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Abnormal functional connectivity patterns in temporal lobe epilepsy—An international ENIGMA‐epilepsy study

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) impacts multiple brain networks. Aberrant functional connectivity has been demonstrated in resting‐state networks (RSNs) that mediate higher brain functions in TLE. This study aimed to identify the reproducible patterns of altered functional connectivity in TLE in a large, international cohort through ...
Victoria Ives‐Deliperi   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Esoteric Signs and Symbols in Akan-Ewe Socioreligioculture: Indigenous Constructs for Post-Missionary Theology and Christology [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
This study explores esoteric signs and symbols within Akan-Ewe sociocultural and spiritual traditions to uncover indigenous theological and Christological constructs for post-missionary Africa.
Edward Agboada
doaj   +1 more source

An African Christian perspective of death [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Death is the end or absence of life; it also refers to the end of a thing or an event It is a common phenomenon, which is unavoidable. Africans, like other people are interested in it, and they view and treat it from their cultural perspectives. However,
Asuquo, Offiong Offiong
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Pre‐Treatment Fear of Weight Gain Is Associated With Engagement in a Greater Degree of Pre‐Treatment Maladaptive Exercise Among Individuals With Binge‐Spectrum Eating Disorders

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Individuals with binge‐spectrum eating disorders (EDs) engage in varying degrees of maladaptive and adaptive exercise. Elevated shape/weight concern is associated with engagement in maladaptive and adaptive exercise. No research has examined whether specific facets of shape/weight concern (e.g., fear of weight gain) are associated ...
Naomi G. Hill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A critical assessment of Bediako’s incarnational Christological model as a response to the foreignness of Christ in African Christianity

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2016
Some African Christians continue to rely on traditional spiritual powers as a means of addressing their spiritual insecurity. In their perception Christ is regarded as being foreign to African spirituality and treated accordingly with the gospel seen as ...
Raymond Potgieter, Christopher Magezi
doaj   +1 more source

[Review of] Major J. Jones. The Color of God: The Concept of God in Afro-American Religious Thought [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Covering the period from the beginning of slavery in America and up to the present, this important and powerful book demonstrates the necessity for a black theology.
Ainyette, Ivan
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Christian Missions and Colonial Empires Reconsidered: A Black Evangelist in West Africa, 1766-1816 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The article presents an exploration into the work of the late 18th-century West African Anglican missionary Philip Quaque and the relationship between imperialism and religion during the colonial era.
Andrews, Edward E.
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The Importance of Considering Personal Recovery for Eating Disorders

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Definitions of recovery from eating disorders (EDs) have traditionally emphasised symptom reduction and functional restoration. However, growing research highlights the importance of integrating personal recovery, defined by self‐acceptance, autonomy, and psychological wellbeing.
Andrew Allen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The changing faces of African Independent Churches as development actors across borders

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
The religious transnationalism evident in the 21st century has heralded a new paradigm of religion ‘made to travel’ as adherents of religions navigate various cultural frontiers within Africa, Europe and North America.
Babatunde A. Adedibu
doaj   +1 more source

Journal of African Christian Biography: v. 2, no. 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A publication of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography with U.S. offices located at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. This issue focuses on: 1.
Loba Mkole, Jean-Claude
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