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Hoje, mais de 25 anos depois, a missão do DIBICA continua a ser “coletar, preservar e dar acesso gratuito a notas biográficas e histórias da igreja - de fontes orais e escritas - que ajudam a compreender o cristianismo africano em sua totalidade. No entanto, neste novo capítulo, procuramos expandir nossos recursos, concentrando-nos em três iniciativas: (1) <a href="/journal/"><i>o Journal of African Christian Biography</i></a> (2) <a href="/pt/projects/"><i>projetos temáticos de pesquisa</i></a> e (3) <a href="/pt/resources/educational"><i>recursos educacionais</i></a>. N.B. Embora todo o espectro da coleção DIBICA continue acessível aos leitores, os artigos escritos antes de 2016 estarão sob o rótulo “Classic DACB” para diferenciá-los dos documentos mais recentes. </p> <h1 style="text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;">Nossas Iniciativas</h1> <div class="splash__wrapper" style="margin-bottom:0em !important;"> <div class="splash__item3"> <div class="splash__item-teaser"> <a href="/pt/projects/"><img src="/assets/images/squares/sq-women.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="splash__item-body"> <h2 style="text-transform:uppercase;"><a href="/pt/projects/">Projetos Temáticos<br>de Pesquisa</a></h2> <p>Os projetos em destaque concentram-se particularmente na coleta de histórias de mulheres, artistas e músicos e cristãos africanos na diáspora.</p> </div> </div> <div class="splash__item3"> <div class="splash__item-teaser"> <a href="/journal/"><img src="/assets/images/squares/sq-journal.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="splash__item-body"> <h2 style="text-transform:uppercase;"><a href="/journal/">O <i>Journal of African Christian Biography</i></a></h2> <p>A revista, publicada trimestralmente e disponível gratuitamente como assinatura eletrônica, apresenta interpretações e contextualiza biografias que também aparecem no site do DIBICA. O conteúdo também inclui entrevistas de importantes figuras cristãs africanas vivas e resenhas de livros da literatura atual sobre o cristianismo africano.</p> </div> </div> <div class="splash__item3"> <div class="splash__item-teaser"> <a href="/pt/resources/educational/"><img src="/assets/images/squares/sq-resources.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="splash__item-body"> <h2 style="text-transform:uppercase;"><a href="/pt/resources/educational/">Recursos<br>Educativos</a></h2> <p>Esta iniciativa procura fornecer materiais acessíveis e de qualidade para o ensino da história cristã africana, usando os recursos do DIBICA e outros documentos complementares.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div width="100%" style="margin-right: -10px;"> <h1 style="margin-top:0px; text-align:center; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom:1em;">Relatos organizados por</h1> <div style="display:table;margin-bottom:2em;"> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/"><img class="home-sort" alt="woman image" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/name.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/name-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/name.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/">Nome</a></h4> </div> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/tradition-sort/"><img class="home-sort" alt="men dancing" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/tradition.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/tradition-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/tradition.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/tradition-sort/">Tradição</a></h4> </div> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/century-sort/"><img class="home-sort" alt="egyptian image" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/century.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/century-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/century.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/century-sort/">Século</a></h4> </div> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/country-sort/"><img class="home-sort" alt="map" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/country.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/country-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/country.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/country-sort/">País</a></h4> </div> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/author-sort/"><img class="home-sort" alt="pen writing" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/author.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/author-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/author.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/author-sort/">Autor</a></h4> </div> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/institution-sort/"><img class="home-sort" alt="building entrance" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/institution.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/institution-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/institution.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/institution-sort/">Instituição</a></h4> </div> <div class="home-select"> <a href="/sort/stories/"><img class="home-sort" alt="words on paper" src="/assets/images/home-sorts/old/language.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/old/language-c.jpg';" onmouseout="this.src='/assets/images/home-sorts/language.jpg';"></a> <h4> <a href="/pt/sort/stories/language-sort/">Língua</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> </div>  <div class="page__footer">  <div class="awards-wrap"> <div class="awards"> <a style="width: 33.33%; 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