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A Place Of Mercy: Finding God On The Street, Thomas O'Brien
A Place Of Mercy: Finding God On The Street, Thomas O'Brien
Thomas W O'Brien
A Place of Mercy: Finding God on the Street What is it? • A series of roughly chronological snapshots reflecting theologically on experiences at the House of Mercy in Rochester, NY. The House of Mercy itself is an outreach to the homeless and poor in a medium-sized, rust-belt city. They engage in food distribution, emergency housing, advocacy and assistance with welfare, utility companies, landlords, chemical dependency, medical problems, veteran benefits etc. It was founded by Sr. Grace Miller who spontaneously began handing out surplus food to people out of the back of her car in 1985. She eventually received funding …
Respect: Or, How Respect For Persons Became Respect For Autonomy, M. Therese Lysaught
Respect: Or, How Respect For Persons Became Respect For Autonomy, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
This article provides an intellectual archeology of how the term “respect” has functioned in the field of bioethics. I argue that over time the function of the term has shifted, with a significant turning point occurring in 1979. Prior to 1979, the term “respect” connoted primarily the notion of “respect for persons” which functioned as an umbrella which conferred protection to autonomous persons and those with compromised autonomy. But in 1979, with the First Edition of Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Beauchamp and Childress, and the report of the Ethical Advisory Board (EAB) of the (then) Department of Health, Education, …
Keep The Faith, Change The Church, Edward Hahnenberg
Keep The Faith, Change The Church, Edward Hahnenberg
Edward P Hahnenberg
No abstract provided.
Review Of A History Of Women And Ordination. I, The Ordination Of Women In A Medieval Context, Joan Nuth
Review Of A History Of Women And Ordination. I, The Ordination Of Women In A Medieval Context, Joan Nuth
Joan M. Nuth
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By What Authority? A Primer On Scripture, The Magisterium, And The Sense Of The Faithful, Edward Hahnenberg
By What Authority? A Primer On Scripture, The Magisterium, And The Sense Of The Faithful, Edward Hahnenberg
Edward P Hahnenberg
No abstract provided.