Have we lost touch with the Prophet Amos's warning? Church leaders and blood money rituals among youths in Nigeria by F.C. Uroko

“…Some of these young people who engage in money rituals give money to these pastors, who accept it without inquiry. These young people are revered in the church and receive special prayers and honours. …”
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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…This article argues that a church response should have pastoral, biblical and theological dimensions. Starting with the Silent No More report it examines the prevalence of sexual violence in conflict and the silence of the churches on this subject. …”
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INTEGRATIVE MINISTERIAL TRAINING: METHODOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION WITHIN THE CURRICULUM by M. Naidoo

“…Training institutions are criticised for producing academically astute graduates, who lack the pastoral exposure or the required spirituality for Christian ministry. …”
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Protestantes, curanderos y descreídos. Misiones interiores, religiosidad nacional-católica e intolerancia durante el primer franquismo, 1940-1960 by Francisco Bernal García

“…The internal missions were one of the main manifestations of National-Catholic religiosity. These pastoral interventions also had a coactive dimension –as they sought to exclude from public life any behaviour that was incompatible with the Catholic faith– and a coercive dimension –as they incorporated mechanisms designed to ensure that those who did not wish to do so joined in the missionary activities. …”
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“Taak prappa” by Kathie Birat

“…In a series of 14 poems written in Guyanese Creole and accompanied by illustrations dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well as explanatory notes and translations in standard English, the poet evokes the lives of plantation slaves and modern-day peasants through forms that both imitate folk poetry and evoke European genres like the pastoral and the elegy. Through an analysis of this intertwining of local and European forms and of the use of Creole in Slave Song, this article examines the collection as an attempt on the part of the poet both to generate presence and to recognize the impossibility of filling the gaps left by a painful past.…”
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„Svůj pokoj vám dávám…“ Potenciál a výzvy současného pohřbu v Českobratrské církvi evangelické by Jana Hofmanová

“…According to ministers, the task is to comfort and enable bereaved to deal well with a difficult period in their lives which is easier when there is a pastoral relationship and safe space. The ministers focus on the bereaved and on their own authenticity, yet the presence of the deceased and their accompaniment is sometimes surprisingly peripheral to the whole event.…”
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Interview with Piet J. Naudé by Martin Laubscher

“…He completed the standard postgraduate theological studies (B.Th. and Licentiate) for admission as pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. For his doctoral studies in dogmatics under Willie Jonker, he spent a year in Utrecht, The Netherlands. …”
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THE EXPERIENCES OF CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE-GIVING COMMUNITIES by D.T.M. Veloso

“… This article assesses the adequacy of the church’s responses to women currently and formerly in conflict with the law in the Philippines and offers feminist theological reflections on the need for gender- and culturally sensitive pastoral services for them in a time of pandemic. Drawing upon case studies and interviews, this paper examines the lived experiences and social worlds of women who currently occupy or formerly held the status of persons deprived of liberty. …”
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Politiques de développement régional dans les Hautes Plaines occidentales algériennes : un bilan mitigé by Mohamed Hadeid

“…The crisis presented by the degradation of the steppes and other pastoral activities is certainly the best evidence.…”
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Księdza Tischnera mocowanie się ze słowem. Wokół Kazań starosądeckich by Witold Ostafiński

“…Tischner’s greatest pastoral challenge. In the simplicity of thought and language he expressed his respect for the recipient, whom he managed to charm with the word. …”
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BECOMING WHOLE AGAIN: THE GOAL OF WOMEN’S STRUGGLE AGAINST SEX ABUSE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES by J.A. Cleofas

“…La Viña and her colleagues at the Catholic Safeguarding Institute, and on a holistic pastoral approach developed by Nila Bermisa. The latter offers a life-giving vision on what to aim for in dealing with abuse as Christians, namely renewal and a movement toward fullness of life. …”
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Stability and optimal control for some classes of tritrophic systems by Luca Galbusera, Sara Pasquali, Gianni Gilioli

“…Our model parameters are taken from the literature on agro-pastoral systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Johannes Hoornbeeck, a monumental 17th Century Dutch theologian: continuities in his thinking on doctrine and life by J. W. Hofmeyr

“…This first article focuses especially on his contributions in the field of practical theology and homiletics, polemics and pastoral theology. In a later article, the focus will move to his contributions as a systematic theologian, as an historian, as a missiologist, and as a socially engaged theologian with an irenical and ecumenical orientation, in spite of him being a strong polemicist. …”
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Pomen izvedbenih politik pri uvajanju sistema upravljanja informacijske varnosti by Tomaž Kralj, Simon Starček

“…Informacijska tehnologija, kakor tudi informacijska varnost, sta danes vtkani v domala vse poslovne procese organizacije. …”
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Effect of Moodle LMS on Distance Learning Undergraduates’ Performance in Environmental Education by Ibrahim Abba Mohammed, Charles George Ekpo, Tope Gloria Olatunde-Aiyedun, Ahmad Yahaya Zakari, Syvanus Innocent Ogar

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The growth rate of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fry fed on fermented Lemna sp. meal by Rita Rostika, Yuli Andriani, Arthur Henry Abram, Apriana Vinasyiam

“…Fermentasi dengan Effective Microorganism 4 (EM4) meningkatkan protein kasar dan lemak kasar TLF sebesar masing-masing 5,60% dan 6,76%, akan tetapi menurunkan serat kasar hingga 15,27%. …”
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Pengembangan Laboratorium Virtual Berbasis Website di Kelas X Teknik Komputer dan Jaringan (TKJ) by Dara Riska, Afrizal Mayub, Rosane Medriati

“…ABSTRAK   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pengembangkan dan kelayakan media pembelajaran laboratorium virtual berbasis website pada materi suhu dan kalor kelas X TKJ SMKN 3 Kota Bengkulu. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan (R & D) dengan metode 4D namun hanya sampai pada tahap 3D. …”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Trial registration NCT02109666 (ACTION), NCT02090556 (ASCORE).…”
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Antônio MOSER. Biotecnologia e bioética: para onde vamos? Rio de Janeiro; Petrópolis: Vozes, 2004. 453 páginas. by Jonatas Ferreira

“…A frutífera atividade pastoral do Frei Antônio Moser tem resultado, no campo teórico, em uma abundante coleção de ensaios e livros . …”
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De la façon de nommer aux usages des plantes adventices des cultures en pays Jbala (nord du Maroc) by Louise Clochey, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

“…Agriculture, the main economic pillar of the Rif area (Northern Morocco), has remained in the form of an agro-sylvo-pastoral system first and foremost intended for local consumption. …”
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