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The Effects of Studying Abroad in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Exercise and Nutrition Habits of College Students
Get PDFThe meditation on (and the making of) art
No full textArt that inspires more art—what could be better than that? This Thursday Forum discusses how I used visio divina (or meditating on art) in order to inspire my writing. I report on my travels to several museums where I meditated on works by Rothko and Chagall and share some of the writing these experiences produced. In addition, the audience is invited to engage in their own meditation on and making of art
The State of Civil Rights for Somalis and Other Muslims in Minnesota
No full textThe event’s keynote speaker is Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN). Hussein’s speech, “The State of Civil Rights for Somalis and Other Muslims in Minnesota,” is at 7:30 p.m.
Hussein immigrated to the United States from Somali in 1993. He attended St. Cloud State University and North Dakota State University. Hussein has been featured in the Star Tribune and St. Cloud Times newspapers, and Minnesota Public Radio.
CAIR-MN’s mission is to “enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding,” according to its website
A Theological Retrieval of Communal Parenting as a Moral Response to Baby Stealing and Childlessness in Nigeria
Get PDFThis thesis proposes the practice of communal parenting in the Igbo culture as critical to strengthening the godparent/godchild bond by way of offering a moral response to baby stealing and childlessness in Nigeria. It examines how practices such as spiritual intercession, catastrophic fertility expenditure, extramarital conception, baby stealing, and baby factories are impacting Igbo Christian families. It exposes the Igbo beliefs about marriage and fertility; explores the meaning of Igbo marriage, marital fruitfulness, and progeny, as well as the Igbo tradition of co-parenting and how this practice has responded to childlessness. It highlights how the Igbo society\u27s shift from co-parenting (e.g., relatives, friends, godparents, community) to sole-parenting (only the nuclear family) has isolated childless couples, thereby driving baby stealing and merchandizing. The work looks at rituals, baptism and spiritual kinship in the Roman Catholic tradition and how co-parenting can reinforce godparent/godchild relationship. It argues for a retrieval of co-parenting, already existent in the Igbo tradition, as a superstructure on which to build a stronger godparent/godchild bond as a way of providing a more adequate moral response to childlessness, which fuels baby stealing in our society