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Is the Referendum question a theological question? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Margaret Whyte’s essay (which was selected as winner of the Fraser Prize competition for 2014) puts forward the argument that the Referendum on Scottish independence raises highly relevant theological questions about nationhood, social welfare and ...
Whyte, Margaret A. K.
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Integrating General and Vocational Education to Sustain and Renew Traditional Chinese Culture: A Case Study of Chongqing Three Gorges Vocational College

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how a Chinese higher vocational college can align skills training with the inheritance and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture. Grounded in perspectives that view vocational education as cultural transmission and identity work and informed by the lenses of general‐vocational integration and ...
Yuchang Xu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Promised Land: A Postcolonial Homiletic of Promise in the Asian American Context

open access: yes, 2018
Asian American Christians carry within them a triple consciousness by being Asian, American, and Christian. Being Christian specifically means being a pilgrim bound for the Promised Land.
Yang, Sunggu
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From Theory to Reality: Engendering Sense of Belonging Within Institutionally Supported Black Men's Initiatives

open access: yesNew Directions for Higher Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the importance of belonging as a goal in higher education, this article explores the experiences of 16 Black men engaged in institutionalized Black Men's Initiatives (BMIs) at three historically white institutions (HWIs). Drawing upon Johnson's (2022) socio‐ecological model of belonging and employing an interpretive phenomenological ...
Jarrod E. Druery, Jonathan A. McElderry
wiley   +1 more source

Discerning Spirituality for Missional Leaders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
AbstractThe concept of missional church represents a confluence of ideas on spirituality, discernment and leadership. The very idea of participating in the missio Dei implies a spiritual journey and underlying spirituality, and discernment is widely described as the “first step in mission.” The missional church recognises the importance of leadership ...
openaire   +1 more source

Between Consistency and Adaptation: How Middle Managers Shape Compensation System Implementation

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The success of a human resource management (HRM) system or subsystem, such as a compensation system, hinges on its implementation—yet the microfoundations of this process remain underexplored. To address this gap, we conducted two studies. Study 1 surveyed middle managers and employees in six organizations to examine their attributions of ...
Aino Tenhiälä   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘No small counsel about self-control’: Enkrateia and the virtuous body as missional performance in 2 Clement

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013
The question this article addresses is how the encratic, virtuous body in 2 Clement ‘speaks itself’ as a missional performance. It is in essence concerned with the discourses of corporeal virtuosity in 2 Clement.
Chris L. de Wet
doaj   +2 more sources

Planning and management in the Missional agenda of the 21st Century Church: A study of Lighthouse Chapel International

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2017
Planning and management is an important aspect of every successful organisation. In a similar way as the church participates in the missio Dei, it is essential that we consider planning and management as part of the missional tools for the management of ...
Peter White, Benjamin O. Acheampong
doaj   +1 more source

Convergent Friends: The Emergence of Postmodern Quakerism

open access: yes, 2015
Postmodernism is ushering in radical change for the Church. Some theologians argue that this change, especially given the discontinuities between modernism and postmodernism, affords new opportunities.
Daniels, C. Wess
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Housing Security, Relative Deprivation, and Subjective Well‐Being: Empirical Evidence Derived From CFPS Data

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The housing issue significantly influences individuals' well‐being. As a crucial mechanism for alleviating the housing issue, the housing security system has garnered increasing attention regarding its impact on residents' happiness. Utilizing data from the China Household Tracking Survey (CFPS), this paper seeks to thoroughly investigate the ...
Lingzhen Yao, Bei Qiao, Yuhan Hu
wiley   +1 more source

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