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Item The Gendered Space of the “Oriental Vatican”—Zi-ka-wei, the French Jesuits and the Evolution of Papal Diplomacy(Religions, 2018) Mo, WeiIn a global context, the story of the Jesuit compound in Shanghai, since its establishment by French Jesuits in 1847, reflected not only conflicts between rival powers in Europe but also the fight for their interests in the Eastern world. The female Catholic orders at the east bank of Zi-ka-wei compound provided a unique window approaching the complexity. The Pope, who was stuck without legal status in the Vatican after 1861, was also seeking the chance to save the authority of the Church in the face of questions regarding the extent of his temporal power and the status of Rome in the context of Italian unification. As in the Reformation, a break-through in the east seemed to offer a solution for losses in Europe. However, the Jesuits to the East in the late 19th century were not only troops working and fighting on behalf of the Pope; their identities under the French Protectorate added complexity to an already complicated story involving not just the Church, but the course of world history. Locating the Jesuit-affiliated women and children hospice in the French Concession but outside the Zi-ka-wei compound was a result of how different conflicts played themselves out.Item Spirituality and the BC Opioid Crisis: a Grandmother’s Journey(CISUR, 2018-05) Torchia, Adela D.This report was written by Dr. Adela D. Torchia when she was a Community Sabbatical Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) in 2018. The views, information, and opinions expressed in the report belong solely to the author, and are not necessarily representative of the views of the CSRS or the University of Victoria.Item The UVIC Centre for Studies in Religion & Society: my story of its birth & development(Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, 2015) Coward, Harold G.Item Can we comprehend the cosmos? : a debate between Alan Batten, FRSC and Harold Coward, FRSC(Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, 1998) Batten, Alan; Coward, Harold G.Item Food, Health and Biotechnology: Consumer and Social Issues in Canada's New Food and Health Product Industries(Advanced Foods and Materials Network, 2007) Ries, Nola M.; Shelley, Jacob J.This report summarizes the results of the eight GE3LS research projects that were reported at a national conference held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in August 2006. They focus on issues related to consumer responses to new food and bio-materials; assessment of the new Canadian regulations governing natural health products; issues of intellectual property arising from these technologies; and the status of new regulatory risk assessment tools being developed to ensure the safety of novel foods and food processes.Item Religious understandings of a good death in hospice palliative care : a guide for health care practitioners(University of Victoria, 2012) Causton, Elizabeth