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Environmental Crisis: An exploration of the layout and architecture of Catholic Churches since Vatican II; Why and how this must change in order for a greater centrality and unders... by Wells, Eleanor

“…I will then continue to discuss the importance of creating equality through the space which is used for worship especially the concept of female priests in relation to the space and the artwork which is seen in most churches. As well as this I shall explore how such things may persuade congregations to become more open to the concept of the female priesthood as a reflection of equality which is essential for the Eucharist to be understood as best as possible, as well as encourage community involvement in the Eucharistic tradition as a shared meal. …”
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Covid-19 and women’s mental health: a case of women in polygamous marriages in Johane Marange Apostolic Church in Zimbabwe by Tsara, Lindah, Mudimeli, Lufuluvhi Maria

“…The government's COVID-19 measures, including a nationwide lockdown and social distancing, presented a challenge for Johane Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) in their implementation. Unfortunately, the women in the church could not voice their concerns about the leadership's shortcomings in this area. …”
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Christmas is not just for Christmas: an exploration of the Christmas story and its meaning, as told by members of the congregation at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols held a... by Phillips, Rachel

“…This thesis explores the content and meaning of the Christmas Story, as expressed by members of the congregation at York Minster on Christmas Eve 2007. …”
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For a biblical regeneration of our Eucharistic practice by O'Loughlin, Thomas

“…Despite this, in recent months no less an authority than Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has suggested that receiving the broken loaf in the hand is part of ‘the devil’s attack on the church,’ while many bishops seek ways to avoid extending the cup to all present at a celebration of the Eucharist and returning to an older notion of ‘the chalice is for the priest alone.’ …”
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As a mother tenderly: exploring parish ministry through the metaphor and analogy of mothering by Percy, Emma

“…The church is to be a community in which people grow up in Christ and come to maturity of faith. …”
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The pragmatics of liturgical discourse: with special reference to English Reformed worship and the preformative language doxology of Jean Ladrière by Hilborn, D.

“…Empirically, models and hypotheses are tested against a corpus of data drawn from liturgical performance in the United Reformed Church. This comprises tapes, transcripts and participant-accounts of ten services conducted in different URC congregations on Advent Sunday, 1991. …”
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‘Instead of fetching flowers, the youths brought in flakes of snow’: exploring extreme weather history through English parish registers by Veale, Lucy, Bowen, James P., Endfield, Georgina H.

“…Throughout history, extreme weather has had significant impacts on the church, its congregation, and local landscape. It is for these reasons that extreme weather events have been deemed worthy of official note by authors of many registers. …”
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Withering on the vine: the connectivity between the people of Lincolnshire and their monastic houses, 1500 to 1540 by Hodgkinson, Brian Wilfrid

“…This thesis is a study of how the Lincolnshire population interacted with their monastic houses during the period 1500 to 1540, when the Tudor Church was witnessing considerable transformation. …”
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A Chronicle of the Timber Industry in East Arnhem Land, Australia by Pearson, Cecil, Helms, K.

“…Over 300 years later within the first quarter of the 20th Century, the Methodist Church began to develop the coastal region of East Arnhem Land, and thus, began the congregation of Indigenous communities (Trudgen, 2000). …”
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