics and politics—among them, American filmmaker Russ Meyer, a master of sexploitation, whose strong female characters inspired the creation of Waters’s lead female heroines embodied by American drag queen Divine. A pioneer of the gore subgenre, Herschell Gordon Lewis and his exploitation of graphic violence and blood in order to take the horror genre one step further has influenced the gruesome aesthetics of Waters’s films. …”
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