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The San Nicandresi Jews: A Brief Bibliographic And Photographic Essay, Michael C. Vocino
The San Nicandresi Jews: A Brief Bibliographic And Photographic Essay, Michael C. Vocino
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Brief bibliographic, photographic essay on the conversion story of the Southern Italian Jews known as the Jews of San Nicandro.
Seeking God’S Will: The Experience Of Information Seeking By Leaders Of A Church In Transition, David H. Michels
Seeking God’S Will: The Experience Of Information Seeking By Leaders Of A Church In Transition, David H. Michels
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What is the experience of information seeking (IS) by leaders of a church in transition, as they seek the will of God for their church? In this ethnographic pilot study, I begin to create a picture of leaders’ information seeking, first for personal faith building and then for corporate decision making, and I consider the impact of new technologies on these processes. Religious IS did not differ significantly from other everyday-life information seeking (ELIS) experiences, except when subjects were acting in leadership roles. Prominent themes were theological diversity and prayer.