Marriage is amongst the biggest decisions in life. In general, there is a tendency towards assortative matching – people marry others who are relatively similar to themselves. Intermarriage between different social, religious and ethnic groups in most societies is relatively rare (Blossfeld and Timm 2003). Where it occurs, it is associated with more rapid assimilation (Meng and Gregory 2005). T...

El Casino del Príncipe fue una asociación fundada en 1836, al calor liberalismo monárquico constitucional ¿tuvo algo que ver con el rey, palacio real, o sistema relacional de la Corte? Diversos estudios mostraron su papel como espacio sociabilidad para adaptación político, donde actuó manera informal motor cambio, uniéndose a los mecanismos promovieron modernización sentido político. Pero, ¿dón...

En el curso de los últimos años hemos evidenciado que Máximo Turín empleó términos gentilis y paganus para referir a dos entidades no solo diversas, sino incluso opuestas en sus características principales: tanto autor consideraba pagani quienes habían conocido rechazado cristianismo, mereciendo por ello la condena eterna, denominaba gentiles aquellos que, ignorando aún nueva fe, experimentaban...

Microcephaly is one of the commonest findings in low-grade mental defectives (idiots and imbeciles). It is associated with different forms of encephalopathy. Rarely, it occurs in families; Brandon, Kirman and Williams (pending) found that 114 unselected cases of microcephaly had 166 siblings of whom nine were also microcephalic. However, its occurrence in siblings or other relatives does not ne...

This study undertakes a narrative reading of the text of Acts 15:1-31 and develops the construct of implicit theology, defining it as generic, usually unspoken ideas about the theological realm that have a measurable effect on individual and congregational behavior. The reading of the Jerusalem council narrative (Acts 15:1-31) highlights three points of view regarding law, grace, and fellowship...