This is an ethnographic study of virginity in the context of virginity examinations in Turkey. It is a discourse-centered ethnography that focuses on the rhetorical uses of language. Its method of inquiry is a qualitative research methodology known as participatory action resear…
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Virginity is part of our existence in the world as embodied sexual subjects. While many meanings are associated with virginity and commonly relate to first vaginal intercourse, in the Arab world virginity relates to the presence of a hymen and extends to encompass the honor of t…
The third and fourth century, known in church history as the Patristic Era, was a time when strong male leaders of the Christian Church shaped church doctrine so significantly that much of it is still applicable to todays Christians. During this male-dominated period of church h…
Saint Manuel Gonzalez Garcia was a bishop of Spain in the first part of the twentieth century. While his writings on the Eucharist are manifold, this work is the first to uncovers in a systematic fashion his rich Marian texts, revealing a beautiful and well-balanced Mariology. S…
In March 2011, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Egypt's interim military government, violently interrupted protests from their civilian population. Litanies of allegations of abuse, torture, and murder arose. One particular abuse happened to seventeen female Egyptian pro…