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The article deals with the distribution of population in the county of Proszowice (within the Voivodeship of Cracow) at the end of the 18th century based on the censuses of the Civil-Military Order Commission of the Cracow Voivodeship.
Ewa Kaźmierczyk
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Problems of Within‐Party Sortition
Abstract A recent article in Political Quarterly argues for a ‘sortition of candidature’. We show that because political parties are not themselves socially representative, such a scheme would not result in a socially representative Parliament. Drawing on data from the Party Members Project, we show that while some demographic groups would be better ...
Philip Cowley, Paul Webb, Tim Bale
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A perfect storm: An archaeological management crisis in the Mississippi River Delta [PDF]
Engineered projects resulting in unintended consequences, coastal erosion, subsidence, and sea-level rise are rapidly destroying archaeological sites in the Mississippi River Delta (MRD).
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This article investigates companionate processes of self‐making in a religious community of Catholic nuns in eastern Indonesia. I argue that the sociality of the convent establishes a unique context for understanding the effects of one's company on processes of self‐becoming.
Meghan Rose Donnelly
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The Models of Orthodox Christian Parishes and Their Communication with the Environment
The author of this article considers the ways in which of Orthodox parishes of two Deaneries (Kashirsky and Nikolsky areas) communicate with the environment. The author reveals the influence of a territorial factor and features of the environment on the
Mariya A. Podlesnaya
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THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR CHURCH MINISTRY AND ESTABLISHED POSTS FOR LAY PERSONS IN THE GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AFTER THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL [PDF]
During an ongoing reform of parish staff led by the Church authorities of the Russian Orthodox Church, new positions in parishes are establishing, that of religious educator (catechist), social worker and youth worker.
Alexey Chernyi
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Krakowskie ceny zbóż a ruch urodzeń w parafiach na południe od Krakowa od XVII do XVIII wieku
The article is aimed at an analysis of how the prices of cereals in Cracow (exemplified with rye) were related to the fluctuations of births in rural parishes situated in the southern part of the historical Cracow Voivodeship.
Piotr Miodunka
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Making the Invisible Visible: Inviting Persons with Disabilities into the Life of the Church [PDF]
Christianity espouses the dignity of all humanity and professes welcome for all to the communion of saints. Yet people with disabilities, especially those with more severe or profound physical or psychological disabilities, are largely invisible inside ...
Carlson, Mary E.
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Attentive to the ways that inertia can take hold of life, Catholic monks recognize despondency as a potential not only within the monastery, but in contemporary society more widely. Such experiences are regularly mapped onto an understanding of what early Christian monks termed ‘acedia’ (a Greek term that can be translated as ‘lack of care’). Taking as
Richard D.G. Irvine
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War
During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
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