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Palestinian evangelicals and global evangelicalism

open access: yes, 2019
The major concern of this thesis lies in the role of power in the negotiation of evangelical ‘orthodoxy’ in theology and practice within global evangelicalism. To investigate this question, I examine how the minority of Palestinian evangelicals in Israel-Palestine make sense of both their belonging to a ‘global’ evangelical faith community, as well as ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Vernacularizing the Best Interests of the Child: Comparative Insights From Three Legal Systems

open access: yesJournal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigates how the Best Interests of the Child principle in the UN Children's Rights Convention (Article 3) has been adapted in custody disputes in Egypt, Sweden, and Uzbekistan. Although the Convention on the Rights of the Child offers a common normative benchmark, divergent legal cultures shape its domestic meaning: Egypt is ...
Anna Lundberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Churches in Post-Christian Canada

open access: yesReligions, 2012
The traditional mainline and evangelical churches in Canada, as in most western countries, are either in decline or static. Taken as a measure of the future, the prospects for Christianity in Canada, and more broadly the West, are bleak.
Steven Studebaker, Lee Beach
doaj   +1 more source

Living the Cycle: A Reflexive Autoethnography on Minority Stress, Substance Use, and Attachment Repair in LGBQ Relationships

open access: yesJournal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals experience disproportionately high rates of substance use disorders (SUDs), often linked to chronic exposure to minority stress and disruptions in relational support. This article integrates minority stress theory, attachment perspectives on addiction, and emotionally focused therapy (EFT ...
Jacob Perkins
wiley   +1 more source

Wesleyan (Anti)Feminism: A Religious Construction of Gender Equality

open access: yesReligions, 2018
Using ethnographic research and interviews, this article explored the construction of gender equality among students and faculty members at the Asbury Theological Seminary.
Lisa Weaver Swartz
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the Meaning of a Good Death for People Living With Parkinson's Disease: Qualitative Study

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally. Despite growing attention to palliative care in Parkinson's disease, little is known about what constitutes a “good death” from the perspective of people living with Parkinson's disease (PLwPD).
Leonardo Martins   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent surveys in the Global North suggest a possible reversal in established gender patterns of religiosity, with young men increasingly engaging with Christianity. This study examines this development in Finland, a highly secular country, drawing on qualitative individual and small‐group interviews with 30 men attracted to Christianity.
Kati Tervo‐Niemelä   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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