It Does Not Stop at Treaties: Filling the Void of Indigenous Governance by Yamina Sfiat

“…This article seeks to address this issue and provides an agenda of questions for scholars to explore. Tribal public administration must be placed at the core of public administration rather than at the margins, and in doing so, public administration as a field must prioritize Indigenous voices. …”
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Islamic Feminism in Morocco: A Generational Comparison Between Fatima Mernissi and Asma Lamrabet by Francesca Neri

“…Through a study of the traditional Islamic theories and texts translated by them, these two scholars illustrate a generational change in Moroccan activism. …”
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The analysis of events in Biblical narratives by D F Tolmie

“…In order to rectify this, it is proposed in this article that scholars who follow a narrative-critical approach to Biblical narratives should take note of the sophisticated models already developed within theory of literature for the analysis of events. …”
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The Life of Embryon According to Thomas Aquinas by Piotr Roszak

“…It is very popular among scholars to reduce the question of medieval embryology only to so called “delayed animation”, with a little reference to important philosophical background of the topic. …”
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Transformation, theology and the public university in South Africa by R. Venter

“… This article addresses a specific issue, namely the ramifications for theology practised at a public university under (post)-apartheid conditions. In South Africa, scholarly opinion has not paid sufficient attention to what “transformation” entails for theology under these circumstances. …”
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Silent no more: sexual violence in conflict as a challenge to the worldwide church by D. Tombs

“…It concludes that if biblical scholars and theologians give more attention to sexual violence within the bible they can offer positive help towards a more constructive response to sexual violence by the churches. …”
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Advancing feminist understandings of woman abuse: the value of old wine in new bottles by Walter S. DeKeesredy

“…Drawing on nearly 50 years of research done by an international cadre of highly experienced scholars, this article demonstrates the importance of revisiting some major feminist conceptual, empirical, and theoretical contributions from the past. …”
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Apocalyptic groups and socially disadvantaged contexts by P. G. R. de Villiers

“…Lawrence as concrete example of this theory from a nonscholarly perspective, followed by various scholarly readings of apocalyptic groups. In a following section, it analyses various formal, literary, hermeneutical and topical themes questioning the validity of this approach as well as research insights that revealed major weaknesses in this understanding. …”
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Capital, Agency and Distinction in Dynamics of Conversion of Economic Functions of Cities: Lessons from Lafayette (US) by Anderson de Souza Sant\u2019Anna, Reed Elliot Nelson, Daniela Martins Diniz

“…The transition to the digital society attracts the attention of a growing group of scholars who seek to investigate the constraints of this new stage of the productive forces on urban interventions. …”
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“If I forget you Jerusalem” (Ps. 137:4). The Transmission of Sacred Discourse in the Bible and in African Indigenous Sacred Texts by M.K. Mensah

“… African biblical scholars have long advocated a shift in existing exegetical and hermeneutical approaches. …”
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A Text-centred rhetorical analysis of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 by H.J. Prinsloo

“…Unlike previous attempts by scholars to analyse the letter in terms of ancient rhetorical theory, this article illustrates how the rhetorical strategy can be reconstructed from the text itself; therefore, it is identified as a text-centred rhetorical analysis, which follows a minimum theoretical approach. …”
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Inquiry into the Conceptual Dimensions of Project Portfolio Management by Pedro Bruno de Souza, Jorge Carneiro, Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello

“…By building from a review of the scant literature on project portfolio management , conversations with expert scholars on project management, interpretations provided by managers, and theoretical reflection by the authors of this study, it was possible to identify main aspects that seem to tap how the degree of “accomplishment” of project portfolio ma nagement can be conceptually defined and operationally measured.…”
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Morality and religion in African thought by P. J. Nel

“…These discourses reflect the ambivalence between those scholars seeking to define African morality within the parameters of a conventionalised, Western, religious episteme, and those pursuing an “Africanist” (Afrocentric) explanation which embraces an authentic mode of African knowledge construction within indigenous communities. …”
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Chiasm in Zephaniah 3:14-17 – A new proposal by S.D. Snyman

“…The reason why the chiastic structuring will be the focus of this investigation is that, while scholars, in more recent research, have recognised the chiastic structuring of verses 14-17, there is a difference of opinion on how to view the chiastic structuring. …”
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A decade of open access policy at the Gates Foundation based on experimentation, evidence and evolution by Ashley Farley

“…Now, in response to the ever-evolving needs of the scholarly ecosystem, the foundation is updating its policy again to strive for broader impact and to support practices that drive greater inclusion of scientists around the world, particularly those from low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Design of the Boys Hostel at Kabale University. by Nuwagaba, Happiness

“…Chapter two contains the literature review, works and related information by other scholars about design of structures. Chapter three outlines the methodology of how the project will be done; these are sequential methods for the process. …”
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Gender and Jewishness: a Greimassian analysis of Susanna by D. M. Kanonge

“…A frequently asked question is: “does Susanna reinforce or undermine patriarchy?” Most scholars, mainly feminists, are pessimistic and suspicious about the subversive programme of Susanna. …”
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Young Christians in Norway, national socialism, and the German occupation of 1940-1945 by F. Hale

“…The subordination of the church to the de facto Nazi state eventually led its bishops and most of its pastors to sever their ties to the government while remaining in their ministries. Churchmen and scholars have explored dimensions of this challenging episode in Norwegian church history, but little has been published about the plight of most of the para-church organizations. …”
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Tax Revolts in Yorubaland, 1925-1955 by Abiodun S. Afolabi

“…There are good reasons to believe that there were other significant tax-related considerations, other than taxation, that were responsible for the revolts that were thrown up in late colonial southwestern Nigeria. Some scholars have also noted a comparative process that is currently unfolding; that it was the need to raise money that forced the hands of the colonial authority into democratization and that the despondency of the indigenous population was a major reason for the crises that enveloped Yorubaland from 1925 up to 1955. …”
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