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Hearing the Calls: The Need for an Ecumenical Theology of Monasticism and Consecrated Life for the 21st Century

open access: yesReligions
In the past sixty years the institutions of religious life (perhaps now more broadly and accurately named “consecrated life”) within the Roman Catholic world have experienced something of a crisis.
Evan Bradford Howard
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The metaphor of light embedded in the Johannine prologue, Part 1: The Light before the incarnation

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2013
This is the first of two articles on how the Fourth Evangelist has ingeniously embedded the light metaphor in the prologue of the Fourth Gospel. The prologue is replete with this metaphor.
Dirk G. van der Merwe, Pierre Y. Albalaa
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Implementing Integrative Nursing in a Pediatric Setting

open access: yesChildren, 2018
Pediatric blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) is one of the most challenging allopathic treatments a patient and family can be faced with. A large Midwest academic health center, and leader in pediatric BMT, made the decision in 2013 to incorporate ...
Megan E. Voss, Mary Jo Kreitzer
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How Saint Clare of Assisi Guided Her Sisters. Impulses for the Today’s Leadership Context

open access: yesReligions, 2018
Saint Clare and leadership? A lot of research on her person has been done in recent years. However, her importance for today’s management has not been taken into account. In this article, we will look more closely at her understanding of leadership
Mareike Gerundt, Markus Warode
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Changing perspectives on the Crusades

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
The notion and consequences of the Crusades are still influencing the modern Christian (and Muslim) pattern of thinking. These ‘holy wars’, fought by members of the Roman Catholic Church, mostly against infidels (‘unbelievers’), including the Muslims of ...
Jacques Theron, Erna Oliver
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Understanding Contributors of Resilience in Youth With Childhood‐Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Through a Socioecological Lens: A Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to identify themes contributing to resilience in childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), distinguish between profiles of resilience, and examine how they relate to underlying themes and patient characteristics. Methods We conducted a mixed‐methods study of 21 patients with cSLE aged 11 to 19 years at a Canadian ...
Isabella Zaffino   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The commercialisation of anointed water in two ministries: An African theological perspective

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2023
The use of water in healing has significance in African religious life. African people believe that water is not an ordinary substance but is medicinal and a life-giving commodity.
Mookgo S. Kgatle, Vuyisile Qiki
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Toughness of Confined Auxetic Foams

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) materials offer benefits such as impact mitigation, thermal insulation, vibration damping, and reduced shear strain, although their fracture mechanics are largely unexplored. This study investigates damage initiation and propagation in confined re‐entrant auxetic foams from polyurethane via experimental ...
Adrianos E. F. Athanasiadis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

God as One

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
Two notions are discussed in this article, namely, the (unity of the) Trinity and God’s omnipresence. These two notions are deeply embedded in the Christian faith system and religion – they actually form both the basis and point of departure for the ...
Willem H. Oliver, Erna Oliver
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles Mimetics as Osteoinductive Mediators for Bone Healing

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mesenchymal stem cell‐derived nanoghosts (MSC‐NGs) mimic naturally secreted extracellular vesicles (MSC‐EVs) in structure and physicochemical properties but can be synthesized at more translatable yields. As osteogenic agents, MSC‐NGs demonstrate superior outcomes compared to MSC‐EVs.
Antoine Karoichan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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