The Scope Of The Old Testament Canon,
2014
Pepperdine University
Mixed Reviews: On (Not) Using The Stories Of Genesis In Ministry To Children,
2014
Pepperdine University
Mixed Reviews: On (Not) Using The Stories Of Genesis In Ministry To Children, R. Christopher Heard
Chris Heard
No abstract provided.
The Tension Between Normativity And Plurality In Religious Dogmas And In Constitutional Principles,
2014
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
The Tension Between Normativity And Plurality In Religious Dogmas And In Constitutional Principles, Vinicius Pintas Marinho
Vinicius Pintas Marinho
This essay briefly analyzes whether the tension between normativity and plurality in religious dogmas may shed a light in the similar tension also found in the dynamics of constitutional principles. The application of Gadamer’s hermeneutical theory to a transcendental theological framework is placed into conversation with Dworkin’s integrity of the law. This is undertaken through a comparison between the dynamics of conversation for religious dogmas as symbols of a tradition and the function of constitutional principles in the context of Ronald Dworkin’s theory of law as integrity.
Nuevos Aportes Para La Autenticidad Del Popol Wuj,
2014
Marshall University
Nuevos Aportes Para La Autenticidad Del Popol Wuj, Carlos M. López
Carlos M. López
This article provides definite pieces of evidence to prove that the manuscript housed in the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, under the catalog identification of Ayer MS 1515, is a holograph by Father Ximénez. The first part of the article develops a brief synopsis of the debate amongst scholars from the 18th century until the 20th century. This debate discusses the origin of the document found in Chichicastenango by Father Ximénez, circa 1701-3, and its subsequent vicissitudes. The sequence of different opinions and pieces of contradictory information ended up questioning the authenticity of the manuscript archived at the Newberry Library. The …
Emerging From The Shadows: Civil War, Human Rights, And Peacebuilding Among Peasants And Indigenous Peoples In Colombia And Peru In The Late 20th And Early 21st Centuries,
2014
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Emerging From The Shadows: Civil War, Human Rights, And Peacebuilding Among Peasants And Indigenous Peoples In Colombia And Peru In The Late 20th And Early 21st Centuries, Charles A. Flowerday
Anthropology Department: Theses
Peacebuilding in Colombia and Peru following their late-20th and early 21st century civil wars is a challenging proposition. In this study, it becomes necessary as indigenous peoples and peasants resist domination by extractive industries and governments in their thrall. Whether they protest nonviolently or rebel in arms, they are targeted for human-rights violations, especially murder, disappearance and displacement. The armed actors, state, insurgency, paramilitaries or drug traffickers, destroy civic institutions (local or regional government) and the civil (nonprofit) sector and replace them with their own authoritarian versions. Therefore, peacebuilding has emphasized rebuilding civic institutions, civil society and local …
Consideration Of The Church's Identity And Mission, Predicated On The Church Be-Ing 'Ligamen' (Bond),
2014
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Consideration Of The Church's Identity And Mission, Predicated On The Church Be-Ing 'Ligamen' (Bond), C. A. Chase
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
In 1965, the Roman Catholic Church, in Gaudium et spes, declared to the world: this community realizes that it is truly linked with mankind and its history by the deepest of bonds (GS 1). Shifting her identity from being one in opposition to the modern world, she announced the possibility of becoming the very bond (ligamen) binding diverse human communities and nations of the world, whilst existing as a function, a light, an energy (GS 42). Framed against the classical understanding of ecclesia as a perfect society, and the fact that this was no longer realistic in …
Gustave Thibon And Human Freedom,
2014
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Toward A Canon-Conscious Reading Of The Bible: Exploring The History And Hermeneutics Of The Canon,
2014
Cedarville University
Toward A Canon-Conscious Reading Of The Bible: Exploring The History And Hermeneutics Of The Canon, Ched E. Spellman
Faculty Books
Two distinct questions about the canon of the Bible can be raised: (1) How did the biblical canon come to be?, and (2) What effect does that canon have on its readers? The former is a historical question about the formation of the biblical canon; the latter is a hermeneutical question about the function of the biblical canon. Though these questions have often been pursued in virtual isolation from one another, Spellman argues that there are considerable gains from observing the interconnections between the two lines of inquiry. On the historical question of the origin of the canon, Spellman asks, …
The Grammar Of Choice: Charles Dickens's Existential Idea Of Religion,
2014
Graduate Center, City University of New York
The Grammar Of Choice: Charles Dickens's Existential Idea Of Religion, Hai Na
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation challenges the received opinion that Charles Dickens's religious thinking is merely sentimental and philanthropic. Instead, I argue that there is in his works a very consistent "existential" sense of religion, especially in his mature novels. To be religious for him does not lie in the adherence to dogma or the study of theological arguments, but in the crucial choices people make every day. In order to illustrate this "existential" sense of religion, I analyze, in the first chapter, relevant works by Kierkegaard, Carlyle, George Eliot, and Dostoevsky, in order to establish the context in which Dickens's religious views …
Merging The Principles Of Occultism And Anarchism,
2014
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Merging The Principles Of Occultism And Anarchism, Kevin Todd Mclaren
History
"Merging the Principles of Occultism and Anarchism" is an attempt to pinpoint the correlations between occult and/or esoteric belief systems and political anarchist philosophy. The paper analyzes the works, belief systems and philosophies of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Aleister Crowley and extracts the underlying anarchist principles that are embedded within them. This established connection to anarchism through occultism is reinforced by referencing various anarchist works, particularly the works of William Godwin.
Review Of Baptismal Imagery In Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, And Theological Dimensions, Robin M. Jensen,
2014
Andrews University
Review Of Baptismal Imagery In Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, And Theological Dimensions, Robin M. Jensen, Denis Fortin
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of Old Testament Theology By R.W.L. Moberly,
2014
Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary
Review Of Old Testament Theology By R.W.L. Moberly, David D. Pettus
David D Pettus
No abstract provided.
From Defending Theism To Discerning Spirits: Reconceiving The Task Of Christian Philosophy,
2014
Dordt College
From Defending Theism To Discerning Spirits: Reconceiving The Task Of Christian Philosophy, Neal Deroo
Pro Rege
Dr. Neal DeRoo presented this paper at a joint meeting of the Society for Christian Philosophers and the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology, held at Trinity College, June 2014. The topic of the meeting was, "What is Christian Philosophy," celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the publication of Alvin Plantinga's landmark essay "Advice to Christian Philosophers."
Reformed Theology As Worldview Theology: The Public Nature Of The Gospel And Spirituality,
2014
Dordt College
Reformed Theology As Worldview Theology: The Public Nature Of The Gospel And Spirituality, Jay Shim
Pro Rege
No abstract provided.
Divine Omnipotence In Descartes' Philosophy,
2014
Graduate Center, City University of New York
Divine Omnipotence In Descartes' Philosophy, Alfredo Rodriguez
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The present thesis explores various aspects of Rene Descartes' doctrine of divine omnipotence within the context of his overall philosophy and with reference to his medieval heritage. This thesis shows that, contrary to his multiple and explicit statements that God's power cannot be limited in any way, Descartes took a more nuanced position on divine omnipotence that incorporated aspects of the widely accepted medieval position that God's goodness is a constraint on his power. Furthermore, Descartes used the medieval concept of universals as he experimented with the use of modes to explain how a thing's actual existence is possible by …
Caritas In Communion: Theological Foundations Of Catholic Health Care,
2014
Loyola University Chicago
Caritas In Communion: Theological Foundations Of Catholic Health Care, M. Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
No abstract provided.
Incriminating The Bride Of Christ: Assessing From A Balthasarian Perspective The Ecclesiological Impact Of Redefining Marriage,
2014
MA Catholic Conference
Incriminating The Bride Of Christ: Assessing From A Balthasarian Perspective The Ecclesiological Impact Of Redefining Marriage, Daniel Avila
Daniel Avila
Examining the Marriage Definition Issue through the Lens of Hans Urs von Balthasar's Trinitarian Theology and the Impact on the Structure of the Church
Foreword,
2014
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon
Joy As Illumination: Participation In God's Life-Giving Trinitarian Love,
2014
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Joy As Illumination: Participation In God's Life-Giving Trinitarian Love, Trevor Beach Sj
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This graduate paper is on the topic of joy, especially as understood in the commentaries of Adrienne von Speyr, and the writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar. In this paper, I show Christian joy as participation in God’s own joy through an illuminated and inter-personal life-giving love as given through and shown in the entire life of Jesus Christ, from the Incarnation, through the suffering Passion, and unto the Resurrection.
The Marian Spirituality Of 'Lumen Gentium' And The Renewal Of Marian Devotion In The Church Today,
2014
Maynooth College/Pontifical University
The Marian Spirituality Of 'Lumen Gentium' And The Renewal Of Marian Devotion In The Church Today, Mary Mccaughey
Marian Studies
While Marian devotion is alive today, its contemporary expression differs from the form it took before the Second Vatican Council and has developed since. My paper will explore the present state of Marian devotion—forty years after the publication of Marialis Cultus by Pope Paul VI, and fifty years after the Second Vatican Council—and consider how the form of devotion that exists today, understood with reference to the ecclesiology of Lumen Gentium, might better be interpreted as a Marian spirituality. While some might disagree that there is such a concept as a Marian Spirituality at all, my paper will demonstrate that …
