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The Spiritual Anthropology of John Cassian
… into the spiritual anthropology of John Cassian, who composed two monastic works, the Institutes and the Conferences. Although Cassian transmits the teachings of the Egyptian desert fathers living in the later fourth century, many polemical mind-sets, from his Latin contemporaries to …
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Exercising Obedience: John Cassian and the Creation of Early Monastic Subjectivity
<p>John Cassian (360-435 CE) started his monastic career in Bethlehem. He later traveled to the Egyptian desert, living there as a monk, meeting the venerated Desert Fathers, and learning from them for about fifteen years. Much later, he would go to the region of Gaul to help establish a monastery …
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Inordinate Desire: The History of and Exegetical Basis for the Sin of Gluttony
… of gluttony as expressed in the works of John Cassian, Gregory the Great, and Thomas Aquinas. It concludes with a brief excursus tracing the shape of the tradition between Gregory and Aquinas, noting its near uniformity in the centuries between them. Chapter 3 examines Cassian, Gregory, and …
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Increasing the overwintering survival of container-grown perennials
… x villosa "Brownies," P. alopecuroides, P. "Cassian," P. "Hameln" and P. "Little Bunny," were potted and overwintered at the UHC or Poplar Ridge Nursery (Montross, VA) (PR) or Riverbend Nursery, Inc. (Riner, VA) (RB). Treatments included, utilizing two overwintering covers, two fertilizer …
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Eugippius of Lucullanum: A Biography
… range of earlier authorities, from Augustine to Cassian to the Regula Magistri. All three sources are problematic, as they are fundamentally lacking in personal details, which makes reconstructing Eugippius' activities a complex and challenging task. For additional information, we must look to …
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From adversity to altruism and beyond: a pastoral theology of resilience
… while the Institutes and Conferences of John Cassian provide a<br/>programme whereby the ascetical struggle involves encountering the self and<br/>God and is lived out by altruism and the responsibility of being an elder.<br/>The Christian theologian and pastor, Rowan Williams, addresses the …
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Pathogenicity of autoantibodies to type VII collagen from patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Die Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) ist eine subepidermal blasenbildende Autoimmundermatose, die mit Autoantikörpern gegen Typ VII Kollagen, den Hauptbestandteil der Verankerungsfibrillen der dermo-epidermalen Junktionszone (DEJ), assoziert ist. Bislang war jedoch unklar, ob diese …
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Costs of complexity in Hewlett-Packard's inkjet printer business
This thesis deals with the cost of complexity at Hewlett-Packard's inkjet printer business. The term cost of complexity refers to the costs associated with offering a more diverse portfolio. The most basic example is to consider the situation of increasing the number of items for sale from one to …
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The Relationship of the So-Called Semi-Pelagians and Eastern Greek Theology on the Doctrine of Original Sin: An Historical-Systematic Analysis and its Relevance for 21st Century Protestantism.
… voices of the so-called Semi-Pelagians: John Cassian, Vincent of Lérins, and Faustus of Riez. We will argue that these three voices did not have Augustinian sympathies regardinggrace, free will, andthose two critical aspects of Augustine’s doctrine of Original Sin. Finally, we will show that …
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Defect energies, band alignments, and charge carrier recombination in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 alloys
This work investigates the defect energies, band alignments, and charge carrier recombination in polycrystalline Cu(In1-xGax)(Se1-ySy)2 chalcopyrite thin films and the interrelationship with the alloy composition. Photoluminescence spectroscopy of investigated Cu-poor Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 layers …
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Individual factors motivating formation of viable women owned small and medium enterprises versus men owned small and medium entreprises: A case study of Kinondoni municipality
The main objective of the study was to identify Individual factors motivating formation of viable women and men owned small and medium enterprises with the aim of analyzing how those factors affects each group. This study investigated Motivations for business ownership, demographic characteristics …
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Innovation in Tradition: Gregory the Great's Use of Classical and Patristic Thought in His Commentary on the Song of Songs
… within the western monastic world. John Cassian had brought the ideas of the east to Gaul, establishing a monastery, while Jerome translated the works of these desert monastics into Latin.<sup>1</sup> These monks employed eastern monastic theology in order to help interpret the Bible, …
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Primary and Secondary Causality in the Thought of St. Anselm: A Speculation on Divine Omniscience, Predestination and Grace in the Context of Human Freedom and Spirituality
Implicit in the writings of St Anselm of Canterbury is a distinct conception of the cooperative integration of primary and secondary causality. An exploration of this topic in Anselm's theology will reveal its unique contribution to the understanding that faith, hope and grace affirm the …