LAMENT PSALMS, THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND GOVERNANCE IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by Uzoma Amos Dike

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The influence of Christianity on Graeco-Roman medicine up to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… In this overview of the effect of early Christianity on empirical medicine in Graeco-Roman times, it is shown that the first two centuries represented peaceful cooperation, since the Christians saw secular medicine as a legitimate form of supernatural cure and not as magic. …”
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide: a Christian ethical perspective by E. de Villiers

“…The last section of the article attempts to formulate a Christian ethical view on euthanasia and assisted suicide in a dialogue with the two theologians. …”
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A Shona assessment of evolving missionary Christianity in Zimbabwe by F. Hale

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Towards a Christian ethic of work in South Africa by L. Kretzschmar

“… This paper draws on the academic field of Christian ethics and focuses attention on an ethic of work within the South African context. …”
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CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA:

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Ancient Christian care for prisoners: first and second centuries by T. Nicklas

“… This study deals with the question as to whether first- and second-century sources reflect ancient Christian practices of care for prisoners and in how far these sources help clarify the reasons why Christians cared for prisoners in different contexts. …”
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Monotheistic understanding of the divine in African religion, Christianity and Islam by EW Namukoa, P Verster, PJ Nel

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Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship. by Rugyendo, Medard

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Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship by Medard, Rugyendo

Subjects: “…Christian, Environmental, Ethic, Stewardship…”
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Debating Igbo conversion to Christianity: a critical indigenous view by F. Hale

“… Since the 1970s the dynamics of conversion have been a focal point of research with regard to the impact of Christianity on traditional African societies. Much of the scholarly debate about the matter has concentrated on West Africa. …”
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Assessing the Place of Christo-Peace in Transforming the Life of Nigerian Christians by Kelechi Johnmary Ani

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Christian prisoners: fifth and sixth century inscriptions from Corinth by C. Breytenbach

“…They shed interesting light on the hopes, beliefs and opinions of Christians from late antiquity. This study offers an overview of the insights to be gained from these graffiti. …”
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MISSIONARY STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS RESPONSE: THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE BISENI CLAN by JOHN OLUWABUKUNMI OLUWAJANA, OLAITAN OYEDELA, OLAOBA

“… This paper examines the indigenous responses to the introduction of Christianity to the Biseni Clan, focusing on the missionary strategies employed and the multifaceted reactions of the indigenous population. …”
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Dispelling myths: Christian prayers and their impact on democracy building in Nigeria by Chisom B. Amaole

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A Christian ethical perspective on the moral status of the human embryo by J. M. Vorster

“… This investigation focuses on the moral status of the human embryo from a Christian ethical perspective. The central theoretical argument is that the embryo has a particular standing before God and should therefore have a special standing in the eyes of human beings. …”
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Lesbianism: Deconstructing the Christian church and social hierarchies in South Africa by L. Joubert

“… Christianity places a high value on one’s faith in Jesus Christ, and from this belief, one fosters a perception of LGBTQI people. …”
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CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND COUNSELLING FOR VALUE RE-ORIENTATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP by ADA ANYEBE

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What happened to the Galatian Christians? Paul's legacy in Southern Galatia by Cilliers Breytenbach

“…Nowhere else in the world of early Christianity the name ?????? was used with such a high frequency as in those regions where the apostle founded the first congregations in the south of the province Galatia and in the Phrygian-Galatian borderland. …”
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Social equality and Christian life in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians by M. Tilly

“…Is the new Christian existence of the Corinthians conceived as real, as outwardly visible or as socially perceivable? …”
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