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Who Shall Be Welcome In God’S Tent: Disrupting The Liturgical Legacies Of White Supremacy To Promote The Flourishing Of The Body Of Christ, Andrew Remick
Obsculta
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Dorothy Day: The Contemplative Catholic Worker, Jessie Bazan
Dorothy Day: The Contemplative Catholic Worker, Jessie Bazan
Obsculta
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On The Symbolic Nature Of Evangelization, Steven Drapalik
On The Symbolic Nature Of Evangelization, Steven Drapalik
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Still often viewed as an action belonging solely to missionary societies, Catholic understanding of evangelization is lacking. Refusal to evangelize is refusal to act as a symbolic reality of Christ in the world, i.e. the Mystical body of Christ - the Church. This paper will demonstrate how evangelization is the primary way in which the Holy Spirit actualizes the Church as symbolic reality of the Mystical body of Christ in the world. When Catholics evangelize, their actions of witness and proclamation constitute participation in a process Louise-Marie Chauvet terms symbolic exchange whereby subjects kenotically give of themselves in order to …
Observations On The Performative Force Of The Qyama And The Ihidaye, And Its Pertinancy Today, C. A. Chase
Observations On The Performative Force Of The Qyama And The Ihidaye, And Its Pertinancy Today, C. A. Chase
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Using contemporary social and art theory, with particular emphasis on the notion of performative, this paper examines the historical and theological context of a unique social and ecclesial phenomenon in 4th century Syria—the Sons and Daughters of the Covenant. By observing these committed laity as a ‘living performance,’ an exploration of the identity of the faithful, both severally and as a community, may be undertaken. This paper focuses on the relation of such a performative to notions of Christology and anthropology, with an eye towards today’s laity and their seeking for identity in a complex world of competing shifting …
Gregory Palamas And Hesychasm, Gregory Congote Osb
Gregory Palamas And Hesychasm, Gregory Congote Osb
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This paper discusses what Hesychasm is, how Palamas defines the hesychast method of prayer, what sources he used to support this method, how he used his sources, how hesychasts were particularly instructed to pray and what role the body played in prayer.
How Paul And The Jerusalem Council Might Speak To Division In The Twenty-First Century Church, Mary Birmingham
How Paul And The Jerusalem Council Might Speak To Division In The Twenty-First Century Church, Mary Birmingham
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This paper sets forth the first-century Jerusalem Council as a model of hope to address the divisive issues facing the American Catholic Church today.
A Sacred Time And Sacred Space, Eileen O'Connell Osb
A Sacred Time And Sacred Space, Eileen O'Connell Osb
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
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