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Advancing AI, Virtue Enhancement, and the Need for Niebuhrian Virtues of Moral Vigilance
Journal of Religious Ethics, Volume 54, Issue 3, Page 294-319, September 2026.ABSTRACT This paper considers the possibility of AI being employed to improve moral character from the perspective of an account of virtues that is psychologically realistic (the HEIS model). It is informed by a Christian agapeic ethic oriented toward goods of creaturely well‐being that ground right action.
Gregory R. Peterson
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A Peculiar People: Iowa\u27s Old Order Amish [PDF]
, 1976 Review of: A Peculiar People: Iowa\u27s Old Order Amish.
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The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019 A full history of the “Old Amish Church” project (c. 1865 to c. 1955-1973) has yet to be written, at least not in English, and not as an overarching, analytical narrative.
Cory Anderson
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Locke(d) in a Dilemma: The Problem of Territorial Authority
Philosophy &Public Affairs, Volume 54, Issue 3, Page 157-168, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT In Lockean social contract theory, the state exercises its authority over territory through property rights. The state has territorial authority over the property it and its citizens claim. This authority is legitimate when the state has the consent of the governed and effectively governs. In this paper, I argue that there is an irreconcilable
Samantha L. Fritz
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Realignment and Division in the Amish Community of Allen County, Indiana: A Historical Narrative [PDF]
, 2019 The Amish have long faced disagreement over matters of internal policy and adoption of external ideas like evangelical emphases. In Allen County, Indiana, several branches of Anabaptists have developed from the original Swiss Amish settlers because of ...
Petrovich, Christopher
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Assessment of Health Needs in Rural America: A Comparison of Amish and Non-Amish Families [PDF]
, 2014 This study examines a state-sponsored initiative to identify the primary health needsin rural areas so that the appropriateness of existing programs and services could bedetermined, and the development of new ones could be planned.
Trier, Kathy K.
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A Brief History of Amish Churches in Holmes County, Ohio
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019 This article provides a brief history of several Amish church schisms in Holmes County during the 20th century. After a 1917 Diener Versammlung, Sam Yoder divided from the South Churches (Old Order) due to differences in Ordnung.
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 8, August 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 80+ genetic loci associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), enabling the development of polygenic risk scores (PRS). However, the predictive accuracy of PRS in diverse populations remains low.
Meri Okorie +9 more
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Mapping Myriad Positionalities in Amish Media Studies [PDF]
, 2020 Within the United States popular and academic imaginaries, Amish/Mennonite identities tend to get flattened into a monolithic, anti-modern stereotype simultaneously fearful of information communication technology and yet titillated by their utility. This
Stoltzfus-Brown, Lars
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Church District Fissioning and Watershed Boundaries among Holmes County, Ohio, Amish
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2014 Upon reaching 40 households, an Amish church district typically divides into two smaller, relatively equally sized districts. This article analyzes the relationship between Amish church divisions and topographic demarcation lines within Clark Township ...
Scott Long, Richard Moore
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