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Religion and the COVID-19 pandemic
Religion, Brain & Behavior, 2020 What does a virus have to do with religion? Well, more than you might think, and we are not referring to the transmission of religious ideas, which some have described using epidemiological models....
W. Wildman +3 more
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The apparatus theory: ‘Religion in the city’
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 The apparatus theory is used to challenge the interpretation of religion and also to determine whether religion is a factor to contend with in modern society.
Leon Geel, Jaco Beyers
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The interrelatedness between the Nama Khoikhoi supreme being and celestial objects
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological StudiesThe assumption among Europeans that the Khoikhoi indigenous people of southern Africa had little to no religious beliefs is evident throughout historical documents.
Iwana Hartmann, Maniraj Sukdaven
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021 This is a case study reflecting on the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disruptions on InnerCHANGE South Africa (ICSA hereafter), an incarnational ministry.
Kasebwe T. Kabongo
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The disappearing Mammy Water myth and the crisis of values in Oguta, South Eastern Nigeria
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 Igbo value system is in crisis with an increase in crime rate, kidnapping, stealing, sexual immorality and divorce. Though several reasons have been given for this malaise, the influence of myths on value system has not been explored.
Lawrence N. Okwuosa +3 more
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Religion in the Age of Social Distancing: How COVID-19 Presents New Directions for Research
Sociology of religion, 2020 In this brief note written during a global pandemic, we consider some of the important ways this historical moment is altering the religious landscape, aiming our investigative lens at how religious institutions, congregations, and individuals are ...
Joseph O. Baker +4 more
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Review Of Conjure In African American Society By J.E. Anderson [PDF]
, 2006 Anderson (history, Middle Georgia College) looks at the history of black American magical beliefs and practices that are known variously as hoodoo, voodoo, tricking, mojo, and conjure, among other terms. According to Anderson, conjure is not a religion,
Chireau, Yvonne Patricia
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Theologia Viatorum, 2020 This article is an auto-ethnographic reflection on the phenomenon of migration. The latter is on the increase throughout the world. This article focusses on the context of South Africa where there seems to be a negative perception of refugees in ...
Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo
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Crime Against History: Slavery, Race, and the 1776 Report
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With the 2025 executive order, “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K‐12 Schooling,” the Trump administration reestablished the 1776 Commission, which produced The 1776 Report. This article argues that this report, which is an unsubtle response to The 1619 Project, reveals how White Christian Nationalists wish to mandate that a hyper‐patriotic ...
William V. Trollinger
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Narratives and counter-narratives as ways of creating religious tolerance
Verbum et EcclesiaThis article explored the utilisation of counter-narratives in tertiary education settings with regard to pseudo-events connected to big world events.
Maryke Strydom, Jaco Beyers
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