'Ukuthwasa' in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa:A Consideration of Some Opportunities Presented by Christian Engagements with African Indigenous Religion [PDF]
The postcolonial era has brought a renewed appreciation of African Indigenous Religion and culture among some Southern African Christians. However, because of Southern Africa’s colonial religious heritage, some African Christians are opposed to a ...
Forster, Dion; id_orcid
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Are Christian Schools Really Christian? Perceptions of Final Year Pre-service Teachers in Australia
Final year pre-service teachers at a private provider of Christian higher education were surveyed to discover their perceptions of the special character of a wide spectrum of Australian Christian faith-based schools.
Beamish, Peter, Christian, Beverly
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Worship and Christian identity in Uganda : a study of the contextualization of worship in the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Independent Churches in the West Nile and Kampala areas of Uganda [PDF]
This research develops a conceptual framework for a critical analysis of an area of theological practice that since the coming of Christianity to Uganda has been taking place at the `folk level' in the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Independent Churches ...
Obetia, Joel
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Religious pluralism and conflict as issues in religious education in Uganda [PDF]
This study investigates the complications raised in teaching a confessional Religious Education in a multi-religious context pertaining in Ugandan religiously founded public schools, government and private founded schools. The thesis contends that the
Mwesigwa, Fred Sheldon
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Clergy work-related psychological health : listening to the Ministers of Word and Sacrament within the United Reformed Church in England [PDF]
Drawing on the classic model of balanced affect proposed by Bradburn (The structure of psychological well-being, Aldine, Chicago, IL, 1969), this study conceptualised poor work-related psychological health in terms of high levels of negative affect in ...
Paul Rolph +9 more
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Psychological type and work-related psychological health among clergy in Australia, England and New Zealand [PDF]
A sample of 3,715 clergy from Australia, England and New Zealand completed two indices of work-related psychological health, the Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry (negative affect) and the Satisfaction in Ministry Scale (positive affect ...
Kaldor, Peter +3 more
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Measuring attitude toward theistic faith : assessing the Astley-Francis Scale among Christian, Muslim and secular youth in England [PDF]
Empirical research within the social scientific study of religion in general and within the psychology of religion in particular remains very conscious of the complex nature of its subject matter. Empirical research in this field needs to take cognisance
Village, Andrew +2 more
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When Sunday Meets Monday: American Evangelicals, their Gospel, and the Workplace [PDF]
The relationship between American evangelicalism and contemporary society is a complex one. By looking at evangelical attitudes toward work, this study aspires to at least begin untangling some of this convoluted relationship.
Shutt, Casey Spencer +1 more
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The Ten Commandments as a theological resource [PDF]
In this study we have sought to interpret the Ten Commandments as a resource for Christian theology. This has meant not only seeking to understand them within their Old Testament context but also reading them in conjunction with their interpretation in ...
Graham, Ray Richard Arthur
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PhDThis thesis considers the discrete, historically-specific theatrical and musical sub-genre of ‘Rock Opera’ as a lens through which to examine the cultural, political and social changes that are widely assumed to have characterised ‘The Sixties’ in ...
McGowan, Christopher John
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