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How the Russian Orthodox Church Views the Russian World

open access: yes, 2015
The cultural concept of a “Russian world” (Russian: “russkiy mir”) plays an increasingly important role today, and is not limited to political discourse.
Bremer, Thomas
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Lust [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
2 Samuel 11:2-5, Matthew 5:27 ...
Johnson, Susan
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Prisoners' Perceptions and Their Agency on Sustainability Transformation in Finland

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transformation is essential for our time, requiring the involvement of all citizens. Several prisons worldwide have developed various sustainable development (SD) programs for prisoners. However, it remains unclear how prisoners perceive SD, which can be a significant obstacle to their agency. This study explores the perceptions
Sirpa M. Manninen, Teija Makkonen
wiley   +1 more source

Freedom of Scientific Inquiry and Democracy. A Systems‐Theoretical Approach

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article examines the relationship between democracy and one of its inherent features: freedom of scientific inquiry—a multi‐layered concept closely intertwined with the broader notion of academic freedom—both of which are increasingly under threat worldwide. The paper advocates for the use of Luhmann's theoretical framework to analyse this
Krešimir Žažar, Steffen Roth
wiley   +1 more source

Church Membership and Church Attendance across Time – A Trend Analysis Considering Differences between East and West Germany

open access: yesComparative Population Studies, 2011
On the basis of ALLBUS data this paper examines for the period under observation 1980-2008 how the probability of church membership and the frequency of churchgoing change depending on age, calendar time and birth cohort.
Daniel Lois
doaj  

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

Happiness in Eastern Europe [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper analyses the determinants of happiness in seven Eastern European transition countries during the early phase of economic transition. The analysis of representative survey data in an ordered logit model shows that those core socio-demographic ...
Bernd Hayo
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The History and Ideas of George Herbert Mead's Pragmatism and Its Relevance for Operational Research and Systems Thinkers

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT George Herbert Mead is an oft forgotten or ignored American philosopher who was one of the originators of pragmatism. Today, he is recognised as a creative thinker who has teased out knotty problems that others in the field had not realised were problems. Understanding Mead's analysis has been made difficult because he died prematurely without
Richard Ormerod
wiley   +1 more source

6. Catholic Revival and Counter Reformation

open access: yes, 1958
Contemporary with Luther and Calvin, there were once again powerful constructive forces at work within the Roman Catholic church. A reformed and rededicated papacy, a revived and purified clergy, a militant spearhead in the Jesuits, and an unequivocal ...
Bloom, Robert L.   +6 more
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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