Dissertations / Theses: 'Religious organisations'

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Lunn, Jennifer Claire. "Religious organisations and development in Kolkata, India." Thesis, University of London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.537495.

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Bennani, Abdelmourhit. "La prise en compte du fait religieux par les organisations : vers l'émergence de nouvelles pratiques managériales : cas de la religion musulmane dans les organisations françaises." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012STRAB006.

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Dans quelle mesure la prise en compte du fait religieux, par les organisations, participe à l’émergence de nouvelles pratiques managériales ? Telle est la problématique posée par notre thèse. Celle-ci s’articule autour de cinq questions :1) Quel est l’état des représentations du fait religieux dans les organisations ? 2) Dans quelle mesure les représentations, du fait religieux, conditionnent- elles le basculement, de la prise en compte, vers un positionnement lui étant favorable ou défavorable ? 3) En quoi une répartition des organisations, par secteur, par taille…, des postures adoptées par les organisations face au fait religieux éclairerait- elle la compréhension de ce phénomène? 4) Quel est le niveau managérial le plus sollicité par les organisations pour traiter le fait religieux? 5) A quel niveau de traitement les pratiques managériales sont-elles plus appropriées pour éviter une performance réduite du capital humain ? To what extent the inclusion of the religious fact by the organizations participates in the emergence of new managerial practices? That’s the problematic raised by our study which is built around five questions :1) What’s the state of the religious fact representations in organizations? 2) To what extent the representations of the religious fact determine the consideration's failover, positioning it in a favorable or unfavorable way ? 3) How a distribution of organizations by sector, by size ..., of postures adopted by organizations face to the religious fact would enlighten the understanding of this phenomenon? 4) What’s the managerial level the most solicited by organizations to deal with the religious fact? 5) At what treatment level, are the management practices more appropriate to avoid a reduced performance of human capital?

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Reddy, Mike Megrove. "Communication in Christian groups from movements to organisations." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/456.

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A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of D. Litt. In Communication Science University of Zululand, 2004. This dissertation reports the results of a study made of the forms of communication employed by Judaeo-Christian religious groups when they saw themselves as movements, compared to when they had become organisations. Beginning with ancient Israel, the study documents how forms of communication become elaborated during the organisational phase of groups' existence. The forms of communication used in Christian religious groups are documented from the rime of the eady Christian Church, through the Reformation period, through the 17* century to present-day Christian groups. The dissertation also reports as a case study an empirical analysis of the forms of communication used by the Cell Church and churches with cell groups, both of which are inter-denominational and host regular informal gatherings. It is found that these gatherings display the onset phase characteristics of Christian movements. From a theoretical point of view the research reported here provides evidence in support for the following Christian Religious Communications Hypothesis: Christian religious groups will use a limited number offorms of communication when they perceive themselves as movements and they will expand their forms of communication, as they become organisations, which forms special instance of Klopper (2003)'s general Theory of the Optimisation of Human Communication: Humans optimise a variety of forms of communication within a culture, to ensure immediate direct personal survival and to maintain their culture as a fongterm indirect survival strategy. By confirming the validity of the Christian Religious Communications Hypothesis, the research findings also provide indirect validation for Klopper's general Theory of the Optimisation of Human Communication.

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Lunn, Jennifer. "Faith in action : religious organisations and development in Kolkata, India." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2010. http://repository.royalholloway.ac.uk/items/3728929a-deff-4911-ae3c-3d24ea460022/1/.

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Religion has returned to the public sphere after a long absence. Ideas of progressive secularisation, dominant for the last century, have been proved wrong by the revival and spread of religion across the world. Accordingly, religion has emerged as a revitalised topic of enquiry in almost every social science discipline. This includes the field of international development, where religion has appeared on the agendas of academics, policy-makers and practitioners. This research is framed within postdevelopment theory, which seeks to identify alternative approaches to development that are culturally specific and locally rooted; this includes incorporating the religious or spiritual dimension into development. One significant aspect of religion and development is the role of religious organisations as development actors. Although religious organisations have always been involved in development, their presence has been sidelined and their contribution undervalued: a better understanding is urgently required. There are major questions being asked about religious organisations in terms of the extent of their contribution to development, the ways in which they differ from secular organisations, their effectiveness, and the nature of their relationships with other development actors. This study joins the emerging literature that is seeking to address these questions; it offers a theoretically and conceptually framed analysis of the empirical complexities surrounding the role of religious organisations in development practice. This thesis is based on data collected from religious organisations in the city of Kolkata, India. The fieldwork was divided into three main stages. A survey of the civil society sector revealed over 220 religious organisations registered in central Kolkata; these were scrutinised by type and activities to identify those engaged in development. A sample of 50 organisations from ten different religions was selected for further analysis; data were collected through interviews with senior representatives and the examination of organisational documentation. Finally, three of these organisations were chosen for in-depth study, involving participant observation over a period of four months. The findings suggest that religious organisations form a significant part of civil society and play an active role in development. Many religious organisations are motivated to engage in development by their beliefs and values and see religion and development as inseparable. Some religious organisations also utilise particular religious resources and assets in development practice, with apparent effectiveness. Religious organisations tend to be situated within complex webs of interaction with a range of other development actors such as government, secular NGOs and the private sector; however, such relationships tend to be relatively superficial and the evidence of cooperation and collaboration in development is limited.

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Hill, Colin. "Living in two worlds : a study of the variety and characteristics of church life and policies in selected Church of England parishes." Thesis, Open University, 1988. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57046/.

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The thesis advances a sociological model of local Church of England churches. The model is based on a study of the process of secularisation which is seen to influence the local churches towards their becoming specialist religious organisations. The variety of ways in which churches respond to this influence is an important part of understanding the differences between churches. 144 parishes from the West Midlands and from four New Towns were investigated by postal survey. Follow-up interviews with clergy and churchwardens in thirteen selected parishes provided the most important data for the development of the model. The model has two axes: the priorities held by local churches and the activities which the churches pursue. Priorities and activities are classified according to whether they are sacred or secular orientated. Four ideal types emerge from the model: the Sectarian Church, with sacred activities and priorities; the Missionising Church, with secular activities but sacred priorities; the Community Church, with secular activities and priorities; and the Civic Church, with sacred activities but secular priorities. The thirteen parishes are plotted on the model and some of the applications of the model are demonstrated. Subsidiary areas of investigation are the distinctiveness of New Town church life; the priorities of the clergy and their influence on the local church; and findings about the "well-being" of the local church which challenge the stereotype view of the Church of England in decline. The model, rooted in sociological theory and research data, is shown to be robust and valuable in understanding variations between local churches, different aspects of their life and changes taking place over time.

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Flew, Sarah Emma Jayne. "Philanthropy and secularisation : the funding of Anglican religious voluntary organisations in London, 1856-1914." Thesis, Open University, 2013. http://oro.open.ac.uk/54730/.

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This thesis is an examination of five Anglican home-missionary organisations which operated in the Diocese of London in the latter half of the nineteenth century. These five organisations were all entirely dependant upon the financial support of the Anglican laity to provide their revenue. The main thrust of the thesis is an analysis of the finances of these home-missionary organisations. The initial four questions that this thesis examines are: how did the organisations raise money; who did they solicit support from; to what extent were the societies successful in soliciting financial support to carry out their aims; and did the funding revenue streams remain stable through the period? This is with the main purpose of evaluating the Anglican community's support of these organisations during the period of study, in terms of who gave financial support and how this changed. Drawing on the wealth of material contained in the annual reports of the organisations chosen for this study, this thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the subscriptions and donations and in doing so identifies an important shift in the gender-base of the laity's support at the end of the period. In seeking to explain the loss of the male funder in the late nineteenth century, the thesis engages with the key wider themes of philanthropy and secularisation. The assumption of this thesis is that modern religious bodies have to function as economic agents, that they need steady sources of income, and have to have mechanisms to raise sufficient funds on an annual basis. It argues that the decline in financial support from the Anglican laity within the period was not a result of failing fundraising techniques of the organisations themselves. Instead, it was a symptom of a wider malaise. The thesis explores the ethos of giving in the latter half of the nineteenth century and argues that an important factor in the decline of giving was the waning of the teaching of the doctrine of Christian stewardship after its mid-century renaissance. It argues that the new generation of Christians born in the latter half of the nineteenth century did not have the same ethos of giving that their parents had held. In doing so, it concludes that this shift was a significant change in the 'consequential dimension' of religion, which is how people behave as a consequence of their faith.

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Bendall, L. M. "The economic relations of religious and political organisations and social groups in the Mycenaean world." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.596551.

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The Mycenaean Linear B documents are exclusively economic and administrative records and tell us little or nothing about the nature of Mycenaean religion. They do, however, yield economic information relating to the religious sphere. Mycenaean palaces provided economic support for cult through the presentation of offerings, state sponsorship of ceremonial feasts and religious festivals, and through typical Mycenaean elite maintenance systems such as the allocation of land tenure and produce from state-controlled industries. These economic aspects of religion are recorded in the Linear B tablets and can be used in conjunction with archaeological data to investigate the place of religion more generally in Mycenaean palace society. References to religion are very frequent in the tablets, creating the impression that cult activities consumed a large proportion of palatial resources. Moreover, some aspects of political structure (such as kingship) and economy (especially industrial manufacture) appear to be specially tied to religion, which has led some scholars to speak in terms of sacral-political syncretism and even a 'temple economy'. Detailed investigation of the Linear B evidence does not bear out such notions. A complete dataset of the relevant Linear B evidence is presented for the first time here. Following this, the study focuses on three main areas: the extent of resources allocated to the religious sphere, the long-standing issue of a special relationship between shrines and workshops, and the social significance of Mycenaean ceremonial banqueting, which had an important religious dimension. The thesis argues that religious activities consumed a very small proportion of the total resources of the palaces and that there was no special connection between religion and industry. Thus, there is no evidence that religion was itself economically significant or was tied to economically significant activities.

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Faloore, Omiyinka Olutola. "Faith-based organisations and social reintegration of recovering drug-addicts in South-Western Nigeria : a sociological evaluation." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/5741.

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Against the backdrop of debates and contestations in the literature on the efficacy of interventions of Faith-based organisations (FBOs) with regard to vulnerable people, this study subjects the social reintegration programmes of three selected FBOs working with recovering drug-addicts in South-western Nigeria to a sociological scrutiny so as to understand the social character, effectiveness and local appropriateness of their programmes. Specifically, the study examined the key attributes of the social reintegration programmes offered by the selected FBOs as well as the level and extent of compliance of such programmes with the prescriptions and idealisations as enunciated in relevant global and national policies and institutional frameworks. The theoretical underpinning of this study was derived from assumptions of structural-functionalism of Durkheim and Expectancy disconfirmation theory. Adopting an exploratory approach, the study utilised a blend of survey, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, observation and document review to gather data. Survey data were collected from a random sample of 156 inmates of the social reintegration facilities of three (3) FBOs in Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states in South-West Nigeria. Qualitative data were sourced through 15 in-depth interviews, 9 key informant interviews and scientific information generated from observation and document review. The quantitative data gathered were analysed using descriptive statistics, while the qualitative data were processed with the use of content analysis. Findings from the study indicate that the selected FBOs have only recorded little success in terms of addressing the social needs of the inmates. For one thing, FBOs’ detoxification programme for recovering drug-addicts tilted more towards human rights violation than serve as an exercise that aided recovery. One key finding was that there was a huge disconnect between global prescriptions on social reintegration services and what the selected FBOs offered to the inmates. The study concluded from its findings that any social reintegration programmes aimed at protecting recovering drug-addicts from further social exclusion and facilitate their social inclusion in South-West Nigeria must extend beyond mere spiritual provisioning to upholding their rights to human dignity and providing opportunities and tools that address their crucial social needs in terms of housing, education, vocation and employment.

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Theerakittikul, Sumana. "Training and development using Buddhist teaching and practices in Thai organisations." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2009. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/1962/.

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Since 1997, when Thailand faced a severe financial crisis as a result of IMF debt, many Thai organisations have seen fit to use Buddhist Training and Development (T&D) programmes to change the way in which their employees work and think. Buddhist principles suggested that the crisis occurred due to the nation's mistaken focus on certain objectives, without paying attention to the wellbeing of humans. In other words, the country was absorbed with consumerism. It has been advised that focussing on Buddhism would aid in the mental recovery of the people affected by the crisis and improve the human resource development (HRD). This research takes a social constructionist epistemology, trying to understand and interpret data under the interpretive paradigm. The study explores the practise and provision of T&D based on Buddhist philosophies in a sample of Thai organisations by interviewing organisational practitioners; including trainers and trainees and observing the T&D courses. The work examines Buddhist T&D in the context of social responsibility and organisational ethics, whilst also considering the implications of its findings on the design of T&D courses for modern Thai business organisations using the content analysis method. Finally, it considers the impact of the research on the researcher as a trainer, lecturer and T&D practitioner. The findings of this thesis offer a clearer picture of Thai organisations in three areas: organisational development including T&D, social responsibility and morals, and Buddhist teaching and practises. The study is achieved by focussing on the overlapping areas of mind development, morality and modern perspectives such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) and management competency of business. In addition, the thesis explores how T&D of staff in Thai organisations can be utilised for the long-term benefit and success of staff themselves, organisations and society. It also identifies the strengths and opportunities the Buddhist approach offers. The characteristics of employees within Thai organisations are analysed along with their impact and effect on organisations. Particularly in relation to jobs, this thesis explores the ways to release anger, conflict or stress in the organisation and display good leadership characteristics. Finally, this DBA (Doctor of Business administration) thesis proposes a new T&D processes combining the Western style of business knowledge and Thai Buddhist T&D. Three new theoretical frameworks are contributed: Transformation of Learning Organisational Development and Buddhist T&D, Employee T&D Model and Buddhist T&D Policy. The roles of contributions to professional practise in an organisation as a leader and as a member of the organisation are also presented.

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Sundqvist, Josephine. "Beyond an instrumental approach to religion and development : Challenges for church-based healthcare in Tanzania." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Centrum för forskning om religion och samhälle, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-331085.

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This dissertation serves as a contribution to the larger ongoing debate on the role of religion in development in an effort to move beyond an instrumental approach. The aim is to study the role of religious agents in development through the prism of contractual partnerships between church organisations and the Tanzanian state in healthcare delivery. Three Christian denominations are included in the study: the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania (Tanzania Episcopal Conference), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania. Three theoretical perspectives are applied to the study of religion and development: (1) an instrumental perspective; (2) a bottom-up perspective and (3) an integral perspective. In order to operationalise the three theoretical perspectives to function adequately for health sector development research, three analytical concepts are included in the framework, namely resource dependency, linking social capital and intangible religious health assets. The methodology is based on an abductive qualitative approach with the use of case studies on the three church organisations (Catholic, Protestant and Pentecostal). Three key methods have been used for collecting data: policy analysis, semi-structured interviews and participant observation. Each organisation is analysed in terms of their Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreements and collaborative models, their relation towards the state, their internal health policies and their motives for delivering health services. Moreover, by including one local hospital per organisation (Turiani, Selian and Mchukwi), it is also possible to integrate the local implementation level into the study. In order to capture the views of public authorities, interviewees from the national Ministry of Health and local Council Health Management Teams have also been included. By entering into PPP health agreements, church organisations have moved to centre stage and gained more influence following the latest political and economic reforms. Their attraction as service providers follows from their existing infrastructure and previous experience and capacity in the health sector. The analysis shows that faith is a key motivator and a central factor in the running of church health services. However, the fact that church organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on the state has implications in terms of their role as a critical voice in the public debate and could potentially threaten their independence as faith-driven civil society actors. Church organisations are also becoming more vulnerable financially, as they are not compensated according to the PPP contracts. The current situation where church organisations are dominating the PPPs in health has implications on both the Tanzanian model of secularism, with its emphasis on Muslim and Christians being treated equally, and the local governments’ strive towards national ownership with their favouring of public healthcare over private alternatives. It is therefore necessary to further study the role of religion beyond an instrumental approach in order to get a deeper understanding of the religious dynamics in the PPPs in health in Tanzania. The Impact of Religion: Challenges for Society, Law and Democracy

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Booysen, Ettienne. "Exploring the impact of brand experience on satisfaction and loyalty in churches and religious organisations in Johannesburg." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52347.

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To address declining membership, counter switching behaviours and heighten potential exit barriers, brand experience is considered as mediator of loyalty and satisfaction amongst churches in Johannesburg, South Africa and with the aim of influencing attachment decisions. Brand experience is considered to consist of five dimensions, encompassing a behavioural, emotional, intellectual, relational and sensory component. The purpose of the research was to consider whether brand experience as mediator of satisfaction and loyalty is observed in the religious and church industry and whether it differs amongst specific churches. It also aimed to determine whether age, duration of membership, level of education or membership status is a mediating factor of these constructs. By undertaking a quantitative explanatory study, 12 churches participated in obtaining 675 valid responses by means of an electronic survey to achieve the research objectives. Using the Brand Experience Scale, as developed by Brakus, Schmitt and Zarantonello (2009) and enhanced to include a relational dimension as proposed by Nysveen, Pedersen and Skard (2013), 15 statements considered the five dimensions of brand experience, and ten statements evaluated loyalty and satisfaction perceptions. It was found that brand experience as mediator of loyalty and satisfaction is observed within the religious industry and that it differs amongst churches. Age and membership status were shown to influence the constructs, whereas duration of membership or level of education was not confirmed. The findings offer some recommendations for stakeholders that include church leadership, marketing practitioners, youth workers, arts practitioners, and teachers and educators to enhance the brand experiences of their offerings. Suggestions for future research are also set out. Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. sn2016 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted

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Nordquist, Angelica. "Sexual Violence in South Africa : Religious leaders as local norm entrepreneurs." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105249.

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Sexual violence against women is a broad and serious problem all over the world, but South Africa is one of the countries that stand out with their high statistics, where women are mostly targeted and exposed to this violation. At the same time, there are many women’s and human right’s organisations in South Africa working to address sexual violence and support survivors and fighting for equality between men and women. In this study, five organisations have been interviewed, whereof four of them are working with religious leaders as an approach to fights sexual violence. The result and analysis suggest the importance of both women’s and human rights organisations as norm entrepreneurs, as well as the importance of religious leaders as local actors to facilitate the work of internalizing gender equality and fight sexual violence. The mentoring and support from organisations and the work with religious leaders have shown positive progress in several areas of their work to localize and internalize gender equality. However, the organisations are facing limitations in their work with religious leaders which might limit the progress of localization and internalization.

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Kauffmann, Thomas. "Put your compassion into action : the political and religious agendas of the central Tibetan administration in a world of transnational organisations." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.543662.

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Frame, John. "Exploring the role of religious faith in distinguishing Christian faith-based organisations from secular NGOs working with women and children in Cambodia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2018. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:326d3ad2-27a6-4cea-a76f-ddb8412b1c14.

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Faith-based organisations (FBOs) and secular non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are significant service providers in the developing world, yet limited research has systematically compared these organisations. Adding knowledge to the field about the faith-based and secular actors implementing social policy, this thesis explores the extent to which, and why, religious faith might distinguish Christian FBOs from secular NGOs. It elucidates this by comparing organisations working with women and children in Cambodia who have been sexually trafficked, abused, or involved in the sex trade. Analysing data from thirteen Christian FBOs and twelve secular NGOs, including from interviews, websites and organisational documents, this study examines the ways in which religious faith in FBOs distinguished their: 1) goals and missions, 2) motivations, 3) approaches to care, and 4) conceptions of successâareas of research that have had limited exploration in a development context. An existing typology is built upon and operationalised in the study that, in particular, de-complexifies the process of categorising FBOs and allows for more accurately classifying secular NGOs. Faith was found to distinguish FBOs from secular NGOs in all four of the dimensions comparatively examined in this thesis. The findings illuminate the ways in which FBOs understood and integrated faith in their organisations, providing a richer understanding of the role of religious faith in FBOs. It is argued that the contrasts between the two types of organisations, in terms of faith, relate to both the infusion of faith in FBOs and the development context in which they workâa concept referred to here as Context-Infusion Convergence. This theory ensures the study's wider significance, providing an avenue for future comparative research on FBOs and secular NGOs in other geographical locations. This thesis thus empirically examines the extent to which faith may distinguish FBOs from their secular counterparts and provides theoretical insight about why these differences may exist. Doing so, it adds to knowledge about religious faith in FBOs and in the study of social policy.

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Abboud, Alia. "Faith based organizations in Lebanon : objectives and practices." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2466.

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The Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) witnessed the prominence of the voluntary sector through the active involvement of existing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the emergence of new ones as service providers in response to the social, educational and other community needs left unattended to by the public sector. This thesis takes a comparative look at the objectives and practices of faith-based NGOs, or FBOs, currently active in Lebanon, both local and international. It considers the role of the sectarian context, and the influence – if any - of religious identity and values on the founding and mission of an FBO, and the identity of the communities where it chose to operate. It also seeks to explore the relationship between an FBO’s religious identity, the community(ies) it serves, and the expression of its faith in that particular community. The research involved qualitative interviews of a cross-section of FBOs in Lebanon representing different faiths, together with a textual analysis of the communication used by these organizations in addressing their stakeholders. The research shed light on the motivations and the historical events that led to the founding of the sample population. Also, the variance between the mandates of the different faith-based organizations, each according to its religious values, and how that is reflected in determining their programme direction, and hence, the mode of operation in the community. In the process, the interviews highlighted other factors that can equally impact the image of an organization in any particular community; as well as the position of the same-faith communities vis-à-vis the mandate of their same-faith FBO. The textual analysis of the sample population’s communication tools was equally insightful as it drew attention to factors that affect the discourse used in presenting who they are, as well as their vision and mission. Other insights gleaned from this research include the organizations’ view point and/or position with respect to the sectarian context that empowers them as religiously based organizations; an aspect that gives some thought as to the potential role for FBOs as agents of change in such a complex context. The source of the knowledge arrived at through this research is based on input received from the organizations themselves, either through the interviews with their leaders, or through their communication tools. It would be equally insightful, in another research, to consider the view point of the community, also that of secular and other faith-based organizations, of the role of religiously-based development organizations in the community as they compare with their desired role.

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Montgomery, Grace. "A study of the extent to which Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) work cooperatively with religious institutions to promote social and economic development in postcolonial countries." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-418079.

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This thesis discusses the extent to which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in postcolonial countries work with religious institutions to promote social and economic development. Through postcolonial theory, and by using a qualitative approach combined with a critical methodology, this thesis will examine the relationship between particular NGOs and religion in the countries in which they operate. More precisely, this thesis will consider whether it is helpful, or a hindrance to development if NGOs work cooperatively with religious leaders and institutions.

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McKenzie, Monica M., and n/a. "The word amongst us : a descriptive study of the perceptions of communication problems in a traditionally hierarchical organisation moving to a more lateral form of collaborative ministry." University of Canberra. Education, 1990. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061003.114719.

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This paper attempts to isolate some implications for secondary and adult education emerging from an exploratory study of perceived effective interactional communication in a religious organisation. Leaders of the local parishes of the Catholic Church in Australia are in the process of moving from the traditional basic communication structure of an hierarchical model to the lateral and collaborative interaction of a more participative model of management. This descriptive study records the perceptions of a sample of parish workers in the Church throughout Australia as they describe some of the problems they experienced in communication processes and attempted to identify the reason why these problems emerged. In doing so, they also identified the more effective communication processes emerging in this new form of pastoral ministry. They listed a number of attitudes which they believed would lead to greater communication effectiveness and without which genuine constructive communication usually does not take place (Carl Rogers 1957 in Bolton, 1983 p. 259). The media and written communication are not explored, except in their relation to effective meeting procedures. Verbal and non-verbal communication amongst people interacting with one another in the interpersonal organisational setting is the focus of this work. The findings of this study point in the short term, to the need for empowering people engaged in pastoral work with the necessary skills of effective communication processes. In the long term, the paper proposes the need for continuing educational emphasis on communication skills especially in secondary schools when students move towards a more personalised form of self-assertion.

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Weideman, Eleanor. "Donor decision making in a non-profit religious organisation." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71794.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The non-profit sector has grown and changed substantially since its origins more than 2 000 years ago. At present there is an increase in organised voluntary activity around the globe, which reflects a set of social and technological changes, as well as an increasing lack of confidence in the ability of the state to render certain vital services. NPOs that do not work in the fields of housing, the aged, HIV/AIDS and education, for instance organisations doing missionary work, are faced with the difficult task of procuring funds within this highly competitive environment. The overall purpose of relationship marketing is customer retention and development, not simply a series of transactions. With this in mind, it seems that relationship marketing has an important role to play in the non-profit sector. Why is it then so difficult to "sell brotherhood like soap"? To answer this question tools have been developed and adapted to fit the non-profit sector. Donor behaviour plays a crucial role in the survival of an organisation and insights into behaviour can give the organisation an edge over its competitors. In the case of this study the research problem relates to the identification of the dimensions impacting on donor behaviour in religious (Christian) organisations. A conceptual model of donor behaviour in religious non-profit organisations was developed and used for the eventual formulation of 23 hypotheses to guide the study and to represent the possible relationships. For the statistical analysis it was deemed necessary to revise both the model and the proposed hypotheses. The model was split into three models: - Perceptions of non-profit organisations; - Individual donor characteristics; and - Donor perceptions of the non-profit organisation. A thorough overview of the literature was undertaken, mainly to investigate the nature of the non-profit sector in general as well as in South Africa, its marketing and behaviour of its donors. The conceptual model that was developed through the literature study was used to develop a measuring instrument specifically for this study for collecting primary data. It was empirically tested in a religious (Christian) non-profit organisation in South Africa by collecting primary data. Questionnaires were mailed to its whole donor database. The questionnaires returned were captured with the aid of an Excel spreadsheet and merged with data from the donor database. The first step was to assess the validity and reliability of the measurement instrument used. Next, an exploratory factor analysis was done to identify the unique factors evident in the study data. The next step entailed testing the proposed theoretical model by means of the "Structural Equation Modelling" technique. The results of the data analysis led to the creation of a model suitable for the management of the donors of a Christian missionary organisation. This study is a pioneering study of donor behaviour in South African religious non-profit organisations, in particular Christian organisations. It is clear from the results that donors of religious organisations react differently than donors of other non-profit organisations and therefore that different approaches are needed to secure Christian donor loyalty and trust. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die nie-winsgewende sektor het sedert die oorsprong daarvan, meer as 2 000 jaar gelede aansienlik gegroei en verander. Op die oomblik is daar oral in die wêreld 'n toename in georganiseerde vrywillige optrede. Hierdie neiging weerspieël sekere maatskaplike en tegnologiese veranderinge, asook 'n toenemende gebrek aan vertroue in die staat se vermoë om sekere noodsaaklike dienste te lewer. Die nie-winsorganisasies wat nie binne die veld van behuising, bejaardesorg, MIV/VIGS en onderwys werk nie, soos byvoorbeeld organisasies wat sendingwerk doen, het 'n moeilike taak om fondse te bekom. Die oorwegende doel van verhoudingsbemarking is die behoud en ontwikkeling van klante, nie net 'n reeks transaksies nie. As hierdie feit in ag geneem word, word dit duidelik dat verhoudingsbemarking 'n belangrike rol binne die sektor te speel het. Hoekom is dit dan so moeilik om "broederskap soos seep te verkoop"? Om hierdie vraag te beantwoord is hulpmiddele ontwikkel wat aangepas is by die behoeftes van hierdie sektor. Donateursgedrag speel 'n uiters belangrike rol in die oorlewing van 'n organisasie en daarom kan insig in hierdie gedrag die organisasie 'n voorsprong gee bo die van sy mededingers. In die geval van hierdie studie gaan dit oor die identifisering van dimensies wat donateurs se gedrag beïnvloed binne religieuse (Christelike) organisasies. 'n Konseptuele model is ontwikkel om donateurs, soos dit verband hou met religieuse nie-winsorganisasies se gedrag, te ontleed. Die model is gebruik as riglyn vir die navorsing, asook om uiteindelik 23 hipoteses te formuleer en hulle moontlike onderlinge verhoudings uiteen te sit. Gebaseer op die statistiese ontledingsproses, is die model en die voorgestelde hipoteses aangepas. Die model is onderverdeel in drie modelle: - Persepsies van nie-winsorganisasies; - Individuele kenmerke van donateurs; en - Donateur persepsies van die nie-winsorganisasie. 'n Deeglike oorsig van die literatuur is gedoen, hoofsaaklik om ondersoek in te stel na die omstandighede van die nie-winssekor oor die algemeen en veral binne Suid-Afrika, asook na donateurs se gedrag. Die konseptuele model wat ontwikkel is volgens die literatuurstudie, is empiries getoets binne 'n Christelike nie-winsorganisasie in Suid-Afrika. 'n Metingsinstrument is spesfiek ontwikkel om primêre data te verkry en vraelyste is gepos aan die totale dontateurbasis van die organisasie. Die inligting van die vraelyste wat teruggestuur is, is opgeneem in 'n Excel-spreitabel en saamgevoeg met inligting van die donateurdatabasis. Die eerste stap was om die geldigheid en betroubaarheid van die metingsinstrument te bepaal. Daarna is 'n ontleding van verkenningsfaktore gedoen, wat gebruik is om unieke faktore uit die navorsingsinligting te identifiseer. Die volgende stap was die toetsing van die teoretiese model volgens 'n erkende toetstegniek wat gebruik word vir strukturele vergelykings. Die resultate van die ontleding is daarna gebruik om 'n geskikte model te skep vir die bestuur van donateurs van 'n Christelike sendingorganisasie. Die navorsing van die gedrag van donateurs van religieuse nie-winsorganisasies en veral Christelike organisasies is baanbrekerswerk in Suid-Afrika. Die resultate dui ook daarop dat donateurs van religieuse organisasies verskillend reageer as donateurs van ander nie-winsorganisasies en dat ander benaderings dus noodsaaklik is om eersgenoemde se lojaliteit en vertroue te bekom en te behou.

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Nel, Andre. "Spirituality in business : an investigation into spirituality, spiritual leadership and organisational performance." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18193.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The integration of spirituality into the workplace is leading to a change in the lives of business leaders and employees. It is becoming evident that spirituality in the workplace is not only having an effect on a personal level through dimensions such as improved well-being, greater connectedness, self-awareness and wholeness, but also improving organisational performance and giving organisations a competitive edge. The objective of this research document is to illustrate the relationship between Spiritual Leadership and positive Organisational Performance. Employees are coming to work for more than just economic prosperity; they are searching for meaning in their work and spiritual leaders need to transform business to enhance not only the well-being of employees and help them with their search for meaning, but also increase their performance excellence. One of the most important new strategic drives for leaders is to be spiritual leaders and therefore create a place of work which provides both a challenging work environment and a work environment which provides a sense of meaning for employees. Spiritual leadership leads to the transformation of the workplace into an environment which incorporates productivity, wholeness, meaning, creativity and connectedness. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die integrasie van spiritualiteit in die werksplek lei tans tot 'n verandering in die lewens van besigheidsleiers en werkememers. Dit is besig om duidelik te word dat spiritualiteit in die werksplek nie net 'n invloed het op 'n persoonlike vlak deur faktore soos verbeterde gesondheid, groter verbondenheid, self-bewustheid en heelheid het nie, maar dat dit ook lei tot 'n verbetering in besigheids prestasie en dat dit besighede 'n kompeterende voordeel kan bied. Die oogmerk van hierdie studie is om die verhouding tussen spirituele leierskap en verbeterde besigheids prestasie toe te lig. Werknemers gaan werk toe op soek na meer as net ekonomiese vooruitgang; hulle is op soek na betekenis in hul werk en die spirituele leier moet besigheid vervorm om nie net die welstand van die werknemer te verbeter en hulle met hul soektog na betekenis te help nie, maar ook werksprestasie verbeter. Een van die belangriskte nuwe strategiese rigtings vir beisgheidsleiers is om spirituele leiers te wees en daardeur 'n werksplek te skep wat beide 'n uitdagende werksomgewing is, sowel as 'n werksomgewing waarin die werknemer betekenis kan vind. Spirituele leierskap lei tot die transformasie van die werksplek tot 'n omgewing wat produktiwiteit, heelheid, betekenis, kreatiwiteit en verbondenheid insluit.

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Alexandrov, Timur. "Central Asian civil society : dynamics of associational life in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/285175.

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This thesis analyses local forms of civil society practised in contemporary Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and provides a common thread on which to base a Central Asian understanding of civil society. I look to find out factors and constituents, which on the surface might be different from a classical liberal concept of civil society. The thesis applies a wider anthropological framework, which sees civil society as a broad network of social relationships, including traditional forms of associational life that can be relatively independent of the state. The study draws upon a multi-locale ethnography in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan including in-depth and focus group interviews, participant observations, case studies, and archival research. I have investigated associations whose activities are concerned with reciprocal relations within society based on community solidarity, self-help, and mutual trust. These include professional associations, trade unions, ethno-cultural associations, religious organisations, courtyard clubs, the traditional Uzbek neighbourhood institution of mahalla, and informal practices of gap and khashar. While arguing that the meaning of civil society depends on context, the study has found that traditional elements of the preserved social fabric in Central Asian societies are reflected in today's networks of individuals. The thesis has generated knowledge on how local forms of associational life define the civil sphere by shaping social organisation, solidarity and mobilisation. Through empirical understanding of the public space, formal and informal networks that bond people together, we can locate wider ethnographic differences between not only the original and Central Asian concepts of civil society but also between two local cultures of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

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Sánchez, López Saúl. "La parabole du mouton noir : ou la vertu de se dire catholique malgré l’église." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017USPCB225.

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Cette recherche porte sur différentes organisations catholiques pour la libération sexuelle : organisations catholiques pour la diversité sexuelle, organisations catholiques pour les droits reproductifs, organisations catholiques pour l'égalité de genre et organisations catholiques pour le mariage des prêtres. Ces groupements sont constitués par des gens qui professent la foi catholique mais qui contestent la position de l’Église par rapport à l'homosexualité, l'avortement, l'ordination féminine et le célibat. La question qui se pose alors est la suivante : comment est-ce que ces groupes s'affirment catholiques et en même temps en désaccord avec l’Église ? A travers une réflexion critique, on analyse leur justification, on discute leur légitimité et on théorise à propos de leur signification et implications par rapport au catholicisme, voire le christianisme The present research is about different catholic organizations in favor of sexual liberation: catholic organizations for sexual diversity, catholic organizations for reproductive rights, catholic organizations for gender equality and catholic organizations for married priests. Members of these groups profess Catholicism but contest Church's position concerning homosexuality, abortion, female ordination and celibacy. So the next question arises: how is it that these groups affirm themselves as Catholics and at the same time in disagreement with the Church? Through a critical thought, their justification is analyzed, their legitimacy discussed, and their significance and implications for both Catholicism and Christianism are theorized Esta investigación trata sobre distintas organizaciones católicas en favor de la liberación sexual: organizaciones católicas por la diversidad sexual, organizaciones católicas por los derechos reproductivos, organizaciones católicas por la igualdad de género y organizaciones católicas por el celibato opcional. Estas agrupaciones están conformadas por gente que profesa la fe católica y que sin embargo contestan la posición de la Iglesia con respecto a la homosexualidad, el aborto, la ordenación femenina y el celibato. La pregunta que se plantea entonces es la siguiente: Cómo es que estos grupos se afirman católicos y al mismo tiempo en desacuerdo con la Iglesia? A través de un razonamiento crítico, se analiza su justificación, se discute su legitimidad y se teoriza sobre su posible significado e implicaciones en relación con el cristianismo en general y el catolicismo en particular

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Newby, Alison Michelle. "'Women's sphere' and religious activity in America, 1800-1860 : dynamic negotiation of reality and meaning in a time of cultural distortion." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1992. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:230201.

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The thesis uses the case study of the experience of middle-class northern white women in America during the period 1800-1860 to explore several issues of wider significance. Firstly, the research focuses upon the dynamic relationships between the culturally-constructed categories of public/formal and private/informal power and participation at both the practical and symbolic levels, suggesting ways in which they intersected on the lives of women. Secondly, consideration is given to the validity of the stereotyped view that 'domestic' women were necessarily disadvantaged and dominated relative to those who aspired to public political and economic roles. Thirdly, the relationship of religious belief to these two areas is discussed, in order to discover its relevance to the way in which women both perceived themselves and were perceived by others. In seeking to explore these issues, the research has analysed the patterns of social and cultural change in the era under question, indicating how those changes influenced the perceptions and experiences of both women and men. Their reactions in terms of discourse and activity are located as strategies of negotiation in redefining both social role and participation for the sexes. The rhetoric of 'separate spheres', which was used by men and women to order their mental and physical surroundings, is reduced to its symbolic constituents in order to illustrate that the distinction between male and female arenas was more perceptual than actual. The motivating forces behind the activities and ideas of women themselves are investigated to determine the role of religion in the construction of both female self-images and wider negotiational strategies. The context of nineteenth-century social dynamics has been revealed by detailed analysis of extensive primary sources originated by both women and men for private as well as public consumption. Feminist tools of analysis which enable the conceptualisation of 'meaningful discourse' as including female contributions have further enhanced the specific focus on how women constructed their own world-views and approaches to reality. 'Traditional' approaches and tools are shown to have seriously skewed and misrepresented the reality and variety of both discourse and female experience in the era. Great efforts have been made to allow women to speak in their own words. This has produced an insight into a richness of female social participation and discourse which would otherwise be obscured. The research indicates that women were indeed actors and negotiators during the period. Those women who advocated as primary the duties of women in the domestic and social arenas were by no means setting narrow limitations on female participation in both society and discourse. The religious impulses and eschatological frameworks derived by women (varied as they were) served to order and renegotiate reality and meaning, whilst they produced female roles and influence of great significance. Women were not passive victims of male oppression. Religion can thus be perceived as a positive force which women were able to approach both for its own sake, and for their own particular ends.

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Djennane, Haouchene Karima. "Dynamiques d’empowerment des musulmanes dans l’espace public étatsunien depuis les années 1970 : généalogie et sociologie d’un militantisme féminin au sein de l’islam." Thesis, Sorbonne université, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SORUL171.

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Dans l’histoire religieuse des États-Unis, la féminisation des dénominations protestantes a constitué un processus long et progressif. Cette féminisation a été caractérisée par la participation croissante des femmes dans les institutions religieuses, en tant que fidèles mais aussi en tant que leaders religieux. Bien que l’islam soit considéré comme une religion minoritaire récemment transplantée aux États-Unis, des indices tendent à montrer qu’à l’instar d’autres religions transplantées dans ce pays, comme le judaïsme réformé et le bouddhisme, les institutions islamo-américaines connaissent un processus de féminisation. L’émergence d’une théologie féministe islamique depuis les années 1970, communément appelée « féminisme islamique », et le développement d’un militantisme de terrain, plus particulièrement depuis les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, ont contribué à la féminisation de l’islam. Les militantes musulmanes américaines revendiquent une visibilité dans l’espace public et dans le champ religieux islamo-américain. Quels sont leurs revendications, leurs défis et leurs stratégies ? Quels sont les facteurs internes et externes qui ont conduit à la visibilité croissante des femmes et la focalisation autour de la problématique féminine au sein de l’islam américain ? Comment, de façon concrète, la participation croissante des femmes transforme-t-elle les institutions islamo-américaines, les croyances et les pratiques ? Voici certaines des questions que nous soulevons dans notre thèse. Les résultats sont notamment basés sur une étude qualitative exploratoire (entretiens semi-directif et observations participantes). Nous mobilisons également les données d’une étude quantitative sur l’inclusion des femmes au sein de l’espace cultuel publiée en 2013, afin de mettre l’accent sur les transformations du champ religieux islamo-américain In American religious history, the feminization of Protestant denominations has been a long and gradual process. This feminization has been characterized by the increasing participation of women within religious institutions, not only as worshippers but also as religious leaders. Although Islam is considered to be a newly transplanted minority religion in the United-States, there are indicators revealing that, like many other transplanted religions in the United States, such as Reform Judaïsm and Buddhism, Muslim religious institutions are undergoing a process of feminization. These indicators have included the development of an Islamic feminist theology since the 1970s onwards, commonly called "Islamic feminism", and the emergence of a religious grass-root activism, more significantly since the 9/11 attacks. American Muslim women activists claim visibility in the public sphere and within the US Islamic religious landscape. What are their demands, challenges and strategies ? What are the internal and external factors that have led up to the growing visibility of women and women's issues in American Islam ? How specifically has the increased role of women affected American-Islamic institutions, beliefs or practices ? Those are some of the questions we raise in our thesisThe results are based on a fieldwork (semi-directive interviews and participant observation). We also use the data of a report on the inclusion of women within the American mosque published in 2013. The transformations linked to the increasing women’s participation in the mosque are emphasized

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Zachhuber, Juliane. "Religious life in classical and Hellenistic Rhodes : cultic activity, identity, and organisation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2018. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:74621877-82d0-48c7-82b8-372ceb1621e3.

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The present thesis constitutes a study of the religious life of Rhodes, from the classical to the late Hellenistic period. Chronologically, this spans the significant chapter of the island's synoikism at the end of the fifth century and the united state's rise to power as one of the foremost trading centres of the Mediterranean during the Hellenistic period. The structure of my thesis is partly chronological and partly thematic. I aim to determine the developments that took place in Rhodian religion, largely due to the synoikism, but also affected by other factors, such as the all-important incorporation of the peraia. Aside from that I focus on the different groups that were involved in the island's religion: demes, tribes, religious personnel of all levels, foreigners and inhabitants of the surrounding islands and mainland, whose status and rights are often difficult to establish precisely. This goal is reflected in my choice of chapters, which cover Rhodian (pre-synoikism) religious identity, the effects of the synoikism on religious life, a detailed study of the cults in the different cities of the island and of religion in the 'peraia', and chapters on priests, associations, and, finally, the interplay between religion and society, in which chapter I hope to draw out what is distinctively 'Rhodian' about religion on Rhodes.

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Folly, Rebecca P. F. "The subjective experiences of Muslim women in family-related migration to Scotland." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6273.

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Muslim family members constitute a significant migration flow to the UK (Kofman et al., 2013). Despite such observations, this form of mobility is under-explored in geographic scholarship on migration. Accordingly, this thesis examines the subjective experiences of migration of a small group of Muslim women, who migrated either with or to join their families in Scotland. Participant observation, focus groups and the life narratives of eight women are used to gain an in-depth understanding of both the reasons for and the consequences of migration for this group of Muslim women. In addition, this thesis examines the role of a secular community-based organisation in supporting migrants in their everyday lives. Drawing on conceptual approaches to migration, this study reveals diverse and complex motivations among participants in “choosing” to migrate. Far from “victims” or “trailing wives”, participants privileged their children's needs but also the possibility to transform their sense of self through migration. The study draws attention to the struggles of daily life in Scotland where, bereft of extended family, the synchronisation of migration with childbirth resulted in some participants enduring years of isolation. Such struggles resulted in changes in the home, with husbands providing both physical and emotional support. The experience of migration affected the women's religious identities, providing solace as well as a way to assert belonging in Scotland by drawing on Islamic theology. The community-based organisation provided a “safe space”, bridging the secular and non-secular and offering women the chance to socialise, learn and volunteer. The study shows that volunteering provided not only a way into paid work but also shaped women's subjectivities and home lives. However, the re-direction of national government funding towards “Muslim problems” threatens to undermine the organisation's ability to continue to meet the local needs of Muslim migrant women.

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Medina, Lara. "Las Hermanas : Chicana-Latina religious-political activism in the U.S. catholic church /." Philadelphia : Temple university press, 2004. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40046850h.

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Alli, Tunde. "An investigation of the challenges faced by a religious charitable organisation in efforts to attain self-sustenance in non-religious secular Britain." Thesis, University of Bolton, 2017. http://ubir.bolton.ac.uk/1210/.

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Christianity is on a downward slope in the United Kingdom. A country which used to pride itself as a Christian nation, Britain sent out Christian missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries to almost every part of the world to do the work of evangelism. In the ‘dark continent’ of Africa for instance, missionaries from Britain not only brought religion, but along with it, education and health care, setting up not only churches, but also schools and hospitals. Fast forward to 21st century, Britain has become a ‘non-religious’ secular state. Church attendance is on a rapid decline, churches are closing their doors due to lack of funding, pubs and other businesses are taking over church buildings It is in this gloomy backdrop that RCCG HP Salford – a small Pentecostal church, is striving to achieve self-sustenance. Efforts in this direction have been a struggle. Sunday service attendance have stagnated for some years, and so is funding. The aim of this study therefore is to investigate and identify factors that have contributed to the said stagnancy and consequently proffer solutions that will aid the church’s self-sustaining effort. The author employed three key research methods to achieve set objectives – Data Line Analysis, Self-Completed Questionnaire, and Semi-Structured Interview. Analysis tools employed were varied – Excel and SPSS (for SCQ and DLA respectively) as well as manual analysis for SSI’s. The findings of the research were also varied. Factors such as location, and competition among churches did not have much impact on the subject matter. However, other factors such as church website, and search engine visibility which were unearthed in the course of the research, bore more relevance to the research topic. The research aim of enhancing the financial position of RCCG HP Salford were fully met by the recommendations proffered in chapter 6. Current funding streams for most churches have proved grossly inadequate, however, this study will help churches develop alternative options in their effort toward self-sustenance. The implications of this research, its limitations, and indication for future research are documented in chapters 7 and 5 respectively.

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Herteliu, Agnos Millian. "Usages et pratiques des médias sociaux numériques et appropriation de la culture numérique dans les organisations semi-fermées." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018MON30027.

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La présente thèse de doctorat porte sur la médiatisation de la religion et l'utilisation des réseaux sociaux numériques dans la culture professionnelle du clergé ainsi que sur l'intégration de l'innovation numérique dans les organisations religieuses semi-fermées. Stout (2012) aborde la problématique des systèmes ouverts versus fermés par rapport aux médias, suggérant que le clergé et les paroissiens devraient «développer des compétences critiques pour évaluer les messages religieux partout où ils apparaissent» (Stout, 2012, p.66). Il analyse la capacité et la volonté des communautés religieuses d'établir leurs propres médias, que ce soit les médias traditionnels ou les nouveaux médias, d'une part, et le degré d'ouverture en ce qui concerne l'exposition aux médias laïques, y compris les produits et contenu de la culture pop, mettant ainsi en place le cadre de discussion pour l'utilisation des médias dans les organisations religieuses semi-fermées.En outre, cette recherche est appliquée au cas du clergé et des croyants roumains de l'Église Adventiste du Septième Jour (SDAC) et vise à souligner comment l'Internet et les nouveaux médias sont vécus par les pasteurs adventistes dans leur activité religieuse ainsi que par les croyants adventistes. la vie religieuse quotidienne. La communication des doctrines, des enseignements religieux et spirituels, sous forme écrite ou verbale, sont les activités principales des groupes pastoraux et paroissiaux. La recherche montre également une mentalité pro-technologique significative du SDAC tout au long du siècle dernier, et sa motivation - liée à la possibilité de répandre le message évangélique The present doctoral thesis is focused on the mediatisation of religion and the use of digital social networks in the professional culture of the clergy as well as on the integration of digital innovation in semi-closed religious organizations. The problematic of open versus closed systems in relation to media is approached by Stout (2012), who suggests that clergy and parishioners ought to “develop critical skills to assess religious messages wherever they appear” (Stout, 2012, p. 66). He analyses the capacity and willingness of religious communities to establish their own media, whether it’s traditional or new media, on the one hand, and on the other hand, the degree of openness when it comes to exposure to secular media, which includes products and content of pop culture, thus setting-up the frame of discussion for the use of media in semi-closed religious organizations.Furthermore, this research is applied to the case of the Romanian Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDAC) clergy and believers and intends to highlight how the Internet and new media are experienced by Adventist pastors in their religious activity as well as by Adventist believers in their everyday religious life. Communication of doctrines, religious and spiritual teachings, in written or verbal form are the main activities of the both pastoral and parishioners’ groups. The research also shows a significant pro-technological mentality of the SDAC throughout the last century, and its motivation – related to the opportunity to spread the evangelical message

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Eriksson, Bert-Olov. "Kyrkan som mötesplats : en empirisk studie av om nätverk/organisation, tradition och det sätt individen upplever sig som kristen är sammanlänkade med gudstjänstdeltagande i svenska kyrkan." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-546.

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Motivet till studien var att finna orsaker till kyrkan som mötesplats i avseende på gudstjänstdeltagande. En övergripande frågeställning var att undersöka i vilken omfattning gudstjänstbesök i kyrkan kan relateras till personer som har en kristen övertygelse. Undersökningen baseras på tre aspekter som antas vara knutna till gudstjänstbesök i kyrkomiljö. Det har antagits att nätverk/organisation, tradition och det sätt individen upplever sig som kristen är sammanlänkade med gudstjänstdeltagande i Svenska kyrkan. En beskrivning och jämförelse har genomförts av två geografiskt åtskilda kristna grupper med utgångspunkt i ovan nämnda faktorer. Resultaten av studien har visat ett förhållande mellan nätverk/organisationstillhörighet, tradition och kyrkobesöksfrekvens i avseende på gudstjänstdeltagande. Traditionen har i en mening ett svagare samband till gudstjänstbesök vilket motiveras av individens unika val i vuxen ålder, men där en kristen kontinuitet från tidig barndom existerar och omfattar deltagande vid gudstjänster i kyrkomiljö kan traditionen vara en bidragande orsak till gudstjänstdeltagande i kyrkan senare i livet. Betydelsen av kyrkan som mötesplats i avseende på deltagande vid gudstjänst kan därför ses i samband med nätverk/organisationstillhörighet och tradition. Någon koppling mellan individens sätt att uppfatta sig som kristen och gudstjänstdeltagande saknas i studien. Den diskrepans som återfinns i gudstjänstdeltagande mellan dels gruppen från södra Sverige dels gruppen i norra Sverige gör att det inte är möjligt att generellt sammanlänka gudstjänstdeltagande med kristen övertygelse.

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Monnot, Christophe. "Pratiquer la religion ensemble : analyse des paroisses et communautés religieuses en Suisse dans une perspective de sociologie des organisations." Phd thesis, Ecole pratique des hautes études - EPHE PARIS, 2010. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00712678.

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La présente recherche se veut être un examen de la première enquête quantitative menée en Suisse sur les paroisses et communautés religieuses. La recherche vise de à appréhender la dynamique institutionnelle du champ religieux de ce pays. En relation avec une enquête similaire menée aux États-Unis (National Congregations Study, Chaves, 2004) la présente recherche analyse les données récoltées auprès d'un échantillon représentatif de plus de mille responsables spirituels des communautés religieuses de Suisse. Dans la perspective de la sociologie des organisations, elle examine le positionnement des communautés dans le champ institutionnel pour comprendre comment elles s'activent pour se maintenir dans la durée. Les communautés, pour assurer leurs services sur le long terme, sont imbriquées dans des structures confessionnelles avec des contraintes administratives diverses selon leur reconnaissance légale. En conséquence, la dynamique du champ religieux institutionnel est différenciée en trois environnements, selon leur degré de reconnaissance, qui demandent des réponses particulières à chacun pour pouvoir s'adapter et perdurer. Ces trois environnements poussent les groupes qui s'y logent à adopter des structures identiques. Pratiquer la religion ensemble, c'est ainsi se rendre dans une communauté avec une forme de rituel et d'engagement des membres correspondant à la reconnaissance du groupe par la société. Même pratiquée fortuitement, la religion collective est loin d'être un acte fortuit.

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Rahman, Abdul Rahim Abdul. "An interpretative inquiry into accounting practices in Islamic organisations in Malaysia." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.264996.

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Masquelier, Juliette. "Traditions, adaptations, contestations. Théories et pratiques de l'émancipation des femmes dans quelques organisations catholiques (Belgique francophone, 1960-1990)." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/284523.

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Les évolutions de la condition féminine ont profondément interpellé le monde catholique belge, et offrent un point d’entrée fructueux pour appréhender les transformations qu’il a connues entre 1960 et 1990. J’ai choisi d’aborder cette question par le biais de quatre organisations d’encadrement des couples ou des femmes catholiques, qui ont développé des idées et/ou des pratiques d’émancipation touchant les femmes, entrant parfois en contradiction avec le Magistère : la Ligue Ouvrière Féminine Chrétienne (LOFC), devenue Vie Féminine, l’Action catholique Rurale des Femmes (ACRF), le Centre National de Pastorale Familiale (CNPF) devenu Centre d’Éducation à la Famille et à l’Amour (CEFA), et la revue Feuilles Familiales. En combinant les théories de la sécularisation proposées par la sociologie des religions, et une analyse de genre, l’objectif de ma recherche est à la fois d’éclairer sous en jour nouveau les processus de l’émancipation féminine, et de comprendre les mécanismes de l’appartenance catholique et son devenir contemporain. À travers l’étude des multiples aspects de l’émancipation des femmes, regroupés en quatre thématiques (la conquête des droits reproductifs, l’égalité économique et professionnelle, la citoyenneté politique et la place des femmes dans l’Église), la plasticité idéologique des organisations d’Action catholique et leur longévité suggère que leur fonction première n’est pas tant d’imposer des contenus que d’encadrer efficacement un grand nombre de femmes. Le principal enjeu, pour ces organisations, semble être d’assurer la coexistence en leur sein d’une multiplicité d’opinions. Elles sont ainsi parvenues à faire accepter à la majorité de leurs membres des positions radicalement opposées à celles du Magistère catholique, comme la dépénalisation partielle de l’avortement (1989) tout en maintenant une identité « catholique », qui se manifeste dans un socle de valeurs commun à l’entièreté du pilier catholique, mais qui n’est plus tributaire de l’approbation du clergé. Doctorat en Histoire, art et archéologie info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

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Le, Theule Marie-Astrid. "Comptabilité et contrôle dans les organisations créatives : une gestion des possibles ?" Paris, CNAM, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007CNAM0582.

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La thèse est une enquête qualitative sur la relation entre comptabilité, contrôle et création. Son objectif est de s’interroger sur l’utilisation des outils de gestion dans les organisations créatives et des effets qu’elle suscite sur la production et la diffusion de la création dans ces organisations. Trois études longitudinales (une maison d’édition, un squat d’artistes, un théâtre) de deux à neuf ans avec un suivi hebdomadaire nous ont montré que le gestionnaire doit gérer non seulement des paradoxes, mais quelquefois des contradictions entre la création et la gestion : une incertitude quant à la valeur de court et long terme, une difficulté à évaluer du fait d’une maîtrise très floue du risque, un retour des investissements qui non seulement est aléatoire mais reviendra peut-être à la concurrence. La gestion n’est pas neutre, de par sa construction elle modèle une vision économique et sociale et influence un mode de création. Or la création pour être visible a besoin de personnes de renfort. Le langage comptable étant au cœur de toute décision, le gestionnaire est une personne centrale. Le gestionnaire est amené à réfléchir à différentes formes de gestion possibles. Il devient alors un passeur de création. Ces cas ont demandé une conduite et une écriture adaptée à leur objet. Leur écriture emprunte beaucoup au récit et a cherché à restituer les sensibilités et les multiples voix des participants. Cependant, si le récit proposé n’était pas le seul possible, il donne à voir une situation au lecteur en souhaitant respecter les actes et paroles des personnes rencontrées. Il laisse ainsi au lecteur la possibilité d’évaluer et discuter ces récits This thesis qualitatively enquires about the relationship between management and creation. More precisely, its aim is too show how management tools are used and what their effects are on creation production and diffusion in organizations. Three longitudinal studies (a publishing company, an artist squat, a theatre) - three to nine years long with a weekly follow up – have shown that managers have to deal not only with paradoxes, but even also with contradictions between creation and management : uncertainties about the relevance of short and long term values, difficulties for assessment due to a fuzzy control of risks, a return on investment not only chancy but which may be realized by competitors. Management is no way neutral, by its very construction, it models an economic and social vision and has influence on creation. Yet creation, in order to get visible, needs a human reinforcement. Accounting language being in the heart of any decision, the administrator has the leading part in it. He is induced to consider many possible management forms. He becomes therefore a creation “spreader”. Such case studies required a specific course of action and writing in order to fit the subject. This case study derived its style from the narrative genre. It aimed to restore all the sensitivities and the participants multiple voices. Even if the decided upon style was not the only possible one, it offers the reader, nevertheless, a certain view respecting the words and actions of those we met with. Thus, it leaves the reader an open possibility to assess and discuss the telling

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Soutif, Dominique. "Organisation religieuse et profane du temple khmer du VIIème au XIIIème siècle." Thesis, Paris 3, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009PA030074/document.

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Organisation religieuse et profane du temple khmer du VII e au XIII e siècle Depuis le XIXe siècle, les temples khmers ont suscité nombre de questions qui demeurent d’actualité, et celle de leur fonctionnement n’est pas la moins fascinante. En effet, le caractère monumental de ces fondations suggère qu’il y régnait une activité incessante et diversifiée, à l’image de celle de leurs équivalents indiens encore en culte aujourd’hui. C’est à cette réalité de la vie des sanctuaires préangkoriens et angkoriens que cette étude est consacrée. Cette thèse est fondée sur une approche archéologique visant à identifier les activités équipées de ces temples. Cependant, le caractère précieux, recyclable ou périssable des biens des dieux rend leur découverte assez rare. Cette étude a donc principalement recours aux sources épigraphiques en khmer, qui livrent de longues énumérations d’objets. Ces listes sont appréhendées sous deux angles complémentaires. En premier lieu, elles livrent les inventaires d’un patrimoine qui était soigneusement décrit afin de faciliter sa gestion et sa protection. Numération, matériaux, décors, provenances et poids sont donc présentés comme autant de moyens permettant d’estimer la valeur de ces biens et de faciliter leur identification. D’autre part, les ustensiles de culte qui sont mentionnés témoignent des rites célébrés dans les temples. Cette étude les rassemble et les ordonne à la lumière des traités de rituel indiens, dont l’influence sur le culte khmer est bien établie. Enfin, cette recherche a impliqué l’étude d’inscriptions khmères inédites qui ne se limitent pas à l’énumération de biens manufacturés. Elles sont l’occasion de donner un aperçu de l’ensemble des biens des dieux et d’aborder d’autres aspects du fonctionnement des sanctuaires As from the 19th century, Khmer temples have raised a number of questions that are still of interest today, and how they functioned is not the least fascinating of them all. The monumental features and sizes of these foundations suggest that they housed continuous and diverse activities, similar to those of their Indian equivalents that are still active today. This study is especially concerned with the daily activities that went on from preangkorian to angkorian times. This thesis is based on an archaeological approach that aims at identifying the activities and celebrations conducted in these temples from the implements that they required. Nevertheless, the precious, recyclable or perishable nature of what belonged to the gods makes their discovery extremely rare. As a consequence, the sources of this study are essentially epigraphic Khmer documents that list long records of items. These lists are considered from two complementary angles. They first consist in a heritage that was carefully described not only to make it easier to use but also to protect it. How they are numbered, what they are composed of and how much they weigh are therefore a number of means to estimate how much they are worth and how to identify them. Furthermore, the objects used during the celebrations give an insight into the rites that were conducted in these temples. This study aims at putting them together as well as organizing them in the light of Indian ritual directions since their influence on Khmer religious celebrations are well-known. Finally, this research has lead to studying yet unpublished inscriptions which are not limited to listing manufactured goods. They give an insight into all that belonged to the gods and to tackle different ways in which these sanctuaries functioned

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Anouti-Azizé, Suzanne. "L'évolution du rôle d'une organisation transcontinentale fondée sur la solidarité religieuse : l'OCI." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PSLED008.

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L’Organisation de la Coopération Islamique (OCI) créée en 1969 suite à l’incendie de la mosquée Al-Aqsa, représente la voix du monde musulman. C’est la deuxième organisation intergouvernementale après l’ONU regroupant cinquante-sept Etats membres aux quatre coins du monde.Un Programme d’Action Décennal (PAD) a été adopté lors du 3ème Sommet islamique extraordinaire réuni en 2005. Le PAD vise une nouvelle vision pour le monde musulman : « la solidarité dans l’action ».Cette thèse étudie l’évolution du rôle de l’OCI pour relever les défis politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels qui surgissent sur la scène internationale et affectent la communauté musulmane. Elle met l’accent sur les points réalisés du PAD et les entraves de l’OCI à établir l’unité de l’Oummah islamique The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been established in 1969, following the fire of the Al-Aqsa mosque. This organization represents the voice of the Islamic world and it is considered according to its membership, the second intergovernmental organization after the UNO. OIC includes fifty seven member states coming from all over the World.A Ten-year Program of Action (TYPOA) has been adopted in 2005 during the third extraordinary Islamic Summit, aiming at establishing a new vision for the Islamic World called: « Solidarity into action ».This thesis discusses the evolution of the role of the OIC relating international challenges of political, economic, social and cultural nature that the Islamic communities have to face. The thesis points out the matters that have been achieved through the TYPOA and the obstacles that the OIC faced regarding the necessity to unify the Islamic Ummah

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Ho, Yung-Hsiang. "Motivation in organisations : the need for a critical systemic approach." Thesis, University of Hull, 2000. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:4242.

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The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate by critical consideration the suitability of various approaches of inquiry for exploring and enhancing motivation intervention in contemporary organisations; in particular, to spell out the need for a critical systemic approach of inquiry in relation to a social context based on critical systems thinking ideas. The thesis explores the question concerning the inducements associated with motivation (to work) and what this may mean in different organisational contexts, while taking into consideration cultural differences that affect the way that motivation is addressed. Furthermore, it raises questions, about power relations in terms of processes involved in developing motivation. It also poses questions about ideological differences in the way that performance orientations may affect general lifestyles and ways of working. It is suggested in the thesis that it is important to consider motivation by looking at a diversity of motivation approaches and by seeing what can be learnt from each, and how each can be developed. It is shown how critical systemic learning can be advanced as a way of encouraging learning by means of ideology-critique. The need for a critical systemic approach to motivation is also shown by drawing on aspects of critical systems thinking and extending such thinking to cover motivation explicitly.

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Boulouiz, Noureddine. "La conférence islamique : contribution à l'étude d'une organisation internationale fondée sur une conviction religieuse." Nancy 2, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988NAN20008.

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C'est au nom d'allah et au nom d'une solidarite religieuse, vieille de plus de quatorze siecles, que quarante-cinq etats islamiques se sont rallies a l'idee d'institutionnalisation du monde islamique en un ensemble au sein d'une organisation internationale. L'idee, lancee par un penseur syrien alkawakibi des la fin du xixe siecle, et reprise par deux chefs d'etat, ibn saoud d'arabie et hassan ii du maroc, s'est incarnee depuis mars 1972 dans l'organisation de la conference islamique. C'est une institution qui est presente dans la vie quotidienne de plus d'un milliard de citoyens a travers le monde et de pres du tiers des etats du globe. Sa charte constitutive, en effet, l'habilite a couvrir tout le champ de la cooperation dans les domaines politique, economique, social et religieux. Dans cette sphere il n'est des lors guere de question dont l'o. C. I. N'ait a connaitre : des plus futiles aux plus graves en passant par la preservation des valeurs spirituelle, morale et socio-economique de l'islam. Neanmoins, son objectif majeur est de contribuer a la liberation de jerusalem, des territoires arabes occupes et du peuple palestinien du joug d'israel par tous les moyens y compris le recours au jihad (guerre-sainte) politique, economique, voire militaire. Comme telle, elle incarne une solidarite politique qui est le corrolaire d'une conviction religieuse, constituant une organisation regionale selon le systeme des nations-unies neanmoins aggrandie aux dimensions d'une religion universelle. C'est une organisation internationale d'inspiration religieuse faisant prevaloir un concept juridique nouveau indetermine dans une theorie des organisations internationales eminamment laique. Elle reste une creation sui generis encore innomee dans le droit des organisations internationales It is in the name of allah and of a religious solidarity, established for more than fourteen centuries, that fourty-five islamic states united around the idea to organize the islamic world in international institution. The idea, voiced at the and of the 19 th century by the syrian thinker, al kawakibi, taken up by the king ibn saoud of arabia and the king hassan the 2 nd of morocco led to the creation of the islamic conference organization in march 1972. It is an organization present in the daily life of more than thousand million of citizens and of about on third of the states in the world. The charter of the i. C. O. Concerns the total cooperation in the political, economic, social and religieus fields. There is thus no matter in this framework that the i. C. O. Does not deal with : from the most futile to the most serious questions, it sees to the preservation of the spiritual, moral and socio-economic values of islam. However, the main objective of the i. C. O. Is to contribute to free jerusalem, the arabic occupied territorie and the palestians, from israel's yoke by all means : political, economic and even military through the jihad, the holy war. The i. C. O. , as much,incarnates a political solidarity, as a corrobory to the religious conviction and constitutes, according to the system of the united nations, a regional organization the dimensions of wich are nevertheless extended to a universal religion. The i. C. O. , as an international and religiously inspired organization insists upon a new juridical concept. That is undetermined in a eminently secular theory of the international organisation. It remains a creation sui generis, still mameless in the law of the international organization

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Lundgren, Linnea. "Rättighetsbaserat arbete i en religiös värld." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-264730.

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Den här studien tar sin utgångspunkt i det ökade intresset för religionens roll i utvecklingssamarbeten. Syftet är att undersöka hur tre trosbaserade organisationer (TBO) resonerar kring att arbeta rättighetsbaserat, både teologisk men också i relation till de olika värderingssammanhang de rör sig i. Där värderingar som betonas i rättighetsbaserat arbete (RBA) kan skilja sig från de värderingar som är centrala i mer religiösa kontexter. Resultaten från intervjustudierna med Erikshjälpen, Svenska kyrkans internationella arbete och Pingstmissionens Utvecklingssamarbete (PMU) visar att de flesta informanterna är positiva till att arbeta rättighetsbaserat. De motiverar RBA teologiskt utifrån sin tro. Samtidigt menar flera av informanterna att det rättighetsbaserade perspektivet är komplext, bland annat genom att vara för individfokuserat. Genom olika strategier framgår det hur informanterna förhåller sig till de olika värderingssammanhangen de rör sig i, där de bland annat anpassar RBA till den lokala kontexten och samtidigt kompletterar med den kristna tron. Resultatet visar att det både finns de som inte anser att det finns några spänningar mellan de olika värderingssammanhangen samtidigt som andra menar att det trosbaserade och det rättighetsbaserade perspektivet bör separeras helt. Studien visar att det finns en stor vilja hos organisationerna att arbeta med en överlappande attityd som strävar efter att finna vägar och kompromisser mellan de olika värderingsammanhangen.

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Yim, Bong-Kil. "Les réfugiés Hmong du Gard et leur milieu traditionnel : organisation sociale et représentation religieuse." Montpellier 3, 1985. http://www.theses.fr/1985MON30026.

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Boulouiz, Noureddine. "La Conférence islamique contribution à l'étude d'une organisation internationale fondée sur une solidarité religieuse /." Lille 3 : ANRT, 1989. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37612074m.

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Reddy, Mike Megrove. "Communication for maintenance and propagation : the forms of communication used by the cell church as an emerging organisation." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/642.

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A thesis submitted in fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of MA cum bude in Communication Science University of Zululand, 2002. In this thesis I describe the development of the Cell Church from a movement to an organisation, based on empirical data analysis, in comparison with three similar religious movements that developed from movements to church organisations, namely the early Christian church, the Protestant Reformation and the Millerite Advent movement. My conclusion is that the Cell Church is at the early stage of changing from a movement to an organisation.

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Nyberg, Linda. "Är mormonrörelsen en religiös sekt? : en analys utifrån sektteorier om mormonernas organisation och tro." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-603.

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My aim for this essay is to investigate if The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a religious sect, on the basis of literature and information about the Mormons organisation and their religious standpoints. My conclusion is that Mormon Church is a religious sect. Their organisation has several sect characteristics according to sect definitions; see for example Göran Gustafsson (2000), Mikael Rothstein (1997) and Bryan R. Wilson (1970). Other researchers in religious studies think that the Mormon Church is not a sect but a cult. To a lot of people, researchers in religious studies or not, religious sects are something bad. This is an unbalanced view, because in many cases people should have been alcoholics or a drug addicts if they were not members of a religious sect. There are in all societies religious groups that are dangerous for the people who want to be within this kind of groups. According to my analysis The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can’t be seen as a dangerous sect even if the church fit the definition for manipulative sects.

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Mosse, C. D. F. "Caste, Christianity and Hinduism : A study of social organisation and religion in rural Ramnad." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336962.

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Lind, Sara, and Rebecca Zakrison. "Mötet mellan det sekulära och det religiösa : En kritisk analys av hur sekulära organisationer förhåller sig till religionsfrågor inom internationellt utvecklingssamarbete." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för socialvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-5229.

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The main aim of this study is to analyze how secular organizations deal with religion in international development work, both officially and practically, and how they describe the meeting between the secular ideology and the religious context. To answer these questions we have interviewed seven employees of different secular organizations who are well familiar with the organization’s operational as well as strategic work. The study also examines the official documents of each organization. The result show that none of the organizations has any policies about religion and that there is no active dialogue about how to deal with religion within the organizations. The results also show that religion is described as a tool and a resource for change rather than is implemented in the development work. Further, the dialogue around religion is often translated into secular terms. In order to problematize and to analyze the results, the study has mainly been inspired by theories of postcolonialism, secularism, path dependency and historical institutionalism which all together highlight the issue of secularism, religion and development. Syftet med studien har varit att kritiskt analysera hur sekulära organisationer förhåller sig till religionsfrågor i utvecklingssamarbete i religiösa kontexter. Våra frågeställningar berör hur organisationerna förhåller sig officiellt till religionsfrågor i utvecklingssamarbetet, hur de förhåller sig till dessa frågor i praktiken samt hur organisationerna beskriver mötet mellan den sekulära ideologin och den religiösa kontexten. För att ta reda på detta har vi utfört sju kvalitativa intervjuer med anställda inom sekulära organisationer som är väl insatta i organisationernas strategiska och operationella arbete samt i deras ideologiska grunder. Vi har även studerat organisationernas officiella dokument. Studiens resultat visar att samtliga organisationer saknar riktlinjer kring religion, att det inte förs någon aktiv dialog kring religionsfrågor inom organisationerna samt att organisationerna till stor del förhåller sig till religionsfrågor genom att bekräfta och respektera dess förekomst i arbetet. Det framkommer även att religiösa ledare ses som en tillgång och att religion ses som ett verktyg när det kommer till att förankra arbetet. Resultatet visar vidare på att organisationerna delvis förhåller sig till frågorna genom att beskriva dem i mer sekulära termer och pratar snarare om exempelvis mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati än om religion i arbetet i de religiösa kontexterna. I analysen av det insamlade materialet har vi utgått från teorier om sekularisering, postsekularisering, stigberoende, historisk institutionalism samt postkolonialism och även tidigare forskning inom det aktuella området, vilka på olika sätt belyser området kring sekularitet, religion och utveckling.

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Claude, Marion. "La IXe province de Haute-Égypte (Akhmîm) : organisation cultuelle et topographie religieuse. De l'Ancien Empire à l'époque romaine." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017MON30077.

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La IXe province de Haute-Égypte a livré, depuis le début des fouilles de G. Maspero en 1884, un abondant mobilier funéraire inscrit (stèles, cercueils, tables d’offrande, statuettes, papyri…). Celui-ci comporte de nombreuses informations sur les toponymes, les cultes et les prêtrises de la région, et notamment ceux de la capitale provinciale Akhmîm, entre l’Ancien Empire et l’époque romaine. Cette documentation privée permet également d’esquisser une prosopographie. À ces textes s’ajoutent ceux issus des temples préservés de la région, mais aussi des sanctuaires d’autres provinces égyptiennes. Enfin, la province et ses cultes sont mentionnés dans diverses autres compositions religieuses ou funéraires. C’est autour de ce large corpus de textes concernant les cultes de la province que s’est constituée la recherche exposée dans cette thèse.Après une présentation archéologique des vestiges de la province et la définition des limites de celle-ci, l’analyse porte d’abord sur les toponymes relatifs aux cultes locaux. Il s’agit, dans la mesure du possible, de les localiser et de comprendre leur intégration dans le système cultuel provincial. Les divinités qui occupent ces sanctuaires font ensuite l’objet d’une étude qui a pour objectif de mettre en valeur la spécificité de leurs cultes dans la province, tandis que l’examen des nombreuses prêtrises qui se rencontrent dans la documentation privée permet de proposer une reconstitution de l’organisation hiérarchique du personnel du temple.La synthèse est enfin l’occasion de rassembler ces études thématiques dans une perspective diachronique : il s’agit de mettre en évidence l’évolution de la topographie religieuse et de l’organisation des cultes de la IXe province de Haute-Égypte à la lumière des sources disponibles, entre l’Ancien Empire et l’époque romaine, et de l’inscrire ainsi dans le cadre plus large du développement des cultes en Égypte Since G. Maspero began digging in the area in 1884, the IXth Upper-Egyptian province has yielded an abundance of inscribed funerary material (stelae, coffins, offering tables, figures, papyri…). These documents dating from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period deliver many informations on the toponyms, the cults and the priestly titles of the province, and especially concerning its capital city, Akhmîm. They also constitute the basis of a prosopographical study of the priests. A complement to these objects may be found in other texts from the remaining temples of the area as well as from sanctuaries of some of the other provinces. Finally, the province and its cults are cited in other religious or funerary compositions. The research presented in this PhD dissertation is built around the study of this wide array of documents.Beginning with an archaeological survey of the province and the delimitation of its extent, the analysis then focuses on the various toponyms relating to the local cults. The goal is, as far as possible, to locate them and understand how they fit into the cultual system of the area. The study then focuses on the deities residing in these sanctuaries in order to highlight the specificities of their cults in the province, whilst the analysis of the numerous priestly titles mentionned in the private documentation aims at determining their role and status in the hierarchy of the temple staff.The final summary allows to gather those thematic studies in a diachronic perspective so as to point out the evolution of the religious topography and the cultual organisation of the cults of the IXth Upper-Egyptian province in light of the available sources between the Old Kingdom and the Roman Period, in order to replace it in the wider context of the cultic development in ancient Egypt

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Schmidt, Heidenreich Christophe. "Les dédicaces religieuses dans les camps militaires du Haut-Empire romain." Paris 13, 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005PA131026.

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L'armée romaine du Haut-Empire était stationnée dans des camps construits selon des principes uniformes. Ces lieux contenaient de nombreuses inscriptions qui, pour la plupart, appartenaient à la catégorie des dédicaces religieuses. Les édifices du camp, les unités et leurs subdivisions possédaient un ou plusieurs dieux protecteurs auxquels on élevait des dédicaces. Ces documents n'avaient jamais été recensés de manière systématique. Le présent travail propose un catalogue de toutes les dédicaces mises au jour dans un camp ou pouvant lui être attribuées en fonction de critères méthodologiques. L'étude des quelque 600 inscriptions retenues a fait apparaître que celles-ci étaient placées dans le camp selon des règles tenant compte de la divinité honorée et du statut des dédicants. Ces derniers ont un profil varié, qui va de l'officier au simple soldat. Ces hommes élevaient leurs monuments dans des espaces publics ou privés, ce qui illustre une stratigraphie sociale complexe.

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Harry, Frédérique. "Les mutations du protestantisme militant en Scandinavie. Du mouvement populaire au renforcement convictionnel : transformation structurelle et idéologique des organisations missionnaires et des antennes de jeunesse en Norvège et en Suède de 2000 à 2010." Thesis, Paris 4, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010PA040184.

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La mutation contemporaine des milieux protestants engagés de Norvège et de Suède, secteur encore largement méconnu de la recherche française, se traduit par l’adaptation structurelle et idéologique des organisations missionnaires Normisjon, Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband, Norsk Misjonsselskap, Indremisjonsforbundet et Norme, et des deux antennes de jeunesse equmenia et Acta à la remise en question de leur statut culturel dominant. Elles sont amenées à adopter des comportements proches d’une communauté religieuse, à se restructurer, à mettre en évidence des réseaux transconfessionnels nouveaux et à orienter leurs objectifs autour de leur projet militant. Retraçant l’évolution des mouvements populaires, sous la forme des réveils et sous leur recomposition actuelle, il s’agit de comprendre les problématiques sous-jacentes réactualisées par une telle mutation. Que ce soit sous les formes de l’œcuménisme moderne, la globalisation des enjeux missionnaires, le défi de la transmission intergénérationnelle ou le souci d’une rationalisation économique et matérielle, ces raisons ont souvent en commun d’appréhender le phénomène à la lumière des enjeux rencontrés sur le plan interne. Pourtant, les mutations observées (statut, structure, objectifs) doivent être lues comme des problématiques transversales qui montrent les limites d’une approche ciblée et exigent une analyse de ce secteur dans une perspective de recherche distincte dans l’histoire contemporaine et la sociologie des religions en Scandinavie The contemporary mutation of Norwegian and Swedish Protestant circles, a sector largely unknown to French research, may be analyzed through the recent structural and ideological adaptation of the following missionary organizations Normisjon, Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband, Norsk Misjonsselskap, Indremisjonsforbundet and Norme, as well as of two youth antennae equmenia and Acta. They are led to espouse behavioral patterns bearing resemblance with the ones of a religious community: they restructure, highlight trans-confessional networks and reframe and recast their objectives in the light of their militancy and militant objectives. Retracing the trajectory of popular movements through the “awakenings” and present-day metamorphoses, the aim is here to analyze the underlying re-actualizations at stake in this contemporary transformation. Be it in the form of modern ecumenism, the globalization of missionary issues, the challenge of trans-generational transmission or the imperative of economic and material rationalization, these reasons often have in common to highlight the phenomenon from the point of view of its internal factors and impetuses. However, the socio-historical conditions and the transformations (status, structure, objectives) that we highlight have simultaneously to be understood in the context of broader transversal dynamics, thus highlighting the limits of a “targeted” approach and calling for an analysis of the aforementioned sector as a distinct field of research within the sociology of religions in Scandinavia

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Kranz, Olaf. "Interaktion und Organisationsberatung : interaktionstheoretische Beiträge zu Profession, Organisation und Beratung /." Wiesbaden : VS, Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017003884&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Originally presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral--Halle/Wittenberg) under the title: Interaktionstheoretische Organisationssoziologie und soziologische Organisationsberatung : das Professionalisierungsdefizit der Organisationsberatung und die Professionalisierungschancen der Soziologie, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-441).

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Gilligan, Philip A. "Faith-based practice." MacMillan Publishers Limited, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2711.

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Yes Faith-based social work is characterized by the recognition and acknowledgement of faith and faith-based values as significant sources of motivation and guidance. These may enhance professional values, but may also draw practitioners into direct conflict with secular values within the mainstream. This chapter explores the religious or faith-based origins of social work, the nature of faith-based practice, contemporary faith-based issues, and the global spread of social policies aimed at increasing the involvement of faith-based organizations in service delivery. It also seeks to highlight some of the dilemmas involved.

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Zeugin, Michael. "Politik und Religion in der Schweiz Wie weit beeinflussen kirchliche Organisationen die schweizerische Politik? /." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/00638882001/$FILE/00638882001.pdf.

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