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the Master of Theological Studies, concentrating in the History of Christianity. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and completed his undergrad degree in Political Science and Philosophy at Mississippi ... northern Idaho, grew up in southern California, and attended undergrad in eastern Washington. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, in Philosophy, from Gonzaga University and is an avid fan of their basketball

On the Resurrection of Microbes: An Eco-Christological Approach to the Resurrection

”.5 The destruction of biodiversity in the current context is largely the result of a political and economic mode of production that is dependent on the extraction, production, and consumption of fossil ... biogeochemical cycles”.8 The social, political, and economic forms of organization seem to be at odds with the original emphasis on biodiversity expressed in the book of Genesis. One area of scientific activity

The Church as Polis

) the intentional subordination of religion to the private sphere in American political philosophy. Returning to the case of the two Native American men, this distinction made it such that they were ... church to be the church (and the world to be the world). This paper will first explore the “issue” at hand: the privatization of faith as a result of the North American political sphere and the effects of

How to Talk about God: Origen and Gregory of Nazianzus on Divine Transcendence and Theological Language

History of Religion Commons, Philosophy of Language Commons , Reading and Language Commons 2 Part of the Catholic Studies Commons , Christianity Commons, History of Christianity Commons 3 Origen, On First ... had spread across the Mediterranean world, encountering a variety of cultures, religions, and languages. The philosophy of the Greeks— particularly that of the Stoics and Obscvlta Plato and his

Self-revelation of God in Jesus Christ as Love and the Kingdom of God in Walter Kasper's Jesus the Christ

, vol. 2 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013), 5. Kasper, Jesus the Christ, xiv Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/obsculta and Philosophy of Religion Commons ... ) These methods present Jesus Christ as a mere figure of reference. Kasper recalls Hans Urs von Balthasar’s critique of these approaches as a mere philosophy or ideology resulting in the reduction of

Christ in You Is Your Hope of Glory: Exploring Colossians in the Sunday Lectionary

understandable as to why these verses are omitted when this pericope is selected for a wedding liturgy. Rooted in Hellenistic philosophy, Paul’s two-millennia old admonition is incredibly offensive in our own time ... the optional addition of verses sixteen through nineteen. Verses six through eight are an admonition against falling into traps of “philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition” (Colossians

From Karl Menger to Charles Menger? How Austrian economics (hardly) spread in France

discussed as pure economics replaces political economy in the Interwar period, with the 1938 Paris Congress of “liberal thinkers,” as the Vienna Circle became known, also comparing issues in philosophy. The ... reason for such a situation? Criticisms of classical political economy have to be understood in their French context. In comparison to other countries, this paper details the case of France, besides

From Karl Menger to Charles Menger? How Austrian economics (hardly) spread in France

discussed as pure economics replaces political economy in the Interwar period, with the 1938 Paris Congress of “liberal thinkers,” as the Vienna Circle became known, also comparing issues in philosophy. The ... reason for such a situation? Criticisms of classical political economy have to be understood in their French context. In comparison to other countries, this paper details the case of France, besides

A Central Task of Theology: Authenticity in Relationship with God

philosophy and theology go hand in hand. He notes that to understand human experience as the starting point, we must know we are in existence to do so. William V. Dych, an author who writes about Rahner’s idea ... Andrew Tallon . Hearer of the Word: Laying the Foundation for a Philosophy of Religion . New York: Continuum, 1994 . Sokolowski , Robert. Christian Faith and Human Understanding: Studies on the Eucharist

Isaiah 7:10-25: The Climax of the Messianic Expectation

Conference of Catholic Bishops, https://bible. usccb.org/bible. | 8 | Obscvlta Judaism, however, refuses this connection. For them, the Messiah has a very different mission—more political and nationalistic ... , in the manifold understandings of the Messiah: his mission is less political and nationalistic (Maccabean and then late Judaic influence) because his reign is worldwide (Psalm 45); his nature is not

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appeared in the Benedictine review Tjurunga, as well as a number of non-academic outlets. Jayan also holds a Bachelor of Science from the Ohio State University in Political Science and Chinese. FR. DINH VO ... his Bachelor of Arts, in Philosophy, from Gonzaga University and is an avid fan of their basketball team. He is currently studying for the Master of Theological Studies, concentrating in Systematics

The Role of Darkness and Trial in Spiritual Growth as Described in The Cloud of Unknowing

://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/obsculta Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons, Somatic Psychology Commons, and the Transpersonal Psychology Commons Recommended Citation O'Neil-Smith, Carrie. 2023. The Role of Darkness and

Teresa of Avila's Inward Journey to Spiritual Growth

This essay describes the basic structure of Teresa's understanding of spiritual growth as depicted in her seven "dwelling places" in the Interior Castle. It places emphasis upon where God invites our cooperation (cooperative grace) and where God acts alone(operative grace). It includes how this spiritual growth affects our prayer, and our relationships with other people.

The Nature and Importance of Christian Spirituality

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In the absence of private property rights: Political control and state corporatism during Putin's first tenure

for appropriate market infrastructure. This also implied that if Russia's political and economic system had more than one competing hierarchy, the objective of the elites would not have entailed long ... state involvement in Russia?s economy during the last century summarized in Table 1. In period 1 the otherwise revo2003). Recently emerged political party competition, which thrived under Putin?s

Keeping Covenant: The Story and Scholarly Scrutiny of David and Goliath

Kings 10:7-8 when Jehu ordered the decapitation and display of the heads of seventy members of Ahab’s household at the city gate. For his political move to work, however, he was forced to pile them in two ... hammer home the political point. After the death of their champion, 1 Samuel 17:52 tells of the Philistines leaving the Elah Valley in Judah and fleeing back to Gath and Ekron, in Philistia. Displaying

The Fall and Natural Suffering

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Blessed, Broken, and Shared

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Central Asia — twenty-five years after the breakup of the USSR

Central Asia consists of five culturally and ethnically diverse countries that have followed different paths to political and economic transformation in the past 25 years since achieving independence ... adoption of a broad spectrum of economic, institutional and political reforms. The major obstacles to political reform and structural diversification in the five Central Asian economies are internal and

Everyone Wants a Revolution, No One Wants to Do the Dishes

” has been an integral element of the Catholic Worker philosophy from the inception of that movement.6 Peter Maurin writes, in his “Easy Essay” What the Catholic Worker Believes, that they believe “in ... within the shell of the old with the philosophy of the new, which is not a new philosophy but a very old philosophy, a philosophy so old that it looks like new.8 Each of the above elements is a crucial