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Religion and economics: a literature review [PDF]
, 2007 Historically, religion has been one of the areas 'assumed away' by most economists. There has been a general belief in much of economic theory that 'religious beliefs, practices, and behaviour play no role in the life of homo economicus' (Tomes, 1985, p ...
Jackson, Paul, Fleischer, Christiane
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Sociology, religion and development: literature review [PDF]
, 2007 The aim of the following literature review is to discuss key theoretical debates within the sociology of religion regarding definitions of religion, the role of religion in society and the future of religion.
Tomalin, Emma
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Psychology, religion and development: a literature review [PDF]
, 2008 This preliminary literature review aims to produce an overview of the contribution that psychology has made to understanding religion and development.
Martin, Faith
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Early Catholicism and the organisational structure of the United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe
Theologia Viatorum, 2021 The organisational structure of the United Methodist church shares many features with the early catholic institutions. Increased institutionalisation, that is, authority connected with office, is the clearest sign of Early Catholicism.
Edward Mashero, Ernest van Eck
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 This article examines the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew in the light of Ewe-Ghanaian conflict management model. Theoretically, the article employs a combination of the historical-critical and indigenous mother tongue biblical ...
Daniel Sakitey, Ernest Van Eck
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Personal Utopia: The “Good Life” in Popular Religion and Literature in Contemporary Sweden
Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research, 2018 This article examines the discourse of the “good life” in popular religion and literature in contemporary Sweden. The results indicate thnew spiritual movements (e.g.
Daniel Enstedt, Kristina Hermansson
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The cleansing of the leper in Mark 1:40–45 and the secrecy motif: An African ecclesial context
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 This article examines the reason behind the charge to secrecy imposed by Jesus on the leper in Mark 1:40–45, in the context of African experience, the implications of the meaning conveyed and the challenges posed on the church and the gospel enterprise ...
Ezichi Ituma +2 more
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Political science, religion and development: a literature review [PDF]
, 2007 This review provides an overview of important literature on the relationship between religion, politics and development, from the point of view of the political science academic literature.
Marquette, Heather +2 more
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The Samaritan ‘brought him to an inn’: Revisiting πανδοχεῖον in Luke 10:34
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 This article traces the meaning of κατάλυμά and πανδοχεῖον in available Roman-Egypt papyri, the LXX, early-Jewish literature, and Greek writings to determine the meaning of πανδοχεῖον [inn] used in Luke 10:34.
Ernest van Eck, Robert J. van Niekerk
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020 This article seeks to reconstruct the phrase τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον (Mt 6:11; Lk 11:3) in the light of an African predicament with the Ewe-Ghanaian context in focus.
Daniel Sakitey, Ernest van Eck
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