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Digital literacy in religious studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This article considers the relevance of the concept of ‘digital literacy’ within the context of the discipline of religious studies in higher education and reflects on its potential impact on notions of ‘graduateness’.
Sinclair, Stefanie
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God and the Machine: A Correlational Study on Mobile Phone Dependence, Religious Coping, and Mental Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Research on the various effects of mobile phones did not begin to be published until after they had already been integrated into society. To date, the results of various studies looking into the relationship between mobile phone use and mental health ...
Bolme, Rachel
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Contemporary strategies of women activists in the gender equality movement in Central Asia

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
IntroductionMovements for gender equality in Muslim countries represent a significant aspect of social progress. These movements not only strengthen women’s position in society but also foster a broader understanding of human rights within the context of
Laura Toktarbekova   +3 more
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Historical Engagements and Interreligious Encounters - Jews and Christians in Premodern and Early Modern Asia and Africa

open access: yesEntangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2018
Introduction to all essays of the special issue Entangled Histories and Interreligious Encounters - Jews and Christians in Premodern and Early Modern Asia and Africa that is based on the proceedings of the workshop Eastern Jews and Christians in ...
Alexandra Cuffel, Ophira Gamliel
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating through institutional identity in the context of a transformed United Church of Zambia University College in Zambia

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
The article investigated the rising trend that has not received attention in Zambian scholarship of institutions that started as theological institutions transforming or shifting from the provision of theology only to other disciplines to meet the ...
Nelly Mwale, Joseph Chita
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Levirate marriage amongst the Hebrews and widow's inheritance amongst the Yoruba: A comparative investigation

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2014
In ancient Israel, even though widowhood was not something people were praying for, when it came, the people involved were protected by the legal and customary structures already in place.
Samson O. Olanisebe, Olusegun A. Oladosu
doaj   +1 more source

The Comic at the Crossroads: The Semiotics of ‘Voodoo Storytelling’ in The Hole: Consumer Culture Vol. 1

open access: yesThe Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2019
This article focuses on the use of religious semiology in the 2008 Black graphic novel The Hole: Consumer Culture Vol. 1 by Damian Duffy and John Jennings.
Lisa Kottas, Martin Schwarzenbacher
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Religious Studies

open access: yesProblemos, 1978
Religijotyros sekcijoje perskaityta 11 pranešimų: „Krikščionybės kritikos pirmtakai Lietuvoje“ (J. Barzdaitis), „Marksistinis ateizmas Lietuvoje 1917–1940 m.“ (P. Mikuckas), „Marksistinės JAV lietuvių ateizmo srovės susidarymo klausimas“ (J. Sakalauskas). J.
openaire   +3 more sources

Introducing the modified paranormal belief scale: distinguishing between classic paranormal beliefs, religious paranormal beliefs and conventional religiosity among undergraduates in Northern Ireland and Wales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Previous empirical studies concerned with the association between paranormal beliefs and conventional religiosity have produced conflicting evidence. Drawing on Rice's (2003) distinction between classic paranormal beliefs and religious paranormal beliefs,
Francis, Leslie J.   +2 more
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“A Little Baby is on the Way:” Botho/Ubuntu and Community-Building in Gaborone Baby Showers

open access: yesGender Studies, 2017
The expectation and arrival of a baby has always played a significant role in many societies across the globe. For simple reasons, babies are perceived as blessings from God.
Motswapong Elizabeth P.   +5 more
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