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The Platonic-Biblical Origins of Apophatic Theology: Philo of Alexandria’s Philosophical Interpretation of the Pentateuchal Theophanies

open access: yesVerbum Vitae, 2023
This article examines Philo’s philosophical interpretation of the three theophanies in Exodus, which would, centuries later, continue to be considered by the great thinkers responsible for developing negative theology, such as Gregory of Nyssa and ...
Damian Mrugalski
doaj   +1 more source

Visibility, Gossip and Intimate Neighbourly Knowledges (Findings paper no. 7) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Findings papers associated with ESRC-funded research project, 'Social Geographies of Rural Mental Health' (R000 23 8453)
Burns, Nicola   +2 more
core  

Philo of Alexandria: A model for early Christian ‘spiritual readings’ of the Scriptures

open access: yes, 2015
Philo of Alexandria represents a Hellenistic tradition of reading the Scriptures in which reading is seen as a spiritual exercise together with other spiritual exercises, like attention, thorough investigation of the issues, self-mastery, detachment ...
P. Decock
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Animal Segregation: The Biopolitics of Concentrated Pig Farming

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the possibility to think through the concept of animal segregation to understand the more‐than‐human geographies of livestock animals. By redirecting the analytical tools for studying the spatial separation of humans to the segregation of animals, this paper contributes to understanding the geographical processes of ...
Willem Rogier Boterman
wiley   +1 more source

Remoteness, Rurality and Mental Health Problems (Findings paper no. 5) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Findings papers associated with ESRC-funded research project, 'Social Geographies of Rural Mental Health' (R000 23 8453)
Burns, Nicola   +2 more
core  

Evictability—A Relational Comparison: Fears, Manoeuvres and Regimes of Housing Insecurity in Rapidly Urbanising Cities

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article develops the concept of ‘evictability’—the potential of eviction—as a lens for relational comparison of housing insecurity in cities undergoing rapid urbanisation. ‘Evictability’ has advantages over ‘displaceability’, we argue, because it does not meld residents' fears of coerced loss of home with presumptions about ruptured
JoAnn McGregor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Foundation of Philo-Persianism in Classical Greek World

open access: yesJournal of Universal History Studies, 2019
The establishment of the Achaemenid Empire as the most important occurrence of the 6th century B.C. changed all of cultural and social parameters in the most important civilization centres of the ancient world.
Farzad Abedi
doaj   +1 more source

Teenage Pregnancy and Education in Nigeria: A Philo-Sociological Management Strategy

open access: yes, 2014
The focus of the 2013 World Population Day on July 11, was on “Adolescent Pregnancy”. This indicates that teenage pregnancy has global effects and implications. It has become a global problem that need be tackled through multi-sectoral approach. However,
E. Ekefre   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Uneven Geographies of Special Educational Needs and School Segregation in England

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The paper documents new educational and social geographies: the intensified and variable geographies of segregation and exclusion of one of the most marginalised groups of children, those with labels/experiences of ‘Special Educational Needs and Disabilities’ (SEND), who are usually disabled or neurodiverse, in England.
Louise Holt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Production of Everyday Carcerality in State‐Led Redevelopment of Informal Settlement in Delhi, India

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, 2026.
Abstract This paper focuses on the everyday experiences of carcerality of a community, known as Kathputli Colony, that has been waiting to be rehoused by the state for over a decade in Delhi, India. We draw on Kathputli Colony's everyday experiences to argue that state‐led housing policies and practices produce carceral socio‐spatialities, rather than ...
Syeda Jenifa Zahan   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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