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2007

Theology

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Hearts Go Walking: Conversations Between Poetry, Prayer And Theology, Vaughan S. Roberts Sep 2007

Hearts Go Walking: Conversations Between Poetry, Prayer And Theology, Vaughan S. Roberts

Vaughan S Roberts

There are many potential connections between poetry, prayer and theology. This presentation briefly explores each subject in turn before looking at how they might converse with each other through various poems under the headings of: (a) prayer in the world; (b) prayer as lover; (c) prayer as apophatic encounter; and (d) prayer as divine meeting.

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Theology And Life: Attending To The Gap, Miroslav Kis Jan 2007

Theology And Life: Attending To The Gap, Miroslav Kis

Miroslav Kis

No abstract provided.

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"Shared Values In Communal Life: Provisional Skepticism And The Prospect Of A Global Ethic", Scott R. Paeth Dec 2006

"Shared Values In Communal Life: Provisional Skepticism And The Prospect Of A Global Ethic", Scott R. Paeth

Scott R. Paeth

This article examines the prospects for the development of a global ethic in a pluralistic and morally fragmented world. Arguing that a set of shared values, such as those proposed by Leonard Swidler and Hans Kiing, must contend with the realities of human self-interest and social dislocation, the author seeks constructively to critique the project of a global ethic from a position of "provisional skepticism." In the final section, he considers some ways of overcoming provisional skepticism, arguing finally in favor of the development of a global civil society, which can embody and channel the diversity of moral perspectives within …

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