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Pre-history of Contemporary Bulgarian Church Education: Social Mission, Innovative Practices

Forum Theologicum Sardicense
This paper discusses the historical experience of church education in Bulgaria, which has not yet been fully explored due to the interruption in the social practice of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church following the forced separation of Church and state in ...
Velina Toneva
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Accession of the Russian Orthodox Church to the World Council of Churches in the context of church-state relations in the USSR [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
The accession of the Russian Orthodox Church to the World Council of Churches in 1961 was the result of Moscow’s revision of its previous position, as well as a great deal of preparatory work led by Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov), Chairman of the ...
Sergey Zvonarev
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Public Opinion About Community Participation in Natural Resources Governance: A Population Survey in Indonesia and Malaysia

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The international conservation and natural resources communities have increasingly embraced the principle of community participation. This rhetoric around participation has gained power and influence in setting countries' agendas for natural resources governance, largely without a sound understanding of public opinion on the issues.
Rachel S. Friedman, Emily Massingham, Kerrie A. Wilson, Angela J. Dean   +3 more
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The Division of the Roman Catholic Church in Mainland China: History and Challenges

Religions, 2017
The paper offers a historical perspective on the division within the Roman Catholic Church in mainland China, focusing on the appointment of bishops, the constitution of ecclesial provinces and dioceses, and the problematic establishment of the national ...
Rachel Xiaohong Zhu
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Everything Changed, Yet Hunting Rights Did Not: Formulation of Wildlife Property Rights in Postsocialist Slovenia

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study uses the policy regime framework to examine how background conditions, institutions, and actor configurations shaped hunting rights within the forest–wildlife policy domain during Slovenia's postsocialist transformation. Drawing on media analysis, in‐depth interviews with policymakers, and legislative documents, it conducts a ...
Milan Šinko, Brina Malnar
wiley   +1 more source

The Autocephalous Structure of the Orthodox Church in a Historical – Canonical Perspective

Studia Ceranea
It is well known that the foundations of Church organization were established by the Holy Apostles themselves, who were the first to spread the teachings of Christ.
Ivan Yovchev
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Actual Problems of the Orthodox Mission among Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Religious Organization in Modern Russia [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2016
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to a serious spiritual crisis among many Russians. Quite a few of them responded to the missionary activity of Western preachers including Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Larisa Yasonova
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‘They Should Understand That the Anorexia Drives me to do Anything’: Exploring How Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa Make Sense of the Experience of Medical Admissions

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex disorder associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Some people with AN require medical admissions to manage physical complications. Currently, little is known about how these medical admissions are experienced, despite an increase in the number of individuals being hospitalised.
Hannah Webb, Penny Neild, Vanessa Lawrence, Ulrike Schmidt, Maria Griffiths   +4 more
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Predicting Major Depression Among Diverse Online Gamers: The Role of Internet Addiction and Spirituality

Journal of Addictions &Offender Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed whether religious or spiritual affiliation and therapy enrollment protect against symptoms meeting Major Depressive Disorder criteria beyond demographic, Internet addiction, and described therapy enrollment. Findings illustrated one risk factor and one protective factor associated with experiencing symptoms that meet Major ...
Lindsay A. Lundeen, John R. McCall
wiley   +1 more source

Early church organization in Skagafjörður, North Iceland. The results of the Skagafjörður Church Project

Collegium Medievale, 2015
The article discusses the results of the Skagafjörður Church project. The aim of the project is to establish the number and nature of the earliest, Christian cemeteries and churches in the county of Skagafjörður, North Iceland.
Guðný Zoëga
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