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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

The Shape of Discipleship in the Contemporary Worship Movement

open access: yes, 2013
Over the past forty years, the Contemporary Worship Movement has reshaped worship practices in a wide variety of regions, denominations, and cultures.
Thompson, John   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Morality and the early medieval marketplace in the decrees of the Council of Paris, 829

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
In summer 829, a group of bishops met at Paris with instructions from Emperor Louis the Pious to discuss the ailments of the Carolingian Empire. The decrees of this council include a series of chapters on economic abuses that collectively represent one of the most important sources on early medieval commercial relations.
Rory Naismith
wiley   +1 more source

How do strategic leaders frame corporate purpose? Investigating competing frames and framing approaches in executive discourse

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Corporate purpose is gaining momentum in contemporary business communities, yet it often appears shrouded in ambiguity. Although research is growing in popularity, the analysis of corporate purpose from the perspective of strategic leaders remains an unexplored domain.
Chiara Pantalena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
wiley   +1 more source

Worship Bricolage and the Characterization of Protestant Congregations in Contemporary China

open access: yes
Despite the significant growth in research on Christianity in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the last two decades, there is still a dearth of scholarship on the everyday religious practices of church congregations. A general trend within the broad literature on Christianity in the PRC is to present an oversimplified distinction between “house ...
openaire   +1 more source

Navigating Between Two Greedy Institutions: Family Resilience and Intergenerational Dynamics in Turkish Military Families

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how career military families in Türkiye navigate competing institutional demands, how military community structures foster resilience, and how military identity is transmitted across generations. Background Military families must negotiate the demands of two greedy institutions—the armed forces and the family—yet ...
Adem Baspinar, Halime Okay
wiley   +1 more source

‘Theological Metaphysics’ and the Christological Determination of the Principle of Analogy: A Response to John Betz's Christ, the Logos of Creation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper is a response to John Betz's book, Christ, the Logos of Creation: An Essay in Analogical Metaphysics (Emmaus Academic, 2023). The essay confines itself to answering two methodological questions, namely: Does Przywara's approach to analogy indeed represent the basic form (‘Denkform’) that analogy has ‘always assumed’ in Catholic ...
Archie J. Spencer
wiley   +1 more source

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