This dissertation examines the early modern representation of the Ottoman sultan as merciless murderer of his own family in dramas depicting Islam that are also revenge tragedies or history plays set in empires. This representation arose in part from historical events: the civil…
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The aim of this study is to investigate the picture of Jesus as the eschatological Davidic Shepherd in Matthew's Gospel. The rich shepherd/sheep images, the puzzling association of the Son of David with healing ministry, and the theme of the restoration of Israel in the Gospel, …
The purpose of this dissertation is to understand the centrality of mercy to the nature and mission of God and to identify contemporary evidence of the significant contribution of mercy ministry to the growth and health of the church. God has called me to the ministry of mercy. …
There is a growing body of interest in wellbeing across political, educational and social bodies in the UK. The thinking behind this is for human as well as economic reasons, to help people make more informed choices in their lives. There are suggestions to measure wellbeing mor…
Paper One: An opportunity sample from three primary schools participated, split between two age categories with 37 children from year groups three and four (mean age of 8 years) and 48 from year groups five and six (mean age of 9 years 11 months). Children’s perspectives of self…
This study used the university discussion-based seminar with the aim of exploring and improving students' experiences of face-to-face group work in Higher Education. The purpose was to devise a pedagogic strategy to address the communicative barriers that extant research and lit…
This dissertation focuses on compassion as a moral orientation and philosophical worldview. It argues that the compassionate worldview can be a moral compass for the modern age, in contrast with authoritarian conservatism and postmodern relativism. The dissertation includes an e…
This dissertation inquires into the experience of self-transcendence that results in compassionate living. This awareness engenders a sense of belonging, a cosmological vision in a social narrative in which individuals are members of the community and become caretakers of the ec…
This study clarifies relationships between the variables of a Christian relationship with God, character virtues humility, gratitude and compassion, and well-being. Data was collected from a large Christian sample and utilized in path analyses of two hypothesized models. One wit…
Throughout history and in every culture and country, animals and humans have formed special bonds often as pets. Well trained pets have often been used in Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) programs in hospitals and nursing homes to help patients cope with illnesses and recovery whil…
This dissertation unravels how discussions of sympathy gained momentum in intellectual, aesthetic, and political discourse in modern China from the 1910s to the 1950s. Through textual analysis of newspapers, journals, political documents, and unofficial communist publications as…
God’s infinite chesed for humanity, embodied in Jesus, calls Christians to claim their inherent brokenness and their infinite beauty and to offer the same grace to others. This chesed, experienced as compassion, enables Christians to extend compassion to themselves and others. T…
In the midst of political vitriol and partisan polarization, this action research analyzed through deductive coding will show that the framework presented makes it possible for people of faith to engage in civil discourse and truly listen to each other, especially those with dif…