Tag: Efficacy

The Efficacy of the Exorcistic Prayers in the Athonite Manuscript of Xiropotamou 98,


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English | ISBN: 1527591913 | 2023 | 385 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The Covid-19 pandemic in the year 2020 exposed a fragility of human consciousness, at all latitudes. In the face of unforeseen threats, we are unable to react, or we become slaves to irrational instincts, which can lead to hysterical and obsessive behaviours, precisely those described by the diabolical possessions against which the Church has been fighting for two thousand years, since Christ entrusted her with power to defeat the devil. Moreover, the activity of exorcism is described in the Gospels as the main manifestation of the divine power of the Lord Jesus, which released from him for the salvation of men. This book presents, for the first time, an edition of the Xiropotamou manuscript 98 preserved at the Library of the Xiropotamou monastery of Mount Athos in Greece. It cushions the liturgical exorcistic prayer of the manuscript between a biblical study of this ancient activity of the Church and an overview of the Rite of Exorcism in Orthodox usage in Early, Middle, and Late Byzantium.

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Community, Crime Control, and Collective Efficacy Neighborhoods and Crime in Miami


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English | ISBN: 1498517463 | 2015 | 168 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Collective efficacy is a neighborhood-level concept in which community members create a sense of agency and assume ownership for the state of their local community. This concept is one of several forms of formal and informal social control that predict the overall functioning of a community. In this book, the authors examine collective efficacy and crime in eight Miami-Dade County, Florida neighborhoods, based on data they collected from across the country and in the Miami-Dade neighborhoods themselves. They discuss findings relevant to the theory of collective efficacy itself, ramifications for its use within communities, and make recommendations for future research and for translating these results into actionable, crime prevention activities.

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A Can-Do Attitude Understanding Self-Efficacy (Spotlight On Social and Emotional Learning)


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English | 2019 | ISBN: 1725301962, 1725301938 | EPUB | pages: 24 | 3.5 mb
Self-efficacy, or believing in oneself, is an important tool to help young people achieve their goals. Readers will learn about how they can use confidence, a can-do attitude, motivation, and their experiences to increase their chances of success in real-life scenarios. This book highlights important skills for social and emotional learning (SEL), such as recognizing strengths and fostering self-confidence, that are outlined in the CASEL core competencies program. This guidebook gives readers the tools and strategies they need to practice self-efficacy in their everyday lives.

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