God's Holy Spirit: a back-story from the Joseph narrative (Genesis 37-50) by Barbara Green

“…With the help of the philosopher/theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, the narrated experience of the character in seven scenes is examined for evidence of Judah’s journey of transformation – presumably guided by God’s widening and inspiring Spirit, with special attention given to the scene (Genesis 44) where Judah must persuade his (unrecognized) brother Joseph, serving as Viceroy of Egypt, to allow Judah to take punishment in place of their brother Benjamin for the sake of their father. …”
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Interdisciplinary theology as public theology by J. Wentzel van Huyssteen

“…For theologians, this opens up an interdisciplinary possibility to rethink what human uniqueness may mean for the human person. In this way the notion of the imago Dei could be powerfully redefined as emerging from nature itself. …”
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The reformed doctrine of irresistible sanctification by C. Partee

“…However, sanctification is a special case in that the theological focus shifts from divine action to human effort. This emphasis on human striving must avoid the Catholic view of works righteousness, and reject the Thomistic teaching on cooperative grace and condign merit. …”
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION OF PATIENT’S RIGHT ABUSE BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PLATEAU SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, JOS by Emmanuel Mahanan Josiah

“…Finally, the study concluded that there are clear links between such corrupt acts and human rights law, and that some of such acts can be identified as concrete human rights violations. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism: elements for a theology of care by F. de Lange

“…In its anthropology, this approach in ethics emphasizes human relationality, mutual dependency and vulnerability. …”
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Resilient religion: What good is religion for? by C.A.M. Hermans

“…As spiritual beings, human beings transcend the given towards the telos or purpose of life. …”
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Gorilla habituation and the role of animal agency in conservation and tourism development at Bwindi, South Western Uganda by Christine, Ampumuza, Clemens, Driessen

“…Discussions of gorilla habituation often emphasise human control of gorillas, whereby gorillas are usually singularly defined by their species membership. …”
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Evaluación de la concentración de los aldehídos en el aire en la Reserva Biológica Monteverde y en la ciudad de Heredia, Costa Rica by Brenda Salazar-López, José Pablo Sibaja-Brenes, Juan Valdés-González, Gerardo Rodríguez-Rodríguez

“…El formaldehído, el acetaldehído, el propanal, el butanal, el hexanal y el heptanal se tomaron con cartuchos de adsorción recubiertos con una disolución de la 2,4-dinitrofenilhidrazina (2,4-DNFH) y se analizaron por HPLC con un detector ultravioleta visible. …”
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Protocol to study the impact of breast cancer on colonization resistance of mouse microbiota using network node manipulation by Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Apolline Maitre, Janet Avellanet, Arlem García, Dasha Fuentes, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

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MANDATORY TECHNICAL ELEMENTS IN THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE SINGING VOICE by Georgeta PINGHIRIAC

“… As an instrument, the human voice is unique and inimitable. Human voice reflects each individual’s personality and literacy. …”
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A Christian spirituality of imperfection: Towards a pastoral theology of descent within the praxis of orthopathy by D.J. Louw

“… The endeavour towards perfectionism in a praxis pietatis is most of the time described and portrayed as the preferential “narrow way”, resulting in a kind of “theology of ascent” (the legalistic upgrading of human beings equipped with super, spiritual abilities). …”
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Current Views of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in Liver Diseases by I. V. Maev, T. I. Karlovich, A. I. Burmistrov, I. A. Chekmazov, D. N. Andreev, V. I. Reshetnyak

“…High TTV dispersion in human population suggests its persistence in the human viriome. …”
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Technologies of the Anthropocene by Milligan Tony, Springer Lena

“…Rather than a levelling-down of the human to the standing of a biological machine, technologies of the Anthropocene have tended towards sensibilities which level-up a variety of non-humans. …”
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Restoring Planetary Health Through Partnerism by Teddie Potter

“… The continuation of life as we know it is currently threatened by human-caused disruptions to the Earth’s natural systems. …”
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New insights of cultural cannibalism amongst Magdalenian groups at Maszycka Cave, Poland by Francesc Marginedas, Palmira Saladié, Marta Połtowicz-Bobak, Thomas Terberger, Dariusz Bobak, Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo

“…Abstract The manipulation of human corpses started to become commonplace during the Upper Paleolithic. …”
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Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters by Ibrahim, M. Fanuel, Silas, Mirau, Damian, Kajunguri, Francis, Moyo

“…The ecosystem is confronted with numerous challenges as a consequence of the escalating human population and its corresponding activities. …”
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Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters by Fanuel, Ibrahim M., Mirau, Silas, Kajunguri, Damian, Moyo, Francis

“…The ecosystem is confronted with numerous challenges as a consequence of the escalating human population and its corresponding activities. …”
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Paesaggi di coesistenza, ovvero come attorno ad un passeriforme si articola l’abitare in una zona di montagna by Lia Zola

“…Based on field research carried out in three alpine valleys, Valle Susa, Val Chisone and Val Troncea, my essay tries to broaden the understanding of landscapes of coexistence by arguing that they are complex sites of relationships where humans and non humans alike shape and co-shape them through interactions but also frictions and conflicts that revolve around a small bird, Petronia petronia. …”
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Knowledge as Film vs. Knowledge as Photo: Alternative Models in Early Soviet Thought by Steila Daniela

“…While Lenin considered human knowledge to be similar to a mirror-like reflection of the object, Aleksandr Bogdanov emphasized the creative role of the subject in organizing the world. …”
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"Anatheism" within the framework of theodicy: from theistic thinking to thepaschitic thinking in a pastoral hermeneutics by D. J. Louw

“… The Syrian and refugee crises, the violent radicalisation in Europe, and global xenophobia stir up anew the link between the human quest for meaning and hope within the realm of human misery and destructive acts of severe evil. …”
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