Beyond Buddhism and animism:A psychometric test of the structure of Burmese Theravada Buddhism [PDF]
Anthropologists and religious scholars have long debated the relationship between doctrinal Theravada Buddhism, so-called 'animism', and other folk practices in southeast Asian societies. A variety of models of this relationship have been proposed on the
Jong, Jonathan, Stanford, Mark
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Hebrews 5:7 as the Cry of the Davidic Sufferer [PDF]
This article proposes a better source for the Son’s cry in Hebrews 5:7. It begins by surveying sources previous scholars have identified, including Jesus’ cry in Gethsemane and Golgotha, several Psalms, and the Maccabean martyr literature.
Timothy Bertolet
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Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to rule by sense of smell! Superhuman Kingship in the Prophetic Books [PDF]
An exploration of the Hebrew Bible's prophetic literature vis-à-vis Science Fiction and Science Fiction ...
Frauke Uhlenbruch, Ian Wilson
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Quantum Particles as Conceptual Entities: A Possible Explanatory Framework for Quantum Theory [PDF]
We put forward a possible new interpretation and explanatory framework for quantum theory. The basic hypothesis underlying this new framework is that quantum particles are conceptual entities.
A. Albrecht +86 more
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The World of the Bible: Indispensable Context in the Study of the Old Testament [PDF]
The Bible was not originally written for the modern reader, but the testimony of the Church is that it continues to speak God’s word to readers/hearers today.
Bajić, Monika
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The Grace of God in the Law of Moses: A Second Look at Israel’s Written Code [PDF]
For centuries, the Mosaic Code (“MC”) has been viewed as Israel’s prescriptive legislation, whereby Jewish leaders were to judge infractions by the “letter of the law.” This view is one which permeates both pulpit and pew alike, even in this modern era ...
Krause, Jeffrey S
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Transposing tirtha: Understanding religious reforms and locative piety in early modern Hinduism [PDF]
The paper deals with a historical and hitherto obscure case of de-commercialisation of sacred geography of India. Sahajanand Swami, an eighteenth century religious leader from Gujarat who became popular as Bhagwan Swaminarayan took an initiative to ...
A Bharati +57 more
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‘Turkeys Cannot Vote for Christmas’: Why Epistemic Disobedience in an Anti‐Black World Matters
ABSTRACT Never in the history of global coloniality has the idea of epistemic disobedience been as important as in the 21st century. This is not only because the struggle for decolonisation has shifted from physical confrontation between the coloniser and the colonised into a battle of ideas but also because the former has deployed the idea of ...
Morgan Ndlovu
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Exemplary Design Research [PDF]
In this paper, we will look at what role a research program and an interventionist research strategy based on design experiments may play for the advancement of knowledge relevant to design and designers.
Binder, Thomas, Redström, Johan
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Supporting Diversity in Science through Social Networking [PDF]
In this Community Page, we learn how a scientific community leverages social networking tools to connect a group of dispersed scientific researchers in Ciencia Puerto Rico; this effort fosters innovative research and educational collaborations and ...
Colón-Ramos, Daniel A. +9 more
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