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Demographic Change and Social Cohesion In Post‐Islamic State Iraq

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 133-150, Spring 2025.
Abstract Between 2014 and 2017, the Islamic State (ISIS) brutally ruled over a population of eight million in Iraq and Syria. The group systematically persecuted and murdered tens of thousands of people of minoritized ethnicities and destroyed their houses and heritage, schools and hospitals, resulting in the displacement of an estimated three to five ...
Omran Omer Ali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Abbasid translation movement in context : contemporary voices on translation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Over the decades, an enormous amount of scholarly work has been devoted to the historical and literary context of the Greek-Arabic translations. Without it, we would not be able to answer vital questions about dating and translators.
Vagelpohl, Uwe
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“Where Now for Visible Unity?”

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, Volume 76, Issue 5, Page 542-553, December 2024.
Abstract This article provides a short introduction to the activities and the spirit of the World Council of Churches for the ecumenical year 2025 by paying particular attention to the commemoration and anniversary celebration of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which will take place in October 2025 in Egypt under the theme “Where now for ...
Martin Illert
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging Evil in the First Chapters of Genesis: Texts behind the Images in Eastern Orthodox Art [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Satan’s interference in the events described in the first chapters of the book of Genesis and in the life of the protoplasts is not mentioned at all in the biblical text. This happens, however, in pseudo-canonical texts.
Kuyumdzhieva, Margarita
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Jorge Luis Borges' Medieval Aesthetics of Failure

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Irina Dumitrescu
wiley   +1 more source

The intersection of anatomy and spirituality

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, Volume 17, Issue 8, Page 1523-1525, November 2024.
Abstract The intersection of anatomy and spirituality offers a profound exploration into how the physical and spiritual aspects of our being interrelate, enhancing our understanding of wholeness. These domains are often seen as distinct, with anatomy rooted in the tangible study of the human body, while spirituality is considered intangible and deeply ...
Joy Y. Balta
wiley   +1 more source

Remains of Gnomic Anthologies and Pagan Wisdom Literature in the Coptic Tradition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
It is well known that a complete and satisfying “history of Coptic literature” is still a desideratum. Among the other causes contributing to the difficulty of such an enterprise are the fragmentary status of the codices which preserve the texts and the ...
Buzi, Paola
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The Concept of Philanthropy in the Early Syrian Fathers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Philanthropy implies love of humankind and the wish to improve the welfare of one’s neighbor, often through charitable deeds or donations. The philanthropic mission therefore also implies relatedness, because it depends on a setting in which the needs of
Gather, Jill
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Hearing God

open access: yesModern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 815-832, October 2024.
Abstract This essay attempts to address a simple question: what does it mean to hear God? So much hangs upon learning something about hearing God: revelation, salvation, formation, vocation and mission, for example. What is the relationship then between hearing and knowing God?
Graham Ward
wiley   +1 more source

The Melody of Living Water: Music Ministry and Holy Baptism [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
(Excerpt) And It came to pass, when Paul was at Corinth, he and certain disciples came upon a mob that was stoning an organist. And Paul said unto them, What then hath he done unto thee that his head should be bruised?
Joncas, Jan Michael
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