Lexical compositionality has received some attention in historical linguistics, linguistic typology, and cognitive linguistics, but so far studies have mostly concentrated on the morphological complexity of individual words and languages, while the fact that words form families which interact during language change and language use has been…[Read more]

تهدف التربية بمفهومها الشامل إلى إكساب المتعلم المعرفة والخبرة والمهارة، وتهدف أيضا إلى تنمية ذاته وقدراته الشخصية وإعداده، لمواجهة مطالب الحياة في ظل التغيرات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية والفكرية الجديدة، كما تهدف إلى مساعدة المتعلم على تحقيق التوافق الشخصي والاجتماعي والصحة النفسية.
وإذا كانت المدرسة هي البيئة التي يتم فيها ومن خلالها تحقي…[Read more]

تعتبر هذه المقالة بمثابة مدخل نظري لموضوع التربية على المواطنة من خلال الإصلاح التربوي الجديد، الذي دشنه الميثاق الوطني للتربية والتكوين﴿2000﴾. وقد ركزت المقالة على تثمين وتعزيز إدماج ثقافة المواطنة في الحقل التعليمي، وترسيخ تلك الثقافة عبر التربية الشاملة، مع تأطير ذلك كله داخل فضاء ثقافي مجتمعي عقلاني. لكن هذا الهدف لن يتحقق إلا باعتماد فلسفة…[Read more]

هدفت هذه المقالة إلى إدماج ثقافة المواطنة وحقوق الإنسان كبيداغوجيا في الحقل التعليمي، وترسيخ تلك الثقافة عبر التربية الشاملة، مع تأطير ذلك كله داخل فضاء ثقافي مجتمعي عقلاني. لكن هذا الهدف لن يتحقق إلا باعتماد فلسفة تربوية تقوم على برامج ومناهج حية تستهدف ترسيخ قيم المواطنة والسلوك المدني وقيم حقوق الإنسان، يكون لها آثار إيجابية على الفرد والمجتمع…[Read more]

This is the new and final version of the book, Performing Prowess: Essays on Localized Hindu Elements in Southeast Asian Art from Past to Present. It explores Hindu elements which have been localized in Southeast Asian art and culture from the ancient to contemporary periods.

In the history of old Romanian painting, the icon of Saint John the Baptist with scenes from his life from Budești‑Josani occupies a very important place due to its exceptional artistic quality, as well as the Slavonic inscription with the master’s signature and date. The inscription, in a very poor state of preservation, has already been part…[Read more]

This study identified the icon of Virgin Moscovita and the icon of the Holy Mandylion, described in Konstantinos Dapontes’ writings, with the icon of the Virgin and the icon of the Holy Mandylion preserved in his family monastery Evangelistria in Skopelos island. We can now retrace the “biography”of these two artefacts, the history of their creat…[Read more]

La découverte d’une inscription slavonne dans le narthex de l’église du monastère de Râmeț (comté d’Alba) en 1966, sa relecture avec des moyens techniques spéciaux en 1978 et sa publication officielle en 1985 ont porté à l’attention des historiens le nom du peintre (Mihul du Criș-Blanc), le nom de l’évêque fondateur (archevêque Gélase),…[Read more]

This article examines two figures from the early twentieth century
beginnings of the Hebrew Israelite movement. Malinda Morris
was a central, though forgotten, figure in William Crowdy’s
Church of God and Saints of Christ but her creation of an
independent Church upon Crowdy’s death has not so far been
discussed. The strongest body of evi…[Read more]

Using the theoretical frames of liminality and marginality I discuss the African Hebrew Israelites’ journey from American underclass, to stateless wanderers, to Israeli citizens.

This chapter explores the contribution of the Seventh-day Adventist theologian/preacher Ellen White to Black Theology by comparing her early 19th century work to the later writings of James Cone. An argument is put forward that White intuited many of the insights that Cone would later formulate, demonstrating both that White can be a valuable…[Read more]

An analysis of William Foy’s visions are compared with Ellen White’s, noting that the two shared the same vision. Both visions are ultimately traced to the apocryphal work of 2 Esdras, popular among Millerites, allowing us to analyze how both Foy and White utilized the Apocrypha in their visionary renditions. Furthermore, this analysis sheds light…[Read more]

The White Estate early on was aware of a report by some Adventists that claimed, as eyewitnesses, that Ellen White had (during a camp-meeting during May 1-10 of 1908) declared that: “Any one killed from an aeroplane would be lost.” Although considered apocryphal by the Estate when first heard, it turns out that this statement is likely not fic…[Read more]

Within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a common conception is that Ellen White, one of the denomination’s three founders and a 19th-century female theologian, warned of a singular time in the future when a theological “shaking” would occur. However, by comparing all possible references to the word “shaking” (as well as associated ideas) in…[Read more]

A short peer-reviewed essay exploring my pedagogical approach at teaching a required Introduction to New Testament course for students at a Criminal Justice program. It outlines creative ways to engage students in biblical material by focusing attention on those aspects of it that directly relate to the legal profession and sensibility.

In this short article, the later views of Ellen White toward the Apocrypha are explored, building on previous studies that have demonstrated her continued utilization of apocryphal works past 1850. It is argued that by examining her views on inspiration and a reference she makes to the Septuagint, a plausible understanding of her views about the…[Read more]

A survey of Adventist church statements regarding church policy in the North American Division and World Church regarding Climate Change. It will be argued that unlike other policies the Adventist church supports, its statements on Climate Change lack the typical biblical support common for other initiatives and indicates a lack of spiritual…[Read more]

The passage of Genesis 22 is reviewed and examined through four interpretive lenses: Narrative Criticism, Canonical Criticism, Historical Criticism, and a Hermeneutic of Confrontation. After reviewing extensively the history of child sacrifice in Ancient Israel, the argument of Omri Boehm’s reconstructed text (lacking the angelic speeches), and…[Read more]

This short-form article explores the various presentations of “the Middle” within Valentinian authored documents (the Gospel of Truth and Gospel of Philip) and sources which report about the Valentinians (Irenaeus and his report about Ptolemy’s theology). It suggests underscores the deep distinctions each view has and suggests that these may be…[Read more]