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From Islamic Charity to Muslim Philanthropy: Definitions Across Disciplines by Hughes, Micah A., Siddiqui, Shariq A.

“…ABSTRACT The study of Muslim philanthropy is often described as an emerging, multidisciplinary space of inquiry that takes contemporary Muslim practices of…”
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Metaphors Realized in Narrative: A New Direction for Biblical Metaphor by Brownsmith, Esther

“…ABSTRACT An insight of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) is that metaphor is more than a mere literary device; it influences readers through cognitive…”
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Traditional Tibetan Buddhist Monastic Education and Its Contemporary Adaptations Since 1959 by Hobhouse, Nicholas S.

“…ABSTRACT This article surveys the academic literature on Tibetan Buddhist monastic education, covering both its development inside Tibet prior to 1959, when…”
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The Study of Pilgrimage in Tibetan Buddhism: Overview and Recommendations for Instructors by Hartmann, Catherine

“…ABSTRACT Throughout the history of Tibet, sacred places such as mountains, lakes, caves, and monasteries have been visited by laypeople and religious elites…”
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The Social Dynamics of Peaceful Christian–Muslim Relations in Nigeria by Ossai, Emmanuel Chiwetalu

“…ABSTRACT With roughly equal Christian and Muslim populations, Nigeria has experienced various degrees of Christian–Muslim conflict. However, numerous Nigerian…”
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Africa's Christian Zionist Frontiers by Gidron, Yotam

“…ABSTRACT Although not a new phenomenon, over the past decade, Christian Zionist theologies that emphasise the central role of the Jewish people in divine…”
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The Unique and Important Jewish Responses to Proposition 8 and Marriage Equality by Reeder, Terry Hawley

“…ABSTRACT Marriage equality is a nascent and fragile civil right in the United States. To protect this civil right we must articulate and preserve diverse…”
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Religion and Development in Africa: History, Status, and Future Prospects by Ng'etich, Elias Kiptoo

“…ABSTRACT The burgeoning field of religion and development has continued to gain scholarly attention globally, especially recently. The article explores and…”
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Islamic Chaplaincy in North America: The State of the Field by Jalalzai, Sajida

“…ABSTRACT This article surveys the state of research on Islamic chaplaincy in North America. These studies analyze the development of the profession in light of…”
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‘Minding the pentecostal paradox’: Currents and cross‐currents in pentecostal studies in Africa (PenteSA) by Kaunda, Chammah J.

“…Employing the pentecostal paradox motif, this survey engages the literature on African Pentecostalism across a spectrum of disciplines in both humanities and…”
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The past and future of the study of Islamic esotericism by Saif, Liana

“…The study of Islamic esotericism, particularly the concept of al‐bāṭiniyya, remains fragmented. While often studied under various labels like “mysticism” and…”
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Christianity and modern Japanese society: An historical overview by Tao, Bo

“…This review article provides an overview of studies on Christianity in modern Japan, with a specific focus on works that address its social and political…”
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Digital disruptions and identity renegotiations: From the Children of God to TFI Online by Borowik, Claire

“…The Children of God (now The Family International [TFI]) emerged in the countercultural moment of the 1960s on the radical fringe of the Jesus People movement…”
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“Teach us to feel proud of all of our identities”: Time and space in an American queer Jewish liturgy by Ben‐Lulu, Elazar

“…Since the late 1960s, the American Jewish community has worked to find creative ways to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) people in…”
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Materializing the public sphere in American religious history by Baysa, Michael

“…This article reviews scholarship in American religious history around the concept of the public sphere. Considering that the public sphere was readily aligned…”
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Women's engagement with the far right: A quest for a more holistic understanding by Williams, Katherine

“…The idea that women do not support the far right endures despite the contemporary resurgence and global electoral successes of the far right in its many…”
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New religious movements and science: What now, what next, where to? by Bigliardi, Stefano, Chin, Adam J.

“…This article draws on Stefano Bigliardi's recent Cambridge University Press Element New Religious Movements and Science, which provides an historical and…”
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Judaism and climate change by Krone, Adrienne

“…In 2014, The Public Religion Research Institute and the American Academy of Religion released a report called Believers, Sympathizers, & Skeptics: Why…”
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The Barelvi movement in South Asian Islam by Sajjad, Mohammad Waqas

“…The Barelvi movement in South Asia—particularly in Pakistan—has long been regarded as the indigenous Islam of the region. It is equated with Sufism, and…”
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The need for an historical theology of women deacons in the early church by Wilson, Laura

“…This article briefly surveys the historical evidence of Byzantine deaconesses and trends in modern research on the order. By drawing attention to the…”
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