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The Need For An Augustinian Left, Scott Paeth
Apocalypse And Allegiance: Worship, Politics And Devotion In The Book Of Revelation (Book Review), Syd Hielema
Apocalypse And Allegiance: Worship, Politics And Devotion In The Book Of Revelation (Book Review), Syd Hielema
Pro Rege
Reviewed Title: Kraybill, J. Nelson. Apocalypse and Allegiance: Worship, Politics and Devotion in the Book of Revelation. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2010. 224 pages. ISBN: 978-1-587432-61-3.
Devil Reads Derrida (And Other Essays On The University, The Church, Politics, And The Arts) (Book Review), David Schelhaas
Devil Reads Derrida (And Other Essays On The University, The Church, Politics, And The Arts) (Book Review), David Schelhaas
Pro Rege
Reviewed Title: Smith, James K. A. The Devil Reads Derrida (and Other Essays on the University, the Church, Politics, and the Arts). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2009. 163 pages. ISBN 978-0-8028-6407-9.
The Audacity Of Faith: A Study Of Barack Obama's Religious Views And How They Could Shape His United States Presidency, Zachary Ross
The Audacity Of Faith: A Study Of Barack Obama's Religious Views And How They Could Shape His United States Presidency, Zachary Ross
Religious Studies Theses
During the 2008 Presidential election, questions concerning Barack Obama’s religious views arose. Specifically, the controversy surrounding Obama’s former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, caused some people to wonder how Wright’s theology may have influenced Obama. This project investigates Obama’s religious views and examines several forces, including Wright, which influenced his theological perspective. Wright bases his theological perspective on the works of James Cone, a significant figure in Black Liberation Theology and a mentor to Wright. This thesis compares and contrasts Obama’s religious perspective with that of James Cone.
Introduction To The Modern Orthodox Tradition, Paul Valliere
Introduction To The Modern Orthodox Tradition, Paul Valliere
Paul Valliere
In her study of the Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire, Joan Hussey begins with a caveat: "In the present state of our knowledge a book on the Byzantine Church must necessarily be in the nature of an interim report since much pioneer work remains to be done." The same must be said about the attempt to present the "teachings" of modern Orthodoxy concerning law, society, and politics.
Getting Foothold In Politics, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Getting Foothold In Politics, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
The 73rd and 74th Amendments in the Constitution of India made one million Indian women “elected representatives” in the rural and urban local self government bodies by granting 33% reserved seats in Panchayati Raj Institutions in 1992. During last 16 years, many grassroots activists of the women’s movement have plunged in electoral politics for empowerment of women in their constituency. But when it comes to women’s reservation in legislature and parliament of India, we witness tremendous resistance from the patriarchs. For the first time, the Bill providing 33% reservation to women was introduced on 4 September 1996 known as 81st …
Learning To Talk To An Other: Stories And Thoughts On Community Organizing In A Divided Nation, Greg James Capillo
Learning To Talk To An Other: Stories And Thoughts On Community Organizing In A Divided Nation, Greg James Capillo
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Unlike other fields of philosophy, we cannot simply agree to disagree about morality as practiced in politics. At some point, our moral values become policies that those who may not share those values must follow. The way we construct these disagreements and agreements then are vital to the continued functionality of our nation. In this essay, I will examine how John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Jeffrey Stout construct the concept of justice and apply their thoughts to the dispute surrounding mountain top removal coal mining in Eastern Kentucky. John Rawls believes in a universally applicable, rationally generated form of justice. …
A Different God? Mitt Romney, The Religious Right, And The Mormon Question, Roger Terry, Craig L. Foster
A Different God? Mitt Romney, The Religious Right, And The Mormon Question, Roger Terry, Craig L. Foster
BYU Studies Quarterly
As can be expected from a book published by Greg Kofford, Craig L. Foster's A Different God? is well researched and engaging. This book begins by examining the rise of the religious right and the power it exerts on the current political landscape. Foster presents a good deal of information that most Latter-day Saints will not be well acquainted with, such as the difference between evangelical and fundamentalist Christians, the emergence of the charismatic movement, the rise and fall of the Moral Majority, and the subsequent establishment of the Christian Coalition. This background is particularly pertinent to the majority of …
Religion, Politics, And Sugar: The Mormon Church, The Federal Government, And The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907-1921, Matthew C. Godfrey, Barnard S. Silver
Religion, Politics, And Sugar: The Mormon Church, The Federal Government, And The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907-1921, Matthew C. Godfrey, Barnard S. Silver
BYU Studies Quarterly
Matthew C. Godfrey. Religion, Politics, and Sugar: The Mormon Church, the Federal Government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907–1921. Logan: Utah State University Press, 2007.
Truth And Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, And Public Reason, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Truth And Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, And Public Reason, Frederick Mark Gedicks
Faculty Scholarship
Although formal religious tests for federal office are constitutionally prohibited, they have long been fact of political life in presidential elections. John Kennedy remains the only nonProtestant ever elected President. The "Judeo-Christian tradition" notwithstanding, no major party has ever nominated a Jew for president - let alone a Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, or unbeliever.
Against this electoral history, it was perhaps predictable that mainstream Christian commentators would feel free to legitimate religious attacks on Mitt Romney during the Republican presidential primaries on the ground that Mormonism is a "false" religion. Ironically, however, the Mormon church periodically intervenes in initiative and …