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Àṣẹ After Man: The Rupture Of The Christian-Colonial Project As Decolonial Ceremony, Eden Segbefia

Crossings: Swarthmore Undergraduate Feminist Research Journal

This project is a theoretical exploration of the Yoruba concept of àṣẹ and its role in unsettling the hierarchies imposed by Christian colonialism. Sylvia Wynter's explanation of the ways in which Christian colonialism has affected the very concept of Man proves crucial here. Àṣẹ is an example of a decolonial concept because of its ability to rearrange animacy, especially as it is conceived in Western European epistemology. Wynter and other interlocutors are utilized to support this argument and imagine new possibilities in considering the relationships between Christian colonialism, alterity, plasticity, and animacy.

Using Pascal's Wager As A Model For Introducing God To Unbelievers In An Increasingly Fast-Paced, Secular World, Laurie Sharma

Masters Theses

Statistics say that each year, 4.5 billion people, or nearly 60% of the world’s population, will gamble at least once. Every time someone gambles in a casino, the statistical probability—that is, 'the odds'—favor the house. With odds stacked against the individual gambler, it appears irrational to gamble in casinos and one must wonder why anyone would take such risks. Conversely, gambling would appear rational if the odds were not stacked against the gambler. What if the odds were significantly higher; 50/50 to be exact? If this were the case, more people would be spending more time and money at casinos …

Gardner-Webb Alumnus Selected As Vp And University Chaplain For Christian Life And Service, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University President Dr. William Downs has announced that Gardner-Webb alumnus, Dr. Josh Parrott, will serve as the new Vice President and University Chaplain for Christian Life and Service. Selected after a national search by a committee representing the Gardner-Webb community, Parrott will begin on Feb. 15.

College Faculty In The News: Jan. 10, 2023, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues.

A Reframed Consistent Ethic Of Life On Nuclear Energy: Exploring The Moral Implications Of The Revival Of The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, Archie R. Magarao

Landas

This paper critically examines the moral implications of reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) through the lens of the Reframed Consistent Ethic of Life (RCEL). While the Philippine government highlights its potential economic benefits, the study raises serious concerns about nuclear waste and its risks to human and nonhuman life. It evaluates both the advantages and dangers of nuclear energy, emphasizing threats to ecological integrity and long-term safety. The paper also questions the adequacy of existing plans for nuclear waste disposal, particularly in light of geopolitical and security challenges. In response, it proposes key moral perspectives: rethinking God’s presence …

Interpreting The Intentional Inaccessibility Of The Early Modern Roman Catholic Church, Kristen P. Quesada

Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

Many may wonder why, in the modern day, the Roman Catholic Church continues to incorporate Latin, a now barely extant language, into its canonic religious rituals and public services. However, to understand whether there is a latently malicious intent lurking beneath this esoteric tradition, we must look back to the 1545 Council of Trent, in which these traditions were first canonized. This choice on the part of the Catholic Church helped incense the Protestant Reformation’s criticisms against the Church for exclusivizing the very religion its followers were practicing. This paper investigates the origins of the Catholic Church’s suppressive practices against …

Full Issue: Summer 2014

DePaul Magazine

Learn about DePaul's highly ranked video game design program, how a DePaul initiative teaches Latinx high schoolers about media literacy through hands-on journalism, and DePaul professors leading a grassroots effort to support green infrastructure development on Chicago's South Side.

Full Issue: Winter 2019

DePaul Magazine

This issue of DePaul Magazine offers a pictorial look at the new Holtschneider Performance Center, home of DePaul's School of Music. Take the tour at "Unveiled."

Full Issue: Fall 2019

DePaul Magazine

This issue of DePaul Magazine announces the establishment of The Grace School of Applied Diplomacy in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Learn more about transprofessional diplomacy and this exciting new endeavor in the cover story "Expanding the Borders of Diplomacy."

Ud In The News Jan. 1-6, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Academic Minute, National Catholic Reporter, Newsweek, The Columbus Dispatch and Spectrum News 1 featured UD faculty expertise and student research. Local media highlighted a Marian Library exhibit, UD's CPR training kiosk and the Flyer Pep Band.

Full Issue: Summer 2016

DePaul Magazine

This issue of DePaul Magazine recounts the story of alumni Olympian Mabel “Dolly” Staton (EDU ’55) who competed at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. Also, learn how DePaul’s Institute for Housing Studies and others examine gentrification in Chicago, find out about DePaul students participating in The Cities Project to help children with the stress of living in urban poverty, and meet alumni who curate exhibitions at museums and galleries.

Full Issue: Fall 2020

DePaul Magazine

Academic excellence is a hallmark of DePaul University. This issue looks at some of the faculty all-stars who are making their mark in their areas of expertise. We also take a look at McNair Scholars who have found careers and scholarly pursuits as alumni who are serving the greater good. We talk with new Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Cynthia Pickett, and highlight programs and people who are elevating the Latinx experience at DePaul and in their communities.

Airplane Hangars And Triple Hills: Renovation, Demolition, And The Architectural Politics Of Local Belonging At The Our Lady Of Csíksomlyó Hungarian National Shrine, Marc Roscoe Loustau

Journal of Global Catholicism

In 2019, Pope Francis, leader of the global Catholic Church, celebrated an outdoor Mass at the Our Lady of Csíksomlyó Hungarian national shrine in Romania. When the Franciscan Order that runs the shrine published renovation plans for the altar where the pope would appear, the Facebook post received over 800 outraged comments, including one man who asked, “How can such a beautiful Hungarian symbol, so perfectly integrated into the landscape, be humiliated like this?” By situating these expressions of outrage in the history of Eastern European material politics, I argue that the aesthetic value the commentators were defending – a …

Overview & Acknowledgments, Marc Roscoe Loustau

Journal of Global Catholicism

No abstract provided.

Full Issue: Spring 2021

DePaul Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the entire DePaul community in unprecedented ways. At the same time, social justice issues heated up across the country. This issue looks at some of the ways students, faculty and staff have responded to both challenges through justice-oriented student groups, unique internship and mentorship opportunties, and student services provided in online formats. It also profiles DePaul's new Athletics Director DeWayne Peevy and brilliant business student Natalia Semaniuk.

Full Issue: Fall 2020

DePaul Magazine

Academic excellence is a hallmark of DePaul University. This issue looks at some of the faculty all-stars who are making their mark in their areas of expertise. We also take a look at McNair Scholars who have found careers and scholarly pursuits as alumni who are serving the greater good. We talk with new Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Cynthia Pickett, and highlight programs and people who are elevating the Latinx experience at DePaul and in their communities.

Ud In The News Dec. 18-31, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Four faculty wrote for The Conversation while national media tapped a pair of others to comment on Pope Benedict XVI's legacy. Stars and Stripes picked up a Dayton Daily News story highlighting UD's Air Force partnerships.

Full Issue, Volume 35, Issue 1

Landas

No abstract provided.

“Jesus | Christ” Or “Jesus—Christ”? Robert Funk Vis-À-Vis Edward Schillebeeckx On The Link Between The Historical “Jesus” And Faith In Him As The “Christ”, Julius-Kei Kato

Landas

This article examines the validity of the most succinct Christian confession of faith expressed in the name “Jesus Christ” (Hesu-Kristo in Filipino), which affirms that “Jesus,” the teacher-healer from Nazareth, is recognized and trusted as “the Christ,” God’s chosen Messiah. It investigates whether there is a coherent and continuous connection between “Jesus” and “Christ” (rendered as “Jesus—Christ”) or whether significant points of tension and discontinuity remain (expressed as “Jesus | Christ”). The study engages the theology of Edward Schillebeeckx, who argues for a necessary and intrinsic unity between the historical Jesus and the proclaimed Christ of faith. It then compares …

Addressing And Being Addressed By God As Our Eternal You In Martin Buber’S I And Thou, Thomas Sherman

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Martin Buber’s main concern in I and Thou is how we can come to address and be addressed by the living God as our eternal You. According to Buber, we can address and be addressed by God as our eternal You vis-à-vis each other in willing to encounter each other as You, in believing in our own individual reality as standing apart from each other within the context of a religious destiny, and in being open to the grace of our mutual response. In willing to encounter each other as You, we ultimately will to encounter the eternal You; in …

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 1, Winter 2023, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Vice Provost Aims to Make Holy Cross a Model of Diversity for Higher Education
“We want to help create a culture and climate that people want to be a part of,” says Tomicka Wagstaff, vice provost and associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.
By Megan Bard

Inside The “Uncommon Commons”
Your backstage look at the key spaces and features of Holy Cross’ upper campus masterpiece, the Prior Performing Arts Center.
By Melissa Shaw

Three Words That Changed Jesuit Education
How a 1973 speech by Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., first incensed, then inspired, generations.
By Meredith Fidrocki

“Nobody’s Going …

Office Of Grants And Research Services Annual Report 2022 - 2023, Office Of Grants And Research Services, Seton Hall University

Office of Grants and Research Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Youth In A Mental Health Crisis, William Simmons

Integrated Studies

Recent research has shown that many of today’s youth are experiencing a mental health crisis that they are not prepared to handle on their own. A large portion of youth have a mental, emotional, or behavioral issue and may not even realize it or are not able to seek help. This problem is further exacerbated by continual budget cuts made to school spending and a justice system that prioritizes punishment over rehabilitation. This research paper will give a brief history of the juvenile justice system and what advances have been the most influential. It will also examine the flaws of …

The Varieties Of Afterlife Experience: Epistemological And Cultural Implications, Everton De Oliveira Maraldi

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Advance Publication Archive

When parapsychologists talk about survival, they are usually implying personal survival, that is, a process in which memories, motivations, and personality characteristics of a given person somehow persist after bodily death. Are there other conceptions of survival (and of personal identity) that deserve further scientific examination? My purpose with this brief commentary is to expand on Rock et al’s approach by urging survivalists to discuss and investigate further the many different conceptions of (and explanations for) survival. I propose we critically reflect on our theoretical assumptions and their epistemological and cultural consequences.

Book Review: The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness, And Healing In A Toxic Culture, By Gabor Maté And Daniel Maté, Nicholas Grant Boeving

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Advance Publication Archive

No abstract provided.

Decoding Babel: “Ungrieved Futility” And The Unrecognized Order Of The Depression Research Field, Marty Lynn Cooper

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Advance Publication Archive

The field of depression research and theory is a preparadigmatic potpourri of different orientations without a central, consensus definition of depression. This study attempted to address these issues by investigating the depression sub-literatures (cognitive–behavioral, psychoanalytic, evolutionary, biomedical, phenomenological, existential–humanistic, cybernetic, environmental, and religious–spiritual theories) using a comparative analytic methodology, which allows for comparing disparate fields that do not share a common definitional set by relating them to a third concept, in this study the construct of “ungrieved futility” (UF) as a dynamic model of depression. UF defines the objective and/or subjective experience of the permanent loss of an attachment object …

The Common Good In The Vision Of John Paul Ii And Francis: From Solidarity To Care For Creation, Martial Tatchim Fotso

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis focuses on the evolution of the understanding of the common good in Catholic Social Teaching (CST) from John Paul II to Francis. I demonstrate that while the vision of John Paul II on the common good stressed the principle of solidarity for the good of all people and each individual, Francis made a significant change by expanding the concept of common good beyond the human good to an integral ecology. The principles of common good and solidarity are essentially related in the social vision of John Paul II. Solidarity is “a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself …

Undergraduate Catalog Of Studies, 2022-2023, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Undergraduate Catalog of Studies

No abstract provided.

Southern Adventist University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023, Southern Adventist University

Catalog, Undergraduate

Southern Adventist University's undergraduate catalog for the academic year 2022-2023.

2023 Aegs Proceedings: Struggles And/As Transformation, Marquette University

Association of English Graduate Students

No abstract provided.