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Showing 1 to 20 of 110 for “"Bishops"”.
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The bishops of King Stephen's reign
Traditionally, the bishops who held office during the civil war which dominated King Stephen's reign (1135-1154) have been considered weak and ineffective, able neither to bring peace between the two sides or among warring local barons nor to protect their flocks or even themselves from the …
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The Bishops' Bible and the Church of England, 1560-1640
… neglected version of the English Bible: the Bishops’ Bible. First printed in 1568 at the behest of Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, the version remained in use in churches until the publication of the King James Bible in 1611. Widely rejected as a ‘bad’ translation by historians, …
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Peacemakers and Partisans Bishops and Political Reform in England 1213-1268
This thesis examines the role of bishops in political reform and rebellion in England, beginning with the return from exile in 1213 of Stephen Langton (archbishop of Canterbury 1207-26) and ending with the suspension in 1266 of five bishops for their involvement with the Montfortian revolution. …
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Adaptive value and development of nest-building in Red Bishops (Euplectes orix)
… quality influence male mating success in red bishops (Euplectes orix). I identified behavioural mechanisms leading to differences among males in the number of nests built. Some nest characteristics were shown to influence nest durability and the probability of nest acceptance. Further on, …
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Sancti Episcopi : a study of the canonization of bishops in England, 1170-1320.
… in the canonization of sancti episcopi – holy bishops. Between the martyrdom of Thomas Becket and the canonization of Thomas de Cantilupe, England and Ireland accounted for more than sixty percent of bishops canonized within all of Christendom, a trend which calls out for consideration, since …
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Pastoral care according to the bishops of England and Wales (c.1170 – 1228)
… at the papal curia. Scholarly assessments of the bishops of England and Wales in this period emphasise their political and administrative activities, but there is growing interest in their pastoral role. In this thesis, the texts produced by these bishops are examined. These texts, several of …
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Precarity and pastoral care : nuns and bishops in the fifteenth-century diocese of Lincoln.
… this dissertation argues that medieval English bishops had a complex relationship with women religious, involving not only conflict and hostility but also cooperation and care. Modern scholarship has focused on the resistance narrative and neglected the narrative of care. This dissertation shows …
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A study of the perceptions of bishops, pastors, and future pastors toward Catholic schools
… the perceptions of the Roman Catholic bishops, pastors, and future pastors of the United States concerning the (1) value, (2) effectiveness, (3) funding practices, and (4) future structure of Catholic schools in the United States. The data for the study were generated from completed …
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Counseling attitudes of bishops and seminary instruction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University.
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A comparison between the theological approach of the 1992 Australian Catholic bishops' statement on the distribution of wealth in Australia, Common wealth for the common good, and some selected theological types
The Bishops of the Australian Catholic Church have been issuing annual statements on political, economic and social issues since 1940. The focus of this thesis, the 1992 Bishops' Statement, Common Wealth for the Common Good, has as its main theme the distribution of wealth in Australia. It is the …
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Literary Activity and Ecclesiastical Authority in Medieval Iceland: The Old Norse Reception of St Ambrose of Milan and his Exemplary Role in Bishops’ Sagas
… in the composition of the sagas of those bishops who successfully fought to free the Icelandic Church from secular control during the *staðamál*, the struggle between clergy and laity for the control over church properties. To evaluate the importance of a seemingly distant saint in the …
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‘Episcopal Power in Anglo-Norman England, 1066-1135’
… examines the political relationship between bishops, the papacy and the kings of England; the second looks at episcopal landholding; and the third considers disputes between bishoprics and abbeys. These case studies start by asking what bishops did: what their political goals were and the …
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Towards A Black Catholic Theology of Reconciliation-Tucker
… Pastoral Letter on Evangelization from the Black Bishops of the United States." The bishops cite that African American Catholics have gifts to share with the Catholic Church--their racial, cultural and spiritual gifts. The research reviews these claims in light of African American Catholic …
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Cultural expressions of episcopal power 1070- c.1150
… of episcopal power in Anglo-Norman England. Bishops were powerful men who operated within a complex power structure. It addresses three key cultural themes: language, the body and space. Using a variety of source material this study offers a wide-ranging vision of episcopal power. It draws on …
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The Irish Catholic Episcopal Corps, 1657-1829: A Prosopographical Analysis (2 vols)
… and 1801-1829. The first generation of Irish bishops were largely influenced by the complex political and religious situation of Ireland following the Cromwellian wars and Interregnum. This episcopal cohort sought greater engagement with the restored Stuart Court while at the same time …
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Resurrecting the martyrs: the role of the Cult of the Saints, A.D. 370-430
… Christian communities to build identity, and bishops could use it to promote the Christianization of the empire. In spite of the cult's widespread popularity, churches imputed widely disparate meanings to the cult. The cult's function in a particular locale was often shaped by that place's …
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Diplomatic Solutions: Land Use in Anglo-Saxon Worcestershire
… in approximately 680 to the tenth century. Bishops of Worcester, men is control of one of the wealthiest sees in Anglo-Saxon England, used charters to acquire land, obtain rights and privileges for their existing estates, and manage trade within limits imposed by the king. Rights associated …
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age: Pedagogical and Theological Perspectives of Religious Studies Teachers in U.S. Catholic Secondary Schools
<p>In 2007, the Catholic bishops of the United States unanimously approved a document entitledDoctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, 2008; …
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