What Place Takes Place in Jordan Abel’s The Place of Scraps ? by Claire Omhovère

“…Because Abel’s primary material comprises texts and images that have been widely circulated as first-hand knowledge about the Pacific Northwest, his compositions expose the discursive layers that inform Euro-Canadian representations of aboriginal places, particularly the enduring fascination for the totem pole’s interlacing of lineage, spirituality and territory in the place it indicates.…”
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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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Hadot Among the Medievalists: Revisiting the Historiography on “Intellectual Felicity” in the Thirteenth Century by Matteo Johannes Stettler

“…The reception of Hadot’s work on the tradition of spiritual exercises among historians of medieval philosophy has rarely produced the results one might reasonably have expected. …”
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The hermeneutical concepts of Minjung theology in historical perspective by Y.S. Cho

“…It can be stated that the gospel is contextualised in an encounter with the socio-political injustice and the religious-cultural spirituality within the specific national context during the military dictatorships of the 1970s and the 1980s. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND AXIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY’S SELF-ORGANIZATION by І. M. Hoian, V. P. Budz

“…It is an expectation of material and spiritual values. The axiological dimension of social expectations has a stereotypical nature since it is linked to the specificity of collective socialization and coexistence. …”
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Eight Khalkha Jebtsun-damba Khutukhtu and Pandito Khambo-Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov, 1911–1915 by Leonid V. Kuras, Bazar D. Tsybenov

“…The official correspondence between the spiritual leader of R ussian Buddhists and regional, Mongolian authorities shows both Imperial Russia’s cautious policy in the Mongolian question, and the bureaucratic slowness. …”
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Does Democracy Still Fall? A Bibliometric Analysis Two Decade 2004-2024 by Henky Fernando, Yuniar Galuh Larasati, Julia Magdalena Wuysang, Putri Rahmah Nur Hakim, Novita Cahyani

“…However, these studies have not been able to intervene and respond to the structural, cultural, and even spiritual challenges that underlie the difficulty of implementing a democratic political system in the era of globalization. …”
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Beyond the storms: Exploring predictors of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico by Marie-Claire Meadows, Noelle Serino, Dahianira M. Camacho-Monclova, Kaumudi Joshipura, Sarah R. Lowe

“…Specifically, home damage was associated with higher levels on all PTG subscales except spiritual growth, and financial and familial health impacts were associated with greater identification with new possibilities and appreciation of life only. …”
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Mystical perspectives in interreligious dialogue by K. Waaijman

“… This article discusses the distinction that is being made between the unknowability of God, the source of all that is, and Jesus of Nazareth, the body language of God, from the viewpoint of spirituality with Paul’s address at the Areopagus in Athens (Acts 17:16-32) as point of departure. …”
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Delectatio et decor ordinis. O teologii Jacka Salija by Jerzy Szymik

“…How can you define the theology which is both Theocentric, and Christocentric; consequently ministerial towards the Church, man, “spiritual seekers”; constructive in theses and polemical; intransigent towards foolishness, naivety, barbarity; creative and deeply set in the most outstanding philosophical and theological tradition; creating identity and cooperating with culture, literature and arts; engaging all intellectual powers into matters of faith and ethos; professional, research, erudite and ministerial, close to life, existential; Polish and universal, substantively systematized and formally diverse...? …”
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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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MUSTAFA SEKİP TUNÇ DÜŞÜNCESİNDE MODEL İNSANI YARATACAK OLAN EĞİTİM ANLAYIŞI by Levent Bayraktar

“…In this respect, the most salient characteristic of man, in the mind of Mustafa Sekip Tunç, is to be a creative person in harmony with his material and spiritual environment.…”
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A Faith that Does Justice:The Public Testimony of Oliver Tambo by Jonathan D. Jansen

“…Yet, less is written about the faith of these men, and more about their politics; even less studied is the spiritual life of political leaders,what Nelson Mandela, in reference to his struggle companion, Oliver Tambo, called ‘the essence’ of man. …”
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Port Sunlight, essai architectural et social by Laurence Machet

“…Announcing Ebenezer Howard’s garden cities, Port Sunlight endeavours to solve the material problem of working class housing while also addressing other more spiritual needs.…”
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Adoptarunt et levarunt: Godparents of Illegitimate Children in the 18th Century Vilnius Deanery by Ugnė Jonaitytė

“…The study delves into the selection of godparents for illegitimate children, investigating such factors as the number of godparents present at the baptism and whether they acted as spiritual guardians for multiple illegitimate children. …”
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Suggestions and Propositions for Successful Aging by María Guillermina Yanes García

“…This article presents a manual that addresses old age focusing in propositions mainly related to aspects that contribute to develop traits reinforcing and enriching spiritual and emotional life of individuals. Such aspects include cohabitation and communication skills, improved self-perception of physical characteristics, self-esteem and motivation, among other issues that are actually involved in the balance between health and sickness. …”
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Teologie en konteks: vraag na 'n teologie vir Suid-Afrika by R. Venter

“…A suggestion is given as to what might constitute “responsible theology”; a brief profile presents the multifaceted character of the present South African horizon, and a constructive proposal stresses hermeneutical revisionings of Trinitarian theology, soteriology (Gospel), ecclesiology (identity and community), and spirituality. …”
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Occupy Waikīkī: pushing the borders of land, sea and story-telling in Kristiana Kahakauwila’s This is Paradise (2013) by Sylvie Largeaud-Ortega

“…It defends the oppressed female figures from both global South and global North, metaphorically counters colonialism and restores their historical and spiritual polysemy to land, beach and ocean in Waikīkī.…”
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