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Response To Michael Conway’S Review Of Maurice Blondel On The Supernatural In Human Action: Sacrament And Superstition (Boston & Leiden: Brill, 2017) By Cathal Doherty Sj., Cathal Doherty

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This is a brief response (1000 words) to Michael A. Conway’s lengthy book review in Irish Theological Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 2 (May 2019): 212–218.

Religion: Evolutionary Foundation For, Nicole Fellice Ko, Norman P. Li

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Religion refers to a structured set of spiritual beliefs and rituals. Evolution refers to the process by which living organisms transform and develop over time. Religion—the belief in spiritual beings—influences nearly every aspect of life, making it challenging to understand many phenomena without considering its influence (Bloom, 2012). About two-thirds of the world’s population is religious (Kramer & Tong, 2024); 70% of Americans consider themselves spiritual, and 83% believe they have a spirit separate from their bodies (PEW Research Center, 2023). Throughout history, religion has played a significant role in conflicts like war and continues to influence contemporary issues such …

Russian Culture: War Saturated And War Sanctified; Reflections On Russia, The Story Of War, Mark R. Elliott

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

A review of Gregory Carleton, Russia, The Story of War, (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017)

ISBN: ‎ 978-0674972483

Creating A Cultural Liturgy Of Intentional Prayer: Leading Grace Lutheran Church Into Greater Understanding And Engagement With The Surrounding Community, Keith Aschenbeck

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Aschenbeck, Keith D. “Creating a Cultural Liturgy of Intentional Prayer: Leading Grace Lutheran Church into Greater Understanding and Engagement with the Surrounding Community.” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2025. pp. 166

Grace Lutheran Church, like many churches, has historically approached mission and ministry with the consumer-driven approach model of attraction. The result has often had them looking at how to shape and form how the world sees them so that they would be appealing as a place to worship. This way of approaching ministry has become a cultural liturgy that forms many decisions about what ministry programs …

Repositioning North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato): The New Security Dilemma On Trans–Atlantic Relations Amid Shifting Global Geopolitics, Daniel C. George, Indra Alverdian

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

The shifting global geopolitics have led to a new security dilemma in Europe, especially in trans–Atlantic relations. NATO as the vanguard of the trans–Atlantic defense pact is faced with transitional conditions of non-conventional threats that return to conventional threats. Due to the shift in the new global order, these threats require a repositioning for NATO to counter the new security dilemma amidst shifting global geopolitics. By referring to the three asserted pillars–the return of conventional warfare on the European continent; a more assertive Russia in the European continent under Vladimir Putin; and the geopolitical of China's rise impacted trans–-Atlantic …

The History And Manifestations Of The Metaverse In Contemporary Literature, Marlon Semuel Contantin Kansil, Wanting Sun

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

The metaverse, an interactive and immersive virtual world, has emerged as a critical theme in contemporary literature, significantly impacting narratives and character development. This paper explores the history and literary manifestations of the metaverse, investigating its influence on identity, space, and social interactions. We find that the metaverse supports flexible and individualistic identities, reshaping how characters and readers understand themselves. The digital space of the metaverse provides a dynamic setting for moral and emotional conflicts, enriching the literary aesthetics of space. Furthermore, literature plays a crucial role in both shaping and reflecting the concept of the metaverse, employing symbolism and …

Ceramic And Porcelain Vessels Of The Ottoman Period From The French School On Yefet Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 497–512), Anna De Vincenz

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The ceramic finds from the Ottoman-period layer at the French School consist of local and imported wares. The local coarse wares include Black Gaza Ware and vessels made of brown and pink ware. The imported glazed ware includes earthenware vessels, mainly kitchen wares, such as bowls and basins, as well as cooking pots. Also included among the imported vessels are fine table wares, dinner ware and breakfast sets, mostly manufactured in European factories. The ceramic material was dated to the end of the nineteenth century CE.

Remains From The Crusader And Late Ottoman Periods At The French School On Yefet Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (With Contributions By Edna J. Stern, Brigitte Ouahnouna, Alexander Glick And Polina Spivak) (Pp. 469–496), Yoav Arbel, Limor Talmi

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The French School excavation encompassed three areas (A, B, C): Area A yielded a substantial volume of Crusader-period pottery, perhaps alluding to the existence of a Crusader-period moat, and late Ottoman-period building remains and a water reservoir; in Area B, a Crusader-period pedestal, as well as a late Ottoman-period well, channels and wall foundations, were exposed; and in Area C were found the remains of Crusader-period pedestals, late Ottoman-period wall remains and two pit graves of uncertain date. The remains from the late Ottoman period point to Yafo’s orderly spatial organization during the nineteenth century.

Glass Pendant And Seal From Ben Gamli’El Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 457–458), Brigitte Ouahnouna

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Twelve fragments of glass vessels were found on Ben Gamli’el Street, including two exceptional objects, which were found in a fill of a large Hellenistic-period pit: a double-faced pendant of the “Janus heads” type and a poorly preserved seal(?).

Building Remains From The Hellenistic, Byzantine And Late Ottoman Periods On Ben Gamli’El Street, Yafo (With A Contribution By Polina Spivak) (Jaffa) (Pp. 389–402), Yoav Arbel

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Two areas (A, B) were excavated on Ben Gamli’el Street, yielding building remains and a waste pit from the Hellenistic period (fourth–second centuries BCE), a large quantity of Byzantine-period pottery (fourth–seventh centuries CE) and two late Ottoman-period walls (late nineteenth–early twentieth centuries CE). During the Hellenistic period, which appears to have spanned both the Ptolemaic and Seleucid periods, the city seems to have been settled by a pagan population. During the Byzantine period, the area was exploited for intensive agricultural activities and industries and served as the hinterland of the city. Urban construction in this area was resumed on a …

Military Finds From The Magen Avraham Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 373–374), Alexander Glick

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Three cannon balls and three cases of light ammunition were retrieved from strata dated to the late Ottoman–British Mandate periods in the Magen Avraham Compound. The cannon balls date from the first half of the nineteenth century CE, and the three rifle ammunition cases, from World War I.

Miscellaneous Finds From The Magen Avraham Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 363–372), Yoav Arbel

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The excavation in the Magen Avraham Compound yielded a small collection of miscellaneous finds, most of which date to the Ottoman–British Mandate periods. The assemblage largely comprises inexpensive items of daily use and of modest value. This is in accordance with the site’s location during these periods, i.e., in the agricultural hinterland of the city.

Glass Finds From The Magen Avraham Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 349–353), Brigitte Ouahnouna

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The excavation in the Magen Avraham Compound yielded imported and locally produced glass, including mainly bottles and bracelets, from the late Ottoman–British Mandate periods (end of nineteenth–first half of twentieth centuries). Also found were very small glass fragments dating from the late Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, and six blue-colored beads of unknown date.

Remains From The Hellenistic Through The Late Ottoman–British Mandate Periods In The Magen Avraham Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 245–277), Yoav Arbel, Lior Rauchberger

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The excavation in the Magen Avraham Compound exposed the remains of Yafo’s agricultural hinterland during the Hellenistic, Byzantine and Crusader periods. Seven strata were exposed, including a single Hellenistic-period wall, a Byzantine-period industrial (wine?) press of unusual size, Ottoman-period graves, a large late Ottoman-period well house and an irrigation channel. Most of the pottery found in fill accumulations throughout the compound dated to the Byzantine period, including mainly storage jars. Small ceramic assemblages from the Hellenistic, Roman, Early Islamic and Crusader periods, mostly unrelated to structures, were also found. The structures uncovered here furnish important insights regarding the historical development …

Faunal Remains From The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Hebrew, Pp. 45*–48*; English Summary, P. 539), Nuha Agha

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The bone assemblage includes 94 animal bones, which were identified by taxon, species and size range. Most of the identified bones were discovered in installations and buildings dated to the Abbasid period. Other bones were retrieved from installations dated to the Persian, Late Roman and Crusader periods. The bone assemblage of the Abbasid period is particularly rich and comprises the remains of sheep/goats, pigs, cats, equids and mountain gazelle. The birds include chicken, rock partridge and gull. Three fish bones and a scale of a tortoise shell were also found.

The Persian-Period Necropolis In The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa): Case Study And Overview (Pp. 225–242), Yossi Nagar

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The human skeletal remains retrieved from the Persian-period (fifth–fourth centuries BCE) burial caves in the French Hospital Compound represent at least 37 individuals. The anthropological examination yielded important data concerning the demographic profile of the interred, comprising infants, children and adults of a wide age range and of both sexes, which is typical of a civilian population. Some of the tombs were used for a single burial, while others housed 2–8 individuals. All the individuals were placed on their backs, in an east–west orientation, as customary in other Persian-period cemeteries along the Israeli coastline and northern valleys. These burial practices …

The Metal Objects From The Cemetery At The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Hebrew, Pp. 41*–43*; English Summary, P. 538), Kamil Sari

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The excavation within the French Hospital Compound yielded 14 metal artifacts, some of which are pieces of jewelry and others, domestic items. Some of the items were found in tombs, while others were retrieved from installations. Among the finds were bronze bracelets, bronze and iron rings, bronze and iron nails and a bronze spatula.

Glass Vessels From The Roman, Byzantine And Abbasid Periods At The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 211–220), Brigitte Ouahnouna

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About 110 glass fragments were recovered from the burials within the French Hospital Compound, half of which were identified and attributed to three main periods: Roman, Byzantine and Abbasid. The finds primarily consist of bowls and bottles, plain or decorated, contributing to the heretofore known glass-vessel repertoire of Yafo. Only one candlestick-type bottle was attributed to the Roman period. The vessels from the Byzantine period were well-preserved and included an uncommon mold-blown decorated bottle. The vessels from the Abbasid period belong to types well-known in the eastern Mediterranean during this period.

Early Islamic, Crusader And Mamluk-Period Pottery From The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Hebrew, Pp. 29*–37*; English Summary, P. 536), Hagit Torge

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The finds within the French Hospital Compound included potsherds dating from the Umayyad to the Mamluk periods. The Umayyad-period finds include an Egyptian Red Slip Ware bowl. From the Abbasid period (eighth–eleventh centuries CE), roughly made basins, bowls, a cooking pot, jars, jugs and a fragment of a late Fine Byzantine Ware cup were found, alongside special items, such as a pomegranate-shaped container and a zoomorphic vessel. The Crusader and Mamluk periods are represented by bowls, dating from the second half of the twelfth century to the thirteenth century CE, and a jug dating from the late twelfth century–late fourteenth …

Remains Of An Arabic Inscription On A Vessel From The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Hebrew, Pp. 39*–40*; English Summary, P. 537), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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Three fragments of a jug bearing traces of an Arabic inscription were recovered from the French Hospital Compound. Based on the script, the vessel dates to the late ninth–early tenth centuries CE. The inscription seems to imply that the jug had contained medicine, probably purchased from the pharmacy in powdered form as a remedy for headache, indigestion or shivers accompanying a fever.

Byzantine And Early Islamic Oil Lamps And A Lantern From The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 189–209), Peter Gendelman, Ayelet Dayan

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Excavations within the French Hospital Compound provided a large quantity of both complete and fragmentary oil lamps dating from the Byzantine period (fifth–seventh centuries CE) and an additional group of lamps dating from the Early Islamic period (Abbasid period; eighth–tenth centuries CE). The Byzantine-period oil lamps included local, regional and imported types. The largest group of Byzantine-period oil lamps belong to Caesarea Type 1 (archetype and two variants) and are decorated with diverse patterns. The second-most common group of Byzantine-period oil lamps is the Candlestick type. The rich variety of both regional and imported oil lamps reflects the role of …

Pottery Vessels And Stone Artifacts From The Persian, Roman And Byzantine Periods At The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 157–188), Peter Gendelman

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The excavations within the French Hospital Compound revealed pottery and stone finds originating in burials dating to the Persian, Roman and Byzantine periods. The Persian-period (mid-fifth to mid/late fourth century BCE) burial goods comprised mainly perfume containers (juglets and bottles) and storage vessels (local and imported amphorae), in accordance with the burial customs practiced in contemporary burials along the coastal plain of Israel, mainly inhabited by Phoenicians. The finds from the Roman period (early second to the fourth or early fifth century CE) present a wide range of pottery types, including imported table wares, amphorae, large bowls, mortaria, diverse types …

A Cemetery From The Persian Period And Remains From The Late Roman, Byzantine, Abbasid And Crusader Periods At The French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa) (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–27*; English Summary, Pp. 533–535), Ayelet Dayan, Yossi Levy, Galit Samora-Cohen

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Excavations in the French Hospital compound uncovered built tombs and burial caves, architectural remains, built installations and rock cuttings from the Persian, Late Roman, Byzantine, Abbasid and Crusader periods. The Persian-period burial caves were hewn in the kurkar bedrock, with vertical shaft entrances. Intact pottery vessels comprised mainly juglets and oil lamps dating from the mid-fifth to the mid-fourth century BCE. Burial in the Persian period was apparently familial, and the burial practices resemble those observed in the Phoenician burials located along the Israeli coast. Remains dating from the Late Roman period consist of a rock-cut tomb, an installation and …

Artillery Shots From Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 143–146), Alexander Glick

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Twelve intact and fragmentary cannon balls were discovered in the excavation on Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street, representing a wide range of guns, from small to very large types, and dating from the post-Napoleonic era (first half of the nineteenth century). This assemblage seems to be indicative of guns that belonged to the Ottoman army, which is known to have purchased artillery from a wide variety of sources, including some of domestic production and military booty. This findspot, which was apparently bombarded from the fort, would have been an excellent spot for setting up besieging forces.

The Crusader-Period Pottery From Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 121–132), Edna J. Stern

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The Crusader-period ceramic types uncovered on Me-Raguza Street comprise mostly imported glazed table wares dating to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries CE, and cooking wares. The pottery types are presented according to production regions, arranged in geographical order and based primarily on the existing Crusader-period pottery typologies from ‘Akko. The local types described in this study may have been produced in ‘Akko and Beirut and brought to Yafo by sea.

Byzantine- And Ottoman-Period Pottery Assemblages From Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 75–119), Anna De Vincenz

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The excavations on Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street yielded mostly Ottoman-period material, alongside a fair amount of Byzantine-period ceramics. The finds from the Byzantine period (sixth–eighth centuries CE) include imported vessels from North Africa, Phocaea and Cyprus, and locally produced basins and storage jars. The late Ottoman-period material is varied and includes both imported and local wares—porcelain, hard-paste, glazed earthenware, Black Gaza Ware and Coarse Ware—as well as construction material such as roof tiles, floor tiles and bricks. The Ottoman-period material was imported from Turkey and Greece, as well as from Italy and France. Hard-paste and porcelain vessels were usually imported …

Hellenistic- And Early Roman-Period Pottery From Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 53–64), Peter Gendelman

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The pottery retrieved from the excavations on Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street included sherds dated to the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods, providing testimony to the earliest urban occupation of Yafo’s Lower City. The Hellenistic assemblage consists of Fine Table Wares, almost exclusively Eastern Mediterranean imports, household and cooking wares, and local and regionally produced containers. The finds from the Early Roman period included only a handful of fragmentary vessels.

Remains From Middle Bronze Age Ii And The Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Late Ottoman And British Mandate Periods On Rabbi Yehuda Me-Raguza Street, Yafo (Jaffa) (Pp. 17–52), Yoav Arbel, Lior Rauchberger

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Eight excavation areas (A–G, J) were exposed, revealing seven strata dating from Middle Bronze Age II to the days of the British Mandate. The earliest find is an MB IIA infant jar burial—a significant find outside the boundaries of Tel Yafo. Burial graves from the Hellenistic, Roman and Crusader periods confirm that this street marked Yafo’s eastern limits in those times. The Hellenistic presence, probably under Ptolemaic rule, included scattered dwellings and farms with associated pottery dating from the late fourth to the second century BCE. The finds from the Byzantine period include a structure and pottery, reflecting a significant …

Pottery Of The Ottoman Period: An Introduction (Pp. 13–16), Anna De Vincenz

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Pottery of the Ottoman Period

Urban Archaeology On The Outskirts Of Tel Yafo (Jaffa): An Introduction (Pp. 3–12), Yoav Arbel

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Urban Archaeology