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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Implications of Trinitarian Theology for Inter-Denominational Eucharistic Celebration: The Contribution of John Zizioulas
No full textThe Eucharist is the heart of Christian identity and worship. In the Eucharist, the many who are the one Body of Christ gather together to express their oneness. Consequently, this celebration may also starkly expose the schisms which splinter Christianity.
This thesis applies the Trinitarian theology of John Zizioulas, a renowned Orthodox theologian, to the question of intercommunion, the practice of inter-denominational Eucharistic sharing. Specifically, this thesis investigates the notions of communion and personhood in Zizioulas\u27 theology, and explores his ecclesiological vision based upon the nature of God as persons in communion. This thesis then argues that a closed Eucharistic table is inconsistent with Zizioulas\u27 Trinitarian theology and ecclesiology. The Body of Christ must genuinely gather as one for the Eucharistic Celebration to be true and full, but the Eucharist cannot divide those who are one in Baptism into many
Why 1517 matters: on the relevance of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation
Full text linkThis Fall begins a year-long commemoration of the Reformation\u27s 500th anniversary. Based as this number is on the 1517 date of Martin Luther\u27s 95 theses, one might expect the commemoration to center on Luther\u27s contributions, or carry significant tones of Lutheran triumphalism. However, much of the official planning and documents have formed the commemoration into a present- and future-looking exercise. This presentation traces some of those avenues of discussion, and argues that the relevance of 1517\u27s legacy has at least as much to do with popular ecclesial self-understanding as it does with official ecumenical or theological advances.
The discussion begins by briefly summarizing the slow turn toward ecumenism by the Lutheran and Catholic churches, leading to numerous official documents on theological convergence and divergence, including the 2016 document Declaration on the Way. The discussion then turns to the interplay between official theological discussions and the ecclesial life they inspire (or inhibit) in popular religiosity. Specifically, the presentation argues that relegating ecumenism to official exercises and documents easily turns into a clerical cuius regio, eius religio ( whose realm, his religion ), wherein clergy and other church leaders tend to define rather than discern ecclesial relationships. The discussion finishes by arguing that the 1517 commemoration points more to developments in popular church life-especially liturgy and work for social justice-than official church leadership
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Symbolic Exchange and the Gift: Louis-Marie Chauvet and Jacques Derrida in Dialogue
Full text linkBenjamin is currently a doctoral student of systematic theology at Boston College. Previous to his work at Boston College, he received a Master of Arts in Theology at Saint John’s School of Theology•Seminary with a concentration in systematic theology. Benjamin’s main theological interests include the way sacramental and liturgical theology intersects with ecclesiology. As part of his doctoral work, he is especially interested in the Chauvet’s concept of symbolic exchange which he addresses in his paper
Symbolized Reality: Liturgy and Tabletop Role-Playing Games
No full textBenjamin Durheim’s essay “Symbolized Reality” argues that table-top role-playing games (e.g., Dungeons and Dragons) provide a space for imaginative moral formation. These games provide players with an opportunity to experiment with different value systems, testing the impacts of virtues and vises in a fantasy space that can serve as a moral gymnasium. By creating spaces that allow practitioners to step out of everyday life and into stories, these rituals serve as liturgies that cultivate moral agents capable of navigating the challenges of everyday life.
From: Turnbloom, David Farina. “Religion Outside of Religion.” Liturgy 36 (4) (2021): 1–3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0458063X.2021.199064
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