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"We Represent a Definite Social Class": The Class Identities and Resources of American Religious Groups in the Roaring Twenties. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Class identity is a crucial sociological concept, but is only ever measured at the individual level. In this paper, we ask: do groups have class identities? And do those class identities correspond with material resources? To answer these questions, we examine data from 31 of the most prominent American religious denominations in the early ...
Huttenlocher T, Wilde M.
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This article argues that the current way of thinking about ethics in sport in primarily biomedical terms, and in particular in terms of the presence of particular pharmaceutical substances, fails to account for broader notions of sporting ethics and fairness in the Global South.
Michael Crawley, Uroš Kovač
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Book Symposium on Gregory of Nyssa's On the Human Image of God: An Appreciation of Responses
Abstract In response to the review essays by Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Gabrielle Thomas, Paul Blowers and Martin Laird, this essay by John Behr addresses questions raised about translation methods and the complexities of understanding Gregory's rhetorical style as integral to his mode of writing theology.
John Behr
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‘We Can Win this Fight Together’: Memory and Cross‐Occupational Coordination
Abstract While scholars have studied coordination across occupational lines, they have yet to theorize how the memories held by those involved in such coordination might influence it. In this paper, we frame occupational groups as mnemonic communities – collectives for whom a shared understanding of the past constitutes their character – to explore the
Sung‐Chul Noh +2 more
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Performing Micro‐Role Transitions in Open Strategy
Abstract Open strategy (OS) requires contributors with a variety of functional backgrounds to episodically perform a strategy role in addition to their functional responsibilities. These actors engage in micro‐role transitions as they temporarily shift from one role to another.
Anna Plotnikova +2 more
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The Manifold Impacts of Management Research
Abstract Management scholarship's apparent lack of impact is a misconception based on the presumption that impact involves a direct and visible influence of papers or research projects on management practice. Theory‐building impacts management practice in diverse, sometimes indirect and unnoticed, manifold ways.
Matthias Wenzel +3 more
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Witchcraft, territories and marginal resistances in Rio de Janeiro
Through their everyday references to witchcraft, allegedly emanating from Afro-Brazilian cults, Evangelical pastors denounce heinous crimes and acts of barbarity that provoke horror and terror in their listeners in church and on radio and television.
Patricia Birman
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The Reputational Configuration and Dynamics of Christian Churches in Switzerland
ABSTRACT This study examines how the reputation of Christian churches is configured, and which sociodemographic variables and experiences (personal or mediated) relate to it. It provides in‐depth insights into how the Swiss population evaluates Roman Catholic, Reformed Protestant, and Evangelical churches on the basis of various theories, such as ...
Rebekka Rieser +2 more
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Evangelical Christians in Canadian National Television News, 1994–2004: A Frame Analysis [PDF]
Recent surveys have shown that most evangelical Christians in Canada believe that the news media treat them unfairly. This study empirically tested the validity of the evangelicals’ charge against the media by examining the frames used in the nightly ...
Haskell, David M.
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the concept of resilience as understood and operationalised by various humanitarian and climate resilience actors in Malawi. Findings revealed a fragmented understanding of resilience among stakeholders and highlight the need for participatory approaches, localised resilience assessments and context‐specific interventions ...
Zondiwe Mabilabo Jere +4 more
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