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Conflicts, Chronology and Doctrine in Paul’s Letters and Acts –Comments on an Article by Gerd Lüdemann

Abstract: Paul’s authentic letters and Acts often differ significantly in their representation of the same events. This article elaborates on two problems associated with accepting only Paul as a valid source for making reconstructions of his interaction with other people. … Continue reading

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Book Review of Sayaka Funada-Classen: The Origins of War in Mozambique. A History of Unity and Division

The Mozambican civil war remains a relevant topic for continuing study. Where earlier publications about the war stressed the rôle of the racist minority regimes in Rhodesia and South Africa, more recent analyses have tended to look (also) at the … Continue reading

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Disappearance of Madeleine McCann: a criticism of Gonçalo Amaral’s theory (English version)

Madeleine McCann Case: Gonçalo Amaral’s theory implies that Madeleine’s parents concealed her body after a fatal accident when they were having dinner at the Tapas Restaurant with friends, checking on their children from time to time. The theory is popular, but it … Continue reading

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A saída da Madeleine McCann: a hipótese negligenciada

(English below) Investigações sobre o desaparecimento da Madeleine Beth McCann em Praia da Luz na noite de 03 de maio de 2007 sofreram dificuldades pela circunstância que as testemunhas mais importantes nem sempre foram claras e consistentes nas suas declarações, … Continue reading

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Probabilistic Presidency in Mozambique: Anatomy of a Scrambled Election

The Mozambican presidential election of 1999 was officially won by Frelimo candidate Chissano against Renamo candidate Dhlakama. Renamo has always questioned that result. Recently published data on election results at local level make it possible to assess the claim that … Continue reading

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Why Sen’s Liberal Paradox is Unsound

Why Sen’s Liberal Paradox is Unsound André van Dokkum, 1 December 2014 In his book Collective Choice and Individual Welfare, Amartya Sen (1970: ch. 6*) derives a mathematical inconsistency, labelled the “liberal paradox” that is interpreted as showing “liberalism” in … Continue reading

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A necessary book: the political biography of Uria Timóteo Simango

Review of: Barnabé Lucas Ncomo Uria Simango. Um homem, uma causa Maputo: Edições Novafrica. 2004, third edition, 2009, now available at Amazon. ISBN 978-1468177596 Almost four decades ago, a coup d’état by army forces in Portugal on 25 April 1974, … Continue reading

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Duprez and Baland wrong about labeling and increase of child labor

Duprez and Baland state that labeling for child labor could lead to an increase and not a decrease in child labor. The reasoning they employ, however, is flawed because they assume that certain correlations would be linear, which is not … Continue reading

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