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One Relationship At A Time, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

A small group of alumni, whose graduation years span more than half a century, have come together as volunteers to lead the We Soar campaign. Like the Marianists, they're fostering community one relationship at a time.

Courageous Leaders, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

The University of Dayton honors two extraordinary members of the UD family — Mark Masthay and Crystal Sullivan — for their significant contributions to the Catholic and Marianist character of the campus.

Soaring On Eagle's Wings, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

While some universities grapple with their mission and identity in a changing world, we know who we are. Alongside the Marianists, the Marianist Educational Associates — known on campus as MEAs — personify the heart and soul of UD.

In The Spirit Of Mary, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

My family has never felt more warmly embraced than from the Marianists, who have a way of deeply touching lives.

2017 Bibliography, Sebastien B. Abalodo

Marian Bibliographies

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Mary, Mother And Model For Family Life In The Thought Of Chiara Lubich And The Experience Of The Focolare Movement, Edward L. Looney

Marian Studies

Flourishing in the Church prior to and following the Second Vatican Council were ecclesial movements such as Focolare, Communion and Liberation, and Schoenstatt. Founded by charismatic leaders, a particular characteristic of each is their unique expression of Marian devotion. Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Focolare Movement, recognized Mary as the Mother and Model of the movement, and encouraged members to become repetitions of Mary in the world. The writings of Lubich lend themselves to the discovery of a familial spirituality, applicable to members and non-members of the movement alike. Elements of the derived familial spirituality include: imitation of the Holy …

Charism As Mission: A Marianist Model Of Ecclesiology, Johann G. Roten

Marian Library Studies

Much of what we call ecclesiology is in fact the history of trial and error in the pursuit of the Kingdom of God in this world. But there is more. Far from being purely clinical perception and assessment of things past and present, ecclesiology is a real life story, that of Jesus and those who attempt to follow him. Jesus is a person who really lived; the Church is the story of people who live their lives patterned on Jesus' person and work. The deeply existential and provisional character of Church, and the reflection about Church, cannot be downplayed or …

Review: 'God's Own Party: The Making Of The Christian Right', William Vance Trollinger

History Faculty Publications

There has been no end of predictions that the demise of the Religious Right is imminent. Over the past three decades, proof of its impending collapse has included the televangelist scandals, Pat Robertson’s failure to secure the Republican presidential nomination, the election and re-election of Bill Clinton, and the emergence of “young” evangelicals who refuse to toe the Religious Right line (this one keeps popping up).

The latest version involves the notion that economically focused libertarians of the Tea Party will inevitably find themselves in heated conflict with evangelical and fundamentalist social conservatives, thus challenging the power of the Religious …

From Reading To Revering The Good Book, Or How The Word Became Fossil At The Creation Museum, Susan L. Trollinger

English Faculty Publications

Given the complexity of this sacred text and the intensity with which Protestants have sought to glean its truths from it, it is not surprising that Luther’s “dangerous idea” yielded countless splits, schisms, and sects. Whereas once there was the Church, Protestants dedication to reading the Scripture for themselves has brought an endless variety of theologies, practices, and fellowships with no end in sight. While every one of these groups claims (whether explicitly or implicitly) that they alone have the true word of God, none has been able to arrest the flow of interpretations. With everyone free to read the …

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 52, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

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Protestantism And Fundamentalism, William Vance Trollinger

History Faculty Publications

The term "fundamentalism" has been used to describe a host of religious movements across the globe that are militantly antimodernist, aggressively patriarchal, literalist in their reading of sacred texts, and assiduous in their efforts to draw boundaries between themselves and outsiders. While "Islamic fundamentalism" has received the most attention, particularly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, scholars and journalists have also applied the term to movements within such disparate traditions as Judaism, Sikhism, and Hinduism, as well as to various Christian groups.

There are benefits to understanding fundamentalism as a global movement that grows out of deep-seated and intense …

Two Gifts Are Better Than One: Mary As Mother Of Christ And Mother Of All Graces In Fifteenth-Century Popular Sermons, Donna Spivey Ellington

Marian Studies

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Servants Of The Magnificat: The Canticle Of The Blessed Virgin And Consecrated Life (Capitular Letter Of The 210th General Chapter Of The Friars Servants Of Mary), Walter T. Brennan

Marian Studies

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Flyer News, Vol. 29, No. 16 (Nov. 5, 1982), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton