Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 25
From one to many, from many to one: Speech communities in the Muskogee stompdance population.
(1997)
Sociolinguists use speech communities as their units of analysis. While widely used, the concept of the speech community has never been defined precisely. Many sociolinguists assume the populations they study are speech ...
Coming to Kashi: Ethnography of an American Ashram.
(1997)
Coming to Kashi: Ethnography of an American Ashram focuses on the growth and history of a "new religious movement, " its principal commune, Kashi Ashram, in Sebastian, Florida, and on the stories of its residents and the ...
The Brownsville Revival: An analysis of personal and interpersonal transformation of the core congregation.
(2001)
This study seeks to capture the essence of the Brownsville Revival through the eyes and lives of the Brownsville Assembly of God core congregation members. Psychologist William James, who conducted the classic study at the ...
Understanding the role of relational factors in Christian spirituality.
(2005)
Researchers developing multidimensional models of relational quality have largely neglected to consider the potential role of relational spirituality in their models. Recent relational spirituality models have emerged ...
Omnes compleant: A conductor's resource guide to the Office of Compline.
(2006)
Compline is the last of the liturgical celebrations within the daily cycle of the Roman Catholic Divine Office. Intended for observance at the completion of the day, or prior to sleep, Compline is the office immediately ...
NGOs in the crosshairs: Non-governmental organizations and the terrorist threat.
(2004)
This study addresses the impact of terrorism and political violence on non-governmental organizations. The research is divided into two main sections. The first utilizes secondary source material to evaluate the nature and ...
Perceptions of Islamic educators about the conflict between conservative and secular Muslims regarding Islamic education and the teaching of science, philosophy, and mythical stories to Muslim students.
(2000)
Analysis showed convergent and divergent views about Islamic education. Many perceived a conflict between Islamic Secularism and Conservatism in education and were pessimistic about a compromise between the two groups. ...
Unexpected participants in democracy: Refuge, community, and activism in a congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church.
(2001)
The findings indicate that this denomination offers a unique contribution by empowering certain individuals who would otherwise not participate in the gay liberation movement. The ethnographic study suggests that in more ...
Youth choir periodicals published by the Southern Baptist Convention: 1966-1995.
(1998)
This study documents the development of youth choir periodicals published by the Church Music Department of the Baptist Sunday School Board located in Nashville, Tennessee. The first periodical written specifically for ...