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A voice from the margins: Investigating the African Adventist rationale on the quest for female ordination

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016
Discussions surrounding women s ordination reached a peak with the 60th General Conference Session (GCS 2015) of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church. A report compiled by a section of delegates from the East-Central Africa Division Biblical Research
Rebecca J. Lagat
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Living in three worlds : a relational hermeneutic for the development of a contextual practical theological approach towards a missional ecclesiology [PDF]

, 2015
CITATION: Smit, G. H. 2015. Living in three worlds : a relational hermeneutic for the development of a contextual practical theological approach towards a missional ecclesiology.
Smit, Guillaume Hermanus
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A Local Christian Community\u27s Missional Imagination: Accessing, Cultivating, and Assessing Missional Discernment in Civil Society [PDF]

, 2010
This dissertation explores a particular local Christian community\u27s socially-embodied theology as their missional imagination in civil society from within a research question on how to access, cultivate, and assess such missional imagination.
Swart, Johannes Gerhardus Jacobus
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‘…It was my choice to see how I can acquire this Western world education… and I'm happy…’: Structuration and the dialectic nature of being a Nigerian university student in the UK

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability Certification Adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises' Food Supply Chains: Using a Complexity Approach to Build up Foundations

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adopting certifications in food supply chains (FSCs) is a common practice for sustainable management, including among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study investigates how SMEs in FSCs navigate the complexities of certification adoption for sustainable supply chain management (SSCM).
Belinda Borrello, Verónica León‐Bravo, Minelle Silva   +2 more
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The Hermeneutic Mission of Philosophy in the Age of New Humanism

Critical Hermeneutics, 2021
It is the aim of this text to understand how the concepts of formation, common sense, judgment and taste, rehabilitated by H.-G. Gadamer, are essential beacons of the human sciences and of Humanism, today so much demanded by some sectors of the harsh sciences, such as medicine.
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Systemic Design in Times of Crisis: Fostering a Collaborative Culture Under Conditions of Energy Vulnerability in Northeastern Iran

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The actualization of innovation in social systems requires interventions within small systems, communities and organizations. At this scale, practitioners can engage directly with the interactions, communication and dialogue among key actors, including those with conflicting interests.
Moein Nedaei
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Emancipatory Potential of Naming: A Study on Church Employees' Personal Stories of Negative Experiences

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
To address interactionally troublesome exchanges (e.g., bullying, discrimination, or harassment) in the workplace, giving a name to negative personal experiences is crucial. Drawing on discussions of hermeneutical injustice, we explore the emancipatory potential of naming in post‐hoc tellings of these experiences, with particular attention to ...
Minna Leinonen, Dorien Van De Mieroop, Melisa Stevanovic   +2 more
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Trends in missional ecclesiology [PDF]

, 2012
Missional ecclesiology emerged as one of the significant trends in mission studies and ecumenical discussion in the last couple of years. What were these trends in missional ecclesiology?
Cornelius J.P. Niemandt
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A hermeneutical critique of women in ecclesiastical office within the Reformed Churches in South Africa: A reformed missional lens in decoloniality

In die Skriflig
The ordination of women to ecclesiastical office remains a contested issue within the Reformed Churches in South Africa (GKSA). The most recent decision of the GKSA General Synod in 2026 to bar women from ordination as ministers and elders seems to have ...
Thinandavha D. Mashau
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