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Despite the growing body of literature on consumer loyalty, little attention has been given to identifying attitudinal variables useful in predicting allegiance to athletic teams. The changing nature of sport marketing has made it... more
In 1917 the Provisional Government of the Russian Empire orders to the soldiers to renew their oath of allegiance, not to the decayed Emperor (Gosudar) but rather to the State (Gosudarstvo). Many soldiers refuse to do so and proclaim: «If... more
This is a review of Matthew Bates' book, _Salvation by Allegiance Alone_, in light of the Protestant Quincentennial.
Статья посвящена анализу текстов гражданских и военных присяг и торжественных обещаний, оформлявших отношения власти и политической лояльности на территории, контролировавшейся антибольшевистскими режимами на востоке России в 1918-1919... more
This is my review of Matthew Bates' 2017 book, Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King. The review was published in October 2017 in the Journal for Baptist Theology & Ministry.
The Article examines the wisdom of loyalty oaths as a legal institution in contemporary liberal democracies. First, using comparative analysis the Article highlights the growing global interest in loyalty oaths. Second, based upon... more
This essay focuses on how the religious debates circumscribed the legal relations between sovereign and subject and master and slave. I am particularly interested in how the debates over baptizing slaves connected to larger issues of... more
The assessment of the individual’s right to request diplomatic protection in English law in the Court of Appeal decisions in Abbasi and Al Rawi, involving detainees held in Guantánamo Bay, focused upon whether the Crown’s refusal to make... more
The problem with the new Broadway musical Allegiance is not just its historical inaccuracies, although it is riddled with them. It’s the fabrication of events that were impossible within the reality of America’s concentration camps.... more