2110, 2014

Conference Notification: Christianity in the Contemporary Middle East (November 2014)

By Mary Fisk|October 21, 2014|Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Religions|0 comments

A conference on “Christianity in the contemporary Middle East’ will  held in Oxford on 1st November 9.30-600. pm, hosted by the Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford,in association with the Centre for Eastern Christianity and the Centre for Christianity and Interreligious Dialogue, Heythrop College (University of London) Registration is open until Friday 24th October (http://www.heythrop.ac.uk/events/christianity-contemporary-middle-east) Programme; Presentations & Speakers Welcome – Martin Ganeri, O.P, Vice Regent, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford Christianity

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0607, 2012

South East Asia and Pacific – June 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 6, 2012|South East Asia|0 comments

Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War era / Heather Marie Stur. Early interactions between South and Southeast Asia : reflections on cross-cultural exchange / edited by Pierre-Yves Manguin, A. Mani, Geoff Wade. Earth dance / Oka Rusmini ; translated by Rani Amboyo and Thomas M. Hunter ; edited by Laura Noszlopy with an afterword by Pamella Allen. Engaging the spirit world : popular beliefs and practices

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3004, 2012

Africa – April 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|April 30, 2012|Africa|0 comments

The cash dividend : the rise of cash transfer programs in Sub-Saharan Africa / Marito Garcia and Charity M. T. Moore. Prisoners of Prester John : the Portuguese mission to Ethiopia in search of the mythical king, 1520-1526 / Cates Baldridge. Gender and power in Sierra Leone : women chiefs of the last two centuries / by Lynda Day. The state and the social : state formation in Botswana and

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