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Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa
This book investigates the role of religion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa.Building on a diverse range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches, the book reflects on how religion, politics and health have interfaced in Southern African contexts, when faced with the sudden public health emergency caused by the pandemic. Religious actors have played a key role on t…
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- 9781000542080
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- 291.17
Structural Dividers in the Qur'an
This volume showcases a wide range of contemporary approaches to the identification of literary structures within Qur’anic surahs. Recent academic studies of the Qur’an have taken an increasing interest in the concept of the surah as a unity and, with it, the division of complete surahs into consecutive sections or parts. Part One presents a series of case studies focussing on individual Qu…
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- 9781000210545
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- 297 STR s
A Comparative Doxastic-Practice Epistemology of Religious Experience
This book takes a theoretical enterprise in Christian philosophy of religion and applies it to Buddhism, thus defending Buddhism and presenting it favorably in comparison. Chapters explore how the claims of both Christianity and Theravada Buddhism rest on people’s experiences, so the question as to which claimants to religious knowledge are right rests on the evidential value of those expe…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-09455-7
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- SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies
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- 200.11 WEB c
Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts
The essays in this book not only examine the variety of atheist expression and experience in the Western context, they also explore how local, national and international settings may contribute to the shaping of atheist identities. By addressing identity at these different levels, the book explores how individuals construct their own atheist—or non-religious—identity, how they construct com…
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- 978-3-319-09602-5
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- VII, 219
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- Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies
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- 297.284
25 Years of Ed Tech
In this lively and approachable volume based on his popular blog series, Martin Weller demonstrates a rich history of innovation and effective implementation of ed tech across higher education. From Bulletin Board Systems to blockchain, Weller follows the trajectory of education by focusing each chapter on a technology, theory, or concept that has influenced each year since 1994. Calling for bo…
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- 9781771993050.01
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- 224
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 208
A Designer’s Log Case Studies in Instructional Design
Power takes the reader inside his world as an instructional designer, as he learns to navigate the slippery slope of supporting faculty in course design. Through his cases, Power helps us understand how to concede on the small decisions (e.g., the order in which to create the various course documents, activities, etc.) to accomplish the non-negotiables (e.g., coherence among course components; …
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- 9781897425466
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- 266
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 266
Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning Foundations and Applications
Contributors to Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning include individuals who are shaping the future of online learning with their innovative applications and investigations on the impact of issues such as openness, analytics, MOOCs, and social media. Building on work first published in Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, the contributors to this collection harness the dispersed…
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- 9781771991490.01
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- 232
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 232
More Moments in Time Images of Exemplary Nursing
Within most disciplines, there are those who are recognized by their colleagues as being exceptionally competent practitioners. These individuals do their work in such a remarkable way as to become a model for others. This book is based on a study of the beliefs, actions, and interactions of a group of extraordinary oncology nurses—the people their peers would choose to have care for them if …
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- 978-1-897425-52-7
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- 249
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- 249 pages
Dialectics and the Sublime in Underhill's Mysticism
This book represents a study of Evelyn Underhill's premier work on mysticism, using Hegel's dialectics and Kant's theory of the sublime as interpretive tools. It especially focuses on two prominent features of Underhill's text: the description of the mystical life as one permeated by an intense love between the mystic and infinite reality, and the detailed delineation of stages of mystical deve…
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- 9789812874849
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- X, 243
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- 204.22
Sharīʿa in Africa Today: Reactions and Responses
Sharīʿa in Africa Today. Reactions and Responses explores how Islamic law has influenced relations between Muslims and Christians, through a series of case studies by young African scholars working in four African countries: in Sudan where total Sharīʿa was applied until recently; in Nigeria where the Northern states re-introduced Sharīʿa courts; in Kenya where the place of Islamic courts…
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- 9789004250543
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- 297 SHA
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