God and Theological Reflection
Course Number: TH530A
Subject: Theological Education
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Journal articles
Hankivsky, O., Grace, D., Hunting, G., Giesbrecht, M., Fridkin, A., Rudrum, S., Ferlatte, O., & Clark, N. (2014). An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity. International Journal for Equity in Health, 13(1), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-014-0119-x
Books
Zack, N. (2024). Intersectionality: A Philosophical Framework. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197693070.001.0001
Book chapters
Bishop, S. (2024). The Voices of Hope: A Traveling Miracle. In The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197612460.013.31
Conference proceedings
Ma, L. E., Dickson-Deane, C., Raffe, W., Murphy, A. R., & Garcia, J. (2024). Gaming for Equity: The Power of Diversity within Gender and Race in Gamers. 2024 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1109/CoG60054.2024.10645628
Reference sources
Mansager, E. (2022). Spirituality. In: Glăveanu, V.P. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Magazine articles
Addario, Lynsey, and Leila Fadel. Being Muslim in America. National Geographic Magazine. Vol. 233. Washington: National Geographic Partners, 2018.
Newspaper articles
Hogben, Alia. "The Mixing of Religion and Politics can Become Problematic." Kingston Whig - Standard, A7. Sep 23, 2023.
Letters to the editor
Letter to the editor. "Religion Shouldn't be Forced on Students." Nanaimo News Bulletin, Dec 12, 2019.
Editorials
Milloy, John. "Religion can Help Bring Us Together." Waterloo Region Record, A9. May 03, 2023.
Dissertations or theses
Fong, A. L. (2023). Female gamers’ perceptions of their mental health influenced by the online gaming space (Publication No. 30810740) [Doctoral Dissertation], University of Lethbridge. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Primary sources
Abdel Haleem, M. A., trans. The Qurʼan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Videos
Harmoni: Healing Together. London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2021.
Grey literature
Black, V. (2024). AI Job Displacement: Perspectives on the Future of Work From Beneath the Silicon Ceiling. Somatmosphere. https://somatosphere.net/ai-job-displacement-perspectives-on-the-future-of-work-from-beneath-the-silicon-ceiling
Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region (2021). Waterloo Region Immigrant Survey Summary Report. https://www.immigrationwaterlooregion.ca/en/business-opportunities/resources/Resources--Publications/2021-Immigrant-Survey-Summary-Report.pdf
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