The Changing Face of US Protestant Overseas Ministries: Trends from 1951 to 2016

2020 ◽  
pp. 239693932093024
Author(s):  
Jared Bok
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Global Missions ◽  
Current State

The release of the 22nd edition of the Mission Handbook (2017) has provided rich opportunities for scholars and practitioners to learn more about the current state of global missions from North America. Based on data from all twenty-two of the Handbook’s print editions, this article summarizes broad trends from 1951 to 2016. These include an overall increase in the number of agencies, even as founding rates have been declining; an overall growth in overseas budgets; the increasing prominence of evangelical agencies that are not denominationally affiliated; and a mixed series of patterns among core and peripheral ministry activities.

scholarly journals Current State of Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes in North America

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Linville ◽  
Yanwen Shen ◽  
May M. Wu ◽  
Meltem Urgun-Demirtas
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
North America ◽  
Organic Wastes ◽  
Current State

scholarly journals The impact of evangelical revivals on global mission: The case of North American evangelicals in Brazil in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward L. Smither
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Latin America ◽  
North America ◽  
North American ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Global Missions ◽  
Global Mission ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Evangelical Identity ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil � particularly during the pioneering stages � was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during the nineteenth century. Following a brief introduction to the general relationship between eighteenth- and nineteenth century revivals and evangelical missions, I shall endeavour to support historically the commonly accepted, yet often unsubstantiated, correlation between such movements of revival and mission. Firstly, I will show the significant paradigm shift in missional thinking, which took place in the nineteenth century, as North American evangelicals began to regard Roman Catholic countries in Latin America as mission fields. Secondly, I shall argue that the influence of nineteenth-century revivalist evangelicalism (particularly that sourced in North America) on missions to Brazil and Latin America can best be observed in the Brazilian evangelical identity that emerged in the twentieth century, which has, in turn, propelled the Brazilian evangelical church into its own significant involvement in global missions (Noll 2009:10).

The Academic Study of Hadith in North America Universities

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 66-84
Author(s):  
Fatma Betül Altıntaş
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
North America ◽  
Research Area ◽  
World War ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Current State ◽  
Academic Study

Scholarly interest in Islamic studies has increased over the last decade. The academic study of Islam in North America emerged from Orientalism; after World War II it gave way to area studies and, in the mid-twentieth century, started to be addressed as a separate research area. However, the subfield of Hadith studies remainsneglected. In comparison to its role and the approach at modern academic institutions in the Muslim world, Hadith studies in North American universities seem to have received attention mainly in terms of this body of literature’s authenticity. This paper uses qualitative research methods to provide an overview of the historical and contemporary academic study of this subfield and examine the space allocated to it within the broader Islamic studies curriculum. Examining and analyzing its legacy and current state in the academy will help us clarify the general acceptance of this subfield within those institutions.

It’s Time to Stop Telling Patients to “Stop It”: Response to Müller-Vahl et al.’s “Stop That! It’s not Tourette’s but a New Type of Mass Sociogenic Illness”

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Conelea ◽  
Jo Bervoets ◽  
Bethan Davies ◽  
Karolin Varner ◽  
Melina Malli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
North America ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Current State ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
New Type ◽  
Person Centered Approach

Recent reports from Tourette Syndrome (TS) multiple clinical researcher groups in North America and Europe describe a recent increase in young patients presenting to TS clinics. Reported commonalities include a female preponderance, older age of first detected symptoms, complex behaviors, significant functional impairment, and similarities to behaviors recorded in popular videos on social media platforms, notably TikTok. Müller-Vahl, Pisarenko, Jakubovski, and Fremer (2021) jumped to the conclusion that this phenomenon is a “Mass Sociogenic Illness,” which we contend is not just premature but contrary to the current state of the evidence. This is a pressing matter of concern as their position is potentially harmful to patients and may hinder scientific and therapeutic progress. In the current response, we articulate scientific and ethical concerns about the Müller-Vahl et al. paper and advocate for a person-centered approach to supporting patients and studying this phenomenon.

scholarly journals Oropuella, a new genus of Orthocladiinae from the western Nearctic

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Andrew Fasbender
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Current State ◽  
Species Taxonomy

A new genus and two species of the subfamily Orthocladiinae are described from western North America. Oropuella gen. n. shows affinities to Parametriocnemus Goetghebuer and Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, but can be distinguished by morphology for all life stages. Two novel species are placed in the new genus, Oropuella eidolon sp. n and Oropuella pallida sp. n. Amendments to current genus keys are given to incorporate the new genus, and the current state of Orthocladiinae species taxonomy in the western Nearctic is discussed.

Interconnections and Islands

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-72
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Current State ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The goal of this chapter is to present the current state and technologies with regards to interconnections of islands to the mainland or between islands. The majority of islands interconnections have been recorded in Asia, although the longest projects are found in Europe. In Asia, the islands are usually located close to the shore 10-55 km or in island complexes such as Indonesia and Philippines where the enhancement of the national grids through interconnections with then neighboring islands is relatively easy achieved through short HVAC links. In Europe, longer projects are observed exceeding the 400 km mainly in the Mediterranean basin, while the new HVDC interconnections are expected to reach even longer lengths. In North America, only a few island interconnections have been implemented in close distances from the shore. The main driver to interconnect islands has been principally the requirement to access cheap energy sources usually located in the mainland.

Biology, Management, and Conservation of Lampreys in North America

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Population Status ◽  
General Biology ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Management And Conservation ◽  
Information Gaps

<em>Abstract</em>.—We briefly reviewed the literature, queried selected researchers, and drew upon our own experience to describe some critical uncertainties and research needs for the conservation and restoration of native lampreys in North America. We parsed the uncertainties and research needs into five general categories: (1) population status; (2) systematics; (3) passage at dams, screens, and other structures; (4) species identification in the field; and (5) general biology and ecology. For each topic, we describe why the subject is important for lampreys, briefly summarize our current state of knowledge, and discuss the key data or information gaps.

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