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Social Comparison and Its Association With Disordered Eating Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Social comparison has been widely implicated in the etiology and maintenance of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. At the same time, however, the magnitude of this relationship remains unclear, with existing studies varying widely in methodology, measurement, and sample characteristics.
Fidan Turk   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calvin’s view on church discipline and unity: a South African perspective

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2010
The reformer John Calvin, born in 1509, considers discipline and unity as two essential aspects of the Christian church. According to him, the bond of church discipline is a way to unite church members in the truth of the Word and the Christian faith
P.J. Strauss
doaj   +3 more sources

Understanding Muhammad\u27s Interaction with the Church [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
My research focuses on understanding Muhammad’s (the Islamic prophet) interaction with what he perceived to be the Christian church to find out why his understanding of Biblical narratives and theology is incorrect.
Narde, Devonte
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Cheia de axé (full of axé): Spirituality, resistance, and repair in Pernambuco's Afro‐Brazilian traditional communities

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
wiley   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 2. Present views on pregnancy termination

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Abortion was practiced in most cultures for millennia, but was often disapproved and banned. The 20th century witnessed a progressive conditional legalization, often with limitations for the duration of pregnancy. Legalizing abortion was driven by multiple factors, including a desire to limit population growth, the emergence of movements that ...
Giuseppe Benagiano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Dancing Steward: Exploring Christian Stewardship Lifestyles [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Reviewed Book: Levan, Christopher. The Dancing Steward: Exploring Christian Stewardship Lifestyles.
Wehrfritz-Hanson, Julianna
core   +1 more source

Predicting Major Depression Among Diverse Online Gamers: The Role of Internet Addiction and Spirituality

open access: yesJournal of Addictions &Offender Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzed whether religious or spiritual affiliation and therapy enrollment protect against symptoms meeting Major Depressive Disorder criteria beyond demographic, Internet addiction, and described therapy enrollment. Findings illustrated one risk factor and one protective factor associated with experiencing symptoms that meet Major ...
Lindsay A. Lundeen, John R. McCall
wiley   +1 more source

Review Essay: Locating the Church in the World: Ethnography, Christian Ethics, and the Global Church

open access: yesJournal of Moral Theology, 2013
Two important church-and-the-world Catholic theological emphases have recently arisen: firstly, how ethnographic research affects moral theology and ecclesiology, and secondly, moral theology being done consciously within the “world church” context. Both
Christopher P. Vogt
doaj  

For the conscientious objector, it is better to die than to kill [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Article discussing conscientious objection.
Rughani, Pratap
core  

Analysis of plant science higher education reveals mixed provision which falls short of delivering national priorities

open access: yesJSFA reports, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 78-90, March 2025.
Abstract Background Many reports from the UK government and other organisations highlight a need for a plant aware workforce, and some enumerate specific areas of plant science where there is a skills shortage. We have undertaken a systematic analysis of the content of degree programmes that advertise as teaching plant biology to determine if the UK ...
Sarah Trinder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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