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Almsgiving and Competing Soteriologies in Second-Century Christianity
Religions, 2018 While care for the poor was widely advocated and practiced in early Christianity, charity was not universally endorsed. The Gospel of Thomas (Gos. Thom.), for example, is notable for its rejection of almsgiving, along with other practices such as fasting
David J. Downs
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Jurnal Sosiologi Agama, 2023 In social realm, the experience of religious communities has created diverse pious space in response to the elevating number of the urban poverty. Religious expression reduces the problem of poverty.
Roma Ulinnuha
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Almsgiving as a rhetorical device in 4QTobit?
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 This article is a sequel to an earlier exploration of the possibility of a shift in the Book of Tobit from the Deuteronomistic theological perspective in the beginning to a more nuanced concept of theodicy in the end.
Annette H. Evans
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Augustine’s view of Manichaean almsgiving and almsgiving by the Manichaean community at Kellis
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013 Taking its point of departure from Augustine’s criticism of Manichaean practices with food and drink that appear to disregard the New Testament injunction to give to the poor, or to those who are hungry and thirsty, this article investigates the ...
Majella Franzmann
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The South East Asian Journal of Management, 2015 This research analyzed the crucial management dimensions or key elements oforganizations that have been managed as Islamic almsgiving institutions (zakahfunds) in Indonesia.
Sari Viciawati Machdum +3 more
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Zekâtın Eğitici ve Ahlâkî Özellikleri
Dini Araştırmalar, 2015 There are some acts of worship, such as almsgiving which prevent people doing bad behaviors, It is possible to see psycoloqical and socioloqical benefits of almsgiving in every level of social and individual life.
Saadettin Özdemir
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Journal of Global Buddhism, 2015 This article presents two separate analyses. The first concerns the structure of conversion to the Buddhist Compassion Relief Ciji Association ("Ciji") in economic and sociological terms, arguing that the sudden wealth generated during Taiwan’s period of
Charles B. Jones
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Building a Culture of Care in Laboratory Animal Science through practicing "remembrance": A reflection on local practices in Sri Lanka. [PDF]
Animal Model Exp MedThis flowchart shows how remembrance activities create space for emotional reflection, helping individuals respect and acknowledge their feelings about working with lab animals, and enhance team commitment to improve lab animal welfare. This emotional awareness can reduce compassion fatigue fueled by cultural and religious beliefs and promote human ...
Amarasekara ADDS +5 more
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Responding domestically: British Islamic faith-based organisations' crisis response in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract Contributing to debates about faith‐based humanitarian action and development as well as domestic programming, this article examines the domestic COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease 2019) responses of two British Islamic faith‐based organisations (FBOs).
Eggert JP, Sadriu B.
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Stewardship and Almsgiving: Luke's Theology of Wealth [PDF]
Tyndale Bulletin, 1993 Kyoung-Jin Kim
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