Yorùbá Coastal Christian Communities: From the Evangelist Band Mission to the Zion and Holy Apostles Communities by Adégbọlá Tolú Adéfì

“…Líjàdú and his Evangelist Band Mission, which represents an African missionary effort of the first generation in the Ikale and Ìlàjẹ areas, and the more recent Zion and Holy Apostles communities that have been established along the coast as independent Christian settlements under local spiritual leaders and kings. The article shows that there are certain similarities and differences between the successive movements. …”
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Le Flaubert de Charles Du Bos by Jacques Neefs

“…The connection between his essay “Sur le milieu intérieur chez Flaubert”, written in 1921, and extracts from his Journal, from 1923 to 1937, the comparisons with Gogol, Thomas Hardy, Tolstoy, Baudelaire, and Henry James that run through the writings of Du Bos, allow us to follow what he terms “the spiritual experience” of a materiality encompassed in the conquest of the triple demand of the Beautiful, the Living, the Truth. …”
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Gardens of the Bible as a Place of Encounter between Man and God by Justyna Wawrzyniak

“…The inspiring phenomenon of gardens and the conscious use of selected elements will meet not only aesthetic expectations but also the spiritual exploration of contemporary people. …”
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Relacja człowieka do jego wytworów w aspekcie etyki środowiskowej by Wiesław Sztumski

“…Talking about the results of human activity, I mean not only the logical effects and consequences but also the material and spiritual products of our actions, that is different artefacts. …”
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Comer y vivir bien en el mundo indígena misak: “sentipensar el cuidado de la vida” by James Montano Morales

“…This approach emphasizes understanding eating as a sensory and spiritual connection with the land and the cyclical rhythms of the territory. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH OF RAISING GODLY CHILDREN TO FACE PRESENT CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE by UJATA SHAIBU AMOS, LADI UKA UJATA

“… The philosophical approach of raising godly children to face present challenges can be seen through the eyes of moral development, character education, and the cultivation of a strong spiritual foundation such that when they grow there will not easily depart or stray away from it.. …”
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Showcasing Emptiness? Voicing Redemption Through ‘Saharomania’ in the French Literary Imaginary by Amina Zarzi

“…At once empty and loaded with spiritual charge, the desert embodies the essence of mystical connotations, for those who master decrypting its unsettling silence. …”
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SEARCHING FOR THE TRUE SELF: THE WAY OF NONDUAL WISDOM by T. V. Danylova

“…The Eastern spiritual practices can be used as a guide to a happy human life.…”
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Knowledge of and perception towards eclampsia among women and men in Unguja Island, Zanzibar: A qualitative study. by Nassra Is-Hak Yussuf, Jelle Stekelenburg, Michael Johnson Mahande, Rachel Nathaniel Manongi

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Most participants had a lack of understanding of eclampsia and perceived that there are traditional and spiritual issues related to its causes, attributed risks and clinical presentation, which makes them rely more on traditional and spiritual treatments. …”
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How Can Surgeonfish Help Pediatric Surgeons? A Pilot Study Investigating the Antinociceptive Effect of Fish Aquariums in Adult Volunteers by Matthieu Sanchez, Marion Delpont, Manon Bachy, Reda Kabbaj, Daniel Annequin, Raphaël Vialle

“…Animal-assisted therapy is acknowledged and used in children as an adjunctive treatment with cognitive, physical, psychosocial and spiritual benefits.…”
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Inner and outer weather: Creative practice as contemplative ecological inquiry by Zuzana Vasko

“…From a perspective that values interconnectivity, this exploration puts forth that the elements of air and water are within us too, and that our inner weather – our shifting psycho spiritual states – is affected by earth’s dynamics, just as, more importantly, and our more long-term values and psycho-spiritual perspectives have significant effects on ecological health. …”
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The Driving Forces of Diffusion in John R. Commons’ Institutional Economics by Kota Kitagawa

“…The novel principles discussed here are industrial democracy and safety. Second, the spiritual driving force unique to the era pushed ahead the evolution and diffusion of the institution. …”
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Discernment in Origen of Alexandria by P. B. Decock

“… Origen was the first Christian writer to reflect more systematically on the theme of discernment; his views have greatly influenced later spiritual writers. This article aims at situating Origen’s understanding of discernment within his view of creation, of anthropology and of spiritual growth. …”
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‘How the guineas shone as they came pouring out of the dark leather mouths!’: Shades of Gold in George Eliot’s Silas Marner (1861) by Marie-Laure Massei-Chamayou

“…In this novella, gold is not merely the main dramatic thread that connects the parallel stories of Silas, Eppie and the Cass family, it also echoes mythical and Biblical narratives, such as the Book of Job, thereby lending itself to multiple interpretations: gold is, in turn, synonymous with a transgressive passion, an impure light or tainted matter which, as such, enables Silas’s successive transmutation, transformation and transfiguration, thereby partaking of the hero’s complex alchemical initiation and spiritual quest. At the end, the recovery of the stolen gold coins both leads to the emergence of the truth and works as a sign of divine reward for Silas’s spiritual progress. …”
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TRANSFORMATION OF SECULAR LIFE IN THE DIVINE REALITY OF THE MIDDLE AGES by Justinas Karosas

“… History of philosophy as well as that of all spiritual culture has an astonishing quality to isomorphically reveal social and practical changes of one époque or another. …”
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Hezychia w ujęciu Jana Klimaka i jej odzwierciedlenie w wizerunkach postaci na ikonach Andrzeja Rublowa by Olga Cyrek

“…Their bodies are slimline and delicate, like it came from the spiritual realm. These are people who were divinized as a result of God’s power. …”
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Istotne zadania rodziny w wychowaniu dziecka do poszanowania środowiska społeczno-przyrodniczego by Stanisław Dziekoński, Ryszard Napiórkowski

“…The article comprehends the analysis of such problems as bringing up to love, moral bringing up of man, the importance of spiritual progress of man, forming to considering the responsibility for nature. …”
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'n Narratiewe teologiese verkenning van negatiewe koronêre vatomleidingsoperasieuitkomste: 'n chirurgiese hermeneutiek by M. J. Swart, G. J. van Zyl, J. A. van den Berg

“…In a process of a reinterpretation of negative surgical outcomes, Henri Nouwen’s three poles of a spiritual movement can lead to spiritual transformation. …”
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BROTHEL OF TU BA – THE INTENSE PERIOD OF THUY KIEU’S LIFE by Nguyễn Hữu Sơn

“…We identify the levels of spiritual life, emotions, and sexual behaviors in relation to real situations, emotions, psychology, and human values. …”
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An Introduction to Camphill Communities and the BA in Curative Education by Norma Hart, Angelika Monteux

“…Curative Education is a multi-disciplinary, professional approach concerned with the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of children and adults with special/complex needs. …”