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"Doctrinal Responsibilities": Evenhanded, Open And Fair, Michael J. Buckley S.J.
"Doctrinal Responsibilities": Evenhanded, Open And Fair, Michael J. Buckley S.J.
Religious Studies
In this article, the author discusses the document entitled "Doctrinal Responsibilities: Approaches to Promoting Cooperation and Resolving Misunderstandings Between Bishops and Theologians." He says that the document promotes the resolution of whatever doctrinal conflicts between theologians and bishops. However, he states that the document makes no effort in addressing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee of Doctrine's specific role.
Episcopal Applicants To Ordained Ministry: Are They Psychological Healthy?, Thomas G. Plante, Christopher Apodaca
Episcopal Applicants To Ordained Ministry: Are They Psychological Healthy?, Thomas G. Plante, Christopher Apodaca
Psychology
The current investigation evaluated psychological and personality profiles of applicants to the diaconate and priesthood for several Episcopal dioceses. Applicants included both genders and their ages ranged from 29 to 67 years. A psychological testing battery including the MMPI-2, 16PF, and MCMI-III was administered to 42 applicants between 2008 and 2009 who subsequently entered the diaconate or priestly formation program in the Episcopal Church. Results indicate that these applicants were generally well-adjusted. Findings also suggest some tendency for defensiveness, repression, naïveté, and a strong need for affection, as well as for being emotionally stable, intelligent, trusting, and open to change. …
Restoring Peace: Toward A Conversation Between The Just War And Reconciliation Traditions, Matthew J. Gaudet
Restoring Peace: Toward A Conversation Between The Just War And Reconciliation Traditions, Matthew J. Gaudet
General Engineering
Tragically, ethnic conflicts have become one of the hallmarks of the post-Cold War era. In response to this, two distinct traditions appear to be emerging.The first continues the classical just war tradition while the second represents a new "reconciliation tradition," built largely around questions of restorative justice in areas of social division. Our goal in this essay is to begin a rapprochement of these divergent traditions by asking the question, what does a restorative justice perspective offer to the just war tradition? We proceed in three stages: first, we survey the current state of the just war tradition; second, we …
Explore, Fall 2011, Vol. 15, No. 1: The Globalization Of Superficiality And The Challenge Of Jesuit Higher Education, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education
Explore, Fall 2011, Vol. 15, No. 1: The Globalization Of Superficiality And The Challenge Of Jesuit Higher Education, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education
explore
Contents: Reflections on the “Shaping the Future” Conference, Mexico City, 2010 4 Refounding the “Universities of the Society”—The Challenge of Fr. Nicolás to Jesuit Higher Education BY MICHAEL E. ENGH, S.J. 10 Jesuit Higher Education and the Legacy of Paul Locatelli, S.J BY RON HANSEN 13 Universality, Learned Ministry, and Depth of Thought and Imagination BY PAUL J. CROWLEY, S.J. 18 Shaping the Future of (Jesuit) Legal Education BY CÉSAR ARJONA 22 HWJT? (How Would Jesus Tweet?): Reimagining New Media as Social BY ELIZABETH DRESCHER 28 Friending in El Salvador and Tanzania: An Education in Solidarity BY HILARY TITUS, SCU …
The Lamb Of God And The Forgiveness Of Sin(S) In The Fourth Gospel, Sandra Marie Schneiders
The Lamb Of God And The Forgiveness Of Sin(S) In The Fourth Gospel, Sandra Marie Schneiders
Jesuit School of Theology
The article presents a speech by Sandra M. Schneiders of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, delivered at the 73rd International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, which was held at the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, July 31-August 3, 2010, in which she discussed the violence issue and the role of Christian Scripture in alleviating such dilemma, the Messiahship of Jesus Christ, and God's salvific plan to mankind.