Pattern and Predictors of Maternal Healthcare Services Utilization among Women of Reproductive Age in Lagos, Nigeria by Esther Oluwakemi Oluwole, Alero Ann Roberts, Ifeoma Peace Okafor, Victoria Oluwasola Yesufu

“…Similarly, Christian religion (AOR: 2.326; CI: 1.426–3.796), self-employment status of spouses (AOR: 3.111; CI: 1.633–5.929), and having health insurance (AOR: 5.327; CI: 1.229–23.080) were predictors for use of healthcare facilities for childbirth. …”
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Covid-19, racism and the ‘state of exception’? A theological ethical engagement with identity and human rights in an age of ‘Corona’ and beyond by D. Forster

“… The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the role that religion and politics play at the intersection with individual and social rights. …”
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Delitos de corrupción en Colombia: variables socioculturales, institucionales y criminológicas by Olga Lucia Valencia Casallas

“…Inicialmente describe algunas estadísticas asociadas con la gravedad del problema y luego señala lo que se aproxima a un “perfil” del corrupto, describiendo la edad, género, vinculación con la empresa, religión, etnia, variables muy asociadas con el delito económico. …”
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Toward a reinterpretation of sacramental theology in the context of pandemics: The case of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe by M. Mujinga

“…Mainline churches that used to shun the technologisation of religion were forced to embrace technology in order to be relevant. …”
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La revalorización de la tradición como la causa del desencanto con la modernidad by H.C.F. Mansilla

“…Algunos elementos premodernos merecen una mejor suerte en la consciencia intelectual, como la religión en cuanto fuente de sentido y consuelo; la concepción del arte y la literatura como una estética fundamentada en lo bello y algunos valores no cuantificables materialmente…”
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Obediências e transgressões nas vivências da sexualidade by Andrea Cristina Martelli

“…The analysis of the narratives showed us that, on the one hand, religion and family are significant marks in the imaginary of sexuality of these teachers, but, on the other hand, they have built, over the course of their lives, imperceptible escapes and clever ways to avoid the institutional principles acquired over time. …”
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H. P. Lovecraft: materialismo y antropogénesis by Roberto Chuit-Roganovich

“…Para ello se intentará realizar, en primera instancia, un acercamiento crítico al conjunto de preguntas que la filosofía de impronta idealista tomó prestadas de la religión (la pregunta acerca del origen y del fin del mundo); en segunda instancia, un regreso del rodeo, para observar cómo la tradición materialista y cierta tradición literaria, desde una problemática diferente, trabajó estas preguntas. …”
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PRAYER IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AS SPIRITUAL WISDOM FOR TODAY by C Lombaard

“…The modern sociological interest in religion, spirituality and prayer is indicated, but not explored, with a shared wisdom orientation in aspects of Old Testament life and in the currently unfolding post-secular religio-cultural climate that forms the bridge between the ancient and the modern in the analysis of prayer. …”
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Interview with Rothney S. Tshaka by Martin Laubscher

“… From text: I started my theological training at the Faculty of Religion and Theology at the University of the Western Cape in 1997. …”
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Identity and community in South African congregations by W. J. Schoeman

“…The two surveys suggest that attenders prefer a private expression of their religion in which the Bible plays an important role. …”
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Are humans by birth as wicked as the Heidelberg Catechism (3-11) holds? A dialogue between theology and modern sciences by P. Lampe

“…Culture, especially religion, is needed to advance a systematic, and not just spontaneous, altruism reaching beyond one’s group boundaries. …”
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Valores e implicaciones sociales del Himno Nacional Mexicano by Betsy Fabiola Castillo-Ríos

“…El tercer apartado contextualiza el canto durante la política porfirista, y finalmente, expone tres problemas actuales desprendidos del reconocimiento legal del himno como símbolo identitario durante los periodos de Manuel Ávila Camacho y Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado: el choque con la religión denominada Testigos de Jehová, su alcance representativo para las comunidades indígenas y su uso en medios de comunicación.…”
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ON THE HIGH SEA OF SPIRITUALITY. ANTECEDENTS AND DETERMINANTS OF DISCERNMENT AMONG SCHOOL LEADERS IN INDIA by C.A.M. Hermans, F.V. Anthony

“…They report higher levels of discernment, if they report a stronger spiritual character trait of self-directed-cooperativeness, more spiritual capital (both claiming the absolute truth of their own religion and/or truth emerging from religious pluralism), and a higher level of mystic experiences. …”
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Astrotheology: A proactive contextualization of novelty within space exploration by A.C. Pieterse

“…I intend to challenge this reactive function of theology and propose that theology might be called to play a proactive, even prophetic role especially within the science and religion debate. Scripture’s specific revelation vis-à-vis the essence of the natural world and the nature of God may provide a proactive contextualisation of novelty for future space exploration. …”
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The dialogical theology of Hans Küng: Clash between the Catholic Mission and Islamic Da’wah in Indonesia by W.F. Riyanto, P.T. Galle’

“…The study findings assert that Küng proposed a dialogical-theological concept that is established on three pillars, namely autocritique of religion, global ethic, and dialogue among civilisations. …”
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Hegemonic childhood in the Polish community of West Prussia in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries by Paweł Śpica

“…The essential feature of the hegemonic discourse of childhood for the Polish community in the analysed region was that it was clearly based on the Catholic religion and national ideas, as well as on a strong relationship with the conservative and post-feudal image of family relations. …”
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Geneza i ujęcie przestępstw z powodów dyskryminacyjnych w polskim prawie karnym by Andrzej Pasek

“…The author then analyzes the crimes for discriminatory reasons contained in the Small Criminal Code of June 13, 1946 and the Decree of August 5, 1949 on the Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion. The author emphasizes that these provisions set a further course in the treatment of discriminatory behavior under Polish criminal law and perpetuated its criminalization. …”
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Uma reflexão sobre os agentes históricos na sistematização do estereótipo africano sobre a construção do imaginário do negro no Brasil by Claudia Lima

“…In this context, some special features shown by the Portuguese Catholic culture migrate as a continuum phenomenon which is fostered in the meeting or (re)meeting in Brazilian territory, of the African culture together with the Portuguese catholic religion.…”
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Fresh-Cut Mango Best Management Practices Manual by Jeffrey K. Brecht, Anne Plotto, Anna Marín-Gozalbo, Renee Goodrich

“…The US Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. …”
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Biblical discourses and the subjugation of Africa: A Decolonial-Foucauldian perspective by T. Shingange

“…Among their targets were aspects of culture, religion, gender, and sexuality. This trend continues in the contemporary era within different global spaces. …”
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