THE MONASTERY OF “NEW NEAMŢ” – THE SACRED RIVER THAT FLEW IN THE OCEAN OF ROMANIAN HISTORY by Stela GUŢANU

“…This is a part of the people’s psychic and spiritual life, through the feelings and the attitudes that it transmits. …”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…While the notion of enchantment is not unproblematic, the interconnections it entails between human and environment, material and spiritual, generate a receptive matrix in which to understand and recognise the agency of rain. …”
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Psalm 22 LXX in Origen’s commentary on the Song of Songs by P.B. Decock

“…In his interpretation of the Song of Songs, Origen seeks elements of spiritual progress after the stage of initiation. The “inebriating cup” points to a strongly affective dimension of this process. …”
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THE PERFECTING OF THE ROMANIZATION PROCESS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE MUSICAL LIFE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA by Stela GUŢANU

“… The spiritual history of the Republic of Moldova has been permanently marked by an original and ancient musical art, incorporated in an infinite array of emotions. …”
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Interioryzacja misterium paschalnego Chrystusa w celebracji Eucharystii by Stanisław T. Zarzycki

“…The second part of the article, based John Paul II’s teaching on the Eucharist, shows the spiritual attitude towards the paschal mystery of Christ in the celebration of the Eucharist and considers the components of this attitude. …”
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Validating the self-competence in death work scale for end-of-life care volunteers by Zhuyun Lin, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Wallace Chi Ho Chan

“…Concurrent validity was demonstrated by strong correlations between the SC-DWS, and the Death Anxiety, and Spiritual Wellbeing scales. Discriminant validity was supported by strong relationships between the new subscales and participants’ personal experiences. …”
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Experience of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury (ACTion mTBI): A qualitative descriptive study. by Josh W Faulkner, Jason Chua, Amabelle Voice-Powell, Deborah L Snell, Maree Roche, John Moffat, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Alice Theadom

“…Participants' experiences support acceptability, cultural and spiritual responsibility of ACTion mTBI. Suggested refinements included enabling access to intervention over time, not just at one point during recovery and the addition of a brief check-in follow-up.…”
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Prawo pacjenta do opieki duszpasterskiej by Aleksandra Klich

“…Based on current legislation, patients have the right to receive pastoral care in accordance with their religious or spiritual beliefs. In the context of health care, these rights include access to chaplains or clergy, the ability to practice religious observances, and the provision of emotional support in accordance with one's beliefs. …”
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Positive models of suffering and psychiatry by Ahmed Samei Huda

“…In the positive model, suffering can contain an important message of needed change, indicate a response to a psychosocial predicament or be a route to spiritual enlightenment. This approach is briefly critiqued, and circumstances where patients might prefer this approach are described. …”
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Het getuigenis aangaande Jezus een pheumatologische verkenning by L. Floor

“…By explaining the work of the Holy Spirit John indicates that there is a close interaction between the doctrine of Jesus the Son of God and the spiritual life of believers. …”
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Le sainct esprit a yci pourtrait au vif ... Calvin's understanding of the Holy Spirit's modus operandi in the life of believers in the light of the preface to his Commentary on the... by E. Kayayan

“…In the Preface, the Psalms are divinely inspired, life-giving words that enhance the experience of the readers similar to the experience lived and expressed by the authors.The testimonium internum Spiritu Sancti is the core of the Preface inasmuch as expressed by means of a necessary process of anatomy and dissection of all the affections of the soul. …”
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Parental Roles in Management of Pupils Discipline in Selected Batwa Community Primary Schools, Kanungu District. by Babiriisa, Enos

“…Usually, parents are looked at as the first step towards human growth and it is their role to nurture a child into a responsible society member by guidance on how to live with other people, to communicate with others, spiritual support as well as financial support.…”
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The (possible) function of the beatitude of the poor in the context of the struggle against poverty by Joachim Kügler

“…A possible function of the beatitude of the poor in the struggle against poverty can be seen in the spiritual empowerment it gives to the poor themselves: Poverty is against God’s will; it is no divine punishment and does not separate from God. …”
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Paradigms in theology by W.J. Ouweneel

“… My present starting-point, not worked out here (cf. extensively Ouweneel 1993), is that all scientific activity, even all human action is founded in a central-religious ground-motive (fundamental driving-force of a religious-spiritual nature). It is my view that scientific, including theological activity necessarily demands such a ground-motive, and that every ground-motive roots in the human heart. …”
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Capital punishment or capitol forgiveness? The enduring message of Dead Man Walking by Frederick Hale

“…Although this question is treated in Dead Man Walking in an explicitly Roman Catholic context in the United States of America, the ethical and spiritual dimensions of its treatment on the screen transcend geographical and denominational borders and are particularly relevant to South Africa, where escalating violence in recent years has engendered a callousness and spirit of vengefulness in many quarters and where public support for the death penalty is strong. …”
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Ritual as mechanism for securing life and averting evil among the Krobo by G. Ossom-Batsa

“…This article studies four Krobo rituals to explore the ultimate meaning of life in Krobo worldview: material and spiritual wellbeing. The fight against sickness, misfortune, evil and other disasters provides the framework within which they express their dependence on their creator by means of rituals. …”
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Allegorie as argument. Galasiërs 4:21-5:1 in retoriese perspektief by D. F. Tolmie

“…This allegorical exposition is dominated by a metaphorical contrast between two types of sonship, namely sonship characterised by slavery and sonship characterised by spiritual freedom. This is done in order to urge the Galatians to remain “free”, that is not to yield to Paul’s opponents. …”
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Mysticism and the Reformation: a brief survey by B. McGinn

“…Today a more adequate understanding of the mystical element of Christianity as a deeper awareness of God’s presence in the life of believers suggests a new evaluation of the relation of Protestantism and  mysticism, beginning Martin Luther, and continuing with figures like Johann Arndt, and a number of the “Spiritual Reformers,” such as Andreas Karlstadt, Sebastian Franck, Valentin Weigel, as well as the theosophical Lutheran Jacob Boehme. …”
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Ecology and theology together within African Pentecostals worship liturgy by N. Sande

“…For the ecological strategies to be effective, they should blend into the churchs spiritual life, such as worship. The starting point is to identify and amplify any ecological notions that the church uses consciously or unconsciously. …”
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Flaubert, Beckett, Toussaint : d’un phrasé l’autre by Karine Germoni

“…If Flaubert, Beckett and Toussaint are members of what Sainte-Beuve called “a spiritual family”, it is because they share the same sense of irony and humour which is reflected in the way they each treat syntax, style or punctuation. …”
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