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Gauging Gender: A Metaphysics, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

In this article the author discusses sex and gender in human beings and examines how the study of science, particularly biology, has influenced the study of these subjects in higher education. It traces the evolution of sex and gender studies in academe, comments on the failure of many humanities scholars to dismiss biology in studying human behavior, and explores ways in which psychoanalysis, social constructionism, and metaphysics have informed the debate over the differences between sex and gender. Other topics include research conducted by Anne Fausto-Sterling regarding intersexed people, scientific tests focusing on sexual preference in rats, and thoughts by …

A Parable On Simplicity, Julien Smith

Julien C.H. Smith

No abstract provided.

Why Christians Should Care About The Environment, Julien Smith

Julien C.H. Smith

No abstract provided.

Disrupting Homelessness, Laura A. Stivers

Laura Stivers

“Identifying Our New Context For Peacemaking: Domestic Economic Underdevelopment And Political Polarization, Laura A. Stivers

Laura Stivers

Edith Stein’S Philosophy Of Community In Her Early Work And In Her Later Finite And Eternal Being: Martin Heidegger’S Impact, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

Edith Stein’s early phenomenological texts describe community as a special unity that is fully lived through in consciousness. In her later works, unity is described in more theological terms as participation in the communal fullness and wholeness of God or Being. Can these two accounts of community or human belonging be reconciled? I argue that consciousness can bring to the fore the meaning of community, thereby conditioning our lived-experience of community, but it can also, through Heideggerian questioning, uncover that which remains somewhat hidden from consciousness itself: its own ground or condition of possibility, namely, being—a being that is both …

Life And Message Of The Apostle Paul, Julien Smith

Julien C.H. Smith

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Opening Doors: The Treasure Of Catholic Education, Stan Chu Ilo

Stan Chu Ilo

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Lifting The Poor From The Pit In The Spirit Of Pope Benedict Xvi’S Charity In Truth, Stan Chu Ilo

Stan Chu Ilo

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Risen Apes And Fallen Angels: The New Museology Of Human Origins, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

There has been a little explosion of "origin" exhibitions in the past few years. The recent bicentennial of Darwin's birth, in 2009, ushered in a bevy of traveling exhibitions and events. Grandscale permanent exhibitions have recently opened at the American Museum of Natural History (the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins) in New York, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins) in Washington, D.C. A new museology is afoot, and some of the recent changes are worth tracking. And let's not forget the recently opened Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. Even in …

Winning Strategies From Ir All-Stars, Chad Bauman, Laura Behling, Jennifer Laherty, David Mason, Brad Matthies, James Mcgrath, Mark Newton, Charles Watkinson, David Stout

James F. McGrath

Your faculty and students have been producing scholarly work for many years. Is it locked away in print format, getting very little use? Are you thinking about creating an Institutional Repository (IR) at your college or university to digitize these valuable resources and make them more widely accessible? If so, Butler University and bepress invite you to learn from game-winning IR specialists. This event will feature successful strategies for content acquisition and growth, distributing scholarship globally, and using metrics to take stock of your progress. Dave Stout (bepress Sales Director) will kick off the event with a brief introduction to …

Hospitality And Homelessness, Laura A. Stivers

Laura Stivers

Questioning The Epistemic Virtue Of Strategy: The Emperor Has No Clothes!, Steven French, Alexander Kouzmin, Stephen Kelly

Adjunct Professor Stephen J Kelly

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The New Atheists' Narrow World-View, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

The article discusses atheism, Buddhism, and the practice of animism in southeast Asia. Atheists such as Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris are discussed as is the argument regarding the "provincialism" of religion. It is noted that some atheists echo the statement by philosopher Karl Marx that religion is an opiate that should be done away with because it has little moral value. The use of spirit houses as a part of religious practice in southeast Asia is described. The opinion held by theists on animism is explored. Other topics include living conditions in Cambodia and the role of religion in …

Merry Season’S Controversy, Lorin Geitner

Lorin C. Geitner

Discussion of the infamous "Christmas Controversy" – the legality of religious symbols in holiday displays on public land. This issue is examined both from the viewpoint of an attorney and a scholar of religion: From a legal point of view, the article examines the holdings of three major Supreme Court cases which have addressed this issue. From the viewpoint of religious scholarship, the article examined the relevant sociology of religion, which is also an important factor in accounting for why, in spite of settled precedents, this issue remains controversial.

Reflections On Campus Ministry And Biblical Theology, Julien Smith

Julien C.H. Smith

No abstract provided.

Review Of Leonard Rutgers, Making Myths: Jews In Early Christian Identity Formation. (Leuven: Peeters, 2009), Susanna Drake

Susanna Laing Drake

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Great Plains Region, Robert Stoddard

Robert Stoddard

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Gerda Walther Sulla Possibilità Di Un Senso Passivo Della Comunità E Della Coscienza Interno Del Tempo Della Comunità, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

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Afro-Eccentricity: Beyond The Standard Narrative Of Black Religion, William Hart

William D. Hart

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Resisting My Attackers, Resisting My Defenders: Representing The Shivaji Narratives, James Laine

James Laine

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Visions Of A Better World: Howard Thurman's Pilgrimage To India And The Origins Of African American Nonviolence, Quinton Dixie, Peter Eisenstadt

Quinton H Dixie

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“The War On Terror: Secular Or Sacred?,”, William Cavanaugh

William T. Cavanaugh

No abstract provided.

The Spiritual Formation Of The Catholic Teacher, Stan Chu Ilo

Stan Chu Ilo

No abstract provided.

Knowing And Loving Our Neighbors Of Other Faiths: Competing Graciously In A Tournament Of Narratives, Julien Smith

Julien C.H. Smith

No abstract provided.

“Catholic Education And The Challenges Of Human And Cultural Development In Africa: Some Proposals For Inter- University Partnership”, Stan Chu Ilo

Stan Chu Ilo

No abstract provided.

Christ The Ideal King: Cultural Context, Rhetorical Strategy, And The Power Of Divine Monarchy In Ephesians, Julien Smith

Julien C.H. Smith

No abstract provided.

“Religious Violence As Folklore,”, William Cavanaugh

William T. Cavanaugh

No abstract provided.

“Spaces Of Recognition: A Reply To My Interlocutors,”, William Cavanaugh

William T. Cavanaugh

No abstract provided.

Conscience As Primordial Moral Awareness In Gaudium Et Spes And Veritatis Splendor, Tom Ryan

Tom Ryan